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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

I have a hard time with this and I also sleep with exceptionally good ear plugs.

My solution was to purchase an alarm clock made for people hard of hearing.

It has a mattress shaker in addition to a super loud alarm, either can be toggled. I typically use the mattress shaker. The first time I used it I sprung out of bed in a panic because I thought that the building was collapsing, so I can verify they are very effective.

Things you can do to prevent yourself from returning to sleep after disabling the alarm include putting your alarm at the foot of the bed instead of to the side of the bed (This way, you have to physically get up to go turn it off), and insuring it is warm in the room when you get up (If it is cold, you will instinctively want to go back underneath the covers). A space heater on a timer set to begin 15 minutes before your alarm goes off helps with this.

Another reason people don't want to get up is because they have performed no real preparation for waking up. By this I mean to have your coffee machine timed to preheat just before you get up, set up your breakfast the night before so that it is easy to make and consume in the morning, have the clothes you intend to wear laid out so that its easy to get dressed, etc.

In short, it is generally good to make it difficult to keep sleeping, but also easier to wake up.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Going to bed on time. As a friend put it: you sleep at the start of the day, not at the end of the day.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

Or as my stubborn ass thinks about it when I am staying up late: "As soon as I go to bed I'm on the clock..."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

Oh you want wake up call

Just a few years ago we were talking about preventing global warming to go beyond 1.5Β°C but now in 2024 we already crossed 1.5 and also briefly touched 1.9

There are more wars happening now than a decade ago. The fact that we came this close to Russia-Ukraine war and Israel Iran Gaza war getting combined when Russia sent its fighter jets to Syria while Israeli troops were on ground in Syria.

There is a ever increasing talk about de-globalization. Even though that was one of major things that kept us at relative peace for almost last 100 years.

Wealth inequality is now worse than it was during French revolution.

And so more

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

A kiss and a coffee from my husband before he leaves for work. Best part of my day <3

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When the dog makes the barf noise.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

horking noises πŸ‘€ πŸ‘€ πŸ‘€ πŸ‘€

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

light. used to struggle hard to wake up even with several loud alarms, but a bright light turning on before my alarm made it so much easier. especially nice is a smart bulb that brightens slowly.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago

The threat of homelessness (again).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

My hungry cats.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Going to bed on time, and sleeping

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

A really annoying cat.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I have issues sleeping I have not slept past 4am in decades I don't even use an alarm or anything I just wake up and can't go back to bed

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Dexamphetamine.

Sleeping on time also helps. But that's difficult.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Two alarms, 15 minutes apart

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Hunger and the need to do stuff to go through this life with less pain than otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Our twins jumping on my back. Unlike an alarm, I can't turn them off and go back to sleep.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Yea, no alarm will ever beat kids. Our two (1y, 3y) wake us up at 6am every fucking day

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Yes, you have to beat them yourself or they’ll never learn to let you sleep.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can turn them off, just not sure of the legality of this in your country....

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Pretty sure that isn't legal in any country.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

The need to pee and poop.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

6 alarms each a minute apart. 5 from my phone and 1 from my Google home.

My mom used to have to dump ice water on me to get me outta bed for school.

Once I'm asleep I'm pretty sure you could throw me outta an airplane and I wouldn't wake up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

having to but if its before 6am oof and honestly I really prefer a late start.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

A full glass of water, a shower, and then pulling a shot of espresso. Each step gives the energy for the next.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago