A Stanford sleep medicine doctor insists that anyone can learn how to wake up earlier—and feel good about it. As an undergraduate student majoring in biology at the University of Puerto Rico, Rafael Pelayo worked three jobs to pay his way through school. To accommodate his employers, he took 7 a.
Biology does play a role in our sleep patterns, Pelayo points out. This is especially true for teenagers, who tend to go to bed later and sleep much deeper as they transition into adulthood, and for older people, who are generally light sleepers.
So, for those of us who would like to wake up earlier to get a jump start on the day and who don’t have a sleep disorder that requires treatment, Pelayo offers some tangible tips:First, pick your ideal wake-up time. Many people assume that the time they wake up depends on the time they fall asleep, which seems logical, he says. But in reality, “the brain is trying to predict dawn and dusk at all times.”, which regulate our circadian rhythms—exists across the animal kingdom, even in flies.
After you’ve done the math, don’t let yourself get under the covers until the appropriate bedtime, even if you just want to lie down already. “When I was an undergraduate student, I was a morning person because I was motivated,” Pelayo says. “You have to find that incentive.”
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