The 7:00 AM project

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 9 Sep 2012, 20:54

Day 0 of a project I have started today. The idea is to wake up at 7 AM during the week, no matter what time I will go to bed. It's 21:50 now, so I will go to sleep soon (I like sleeping many hours ye0!). I need to get a nice rhythm, I think. So, who will join me in this? To help me with this rhythm, I will post a "succeeded today" post every day, at 7:05 AM. You should too. We can do this. It will be lovely, believe me.

People with steady sleeping rhythms make more out of their day, don't spend energy rushing in the morning and have more luck with women. At least, that's what I hope to achieve.

See you in nine hours!

Hosp · Post by **Hosp** » 9 Sep 2012, 21:26

I can smell that this project is also to achieve 10k posts. :P

Lee · Post by **Lee** » 9 Sep 2012, 21:36

Currently I'm getting up at around 7pm. Once I sort my hours out I will have to try this out.

Lousku · Post by **Lousku** » 9 Sep 2012, 21:47

Yeah, I'll start something like this soon. Pushing it a few weeks later, though. :)

Grace · Post by **Grace** » 10 Sep 2012, 03:28

Had my first lecture today at 9am and so awaking at 7am was required. Woke up at quarter past 12PM.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 10 Sep 2012, 06:13

Haha, very close!

I succeeded, had my shower already. Actually my alarm was five minutes early, and I slept with waking up at 3, 4, 5 and 6 because of dreams about me getting up at 7 and going through the whole day of monday, also tuesday and shite. I never knew getting up at 7 would be so exciting.

zebra · Post by **zebra** » 10 Sep 2012, 07:32

lol. I have been waking up at 7 AM for like 4 years now (because of work). I don't find that so exciting

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 10 Sep 2012, 22:51

Sorrey. I find it exciting.

Pab · Post by **Pab** » 10 Sep 2012, 22:58

yeah i wake up 6.30 am gotta take buss 7am :f to be at school at 8am :F

Grace · Post by **Grace** » 11 Sep 2012, 01:53

Today wake 6.00am to take train to take bus to get to 8.00am tutorial. Today actually waked 6.00am!

Kortsu · Post by **Kortsu** » 11 Sep 2012, 05:05

Ez wake up, some 6:10 as usual.

Igge · Post by **Igge** » 11 Sep 2012, 06:14

I'm supposed to wake up at 6:45, but usually set alarm to 6:15 and snooze for 45 minutes and go up at 7.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 11 Sep 2012, 06:22

And that's what I try to avoid, snoozing. The whole idea is that snoozing only fatigues me, so the deal is not to use it. I will slip away easily, by snoozing 1 time the first day, then 2 times the second, etc. etc.

Today I succeeded again, but I slept less, "only" seven hours. So it felt a bit harder to get up right away, but when I did, it felt great. You get so much energy from just the performativity of that move; waking up and standing next to your bed in 5 seconds flat. And my apologies to those who always get up at 7 or 6 even - the last time I had a steady sleeping rhythm was probably 8 years ago.

sleap · Post by **sleap** » 11 Sep 2012, 17:42

at 7am i start to work so upgetting is set for 5:45
but i am a hardcore snoozer. i snooz every minute i can and can i no longer snooze i hate the world

anyhow good luck with your mission teajay. will you try to be a 7am on weekends too?

ville_j · Post by **ville_j** » 12 Sep 2012, 06:36

I just snoozed for an hour, I'm not very good at this game.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 12 Sep 2012, 06:41

I was up at 7.00 again! But then I needed to shave and stuff, so it took a while for me to post here. But I did it again, without snoozing. Was a close call though. It takes a while to get truly accustomed to this daily rhythm. Now for breakfast!

Grace · Post by **Grace** » 12 Sep 2012, 10:48

Had to wake up at 8.00am today for 10.00am laboratory. Success!

Impsy however to get a steady sleeping patterns with this kind of jumpy around.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 12 Sep 2012, 18:20

Elaborate on your schedule, I'm interested.

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 12 Sep 2012, 21:16

I have two days with lectures starting at 9 AM atm, and nothing the other days. So I get up at 8 AM those days and tell myself to not sleep too much longer other days to keep some sort of rhytm, but it still might be around 10 other days.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 13 Sep 2012, 06:29

And that's what I have too and want to avoid. I succeeded again today, and it feels so good. I am much more ready for the day this week than I was before.

Grace · Post by **Grace** » 13 Sep 2012, 06:40

Today was 9AM lecture so 7am wakeup. succeeded to wake up but am not very well so didn't attend.

my schedule:

Monday:
8AM wakeup
10AM Biology lecture (1hr)
12PM Chemistry lecture (1hr)
2PM Molecular biology laboratory (3hrs)
7PM Rehearsal for university Big Band. (2hrs)
Get home ~11.30PM

Tuesday:
6AM wakeup
8AM Biostatistics Tutorial (2hrs)
10AM Chemistry Lecture (1hr)
11AM Molecular Biology lecture (1hr)
2PM Chemistry laboratory (3hr)
home around 6.30PM

Wednesday:
6AM wakeup (usually i wakeup at 8am and skip 2 lectures)
8AM Molecular Biology lecture (1hr)
9AM Biology lecture (1hr)
10AM Biology Laboratory (3hr)
3PM Molecular Biology lecture (1hr)
Home around 5.30PM
Soccer some time between 6.20PM and 9.40PM for 40 mins

Thursday:
7AM wakeup
9AM Chemistry Lecture (1hr)
1PM Epidemiology/Biostatistics double lecture (1hr/1hr)
home around 4.30Pm
Tutor high school student for 1/2hrs at 5PM

Friday:
9AM wakeup
11AM Epidemiology Tutorial (2hrs)
Home at 2.30PM
Work at 4.30PM - 10.30pm

Saturday:
Work 4.30PM - 10.30PM

Sunday: none

Igge · Post by **Igge** » 13 Sep 2012, 07:43

wake up
work
(gym)
home
counter-strike or cerial
sleep

Chris · Post by **Chris** » 13 Sep 2012, 08:21

I hate having regular schedule. The funniest things happen during evenings. Having every day perspective of 22:00-23:00 bed and 6am wake up time sucks. It destroys whole day.

Igge · Post by **Igge** » 13 Sep 2012, 10:14

Chris wrote:I hate having regular schedule. The funniest things happen during evenings. Having every day perspective of 22:00-23:00 bed and 6am wake up time sucks. It destroys whole day.

I agree. I don't have any problem with going to bed at 4am one night, sleep 3 hours, arrive at work drunk, get hungover, go home, sleep 10 hours, go to work just like normal day after)

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 14 Sep 2012, 06:24

I never said I would go to bed at regular times. Just wake up at 7. If I had the same plan and were Haruhi, I would've opted for waking up at 6 every day. If you go to bed at 4 and wake up at 7, you can go to bed at 9 the next day and do the same. I notice how I have much less trouble waking up and getting out of bed. It's only been five days, so we'll have to see how it goes after a breakneck weekend, but the prospects seem very good.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 15 Sep 2012, 10:37

Now's weekend! Monday it will be 7 again. Now weekend, YEAH.

edit 17/09: woke up with church bells at 6.59, shut off the alarm and got up immediately. Did my regular 20 push-ups again, and I feel great.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 18 Sep 2012, 11:32

I failed to post in this topic this morning, but I succeeded in getting up at once at 7 AM, with 20 push-ups aswell. Was tired though, slept 6 hours twice now, drinking beer, not so good.

Zweq · Post by **Zweq** » 18 Sep 2012, 11:43

you're supposed to wake up at the same time in the weekend also

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 19 Sep 2012, 07:35

Am I? Anyway, I succeeded again this morning

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 24 Sep 2012, 05:13

6 AM for a change.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 25 Sep 2012, 07:23

teajay wrote:6 AM for a change.

I compensated today, with 8 AM. Not according to my own set of rules, but it felt so good sleeping one hour more after having slept 4 hours yesterday. Tomorrow 7 AM again.

Bismuth · Post by **Bismuth** » 25 Sep 2012, 16:27

at this rate you only have 272 7am mornings to go for your 10 000 teajay, keep going

Grace · Post by **Grace** » 25 Sep 2012, 17:03

Bismuth wrote:at this rate you only have 272 7am mornings to go for your 10 000 teajay, keep going

Actually only 136 cause he also post erry morning in teh pushups thread

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 25 Sep 2012, 21:06

Very much true, guys. Thanks for the support. Tomorrow I'll be here again, ofcourse.

Bismuth · Post by **Bismuth** » 1 Oct 2012, 06:30

6AM project starts in 4 hours. University ftw.

Grace · Post by **Grace** » 1 Oct 2012, 08:48

today 8am wakeup.

wokeup 11am. Not quite.

Ecchi · Post by **Ecchi** » 1 Oct 2012, 19:57

Woke up around 07:00 pm today, I win?!

pawq · Post by **pawq** » 1 Oct 2012, 20:47

me too, for the first time in some 5 months :S paaaaaaaaaaaaaain

Mats · Post by **Mats** » 1 Oct 2012, 21:12

Sleeping is overrated, I usually sleep 2-5 hours everyday (Feel like shit thou

)
I've been late to work the last year and love the snooze-button a little to much. Normally wake up around 6.30 to 7.00 AM, but start my work 7.00 AM. It's a little hard to drive fast enough to make it up for lost time

. In weekends I go to bed around 6.30 to 7.00 AM. This lifestyle is an evil cycle

Lousku · Post by **Lousku** » 2 Oct 2012, 00:29

Just woke up at 2. Feelsgoodman.

Zweq · Post by **Zweq** » 2 Oct 2012, 11:56

waked up 3am to worst calf cramp ever, felt max good

Igge · Post by **Igge** » 2 Oct 2012, 11:59

Zweq wrote:waked up 3am to worst calf cramp ever, felt max good

I hate it when that happens.

Mats · Post by **Mats** » 2 Oct 2012, 15:09

Zweq wrote:waked up 3am to worst calf cramp ever, felt max good

My joints are to elastic for that to happen. Double joint ftw.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 5 Oct 2012, 17:08

Today I woke up at 9. The days I did get up at 7 are many though, and it feels pretty good to keep this thing going!

pawq · Post by **pawq** » 5 Oct 2012, 17:30

I woke up at 7(.30) 2 days in a row now, pain in the ass ._. I'm gonna be getting up this early like 3 days a week :(

niN · Post by **niN** » 5 Oct 2012, 18:36

I get up everyday except saturday and sunday at 4am to go to a job in a warehouse and I get home at between 6 - 8 pm depending on whether or not I had to work overtime, where I get a few hours of enjoyable life before I must sleep to have the strength to do the next day. I've realised that this is no way to live a life, but I only have to pull through until january to be able to pay off all my loans and then I will live an enjoyable life again. But right now it feels very bad.

pawq · Post by **pawq** » 5 Oct 2012, 23:15

damn, you're a tough guy :o

abruzzi · Post by **abruzzi** » 6 Oct 2012, 01:39

nice nin!

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 8 Oct 2012, 07:56

Since the 10th of September I got up at 7 AM or even earlier for 19 times. This morning I went to the swimming pool and took a shower there and had a very brief swim of 250m. Ready for the day!

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 17 Oct 2012, 17:28

As I've found out that some people really are reading this topic, I happily wish to elaborate on the new status. Last week was kind of a downer, due to much work at night and too much work in any case, so I missed 2 times at 7 (but got up at 8 and 9 then), this week I'm going strong again with 3 times already.

24 times!