re: Is there a way to wake up not feeling groggy?

That’s too much if you don’t want it to influence your sleep. Alcohol is a major sleep disrupter, and it’ll just get worse as you age.

General rule of thumb if you don’t want alcohol consumption to mess with your sleep cycle… no more than 2 drinks in any one day, and absolutely no alcohol within 3 hours of going to bed. Violate either of those guidelines, and there is a very high chance it will disrupt your sleep cycle




Outside of alcohol, try and develop a routine wherein your brain associates your bed with only 2 things… sleep and sex. No Tv in bed, no phone in bed, no books in bed, no food in bed. Do all your living somewhere else, train your brain to associate your bed with only sleeping and fricking.

The alcohol and Tv changes drastically overhauled my sleep pattern. I used to toss and turn in bed, could never fall asleep, and always felt tired as shite when I woke up. Now, when I’m ready to go to bed, I’m asleep within 5 minutes, and I’m consistently at 7.5 hours of sleep a night. I consistently wake up plus/minus 5 minutes around that mark, no need for an alarm clock, no coffee craving, feeling fully refreshed and ready for the day (after immediately taking my dog for a walk… that’s activity number 1 each and every day). It drastically changed my productivity and happiness (although it did take a couple months to fully train that behavior)




Note: all of this assumes you are healthy without some underlying health condition, so it should not be taken as medical advice… just what I’ve personally found to work for me