How To Become a Morning Person

I don’t believe that a person can be either a morning person or a night person. I think everybody can be a morning person if they want to be. It’s all about getting into a routine. WIth my work schedule I switch from working nights to working days every month. I am working days now, so I am up at 4:30 every morning. Some mornings I sleep in until 5:00, but I am always up by 5:30. I enjoy getting up with a cup of coffee and the internets, and I found it much easier to get up on the days I have to work if it’s my normal time to get up anyways. They when I switch to the night shift, I say up until 6:00 AM every night. I stay up late with my coffee and internet just like I am getting up early with it now. I keep the same routines and just switch back and forth between them.

Last week I saw a link on Lifehacker to a site that has 15 tips on waking up early.

1. Have a good reason to get up.
2. Be productive in the mornings.
3. Get enough sleep.
4. Go to bed earlier.
5. Sleep more effectively.
6. No more another 10 mins.
7. Jump out of bed.
8. Use an alarm clock, just not the snooze.
9. Establish a stable routine.
10. Have something to look forward to.
11. Be aware of the consequences.
12. Remove the option completely.
13. Have a similarly motivated buddy.
14. Keep track of your times.
15. Review all the things you got done.

I agree with all of them, and use most of them. Now you have no reason to hate getting up early. Go check out the site for more explanations.