Personal tips on how to get a good night sleep and wake up early

Originally Posted by gaming

There are probably tons of tips out there, but I'm more interested in what tips you guys have. It may be different from person to person, but I still want to hear them and what works. I have discovered that going to bed early doesn't necessary mean that you will wake up early the next morning. There have been several times where I woke up way too late for work because I went to bed early.

My tip:
Sleeping with your window open makes you wake earlier. I think it's because your body sense the cold environment.

Funny thing is with babies/kids, we've read that they'll sleep later if they go to bed earlier--seems to work with ours.

For myself, regular schedule makes the difference. Having the window open generally helps me sleep in longer, as I sleep best when I'm cool.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by ComradeTande

I have two alarms set: the one right next to my bed and then my phone set for 10 minutes later which will be sitting allll the way in the kitchen.

So I wake up (sorta) to turn off the first one and by the time the cell phone goes off I won't be asleep enough to not hear it.
Works wonders.

I've used the multiple alarm trick too; for awhile I got into the bad habit of snoozing the alarm and promptly falling back asleep....and not remembering I had done it later.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Shorty

I'm starting to think it's depression that's the root cause of my sleeping problems and not really associated with how I'm going about sleeping.

Depression can definitely affect sleep. Beyond medical treatment and/or counselling, one simple thing that can help both is exercise--try to find something you're interested in, and it'll be easier to stick with it.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.