E 40 go hard or go home lyrics12/16/2022 And that’s actually somewhat true, but not in the way you’d expect. Now some people, upon encountering this conundrum, will conclude that they simply need more discipline. But let’s face it - you know the 10pm decision is the one you really want implemented… if only you could get your 5am self to go along with it. But at 5am you decide it would be a better idea to get up at 8am. At 10pm you decide it would be a good idea to get up at 5am. You decide to get up at a certain time in advance, but then you undo that decision when the alarm goes off. If you use this approach, you’re likely to fall into a trap. You can’t really trust yourself… nor should you. The decisions you make in that state won’t necessarily be the ones you’d make when you’re fully conscious and alert. You may experience what I call the fog of brain. That might work every once in a while, but let’s face it - you’re not always going to be thinking straight the moment your alarm goes off. The wrong way is to try using your conscious willpower to get yourself out of bed each morning. So how do you go from scenario one to scenario two?įirst, let’s consider the way most people tackle this problem - what I consider the wrong way. It would actually be harder for me not to get up when my alarm goes off. When my alarm goes off each morning, I respond just like Pavlov’s dogs. It’s like my conscious mind is just along for the ride while my subconscious controls my body. I can’t say it requires any self-discipline to do this every morning because it’s a totally conditioned response. The whole thing happens on autopilot, even before I feel fully awake mentally. It’s not even a positive voice this time - it’s just not there. I go downstairs to grab a piece of fruit, pop into my home office to catch up on some emails, and then it’s off to the gym at 5:15.īut this time there’s no voice inside my head debating what I should do. Soon my feet hit the floor, and I find myself getting dressed while my wife snoozes on. My lungs inflate with a deep breath of air, and I stretch my limbs out in all directions for about two seconds. I turn off the alarm within a few seconds. My alarm goes off sometime between 4:00 and 5:00am… never later than 5:00am, even on weekends and holidays. I had intended to get up when it went off, but my foggy brain kept negotiating me right back to sleep. OK, so I wasn’t really intending for it to be a snuggle alarm. Me: Oh, did you think that was my wake-up alarm? It’s actually my snuggle alarm. Wife: Why do you keep setting your alarm if you aren’t going to get up when it goes off? Oh well, guess I’ll have to skip exercise today. Me: What time is it? I don’t even remember the alarm going off. Won’t that be a pleasant way to start the day? And then slide right into the spoon position. Then I’ll transition to a head scratching. She can’t resist a good massage, even so early in the morning. She told me she hates it when I try to snuggle her at 6am, but so what… she loves me enough to forgive me, right? I know… I’ll start massaging her back and shoulders first. I’ll bet my wife is toasty warm right now. The world isn’t going to end if I don’t get up right now. I don’t have to get up right this minute, do I? Surely I can relax another five minutes or so. I’m still sleepy, aren’t I? Maybe getting up with an alarm is unnatural. Maybe I’m trying to get myself up too early. Hmmm… I don’t really feel like working out right now though. Hmmm… that isn’t how I move my legs, is it? They don’t seem to be listening to me. Then under the cloak of that early morning brain fog, I’d slowly ponder whether or not I should actually get up: When my alarm would blare its infernal noise, I’d turn the damned thing off right away. That used to be part of my daily awakening ritual too. When your alarm wakes you up in the morning, is it hard for you to get up right away? Do you find yourself hitting the snooze button and going right back to sleep?
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