How do you motivate yourself to get out of bed in the morning?

Question

I am a student and I really enjoy uni, but I find it stupidly hard to get out of bed in the mornings, even after a hard days sleep and end up wasting SOOOO much, time, missing lectures and generally being unproductive. Just wondering, what stratergies, mind tricks, tips you all have???

Answer 1

I use my cell phone as a backup alarm clock. It's set to play a really really irritating tune, and is located across the room. When my 6 year old hears it go off, he usually comes bouncing in and asks what is for breakfast. You can't sleep through the demands of a starving 6 year old boy. I'm not by nature a morning person, so I have a coffee pot with a timer- my first cup is waiting for my to stumble into the kitchen. The mug is right there, with sugar and non-dairy creamer already in the bottom. (Set up the night before, of course). Clothing is also set out the night before, so I don't have to think, and I can get dressed on autopilot. When I used to go to work, everything necessary- coat, purse, briefcase, keys- all sat by the door. I trained myself to work pretty much on autopilot in the mornings. I had three alarm clocks, set from gentle buzz to the old double bell ring you out of bed kind, to get me out of bed. I also purposely didn't have a rug by the bed, so the feet would hit the cold floor. I am still not much better. I still shower the night before, because I would probably drownd in a shower first thing in the morning. But once I'm up moving, with the smell of coffee to lead me to the kitchen, I usually do okay. I won't be fully powered up for another hour or so, but at least I am moving with most of the house lights on.

Answer 2

i arise and tell My Self "as quickly as you Get Upstairs you would be heat, purely Run!" because of the fact i'm domicile Schooled, So i attempt to Get An Early initiate At each thing. So I immediately Run Upstairs To the place that's heat lol. because of the fact I Sleep Downstaris and that's Ubber chilly Down There interior the wintry climate! =P

Answer 3

if you have an I-home use that as your alarm and you'll have a different song waking you up every morning, i think the same alarm tone just gets people mad, and annoyed this way you'll wake up in beat! another reason i love getting up is for coffee, in south Jersey we have wawa's and they have the best coffee! you can also keep your blind open that way the sun is shining right as you, that should give you a reason to hop out of bed and do enjoy the sunny weather!

Answer 4

Get yourself an alarm clock, a loud one, and put it as far away from the bed as you can. You'll have to get up to switch it off. The rest is up to you, willpower I guess. If there's something you particularly like for breakfast, make sure you have some of it in the kitchen.

Answer 5

Use a radio alarm. Increase the volume to the maximum. Set the time to wake up and place it across your room.

You will be awaken by shock when the alarm ring at high volume. You need to walk across the room to off the alarm. All these will keep you awake afterwards.

Answer 6

The thought of doing excersise gets me out of bed. I get up 2 hours early do a workout and shower you will be surprised how much more energetic you feel during the day.

Answer 7

put the alarm clock on the other side of the room so you have to get up to turn it off.

otherwise, just waste your time and end up with nothing to show for it

Answer 8

I have a crappy boring job so every morning I get up I have to convince myself its going to be a good day.

Answer 9

I begin to sing in the morning...I look at my dog and she's so sweet I just love her so I sing to her and she probably hates it but she pretends to love it and so it makes me laugh...Almost every day too it's kind of weird but it works.

Answer 10

get into playing more sport

the fitter you get, the easier it is to get up in the morning

If you go for a swim before studying you will find you have loads more energy