Rise and Shine

October 12th, 2009
Leave your comment Posted by umar
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I am sure you have heard and read phrases like “successful people start their day early”, “wake up early to make your day longer”, and the timeless “early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise”.

I do believe in waking up early and personally know people who wake up before sun rise and are quite successful in their life. (not necessarily because of waking up early but surely its one of the factors).

In my case i wake up just a few minutes before i have to leave for work after which the race against time begins. Ideally i would want to start my day at least a couple of hours before leaving for work, get some workout and a healthy breakfast, plan my day with peace of mind, and commute to work without worrying about speeding fines.

But it’s easy said than done.

I am not very fond of sleeping but once i go to sleep it’s hard for me to wake up, specially in the mornings. So i don’t know if i will ever be able to follow the trait of successful people. Occasionally when i do start early i do feel really good about myself and notice myself performing better through the day so i know its not just a theory. The formula actually works.

The problem is how to get myself to wake up early morning. It’s not that I haven’t tried. I have tried to set up multiple alarms, tried to sleep early at night (not always possible but I have tried it), avoided caffeine, prayed, and what not. But nothing works consistently. So currently I have given up my efforts of starting my day early, but from time to time the desire pinches me.

So enough about me. Tell me about yourself. Do you believe in waking up early? What time do you start your day? How do you use the extra time in the mornings? How do you make sure to wake up on time every day? Any tips and tricks?

The comments section is all yours.

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  • usiddiqi
    Great comments everyone, but I am still waiting to hear thoughts on whether getting up early is worth it or not
  • Adnan
    There is one Dua of Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and its nearly like this ... "O Allah! give 'barkat' in the morning of my Umaah".

    So if you got up early in the morning and start your day with morning Prayer then you will definitely get all the barkat of this Dua. There are lots of other benefits of getting up early as well but this one is most important for me, as there is no doubt for you to be "rise and shine" if this beautiful Dua of your Prophet (SAW) is with you.
  • I'm in the same boat that you are, Umar. I don't enjoy sleeping, either, but once I'm asleep, good luck waking me up. I've given up on trying to get up early. Unless I have an appointment or something, I'll get up when I get up, and I'll go to bed when I go to bed.
  • For me it's not so much that I don't like sleeping. I just always have a hard time going to sleep at night and a hard time waking up in the morning.

    Since I've gotten on a more regular schedule for when I wake up, it has gotten much easier to get up in the morning.
  • Yeah, I guess I don't dislike sleeping, but I have a hard time falling asleep. Do you still get up at the scheduled time if you don't fall asleep early enough the night before?
  • Yup! It really helps me get on a schedule. Once your body adjusts, you'll start waking up before your alarm even when you get to sleep hours later than normal. Or at least.. I do :)
  • I love sleeping in, but lately I have found that when I get up early I tend to have energy for more of my day. I think there is something psychological about getting used to being awake when it is sunny out that makes you feel like you should be up and have energy.
    If you get used to sleeping in, you will be used to sleeping when it is sunny out. I wonder if there is any research on this?
  • Yeah, it's called your circadian rhythm. Look up 'circadian rhythm sleep disorders' on Wikipedia for more info.
  • I love getting up early and don't really know the meaning of "sleeping in".
  • It is simple and easy. Try to follow this while going to bed.
    1. After a 10 minutes gap from your dinner have 2 cup of water.
    2. While going to bed keep on instruct you brain that i have to wake up by this time. Mostly this would help you a lot.

    I followed these 2 steps to start my day at 4.30 in the morning. But now i didn't require anything to wake up me at 4.30
  • beyond
    i love to get up late.in my pre married days,i used to get up in afternoon.now it isnt possible as the kids get up and it is my duty to get the kid ready for school etc.you will too when your daughter will be ready for school;)

    i think when you have a duty to perform,anything,whether it is to go to school,pray whatever,you will get up no matter what.but than again,i aint a very deep sleeper so its not that difficult for me.
  • Zubair
    Nice post. I'll wait for other people's comments too! :)
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