Anything. Go for a run, go for a walk, do the awesome muy thai video @POLYBIUS posted, do push ups and sit ups, et a new PR, pole dance Anything.

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  • maccruiskeen [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I need some tips on walking up early. I used to get up at 4 and jog then go to work. Now I'm lucky if I wake up at 930 without falling back asleep

    • DasKarlBarx [he/him,comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      I know "make it a habit" it awful advice, but having it be your routine is the easiest way.

      Make sure you go to sleep with enough time so you aren't needing more when you wake up to run. Also cut away screen time within 90-120 min before bed.

      If all else fails a low dosage of melanin can help some people fall asleep if you're having trouble getting to bed at a good time.

    • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]M
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      4 years ago

      Echoing @DasKarlBarx I've been cooking up this theory. You take a week, right? You decide that week, "I'm going to shotgun 5 different approaches to waking up early." One time cold turkey you just do a jog. One time you make a breakfast early, wait a while, then jog. One time you have breakfast already made, you wake up, eat a little, then jog. You do one where it's a little later, you juts drink tea and go for a jog. You do 5 of those and then you decide, "which one was my favorite? What went well? What sucked? What could be better?" You take another 3 days to iron out the details (3 permutations of your favorite method of the first week) of what waking up earlier looks like. You then commit to that 2nd evolution champion method and commit to doing that one for a month. You then have a new habit you can refine and perfect.

      edit: learned today that this concept is called A/B testing and people just do that.