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...and how do you cope with it?
You can metnally prepare yourself for getting up at a certain hour for a particular job, or a particular amount of pay-- you can have yourself completely mentally prepared--
but how do you tell your body the same thing?
*mentally
4:45
Ok, I've thought about this, and honestly it would take some major getting used to, I probably would have a really hard time going to bed at 8. I tried last night and lay there from 8 until about 9:30 before actually falling asleep.
It just seems like you can go with less sleep, if you're waking up later-- example:
Lets say you need to be AT work at 10, so you get up at 9. You could go to bed at 3am, and still feel pretty ok at 9. 6 hours of sleep.
However, if you get up at 4-- if doesn't matter if you go to bed at 7, 8, 9, or 10-- you're always going to feel like death at 4. Although, maybe this is just me, and isn't the same for everyone else.
I have to get up at 630 (which isnt that early) everyday during the week
My communte is 30 to 45 mins (not that bad)
Preparing, I usually make my lunch the night before so I dont have to think in the morning. I do all the normal stuff in the morning shower shave brush the teeth. I put water on for tea after all that and get dressed. Usually I have music playing when I get dressed (which helps me wake up).
On my drive I usually run through what I have to do in the morning (keeps me mentally inline for the day) Caffine takes care of my body and mind as well. Usually when I get to work I jump on here because I need a couple mins to get into work mode. Then I slay work all day keepin busy helps me stay awake.
Once you get up everyday for like a week early you become used to it. But what sucks is that on weekends you cant sleep in.
Tips- try to eat somthing in the morning (I go with fruit or a muffin), warm drinks help you wake up and not too much caffine or you will be jittery all day. Listen to music (usually something not too loud or angry), remember it is only 8 hours of work (in the most case) and you can go to bed early when you get home. Try to go to bed early even if you are laying there watching tv or reading...
I spent my summer waking up at either 2:45 am on Saturdays for my 4 am shift or else 3:45 for my 5 am shifts restocking at Costco. I kind of went through three stages. The first was the "Oh cool this is a new life experience for me, how cool" stage which lasted about a week. The second was the "Oh fuck what have I gotten myself into" stage that lasted about 3 weeks until at about a month in I reached the acceptance stage and just developed a routine. 9 o'clock bedtimes, early mornings and then gym or rugby in the afternoons. When you get used to waking up really early, heading to bed earlier in the evening just becomes natural. I'm not a sleep scientist or anything but I heard somewhere that every hour of sleep you get before 12 am is worth more or something... I wouldnt know but id get 6-8 hours of sleep each night and i'd be more or less fine.
Tips: If you're going to drink caffeine (coffee) have one, preferably before work to perk you up but dilute it with equally as much water. If you have more or dont dilute you'll crash a little later.
Also: Drink TONS of water, it helps your metabolism, keeps you alert, and failing all that having to piss a lot will keep you on your toes.
You can also try chewing gum, sucking on a halls, or whatever else at intervals to just give you something to do.
If you can listen to music at work do it, keeps you awake.
Those all worked for me.
