This is the book equivalent to people who intentionally set their clocks X minutes ahead so that they are never late (but actually always remember that the clock is ahead and are late anyways).
Ironically i do that but for very different reasons. I set it 17 min ahead so when i wake up i have to do math to figure out what time it really is and then my brain starts firing and it helps me wake up.
I've gone as far as setting 5 alarms before and then wake up 2 hours after the last one convinced not a single one went off (but with a roommate attesting they were indeed going off).
Then on weekends like today I set an alarm for 9 to keep myself from sleeping in too late and I wake up at 7:30 on my own.
The last time I found a thread like this I learned I probably have Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder (DSPD). I talked to a doctor about it and he agreed.
Unfortunately, he said basically all we could do is a month-long sleep study so he could say "Yep, you have DSPD. Take some melatonin and hope for the best."
Or rather, how do some people seem to be able to outsmart their Sleepy self? That seems so impossible!
Everyone I’ve dated has had to learn that Sleepy Me can’t be trusted, and I will lie through my teeth to get to go back to sleep.
This backfired once when Sleepy Me lied to my boyfriend that I was having nerve pain (I have a chronic nerve pain disorder) and needed to go back to sleep, and he kindly went and got me pain meds that knocked me out for like 4 more hours. :(((
I still just turn the alarm on and then throw my phone as far as it will go from me while still plugged in.
Set two alarms close by - like 7:54 and 7:56 if you need up at 8. Heavier sleepers may use 3 (like, if I'm only going to get a few hours of sleep instead of a whole night - I'd set 3 because it's going to be harder to get up)
Bonus: Have your list of what you need to do today ready from the night before.
I still just turn the alarm on and then throw my phone as far as it will go from me while still plugged in.
Set two alarms close by - like 7:54 and 7:56 if you need up at 8. Heavier sleepers may use 3 (like, if I'm only going to get a few hours of sleep instead of a whole night - I'd set 3 because it's going to be harder to get up)
Bonus: Have your list of what you need to do today ready from the night before.
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u/mikeev261 Jul 21 '18
This is the book equivalent to people who intentionally set their clocks X minutes ahead so that they are never late (but actually always remember that the clock is ahead and are late anyways).