Originally Posted by
macteacher
I am not a morning person at all. I am so slow to get moving in the am, and probably has a direct result with I am so slow on the morning commute. I am up by 6am, so I can be ready to leave by 7am...and to me these times are awful. I don't believe humans were designed to be up so early..especially the one writing this post. And it is beyond my comprehension how some of you commute for 50-60 minutes.
Anyhow I have found if I am in bed by 9:30-10pm, It really helps getting up earlier to bike in to work.
So...what time do you hit the sack?
We modern 'civilized' people sleep goofy hours that are based on a clock instead of a more natural pattern. Go touring for a few weeks and you'll find just how goofy those times are. Out on the road, I'd go to bed about the time the sun goes down. I'd sleep for a few hours, doze lightly around 0300, sleep deeply from 0400 or 0500 and wake up anywhere between 0600 and 0800. It's really refreshing to sleep that way.
At home, I have more of a schedule so I go to bed around 2030 and wake at 0500 to be out the door by 0600. I've been doing this for the better part of 30 years and you get used to it. I also nap at lunch for 10 to 20 minutes. A lot of getting up in the morning is just training. Do it enough and it just becomes routine.