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People who wake up before noon get more done throughout the day than someone who doesn’t wake up until later in the afternoon, because you have more daylight hours, but not everyone is a morning person. When I wake up earlier, I get more done, but I don’t know if I would consider myself a morning person or a night owl because I wake up early every day due to pain, but I do not go to bed before ten, and I am usually up until at least midnight. It is hard to be a morning person if you are a night owl because getting up early does not come naturally to everyone, but if you need to get more done, it is possible to be a morning person without waking up at the crack of dawn to exercise. There are times I wish I could sleep later, but in some ways, I think that could be a positive because although I have to worry about being too fatigued to work, I don’t ever have to worry about sleeping half the day and not having the chance to get a blog post done. How can you be a morning person if you are a night owl? In this post, I am going to talk about how you can become a morning person if you are a night owl.
Go to bed early- As a disabled chronic pain blogger, I always try to go to bed before two a.m. because I know pain will wake me up around six every single morning, and it doesn’t matter what time I go to bed, I will still wake up around the same time. I have tried to sleep later than six but most days it doesn’t happen, which is why it’s so important that I go to bed early because if I didn’t do that, I would be sleep deprived most of the time. This seems pretty self-explanatory, but if you want to wake up early, it’s so important that you have a good sleep regimen. If you are bingeing Netflix at three in the morning, you will be too tired to get up at six a.m. to start your day. Sleep is so important because our bodies function at their best when we are well-rested, and it will be really hard to be productive when all you want to do is take a nap. You may be able to be somewhat productive when you are sleep deprived, but that only works for so long and eventually your body won’t be able to take it anymore, and you will crash.
Slowly start to wake up earlier- When you are trying to wake up early, the biggest mistake people tend to make is trying to make drastic changes too quickly. If you are used to waking up in the afternoon and want to start to wake up by eight, it is not smart to all of a sudden decide that you are going to wake up at seven-thirty because your body is not used to that, and chances are you will hit the snooze button. Start slow and set your alarm an hour earlier than you would normally get up, and gradually start to wake earlier because it will be much easier for your body to adjust to waking up earlier when you don’t make drastic, unrealistic changes.
Stop drinking your afternoon coffee- Coffee is good to have in the morning because the caffeine helps wake up, but if you want to get up early, your afternoon coffee might be hurting your sleep. Some people can drink coffee late at night without having any problems sleeping, but if you are finding that you aren’t getting good quality sleep and are drinking coffee late at night, that might be your problem, and you might want to switch your afternoon coffee to decaf. I could drink coffee late at night and still sleep because my preventative medication for migraine helps me fall asleep within twenty minutes of taking it. I have noticed that when I drink coffee late at night, it takes longer to fall asleep, and my medication is not nearly as effective.
Exercise earlier in the day- Some people are able to exercise late at night and have no trouble sleeping, but it can interfere with your sleep schedule because exercise alerts you and is not the best activity to do at nighttime. I exercise at night most of the time because I do all of my work during the day, and that is when I am most motivated. I have noticed that when I exercise after dinner, I tend to stay up later and am trying to become a morning exerciser. When you exercise earlier in the day, you can get a lot more done because exercise alerts you and when you do it at night sometimes it is more difficult to wake up early.
Unplug from your devices an hour or two before bed- An hour or two before I go to bed, I listen to music and try to unplug from my devices because the blue light on your cellphone affects circadian rhythm and melatonin production, which can affect your quality of sleep and make you stay up later. Most people scroll Instagram before they go to bed, but all those emails can wait until tomorrow because your blue light exposure could be the reason you are having restless nights. Unplug from your devices an hour or two before bed because the light on your computer, tablet, or cellphone alerts you and makes it more difficult to fall asleep.
Take a cold shower in the morning- I don’t take showers in the morning and usually take them at night because I exercise in the morning. If you have to go to work and struggle to wake up, cold showers can help you wake up and be more alert.
Some people are naturally morning people, but waking up early does not come easily to everyone. It takes more effort for some people to become a morning person, but anyone can do it with the right routine. I wake up early because of pain and am most productive earlier in the day, but if I didn’t go to bed at a reasonable hour, I wouldn’t be able to make finishing touches of blog posts in the afternoon and would likely be napping. Anyone can become a person, but you have to be willing to give up those all-nighters and prioritize sleep because if you don’t take care of yourself, you won’t be as motivated, and it will be really hard to become a morning person. Morning people have more daylight hours to get more things done than night owls, but I think night owls can also be just as productive because, although night owls don’t wake up as early, we do stay up later than a morning person. Are you a morning or a night person? If you liked this post, please leave a comment below and share it with your friends.
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