re: How to become an early-riser "morning person"

I've been 4-4:30 for a decade or so. Get up, work out, go to the office. It does take some time to get used to it. But as others have said, bedtime is generally between 9-10 and gotta keep the booze to a minimum.

Very few reasons to get up before the sun. Fishing, putting meat on the smoker... my list is done.

When I was born my Dad was a cop working nights so my Mom kept me up all night until my Dad got home and then we would sleep, she didn't want me making noise during the day when my dad was sleeping. So I am a night owl.

I’m a night owl. No matter how tired I am I’ll end up staying up to 11pm-12. I don’t get it.

Even when I wake up naturally early without an alarm, I have no will power to get up

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Been getting up at 4:00-4:30am for 18 years. You just get used to it. Go to bed early and don’t drink too much. Learned that thru experience


And no I don’t go to work till 8am. I just
Get up early.

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Used to work with a man that had retired from the air force after 20 years. A firefighter. He got in the habit of getting in bed at 6 or 7 and getting up at 3 or 4. And it stuck with him. He's completely retired now, but he STILL stick to that routine. It's kind of grafted on to him now.

Just be committed. Hard core. Don’t let your dreams be dreams. Attack the dawn.

I have an internal clock that goes off at 4:45am. I don’t go back to sleep. I roll off my bed and land in a push up position and knock out 100 reps. Then I crab walk over to the ab lounger and redline it until it is about to break apart. I have busted screws off several times.

Then coffee break over the NYT crossword and a couple of sudoku challenges. Next is a five mile sprint through the woods to a waterfall where I clean myself. A leisurely walk home and meditation by my koi pond., etc.

Not going to give the rest of my daily routine but the point is to exhaust yourself with productivity.

I generally wake up at like 9:30 on weekdays and 11 on weekends. Up until 2:30-3 every night. I prefer it, not a morning guy at all.

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You wont be going to be at 8pm

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Depends if it's cut with fentanyl

I wish I was a morning person but circadian rhythms are real.I like to hunt and fish and it’s a pain to have to fight to get up early.My best sleep is between 4-8 am.If I get up before then about 5 mornings in a row 6’th morning I’ m going to crash until about 10 am.to catch up and drag around all day.
No matter how early I get up I come alive about 10 pm.
My paternal grandfather was like that.He was a farmer and after he quit farming he went to sleep at 2am and got up at 10 am.