The title here is pretty serious. What I’m about to tell you has really changed my life for the better. Are you ready? Here it is:
I stopped using an alarm clock several months ago.
I don’t mean that I used my cell phone as an alarm instead, or that I found some other way to artificially wake myself up, I just simply stopped altogether. It wasn’t intentional; one day in January I forgot to set it and found myself waking up on time anyway. I doubt it will have the same effect on everyone, but for me it’s really made me a lot peppier in the mornings. In fact, by far my most productive time of the day is when I first get to work. This is a total reversal from the way I was just a year or so ago.
As an example, I woke up and rolled out of bed today at 6:45am because I knew my landlord was going to start installing new A/C units throughout the building around 7am. This is earlier than I normally get up, but I pulled it off anyway without using an alarm. When we started Daylight Savings Time, I had no problem adjusting at all.
My theory on this is that if I subconsciously know that I have to rely on my body clock to wake me up, then as the time approaches my body starts preparing me for it. The fact that I haven’t had any wonderful dreams interrupted by a screeching clock has contributed significantly to an improved state of mind.
You should try it. It seems a lot of people won’t because they don’t trust themselves. But, seriously, I am not a morning person and I’m a notoriously heavy sleeper…but just this one thing has made such a monumental difference in my life that you owe it to yourself to give it a shot.
This entry was posted bright and early at 7:20 am. 
