[–] cooledcannon 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Hit yourself with bright blue light as soon as you wake up. Conversely, deprive yourself of any trace of it any time before bed. Blue light affects your circadian rhythm most.
[–] CptCmdrAwesome 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
This little piece of software is also worth a look:
Alters the colour balance of your screen automatically for day / night. (for Windows, Mac, Linux and iOS)
[–] Dashippy 1 point 6 points 7 points (+7|-1) ago
I just got used to being depressed ages ago. If I don't feel right waking up I just live with it. I do have one recommendation though. It's something that works surprisingly well. Always make your bed. Just doing that one little thing sets off something in your head that says "Well I've done that. I can do everything else today too."
35 minutes of cardio exercise (keeping between 65% and 90% of my max heart rate).
Waking up early was always problematic for me. Also, I suffered from very negative moods and depression. I've done some form of working out through most my life, but never early in the morning and rarely sustained cardio (usually strength training of some form). Further, exercise was always the first thing I cut out of my schedule when it got crowded.
But then I read this book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316113514, and the science within convinced me that I didn't have the time nor luxury to skip exercising. I didn't start off doing it super early; I just made sure I had time to do it before I had to get on with my day. Over time, getting up just got easier and easier, and I found myself waking up earlier and earlier. I can easily say that, between now and before exercising regularly, I see a night-and-day difference in my mood, mental focus and resilience. Often, the thing that pulls me out of bed is a yearning to exercise.
[–] omegletrollz ago
Stretching is a great morning exercise because it's light stuff. I am pretty dumbfounded (but not surprised) by how many people here are suggesting half or an hour of heavy exercise to wake up. Man, you're already feeling groggy (tired) and you just go exert yourself more to start the day? 3/10 would not recommend unless it really works to you
Stupid people seem to think that just because they got their adrenalin pumping then they're not tired anymore and that's just not how it works. The medicine for being tired is rest, not even more exercise. Of course, you may feel less tired but it's a chemical high/trick - just as if you'd take a lot of coffee or energy drinks - it's not really healthy to fool yourself.
I mean exercise is great and all, and some people do prefer it in the morning but you have to be careful not to transform this into a vicious cycle where you wake up tired, exercise even more to "get some energy" and then by the end of the day you're even more tired because you haven't allowed yourself to rest for the entire day.
[–] duannguyen 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I pick the wardrobe the previous night. After waking up, I take a mildly cold shower (this really wakes me up). Then either a cup of oat bran or large banana and I off to work.
[–] The_Exodite 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Cold showers are better than caffeine in the morning! Also a little exercise works remarkably well.