Rise With The Sun

Why wake up with the sun? Your probably gonna feel tired, It’s cold, nothing is going on. You might even doubt your ability to even wake up that early, I know so many friends whose sleep schedules are destroyed because of this pandemic and being back at home. It seems like everything around us is changing and something staying certain is hard to find. Personally I struggled for the first couple weeks, adjusting to being back home then having surgery and now catching back up on missing two full weeks of school has really thrown me through the ringer. But recently I have been trying to find ways to get back on track and take control of my habits so I can stay motivated and efficient, especially with only two more weeks left in the semester.

My new strategy has been focusing on when I wake up and when I go to sleep. As of last week I have been going to bed only a few hours after the sun sets and waking up right before the sun has risen. That means I am asleep hopefully by 10:00 pm and awake by 5:45 AM.

I know that sounds kind of crazy and something that might be a little extreme for a lot of college students but I have found it to make a huge impact in my life. The first three to four days of this were tough, my body felt like I wasn’t getting enough sleep and getting out of bed took way more effort then it should have. It is so easy to just say to yourself one more hour, or just waste time scrolling through your phone while you are warm under the covers. But I was able to get myself used to getting out of bed right when I wake up after a few days.

Another difficult habit that has to change to make this successful is actually going to bed at a good time. Most people around my age have the same habit I do, where we lay in bed and scroll through instagram and snap chat or watch youtube. This actually is a huge culprit in why it seems like we are never getting enough sleep. By using phones before bed we are messing with our circadian rhythm. Our phones screens produce a bunch of light and staring directly at a screen before bed actually sends signals telling your brain it is still light outside. This makes it way harder to fall asleep. It also decreases that amount of natural melatonin your body produces, meaning the sleep you get is of less quality and more then likely you are missing out on valuable REM sleep. I have found that taking a melatonin supplement the first few days of starting a new sleeping schedule paired with a decrease in phone usage before bed to be very successful in helping your body get used to going to bed at a new time.

So the big question is why? Why should I wake up with the sun? For me it has given me so much time that can be used more efficiently. Because I have adjusted to the schedule, I now don’t have to use an alarm to wake up and my body naturally wakes me up right as the sun is starting to come up. I don’t feel tired and I begin my day before everyone else is up. My house has lots of distractions during the day  and by waking up early I get three undisturbed quite hours. I get to see a beautiful sunrise every morning. By the time everyone is starting to rise I have already got done the brunt of my work for the day, so I can spend the time when it is warmest outside enjoying nature.

For me waking up with the sun has put me back on track in a time where everything was pulling at me.

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