Pedro wrote a post about his conclusions on becoming an early riser after 30 days..
- Feel more energized every morning after waking up instantly;
- Usually wake up 1-2 minutes before the alarm clock triggers;
- Experience a greater motivation, especially to work on personal stuff (pet projects, for instance);
- Have a lot more time on your hands. Your weekends will feel like an entire week, with everything you can accomplish instead of being asleep for 4 more hours like I used to;
When I was a kid I woke up very early (sometimes even before 6) since I really enjoyed spending the mornings watching cartoons and playing with Lego. Even after elementary school I woke up very early to do the homework for that day. In high-school it was for studying for tests. But now in the University I broke my rhythm. Everyone works at night, and I got to do that as well (Still, after 1 I’m not productive anymore).
Now that I’m living in Sweden, I think I should get back to my old sleep hours. Most people here start their jobs at 7, so they have to be up very early (My classes start at 9 and we find it difficult to wake up one hour before that). The problem is that they have lunch at 11:30-12 and dinner at 6:30-71. That I just can’t do!
But I like working in the morning. I’m actually very productive since everyone is sleeping and they don’t bother me :)
1 The other day I went to eat something at half past 5 and I found my swedish neighbor having dinner. Crazy people!