Why is it worth waking up earlier?

The alarm rings — does your day begin calmly or in a rush?

You reach for your phone, put off getting up and soon find yourself hurrying. This article uses that kind of morning as a starting point for questions about sleep, planning the day and the first conscious step.

It explores the difference between simply getting up early and having a reason for your morning. The text considers evening habits, the alarm clock and the place your intentions occupy in daily life.

Why is it worth waking up earlier?

If you are interested in successful people’s lives, you will know that many start their day early. If you play sport, you need enough sleep for your body to recover. In the evening, we often lack energy for anything productive, so we watch television or drift aimlessly around at home. Do not waste that time: go to bed and get up earlier, leaving time for worthwhile things.

A morning planned to start earlier gives you time for breakfast, your tasks, the journey to school or work and a calm beginning. To benefit, preparation starts the evening before, with enough time to sleep.

How much sleep do we need?

Sleep progresses through several cycles whose length varies across the night. For adults, seven to nine hours is generally a useful guide; for teenagers, eight to ten. More important than a rigid calculation of 90-minute cycles is regularly getting enough sleep.

Elite athletes also deliberately plan sleep and recovery into their days. Especially while growing, sleep belongs firmly in your training plan: choose a waking time that allows enough rest beforehand.

How do I wake up rested?

You can also shape the transition into morning. A regular rhythm, daylight and a clear first task can make getting up easier. It may take some time after waking to feel fully alert.

If repeated alarms break up your morning, try a fixed waking time and a simple routine afterwards. Give yourself a good reason to get up, and make sure the evening allows a long enough night.

That wretched alarm!

Keeping your alarm away from the bed is a good idea. You then have to get up because you cannot simply switch it off. If the alarm is on your phone, you also cannot check emails or scroll through social media from bed. That gives you only advantages. Always remember why you are waking up: to make your dreams come true.

The alarm rings. No more snoozing. 5… 4… 3… 2… 1 — RISE AND SHINE!