Sleep hacks: How to Become an Early Riser

Re:Sleep hacks: How to Become an Early Riser by mhd on Friday February 04, 2011 @07:18AM (#2179166)

Have to second that. I don't think I suffer from "classic" insomnia, as I don't really miss out on sleep too much, and if I'm awake in the middle of the night (or, well, morning) I can fall asleep pretty immediately. But on a usual day, not so much. Melatonin or meditation didn't help much either, it still takes about half an hour to power down completely.

To get completely exhausted, my cycles would look really, really strange. Or would have to include alcohol on a daily basis.

Never mind that I never have gotten a really good explanation why I should become a consistent early riser. Most people just cite external social effects that are mostly true if you stay up late, too. Or just don't apply at all (wife, company culture, deadlines, meetings etc.). Quite the contrary, if you're in Europe and have to communicate with people in the US, working late has advantages of its own.

So generally I'm not losing any sleep about not being an early riser.

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Re:Sleep hacks: How to Become an Early Riser by corin_ on Friday February 04, 2011 @07:20AM (#2179169)

I actually am a (reasonably) early riser, if I'm up at 7am most weekdays, 8am on occasion, despite the fact that I'm rarely asleep before 2am and often not until after 4am.

It's possible to have insomnia while still being someone who needs a sleeping pattern than a large part of the business world adheres to.

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