If you are the sort of person who likes to sleep until the last possible moment - getting out of bed with just enough time for you to get dressed and leave for work - chances are pretty good that you are able to get up to your alarm without much problem, as you will know the moment that you hear your alarm that you absolutely have to get up! If, on the other hand, you like to start out your day by being productive even before it is time for you to "have to" get up for work, it can sometimes be difficult to bring yourself to get up when you hear that alarm go off. Downloading an app on your phone such as the Sleep Cycle app is one of the best ways to prod you to get up before you "have to"; this app (and others like it) function by waking you up when you are at your lightest state of sleep - which is beneficial, because you will feel less tired when you are woken up at this point in your sleep. Another big problem for people trying to get up before they "have to" is that they tend to stay in bed and talk themselves out of getting up; practice getting out of bed right away (perhaps going to the bathroom to rinse your face and brush your teeth) and worry about "waking up" after that! And finally, if you want to get out of bed before you have to, it all comes down to discipline - to a "choice" - and the best time to settle on making this choice is before you go to bed, deciding that you are going to get up the next morning (focusing on one morning at a time!) and not worry about whether you want more sleep. Even in spite of all these steps, some people are still unable to get up when they want to (and if this is the case for you, it might be best to simply try staying up a bit later and being productive then), but for most people, these steps are enough to help them get up before they have to!
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