As I said before, just sleep early if you want to wake up early. If you're unable to wake up early naturally, that means you're either sleep deprived and/or having poor quality sleep, or there are other factors affecting your sleep, as highlighted in my original comment and the parent comment.
I disagree. If you go to sleep early and at a regular time and maintain a regular routine, then you'll wake up at the same every day. Also, I didn't say to avoid alarms completely I said use them as a last resort, in case you don't naturally wake up in time.
As an example, I work 9-5 and wake up naturally anytime between 6:30 - 7:30 AM. My last resort alarm is set to 8:15AM, but I almost never enable it because I wake up well before that time. I only enable it incase my routine messed up for that day and I ended up sleeping late for whatever reason.
I would also like to add:
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Cut down on blue light exposure (monitors, TV, mobile devices) as well as bright lights (ovehead white / fluorescent lights) after sunset. For digital devices, use a blue-light filter/night mode at the highest setting (takes a while to get used to it but your eyes will thank you for it). For overhead lighting, stop using white/fluorescent lights after sunset - preferably switch to LED lights which can change to a warmer color temperature and be dimmed, or switch to using desk lamps / night lamps instead of using your regular overhead lights. Smart lights have the added benefit of setting up a sleep routine, where you can simulate a sunrise, so you wake up naturally instead of relying on a harsh alarm.
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Speaking of alarms, avoid a them as far as possible. Use them only as a last resort, and don't depend on them as a regular habit. Alarms don't respect your circadian cycles and may just jolt you awake when you're still in your deep/REM cycles, which leaves you feeling grumpy / cranky / tired. You should always aim to wake up naturally (body clock), or be aided by natural light (or a sunrise simulation) - which advances your melatonin phase, and starts production of cortisol.
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Make sure you're getting enough magnesium. Usually eating a banana a day + a balanced diet does the trick. If you miss your daily banana by any chance, take a magnesium supplement. Or get a blood test done and consult a dietician if necessary to check your body is actually absorbing that magnesium.
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Also consider taking melatonin supplements. Again, check with your doctor first.
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Make sure you get enough exercise - at least 30 minutes a day, and don't exercise too late in the day.
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Don't eat a heavy dinner, and don't eat too close to bedtime. Eating too early can also be bad if it makes you hungry before bedtime. Also, make sure you get some carbs in your dinner, because carbs make you sleepy. Maybe even add a bonus banana for extra magnesium.
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Maintain a consistent sleeping/workout/mealtime routine - even during weekends and holidays. Most people are tempted to sleep late on Fridays or weekends, but that just wreaks your cycle, and then you end up with Monday-itis - and it takes a full week for your body to recover the lost sleep, and just when your body is back to normal, you wreak your cycle again on the weekend - don't do that.
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Personally, I would recommend avoiding caffeine completely, if you're having trouble sleeping - at least until your circadian cycle is back to normal, and you've been getting consistently good sleep.
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Speaking of good sleep, I'd highly recommend getting a fitness tracker /smart watch to track your sleep quality and score. Generally you'd want to aim for a sleep score of over 80 (deep sleep 20-25% and REM sleep 20-25% of your total sleep cycle). Keeping a track of your sleep cycles / score is handy in understanding how your daily activities impact your sleep. Also tracking your sleep hours helps you keep track of your sleep deficit and let's you plan your activities accordingly.
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Missed sleep isn't easy to make up for. You accumulate sleep deficit over time and this takes a toll on your health. Most people think that getting a good 8hrs of sleep the next day would be enough to make up for one night of bad/missed sleep, but it's not that simple - you not only need to make up your missed hours, you also need to get consistently good sleep for at least a week - sometimes even a couple of weeks, to make up for your deficit. See: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/sleep-debt-and-catch-up-sleep
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Consider taking up meditation. Studies have shown that mindful meditation can significantly improve sleep quality.
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Other things/activities that calm your mind also help, such as taking chamomile tea and decaffinated green tea (or an L-theanine supplement), or listening to relaxing music. But be sure to set a timer on your music listening though, you want to make sure your auditory system gets a rest overnight. So don't be tempted to leave on the TV overnight or use a white-noise generator - white noise may do more harm than good!
It's an Eic title for sure.
Any phone that can run GrapheneOS, which is arguably the most secure full-featured (as in: all the functionality you'd expect in a modern smartphone + compatible with popular mobile apps) mobile OS right now.
GrapheneOS is heavily focused on protection against attackers exploiting unknown (0 day) vulnerabilities. They employ techniques such as attack surface reduction (stripping out unnecessary code, disabling insecure components etc); using hardened system components (such as the kernel) that makes it much harder for hackers to exploit; and finally using sandboxing technologies (eg per-website browser sandbox, app sandboxing, media codec sandboxing etc).
A more interesting thing is the sandboxed Google Play Services support, which allows the option to use Google apps (such as the Play Store) in a fully sandboxed environment without granting them any special privileges.
You should check out the full feature set, it's a LOT more impressive than what I hastily summarised above.
This focus on both privacy and security, with minimal negative impact to the user experience, IMO makes GrapheneOS probably the smartest choice for users concerned about mobile security and therefore, phones which run GrapheneOS (currently only Google Pixel phones) would be the smartest smartphone.
Speaking of German privacy tools... Win10privacy is still being updated from the looks of it, so that could be an option too.
I have an M1 MBA and it runs Asahi just fine, for the most part. And it should suit you well too, since you're only going to use basic apps. Even if there are some limitations currently, you could always run Linux inside a VM such as UTM.
But may I ask why do you want to run Linux, when you're going to use only those three apps? Objectively, Linux wouldn't be offering you much in your use case, and in fact if battery life is your primary concern, you'd be better off sticking with macOS. Another option could be a Chromebook.
The repositories already contain pre-compiled packages. To install them, just add the repository before the Arch repos, and then simply reinstall the packages to install their optimised versions.
That's surprising to hear since KDE is one of the most feature-packed DEs. What features do you reckon are missing?
Because chromium rendering is better than Firefox
Got any examples of popular websites that render better on Chrome?
Even when disconnected, car batteries will self-discharge at a rate of 5-15% per month, so after an year, the battery will likely be drained completely.
@[email protected], what you could do is buy a solar trickle charger for your car battery, it'll help maintain the charge level. They're fairly cheap and good option, as long as your car (or panel) is exposed to sunlight.
Another issue is that your tyres will deflate. Typically tyres deflate around 1-3 PSI per month, or maybe more during summer or in hot climates. So by the end of the year, your tyres could be deflated to 3/4th their capacity. To solve this, you can get a portable air compressor, which can be powered by your car battery (which is hopefully still charged!).