It would seem that "owls" and "larks" are just two types of people with different biorhythms. Some go to bed early and get up early, others go to bed late, and the peak of their activity is shifted towards evening. But even "owl" people notice that with an early awakening, activity increases during the day, mood improves, and success is accompanied by business.
But when such people try to get up early every day, even the most stubborn people fail. They set the alarm clock at 6 in the morning, and in the morning, turning off the ringing alarm clock, they fall asleep again. Why is this happening?
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Step 1
It turned out that the principle of “go to bed earlier, to get up earlier” is a wrong strategy. A person expects that he sleeps the same number of hours every day. It seems to be logical, but in practice it does not work.
There are two main ways to learn to get up early.
The first is to go to bed and get up at the same time every day. For our life, subject to a harsh daily routine, this, in principle, is suitable.
The second opinion is to lie down and get up when the body requires it. Each person has his own biorhythms, and, obeying them, it is easier to fall asleep and sleep as much as the body needs.
Step 2
But through experiments, it turned out that both methods are not entirely effective.
In the first case, you have to go to bed even when the body is not tired enough, and the person spends some time trying to sleep. In addition, every day the body gets tired in different ways, and it takes a different amount of time to rest. This is another drawback.
In the second case, the person sleeps more than the body really needs. Biorhythms of different people differ, and there are 24 hours in a day, and sleep time can constantly shift. And the last drawback: different wake-up times make it difficult to plan your morning activities in advance.
Step 3
The most effective approach was to combine these methods. The point is to go to bed when you want to sleep, and get up at a certain time. People who get up early every day do it unconsciously. You can determine the time when the body really wants to sleep by reading a book. In the morning, when the alarm clock rings, it is important to get out of your head the thought that you have to get up. After turning off the alarm, you need to take a sitting position, this will help you wake up.
If this method is applied for several days, early awakening will become a habit. If on some of the days it was not possible to get enough sleep, this means that the body will get tired earlier, and it will be necessary to go to bed earlier. Thus, knowing the specific time of awakening, the body will itself regulate the time of sleep.
Step 4
The same approach is good for insomnia. People cannot fall asleep due to the fact that their bodies are not tired enough, and they do not need sleep (at least not yet). Therefore, with insomnia, you need to go to bed only when the need for sleep is clearly felt. If sleep is not enough for the body today, then tomorrow the person will get tired earlier and, accordingly, go to bed earlier. The problem of insomnia disappears.
Thus, the best way to learn to get up early is to go to bed when the body requires it, and get up at a strictly defined time.
