How early do you wake up?

[Evil_Jester]

It seems that if I want to get my most important work done, it must be in the morning before anybody else is awake.
Next week I'm getting a new place 1 bed/1bath no roommates, for once. I'm going to wake up at 4am and work on my business plans before I work my normal job at 8:00am to 5pm. After reading Miracle Morning I realize that successful people tend to be early risers and early to bed.
After I work my day job my energy levels are a little low to put full effort into anything else. I'm excited for the first time to get up earlier than everybody else!

 

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[jon.a]

0630 to 0645 no alarm for years.
I don't really have a job.

 

[Lex DeVille]

2:00 AM to 2:30 AM - no alarm either.

@tafy can validate.

 

[BeLarge]

6:00АМ to 6:30AM

I don't think that waking up early will make you super productive person or something like this.
Actually I wish to myself that I will be able to wake up for example at 10:00AM.
It's more about "How" you work and not about "How long" you work.

 

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[Evil_Jester]

6:00АМ to 6:30AM

I don't think that waking up early will make you super productive person or something like this.
Actually I wish to myself that I will be able to wake up for example at 10:00AM.
It's more about "How" you work and not about "How long" you work.

That's true.
I'm already disciplined. Discipline is my greatest value. However, after staring at a computer all day for my day job, my eyes get strained. In the morning I'm refreshed.

 

[BeLarge]

That's true.
I'm already disciplined. Discipline is my greatest value. However, after staring at a computer all day for my day job, my eyes get strained. In the morning I'm refreshed.

The best advice that I can give you is try to get out of home.
Make a plan- for example: Every Monday and Wednesday go out and chill all the day. That's the best thing eva

 

[nomeus]

2:00 AM to 2:30 AM

Dude, You are living in the wrong time zone..

 

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[Lex DeVille]

Dude, You are not living in the right time zone..

Ya it gets confusing because time doesn't exist in the world I live in.

 

[Kingmaker]

2:00 AM to 2:30 AM - no alarm either.

@tafy can validate.

What time do you go to sleep?

 

[Lex DeVille]

What time do you go to sleep?

8 - 8:30

There's really no reason for me to stay up later than that.

My mind is exhausted, everything is closed, and I've already stopped eating for a few hours.

My schedule was pretty similar when I used to work for employers.

It had to be because I was always too tired to finish my school work after work work.

 

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[Buickestate]

This can be a personal thing , each their own kind of subject. Not everyone are at their peek first thing in the morning. That said there are times when one need to be functioning during normal business hours in their respective time zones. On days when you don't have to conduct business in a traditional sense, then do so when your are at your peek mentally and physically. The saying of the "the early bird gets the worm" is somewhat dated with ecomerce and international trade.

There are times when getting up early well ahead of others can be a benefit. like in when I worked in the hospitality industry, getting up early to be among the first to get to the wholesalers to buy the freshest produce and meats, or like I often will try to be early at automotive flee markets to find the rare missing parts for a project. On the other hand going to such places later in the day can also lead to great deals.

I tend to get up between 6:45 and 7:00am

In the end what is the difference between an early riser getting his work done before his 6 am breakfast vs a night owl getting his done before going to bed at 6 am if they both were at their peeks when they did their work?

 

[mowealth]

4:30 AM - 5:00 AM
I like the satisfaction of getting things done way before anyone is up. (Then they have to play catch-up)

 

[theag]

9-10am, but will move that to 5-6am again soon.

 

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[lucasmello]

12-1pm

While I admire most of you for waking up early (2 am, that's just crazy man haha). But I do my best work at night. So I use the day to get rid of administrative tasks, then move onto more creative stuff at night.

 

[Vigilante]

I have never used an alarm system. When I have to be up at a specific time for travel or what ever, I wake up on time, every time. If it is super critical, I may set an iPhone alarm, but I never need it. I only set it because I am cognizant of the fact that the one time I don't, I will.

I think sleep is overrated. If I had to sleep 0, I would.

I am up a lot at night communicating with Asia. I generally get 6 hours of sleep a night.

I might go to sleep at 10, get up at 2AM. Work and surf the web for a few hours, catch the news, drift off at 4AM for a few hours, and up by 6AM/6:30AM.

No set schedule.

 

[germandude]

I am up at 3 p.m and go to sleep at 8 a.m. Cause F*ck it.

 

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[Iwokeup]

have never used an alarm system. When I have to be up at a specific time for travel or what ever, I wake up on time, every time. If it is super critical, I may set an iPhone alarm, but I never need it. I only set it because I am cognizant of the fact that the one time I don't, I will.

Yeah. I've had the SAME skill for years.

"I REALLY need to be up at 0545 tomorrow morning."

Boom! Wide awake at 0544.

 

[Vigilante]

Yeah. I've had the SAME skill for years.

"I REALLY need to be up at 0545 tomorrow morning."

Boom! Wide awake at 0544.

It's kind of freaky. The brain has so much untapped potential.

 

[Iwokeup]

It's kind of freaky. The brain has so much untapped potential.

Indeed.

I read this book several years ago and it was a mind-blower. Helped me survive medical school.

 

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[brewster]

I'm asleep by 9-9:30, and awake by 5-5:30.

 

[Kingmaker]

8 - 8:30

There's really no reason for me to stay up later than that.

My mind is exhausted, everything is closed, and I've already stopped eating for a few hours.

My schedule was pretty similar when I used to work for employers.

It had to be because I was always too tired to finish my school work after work work.

Good points. I'm going to try this for next 7 days, sleep from 8:30pm to 3:30am. Will report back if I fall asleep standing up somewhere.

 

[Dwight Schrute]

No set schedule. Sometimes get up at 4am, sometimes go to sleep at 4am.

Yesterday, on international hangover day, I got up at 3:45.
Today, international hectic day, I got up at 9:45.

 

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[eekern]

05-06 am, goes to bed 23:00

 

[JDawg]

I'm up at 7:00AM on a typical day.

But it's crazy to hear how early some of you get up!


Maybe good ol' Big Ben was on to something...

 

[Agungsw]

06.00 with alarm on

 

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[Vigilante]

A supplier that I want to do business with messaged me at 3 AM this morning my time. I responded to him by 4 AM my time. We will have a deal completed within the next 24 to 48 hours.

 

[Charnell]

I was waking up at 6 am for a long time, then found a woman that liked to stay over every night. We just split a few days ago so it's back to 6 am. I'm ok with this.

 

[Weaponize]

wake up at 4am and work on my business plans before I work my normal job at 8:00am to 5pm.

This is exactly my schedule.

 

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[Ankerstein17]

I set my alarm for usually 4:45. I am a heavy sleeper so I usually am out of bed by 5:00-5:30.
I enjoy getting up earlier in the morning as it allows me to read the news and find out whats going on in the world. Then after about an hour of reading and 'waking up' I can start working on some more serious things.

 

[Andy Black]

My routine:


Mon-Thu

• The whole house gets up at 6:00 to 6:30.
  
  
• Kids are dropped at their minder at 08:00.
  
  
• I run/gym from 08:00 to 09:00.
  
  
• Have breakfast, then working from 09:30 to 16:30 when I go get the kids from their minder.
  
  
• Then it's a whirlwind of homework with the kids, dinner with the Mrs and step-son, till putting the kids to bed at about 19:00.
  
  
• 20:30 preparing kids pack lunches for the next day.
  
  
• Back to work from 21:00 to Midnight, and this is when I'd mostly do calls with clients or others.

Fri

• Up at 07:00.
  
  
• I take the kids to school this day, and love it.
  
  
• Spend the morning with the Mrs... we're thinking of going round all the local hotels and restaurants and checking out their breakfasts (one per week of course). Or we go to the shops and get stuff for the house. We used to clean the house this morning, but we've got a weekly cleaner now, which makes all the difference.
  
  
• 12:00 till 14:30 = me time. I used to try and work, but then thought wtf. Bang on 14:35 the kids crash through the door wanting to get on the computer, xBox, and iPad (they're not allowed them Mon-Thu). Picture bags and coats flying everywhere in their haste to play Minecraft.
  
  
• Back to work from 21:00 to Midnight (unless I spend time with the Mrs watching a movie or going for a meal or having a couple of drinks).

Sat/Sun

• Lie in as long as we can. Usually means getting up between 07:00 - 08:00.
  
  
• Then it's Kiddie time! Soccer, rugby, scooters out the front, trying hard to keep them off Minecraft and watching Minecraft on YouTube (I'm normally losing this battle).
  
  
• Back to work from 21:00 to Midnight (unless I spend time with the Mrs watching a movie or going for a meal or couple of drinks).

Sunday evening is ironing kids uniforms (whilst listening to podcasts) and then planning time for the coming week.



Something I did really wrong last week was: NOT working on my most important client first thing.

That most important client is my own business. I wanted to make videos in the morning, but clients managed to insert early morning calls into my day. I've learned my lesson. No contact with clients in the morning.


Exercising first thing before breakfast has definitely been a good thing so far.


Being my own boss and working from home ROCKS!