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This week, I decided to become an early riser and start each\nday with an alarm set at 6 a.m. Yes, you read that right. I don\u2019t have work in\nthe morning or any reason to be up that early other than the sake of trying something\nnew. Every day this week, that stupid alarm went off and I ripped off the\ncovers and began my day. As someone who identifies as a night owl, this was the\nmost challenging habit to try yet. But\u2026. perseverance won the day and I can say\nthat I successfully woke up every morning and these were the effects I saw\nhappen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. What was the biggest change\/effects I noticed? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The biggest shift in my behavior was productivity. When I\nwoke up in the morning, if I could get out of my bed within 5 minutes of the alarm\ngoing off, I was insanely productive for that whole morning. On the flip side\nof productivity, I was a slug in the afternoon for the whole first half of the\nweek. I was completely drained, but thankfully, I got most of my work done in\nthe morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. What were minor changes\/effects that occurred\nthroughout the week?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Some minor things I noticed was that when I ate earlier in\nthe day, my appetite was satiated much faster and I didn\u2019t feel like I had to\nsnack in the afternoon. I also noticed that in the afternoon, I really wanted a\nnap. It was a constant battle to fight through that craving of sleep, but when\nI did, falling asleep at night was much easier than it has been in the past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Was this health habit enjoyable?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I hated this habit. Flat\nout hated waking up early, but again, I prefer to be up at night. The only\nenjoyable thing was getting my homework done in the more to create a much more\nrelaxing afternoon where I could chill out more. When I would look at my clock\nat midnight, I only felt dread knowing that I was going to get a maximum of 6\nhours of sleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. How can this health habit sustainable in the long\nterm?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This health habit is definitely sustainable, but it requires\nmuch longer than a week to form the habit of being a morning person. I was\ndependent on coffee to accomplish the task, but I\u2019m sure that when I get out of\nschool, waking up that early for a job will become normal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I worked a maintenance for 3 years and I had to be awake at\n5:45 every day to be at work on time, so you think jumping back into this habit\nwould be easy. This was like ripping off a band aid and it hurt big time. I\nthink people are either born morning or night people and I was born for the\nnight. As pretty as the sunrise is, I prefer to howl at the moon. When I face\nthe reality of a job I\u2019m just gonna have to suck it up and stop hitting snooze,\nbecause ready or not\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Life Willkomm<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, if you enjoy last week’s guest author, check out her blog here in the link below<\/p>\n\n\n\n