<story><title>The Secret to Becoming an Annoyingly Productive Early Morning Person</title><url>https://nickwignall.com/the-secret-to-productive-mornings/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>felipemnoa</author><text>&amp;gt;&amp;gt;200mg caffeine&lt;p&gt;I used to be a big caffeine drinker. In my experience the problem with caffeine is that your body&amp;#x27;s tolerance to it seems to increase and so you need to keep increasing the dosage in order to get the same effect. It ended up being a net negative for me.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve noticed that the best way to wake up early is simply to go to sleep early. Takes a bit of work at the beginning if you&amp;#x27;ve developed some bad habits but eventually you can get used to it. Seems to be more mental than physical.&lt;p&gt;Also, caffeine should really be used only for emergencies in my opinion. Like if you&amp;#x27;ve had very little sleep but you still need to be productive. Other than that I would stay away from it. Your body really does not need daily doses of caffeine to function, just like it does not need nicotine nor alcohol nor any other drug (assuming no medical need). They are just net negatives.&lt;p&gt;Drink green tea if you really feel like having some mild stimulant every day.</text></item><item><author>kough</author><text>The way I&amp;#x27;ve switched from a &amp;#x27;wake-at-2-pm&amp;#x27; kind of person to a &amp;#x27;wake-at-6-am&amp;#x27; kind of person is setting an alarm, popping 200mg caffeine + 200mg modafinil, then going back to bed. In 10 minutes I&amp;#x27;ll be right back up and ready to go to the gym and go about my day. I&amp;#x27;ve started dialing back the modafinil since it seems unnecessary to get up anymore and I have some ethical concerns (see comment below.)&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ll also +1 the friction removal concept -- laying out my gym clothes the night before really helps me get out the door as soon as I&amp;#x27;m up in the morning. Otherwise, I&amp;#x27;ll tend to want to go back to bed.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>kough</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m surprised that you&amp;#x27;re commenting about the caffeine and not the modafinil!&lt;p&gt;Caffeine has lots of wonderful effects on the mind and the body. It was essential in helping me switch to an earlier routine: can&amp;#x27;t go to bed at 10pm if you&amp;#x27;re not tired because you woke up at noon; best way to be tired at 10pm is to get up at 6am; caffeine helped me get up at 6am.&lt;p&gt;Cycling your caffeine intake is a great way to still reap the benefits of caffeine without building up a tolerance.</text></comment>
<story><title>The Secret to Becoming an Annoyingly Productive Early Morning Person</title><url>https://nickwignall.com/the-secret-to-productive-mornings/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>felipemnoa</author><text>&amp;gt;&amp;gt;200mg caffeine&lt;p&gt;I used to be a big caffeine drinker. In my experience the problem with caffeine is that your body&amp;#x27;s tolerance to it seems to increase and so you need to keep increasing the dosage in order to get the same effect. It ended up being a net negative for me.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve noticed that the best way to wake up early is simply to go to sleep early. Takes a bit of work at the beginning if you&amp;#x27;ve developed some bad habits but eventually you can get used to it. Seems to be more mental than physical.&lt;p&gt;Also, caffeine should really be used only for emergencies in my opinion. Like if you&amp;#x27;ve had very little sleep but you still need to be productive. Other than that I would stay away from it. Your body really does not need daily doses of caffeine to function, just like it does not need nicotine nor alcohol nor any other drug (assuming no medical need). They are just net negatives.&lt;p&gt;Drink green tea if you really feel like having some mild stimulant every day.</text></item><item><author>kough</author><text>The way I&amp;#x27;ve switched from a &amp;#x27;wake-at-2-pm&amp;#x27; kind of person to a &amp;#x27;wake-at-6-am&amp;#x27; kind of person is setting an alarm, popping 200mg caffeine + 200mg modafinil, then going back to bed. In 10 minutes I&amp;#x27;ll be right back up and ready to go to the gym and go about my day. I&amp;#x27;ve started dialing back the modafinil since it seems unnecessary to get up anymore and I have some ethical concerns (see comment below.)&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ll also +1 the friction removal concept -- laying out my gym clothes the night before really helps me get out the door as soon as I&amp;#x27;m up in the morning. Otherwise, I&amp;#x27;ll tend to want to go back to bed.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>danenania</author><text>For people like me who often find &amp;quot;go to sleep early&amp;quot; impossible, try to get in an hour or so of solid exercise at least every couple of days--running, biking, lifting, or whatever--something that will fully exhaust you physically. And if possible, do it outside in the sun. This is the best way I&amp;#x27;ve found to regulate sleeping patterns, and it also counteracts caffeine if I&amp;#x27;ve had too much. I haven&amp;#x27;t found anything else that works as well.</text></comment>