It is believed that there are no “owls” and “larks”. And the time of your awakening is just a matter of habit. Therefore, you can easily change your habit of sleeping longer to get up early.
1. Do not immediately radically change your mode.
Start gradually, get up every day 15 minutes earlier than yesterday. Thus, gradually you can easily wake up rested and awake at the time you need.
2. Fall asleep earlier.
Many of those who find it difficult to wake up in the morning simply accustomed their bodies to this rhythm. People who go to bed late for a long period of time afterwards simply cannot fall asleep early. In order to accustom himself, he goes to bed early, for some time he will have to hard enough to force himself to get up early in spite of fatigue.
3. Put the alarm clock as far away from the bed as possible.
If the alarm clock is nearby, you will be tempted to turn it off and go to bed for another couple of minutes (hours), which does not always end well. Try to forget about the existence of a snooze button on your alarm clock. The fact is that if you use it, then after a while you will simply reflexively press it in a sleepy state, without even realizing what you are doing.
4. After turning off the alarm, immediately cover the bed and leave the bedroom.
Do not let your thoughts about returning to bed come true. Even the Larks are not always easy to resist the temptation to crawl under the covers again and cover their eyes for at least a couple of minutes. Therefore, if you quickly make a bed and go about your morning business, you can quickly dispel the "sleepy mood".
5. Do not "bargain" with your body.
If you allow a thought like: "it's too early, I’ll sleep a little, and then I’ll just pack up faster
"then you’ll not only oversleep, but you’ll hardly accustom yourself to an early rise.
6. Plan in the evening.
In order to wake up in the morning filled with enthusiasm and energy, you need to plan your affairs in the evening. Be sure to plan in the morning what is especially important for you, and this will motivate you. Make a to-do list in the evening, and in the morning it will be much easier for you to get started.
7. Encourage yourself.
To teach yourself to get up early is quite difficult, so you have to be patient. In this matter, a system of rewards and rewards will help you. Develop this system for yourself, because only you can thoroughly know what exactly will be serious motivation for you. By encouraging yourself, you will not only make this process simpler and more enjoyable, but also increase your self-esteem.
8. Use your time to good use.
If you wake up an hour earlier and first rush to social networks, blogs and forums, then perhaps it’s worth considering - do you need it? In the early morning, our body works almost to the maximum, so it is unforgivable to use such potential for nothing.