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On work days, after your alarm goes off, how long do you remain in bed before you actually get up?

What do you find yourself doing between that first alert and actually getting up?

Do you have wake up rituals?

How long do you let it continue?

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[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

10 years ago, I'd snooze until the last moment and then rush to get ready on time. No idea why; just couldn't force myself out of bed.

Today (including, literally, this morning) I'm awake at least 15-30 minutes before my alarm goes off. Wake up ritual is basically:

  • Pee
  • Put coffee on
  • Let dogs outside
  • Have coffee on the patio while the dogs do their business and play
  • Answer any texts/messages that came in after I went to bed
  • Check the news and weather
  • If time allows, read a chapter of whatever book I'm on
  • Start getting ready for work

I think the change was realizing those extra 20-30 minutes of sleep (if I could even get back to sleep at all) weren't going to make me any more awake when I do have to get up. Then it was just a matter of figuring out how to use that time effectively.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yep, I used to snooze to the end.

It's so much easier to just get out of bed, and while I don't rush to do things, I get to slowly wake up and take my time getting things started.

That's now me time, to do as I wish. Now work is something I do second.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

I wanna get right out of bed sooo bad. I do it when I think I am late. So... I should be able to any time... maybe. 😁 I mean no adrenaline when I know I am not late... so maybe not.