01-31-2014, 08:18 PM
HI everyone,
I'm inclined to agree with Black and Mavic. My patterns change. Currently, I'm asleep between 11:00 and 11:30 most nights of the week and wake up between 5:30 am and 6:00 am nearly every morning. Occasionally I'll use an alarm clock if I stay up exceptionally late or know I need to be out of bed exceptionally early. Otherwise, no alarm clock necessary. I think I've used it five times over the last 8 or 9 months and woke up before it went off.
Once I'm awake, I stay awake. My body rebels if I try to go back to sleep, i.e. headache, general aches and pains, etc. Not sure why this is the case but clearly the universe intended for me to be a morning person. So, these days, I'm inclined to listen to it. The only time I don't wake up early is under extenuating circumstances. I had the flu two weeks ago and the universe allowed me to sleep late! I didn't get out of bed until 7:00 am or so.
I think something that factors into the equation is the type of person. I'm a morning person and definitely at my best in the earlier parts of the day. It could definitely be why I don't need an alarm clock in the morning. My wife, on the other hand, is a nightowl. She has no problems staying up very late, long after I'm asleep. But, she definitely is not a morning person like me. Her alarm clock will go off and she'll ignore it without a second thought unless she knows she has to be out of bed, i.e. for work. 'course, she doesn't need an alarm clock with someone like me around. I _always_ make sure she's awake on time. Heh. Heh. Heh.
Robert
I'm inclined to agree with Black and Mavic. My patterns change. Currently, I'm asleep between 11:00 and 11:30 most nights of the week and wake up between 5:30 am and 6:00 am nearly every morning. Occasionally I'll use an alarm clock if I stay up exceptionally late or know I need to be out of bed exceptionally early. Otherwise, no alarm clock necessary. I think I've used it five times over the last 8 or 9 months and woke up before it went off.
Once I'm awake, I stay awake. My body rebels if I try to go back to sleep, i.e. headache, general aches and pains, etc. Not sure why this is the case but clearly the universe intended for me to be a morning person. So, these days, I'm inclined to listen to it. The only time I don't wake up early is under extenuating circumstances. I had the flu two weeks ago and the universe allowed me to sleep late! I didn't get out of bed until 7:00 am or so.
I think something that factors into the equation is the type of person. I'm a morning person and definitely at my best in the earlier parts of the day. It could definitely be why I don't need an alarm clock in the morning. My wife, on the other hand, is a nightowl. She has no problems staying up very late, long after I'm asleep. But, she definitely is not a morning person like me. Her alarm clock will go off and she'll ignore it without a second thought unless she knows she has to be out of bed, i.e. for work. 'course, she doesn't need an alarm clock with someone like me around. I _always_ make sure she's awake on time. Heh. Heh. Heh.
Robert