How to wake up early in the morning effortlessly and not feel tired
Waking up early is something that most of us dread, and we just want to stay in our comfortable beds. We have a choice to make, to either stay in our beds and lose a few extra hours doing nothing or wake up early and dedicate those few extra hours to something meaningful.
Don’t get me wrong, having a sufficient amount of sleep is important and you don’t want to deprive yourself of a good sleep. But it’s important to have a set amount of time that you will sleep each night that is both good for your health and your time.
Waking up early in the morning has its own benefits such as:
• More time during the day
• Improvement of productivity
• No distractions
• Improving your quality of sleep
• Correlates with better grades
And a lot more. Wouldn’t it be nice to have these benefits without having it to feel like a drag? Well, to wake up early effortlessly you need to follow these simple tips consistently for an extended period of time, and you will see results.
Here are the 6 tips on how to wake up early in the morning effortlessly:
1. Sleep less
2. Have a reason to wake up
3. Have a cold shower
4. Turn off electronics before bed
5. Don’t eat late
1. Sleep less
Now, this may be counterintuitive and might seem like I am contradicting myself but hear me out. Without an alarm, you might sleep in for about 9–10 hours, but with an alarm (it obviously depends on what time you set the alarm for), If you set your alarm so you only get 7–8 hours of sleep you might find yourself the most tired then.
So, the solution is that you set your alarm so you get 6–6 ½ hours of sleep (remember everyone is different and results will vary) every night. You might think seem a bad idea but in reality, its actually great because you will feel less tired getting 6 hours of sleep as opposed to 8 hours of sleep.
You would think that it makes sense in order to feel less tired in the morning you need more sleep, though this isn’t necessarily true. Humans go through four to six sleep cycles each night, and stages 3 and 4 are where it’s harder to wake up. During stages 3 and 4 you are in a “deep sleep” phase, and if you wake up during this phase you will feel the most tired.
It’s important to experiment with different times to find that sweet spot where you don’t feel tired in the morning and at the same time have reduced your hours of sleep.

2. Have a reason to wake up
Why are you really waking up in the morning? Do you have a good reason as to why you are waking up early? If not, that is one reason why you’re struggling. If you’re waking up with no clear purpose or reason to wake up early then the obvious would be to find a good reason. This can include:
• Building self-discipline
• Wanting to get the most out of your day
• Want to have more time so you can complete long tasks
• Accomplish your goals
Waking up early for no reason is like working for free if there is no benefit or reason or goal we won’t be able to justify to ourselves why we should do such a task. So, having a strong reason is crucial, once you have a “why” then you have something to work for.

3. Have a cold shower
You’re probably thinking hell no! That there is no way in hell that you would take a cold shower. Studies show that cold showers have many benefits including, weight loss, a stronger immunity system, refines hair and skin, builds mental toughness.
Having a cold shower is great in the morning because it will wake you up, right after you get woke up by your alarm don’t be tempted to snooze in your bed for 5 minutes. Jump in that shower as soon as possible, it will feel ugly but you will feel better after. And you won’t need to drink coffee anymore

4. Turn off electronics before bed
This is a big one, it’s important that you don’t look at any electronic devices at least an hour before bed. Using devices such as mobile phones or monitors mess with your circadian rhythm. Doing this will both help you wake up easier in the morning and it will also increase the quality of your sleep. If you have the problem of boredom before you go to bed and you use your phone to make up for this, simply replace this with something productive like reading.

5. Don’t eat late
Eating late at night can decrease our quality of sleep and can also make it harder to wake up. The reason for this is that your body finds it harder to digest food while it’s sleeping, and it can take too much energy (depending on what you ate), making falling asleep harder.

