Re:Remove your alarm safety net and fix your sleep
by SimonPStevens on Friday September 28, 2012 @06:47PM
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Something that helped improve my mornings was using a light.
I brought a 6400k 5000 lux lamp for my bedside table. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001IPP2D6/) I have it pointed right at my face and connected to a timer plug which switches it on 15 minutes before my alarm goes off.
Now, most mornings I'm already more or less awake when my alarm goes off, and I'm ready to just get up. I've found the light wakes me gently without the sudden jarring I get with an alarm. It's not unpleasant so there is no desire to quickly turn the light off like there is with an alarm, but it's also hard to stay asleep for long, so it gets you past the groggy stage where you convince yourself you just need a few more minutes.
I also have F.lux (http://stereopsis.com/flux/) on all my home PCs to help the light cycle at the other end of the day.
I brought a 6400k 5000 lux lamp for my bedside table. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001IPP2D6/) I have it pointed right at my face and connected to a timer plug which switches it on 15 minutes before my alarm goes off.
Now, most mornings I'm already more or less awake when my alarm goes off, and I'm ready to just get up. I've found the light wakes me gently without the sudden jarring I get with an alarm. It's not unpleasant so there is no desire to quickly turn the light off like there is with an alarm, but it's also hard to stay asleep for long, so it gets you past the groggy stage where you convince yourself you just need a few more minutes.
I also have F.lux (http://stereopsis.com/flux/) on all my home PCs to help the light cycle at the other end of the day.