How to Become A Morning Person ~ 4 Stellar Rise-and-Shine Ways

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How to Become A Morning Person
4 Stellar Rise-and-Shine Ways

About 43 percent of us are morning people, known as larks in the scientific world, and others of us are night people, known as owls.
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Larks often jump out of bed ready to greet the world. Owls, on the other, hand are best friends with the snooze button and would prefer not speaking to any other humans before noon.
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When you have early classes at a college like Independence University or even a simple 8-to-5 job, it can really help to develop into more of a morning lark so that you’re more energized and the mornings are less rushed and groggy. Below are some ways to adjust your internal clock.
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How to Become A Morning Schedule Stellar Tip #1
Set a Schedule
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It is not necessarily willpower that keeps you from getting up in the morning. In most cases, it is a habit. When you make something a habit, it frees you from making a decision.
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Larks don’t think about getting up in the morning, they just do. Ask anyone who gets up at 4 AM to exercise before work how they do it and they will simply say “I just do.”
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Start by creating a night schedule which will force you to bed earlier. Set a time when all electronics are turned off. This includes placing your phone to the side. Enter a bedtime into your calendar and set alerts on your phone to remind you when it is leading up to bedtime.
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Productive people claim that once something is on their calendar, it happens, so putting it in writing or entering it into your electronic calendar is the best way to insure you stick to the schedule.
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When it is time to go to bed, get in your bed. Reading can also help you relax enough to fall asleep, but set a time limit or force yourself to put the book down after one chapter.
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Turn out the lights the same time every night. However, be flexible. There are nights when you may want to stay up later because you are with friends or have an event to attend. On those mornings, adjust your wake up time slightly to accommodate for the later evening.

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How to Become A Morning Schedule Stellar Tip #2
Use Natural Light
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Our bodies are designed to wake up with natural light, which, surprisingly, is why some people have issues falling asleep. Artificial light upsets the body’s natural inclination to be awake in daylight and asleep when it is dark.
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If you have a window in your room, open the curtains slightly before you go to bed.
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If you have room darkening shades, which isn’t unusual for larks, remove them and replace them with regular window coverings.
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Blinds can be opened so light filters in but outsiders cannot see inside the room, so if you need to switch from curtains to blinds, that is a great way to start letting light in earlier.
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If your sleeping area does not have windows, consider adding a light source that mimics natural light. There are many available on the market that include timers so they turn on when natural light would appear in your room.
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How to Become A Morning Schedule Stellar Tip #3
Change the Sound of Your Alarm
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The snooze button is actually your enemy if you don’t want to wake up in the morning. Hitting the snooze button actually makes you sleepier because it interrupts your natural sleep pattern.
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One way to stop hitting the snooze button is to change the sound of your alarm to something pleasant.
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Birds chirping, seagulls over the ocean or even a favorite song. Pick one that is upbeat and makes you smile when you hear it. If you easily grow tired of songs, change the alarm sound often to keep it fresh.
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Night owls who have done this say it was probably the hardest part of retraining their brain to wake up earlier, but it did work.
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Another tip is to place your alarm or phone across the room so you have to get out of bed in order to turn it off. In most cases, once you are up, you will stay up.
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How to Become A Morning Schedule Stellar Tip #4
Start the Day with Something Positive
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If you like to exercise but find yourself running out of time in the evening, starting your day with a workout can be a great way to get yourself moving.
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If workouts are not your thing, simply planning out your day can help you destress and start out on a positive note.
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Read an uplifting article while you drink your coffee or meditate before you leave your bedroom.
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Start your day thinking about one positive thing you expect to happen that day. This could be turning in a completed project, meeting up with friends for drinks after work or knowing you will have a relaxing night at home watching your favorite show.
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.Of course, the best way to get used to getting up early is to simply go to bed earlier and get more sleep, but these tips can help you reset your interior clock and move you toward a less stressful morning routine.
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Although you may never enjoy mornings, you may find that these ideas can at least get you up out of bed earlier so there is less rushing and fewer glares as you dash through the office doors three minutes late.
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Dixie Somers
dixiesomers@gmail.com
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