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Tip #16. GTD For Early Risers - Create A Morning Ritual
2007-07-05 08:24:00
I opened David Allen?s book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity for myself back in 2005 (I have been re-reading it every few months since then). Getting Things Done, commonly abbreviated as GTD, is a work-life management system based on simple but very effective principles. Here is how I used GTD to help me in my waking up experiments... Read full story
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Tip #15. Put Yourself Under Time Pressure
2007-07-04 07:36:00
There are people who do their best only when they are put into a stress situation. If you are one of them, if you need to feel the surge of adrenaline to get thing moved, then you can try this approach to build early wake up habit. Put yourself into a situation where you have extremely important things to do in the morning. Those should be ?do or die? things that cannot be postponed any further... Read full story
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Tip #14. Practice Waking Up
2007-07-03 07:43:00
You can "practice" waking up by doing simple exercises at day time. This very original tip comes from Steve Pavlina. His blog is a treasure trove of useful information in the area of personal development. Read full story
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Tip #13. Start Slowly But Start Now
2007-06-27 07:58:00
If you still can?t decide on changing your lifestyle, if you still think whether you should wake up early or not ? you are probably thinking too high. You don?t have to wake up 2 hours earlier starting from tomorrow. Start waking up 5 minutes earlier on every day, and start it tomorrow... Read full story

Tip #12. Use Multiple Alarm Clocks
2007-06-24 21:58:00
Can?t wake up after alarm goes off? Keep pressing that snooze button? Then this tip, powered with few tricks, is for you. Read full story
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Tip #11. Have Important Things Planned For The Morning
2007-06-21 22:15:00
If you want to wake up early then make sure you have something important planned for the morning ? something that you really want to do first thing as you wake up and which is more important than taking an extra hour of sleep. Read full story
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Tip #10. Do Not Eat Before Going To Bed
2007-06-16 07:16:00
Don't eat too much right before bedtime. You may have light snack 2 hours before sleep time, but not later. This advice has simple explanation. Your organism stays awake digesting the food, so even if you fall asleep part of your body is not "sleeping" and overall you still have less effective sleep which is not restful... Read full story
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Tip #9. Create A Reward System For Yourself
2007-06-13 20:06:00
Excellent trick that works very well not only for waking up but whenever you want to do something you don't like or keep procrastinating on is putting a reward ahead of you... Read full story
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Tip #8. Ask Someone Who Wakes Up Early To Wake You Up
2007-06-13 06:44:00
If you are lucky to have friends or relatives who wake up early - ask them to wake you up. You may ask friend to call your number (just have your phone close so you don't wake up all the house or your neighbours). Or you may ask a friend who is jogging in the morning by your house to knock your door. The secret of this trick is actually not in the fact someone wakes you up (alarm clock can do it as well)... Read full story
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Tip #7. Sleep With Fresh Air
2007-06-12 09:23:00
One of the tricks to wake up early is to have more effective sleep for the same amount of time. Fresh en the air in your room before you go to sleep (or just sleep with windows open if outside temperature is OK), and you will have more relaxed and more deep sleep... Read full story
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Tip #6. Take A Nap In The Afternoon
2007-06-09 15:20:00
If you struggle to wake up early, chances are your body doesn't get enough sleep. Try to take a nap for 20-30 minutes at day time. It helps reduce stress and you will feel refreshed. Best time to take a nap is midday... Read full story
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Tip #5. Let The Music Wake You Up
2007-06-08 14:01:00
This is an excellent trick that I use for a long time. Do you have your favorite song? Then all you will need is a music player with a built-in alarm clock. Set the player to play the song you selected and set the time of alarm... Read full story
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Tip #4. It Takes 3 Weeks To Make A Habit
2007-06-07 09:34:00
Some sources say it takes 21 day to make a habit, some say it's 24 days, some say it's 30. Doesn't really matter. What matters is that you do not need to commit yourself to waking up early on every day till the end of your life. It's kind of commitment which is extremely hard to give! What you do is you commit to wake up early for 3 weeks. That's all. You know that on 22nd day you may sleep for as long as you want. Guess what? After 3 weeks, you will not want to sleep any longer! Read full story
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Tip #3. Give A Promise To Wake Up Early
2007-06-04 09:55:00
Give a promise to someone that you will start waking up early. Works best with your family members, friends, etc. Once given, promise should be kept, or you lose respect with those people... Read full story
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Tip #2. Go To Bed And Get Up At The Same Time Every Day
2007-06-02 08:40:00
It's a good habit you must acquire. First, you get more effective sleep for the same period of time, if you go to bed and wake up at the same time every day... Read full story
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Tip #1. To Wake Up Early, Go To Bed Early
2007-06-01 15:20:00
As simple as it seems, this tip is hard to beat. Having enough sleep is important not only to wake up early, but to feel energized on the next day, be productive and focused... Read full story
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