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lhia92
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1 year ago

To wake up early leave your phone away and add a reward

I discovered that temperature was a significant obstacle for me. The cold paralyzes me, making it hard getting up early. To address this as a phone addict, I leave my phone in the bathroom at night and I've programmed the bathroom heater for a high temperature to make it comfortable for me, even more pleasant than going back to bed. My reward is retrieving my phone and using it in a warm and pleasant environment. You can leave your phone near the coffee machine and treat yourself to a coffee as a reward. You need to find a reward that works for you, something better than staying warm in bed. I hope that helps you. 😉

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aji-chingshih
7mo

That is genius! Both for decision paralysis in the morning tucked up/trapped in a warm bed and it would totally put an end to doomscrolling into slumber instead of actually just going to sleep like the pre-phone days 😂

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redwoodmeow
11mo

Omg yes so brilliant! I’m so happy the nights are getting shorter!

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KatyMc
1y

Great idea!!!

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tinycactus66
1y

I love this.

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katbs
1y

Cold makes it SO hard to get out of bed!! I keep a pullover hoodie right at the foot of the bed, in front of a heat vent so it's snuggly and warm. I get up and pull that and my slippers on 🥰

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lhia92
1y

Good idea! Thanks

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iamtheshopper
1y

I’ve been locking my phone down two different ways. It complexes me to have to remember where I have to go for each. So I just say f**k it, and put it away. And go back to what I was intending to do. Which is hand method notes, less distractions. And then I can move onto the rest of getting ready faster. I have where my phone locks down at 8:30, and the other one at 10. So that I have different accesses to different parts. But once the 10 goes on, phone goes away, and it’s time for be to start getting ready for bed if I haven’t yet. That’s the BIG indicator to say, bedtime Sam! Get you @$$ Moving!!! I STILL can’t go to sleep before midnight. But at least I’m not distracted by my phone. I’m reading, and it’s quiet time.

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redwoodmeow
11mo

Love this!!!

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Danny
1y

Brilliant!

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adhdg5
1y

I definitely needed this

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1y

I experience the exact same issue with the cold. I’ve tried so many different things, and so far the most successful is to simply drink a LOT of water at night, so then I have to get up as soon as my eyes open

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adhdmom33
1y

That is a great idea!!

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lhia92
1y

This is another thing I do to be able to wake up early

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lexisbomb
1y

This is genius but, I listen to a podcast as I fall asleep at night so I need my phone near me to distract my mind 😂

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iamtheshopper
1y

I can’t see the comments, but have you tried an Alexa? I’ve used mine to play brown noise, NOT white. The app now has the different colors, but brown is WAY louder and that was helpful for me because when my boys way up, they stampede in the living room, which is JUST above where I sleep in the basement, on a loft bed. So their footfalls were LOUD. So I needed a LOUD sound to drown them out in addition to the cotton balls I wore. Now I wear wax, thanks to my therapist who suggested that one! I don’t need the noise, which I hated. I love blissful nothingness! And THAT is what I get with the wax. I’m so hard of hearing, I put the wax in and I hear not a sound! Not a word! They have to jump on me to get my attention now! 😂

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curlypainter
1y

Me 2! But I like the idea of the warm bathroom! That alone could be reason for me to get up!

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viiron
1y

Bose makes them specifically for sleep

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.Veronica.
1y

That’s a great tip, I’m going to try this out tonight

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