Just to add to the good article about getting up early.

The best time to sleep as per nature’s design is 10pm As after that till 4:00am period is considered a period of inertia in nature.

Same way best time to start day is 4:15am, called Brahma Muhurta in India or “Godly hours”.

But as you suggested we should not directly aim for these timings suddenly as wont be able to sustain for long, So it should be as close to these times as possible.

One who does will realize the benefits if as suggested “reason for getting up ” is clear.

Thanks,
Manoj

How are you, It was really a good article. But one thing i like the most you mentioned in ur article is:

“We are all ultimately creatures of habit. Our bodies can be taught and trained to be early risers. If we establish a consistent pattern for waking up early and acknowledging to our body that this is an ongoing requirement, it will change its rhythm to accommodate this. ”

Habitual patterns really works. ive also heard someones quoting “Great Skills Comes from ease” meaning if you adopt an habbit by practising towards perfection it will become a piece of cake.

I remeber when i use to type by looking keys on the keyboard but after building this habbit of without looking to it. I just thinks and my hands type it for me without thinking where and how my fingers will press keys..

But theres a quesition i really wanted to ask from you..
My job has shifts, sometimes it starts in day and sometimes its in night so i cant make a fix pattern of habbit…

Is there any way to imune myself to this unpredictible pattern, while maintaining my progress, productivity and my focus.

Thanks

waiting for your answer…

CC

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Thanks for all your tips. They are pretty insightful and tally with waht I have learnt also. I have some few questions, may be which you could answer based on your experience.

I have been waking up early with fair amount of sucess over the last few months. One time I tried 4.5 hr sleep + 3 hr meditation combination for 3 weeks. I found that my body was tired most of the time and that was not an effective way. So now I am back to 6.5 hrs of sleep + 1-1.5 hr meditation. However my goal is to extend my meditation time to atleast 2-3 hrs, but I don’t want to reduce my sleep to compensate for that time. I want to know how much sleep we really need. I am 27 years old now. I know that the younger we are the more sleep we need. babies sleep for 10-16 hrs, teenagers sleep 8-10 hrs, young adults abt 8 hrs, and some really old people who don’t rejunevuate seem to get away with just 5 hrs of sleep. I seem to need 6.5-7hrs (10/10.30-4.30/5)of sleep. Just want to know how much do you need, and is there a way of sleeping more efficiently as to cut down this time and still remain fresh and energitic.

thanks a lot!
Kannan

At least I find it pretty good for my life. I stay in India, Mumbai. Most of the time we spend in travel. we have to start early say around 8.00 AM and reaches home around 9.00 PM.( I am saying my schedule there are people who reaches around 11.00 PM) They are so tired and then pamper themselves by watching TV and slowing preparing dinner and having dinner which is usually very late, so usually no productive work in night. Same way in the morning they get up late because they sleep late. So again, no productive work for the day.

So I worked out this way after reading your article. Getting up early say about 5.00 Am and sleeping around 11.00 AM. This works excellent for me. I prepare lunch, have breakfast. And at night I just have prepare salad. Before sleeping I prepare time table to be done for following day. I set different alarm at different spot so as to stop them all, I have to get up. As soon I get up I start with the timetable. Have to admit morning time is plenty of good time. Listing to music and prepare lunch is day I start with.
I read many article, I found all article very useful. You have excellent ideas especially point no. 6. No more another 10 mins, Which I always use to do it earlier. Now after reading your article this has improved. I never sleep after the alarm goes.
Now I have time to read, be myself, reach office on time and spend time with my family.
But cannot say much because I am experimenting this only for a week. If I am successful I will definitely let u know in a month’s time.
GOD BLESS YOU FOR SUCH AN AMAZING ARTICLE. BEST OF LUCK FOR YOUR LIFE.
Looking forward for more article.

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