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5AM Crew

 

[Rickyiez]

Night time is still the superior gaming experience. That said I'm trying to adjust my bio clock to wake earlier

 

[Mondai]

Barely sleep crew for me , I usually wake up at 3pm lately. Today is a rare early day for me.

 

[Prison Mike]

Been up since like 2am today

How are you all

Got up at 4am though I start work at 6 I'm good
You good

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

 

[It's all in the wrist]

The best time to wake up is when you get time to yourself. I like to give myself 2 hours of time, and I feel my thoughts "stick" more after sleeping.

It does feel good to get started alongside the day, though.

 

[NinjaBoiX]

I'm an early riser too. I love it. So quiet and my favorite part of the day is just enjoying a cup of coffee while I read GAF, Apple News, check Reddit, or play games.

The big game changer for me was starting to lay down at an earlier time so I can wake up without an alarm clock.

Yup, the key is a natural wake up.

I set my sleep schedule to birdsong for when I need to be up, and an actual “WAKE THE FUCK UP!” alarm a minute or so after just in case.

But yeah, nothing quite like waking up naturally just a few minutes before your alarm.

 

[M1chl]

Fuck that, maybe I will be there in 6am, but then go to sleep and wake up, as god intended, at 12:00pm.

 

[SentientStone]

Mornings are so quiet and you get it to yourself. It's like staying up all night without the social stigma.

I try to pretend like I’m Batman, then I realize I’m neither rich nor black.

 

[mitch1971]

get ready for work from 7 am to 6 pm.

Either you are very slow or a very fussy dresser.

 

[Dee Dah Dave]

First light is the best time of the day. With nobody around sometimes it feels like you have the world to yourself.

I love going fishing on those mornings where dawn breaks and the fog starts to lift off the water. The best things in life really are free!

 

[StreetsofBeige]

My entire family growing up (school and work) have always been a wake up at the last minute kind of family. I can hit that snooze button for an hour no problem.

Almost never any time for breakfast or anything.

That's why growing up I never ate breakfast. I lasted until lunch. My body got used to it as working at career, sometimes there's free muffins or croissants at a 9 am meeting. I'll grab like the rest of them since it's there. Feel crap after eating just one muffin. The only thing I might eat on a normal day is a cup of cafeteria coffee until lunch.

For those of you who can wake up super early for work, working out, or making a good breakfast, more power to you. You got some good willpower.

 

[LostDonkey]

Either you are very slow or a very fussy dresser.

I think you misread my post.

 

[EverydayBeast]

I’m rolling with the wake up early crew.

 

[Scotty W]

Are you posting from the Super Market?

 

[Mossybrew]

As I become an Old I just can't sleep in anymore. Even when I stay up late on weekends, about 9 AM is my limit, and I toss and turn from like 7 on trying to sleep more.

 

[MastAndo]

I'm jealous. My sleeping habits are probably my biggest problem in life right now. I've been going to bed when you early birds are getting up. With remote work leaving me to my own devices, it's gotten even worse.

I've tried normalizing things, but my body fights me tooth and nail. When I go to bed at a normal-ish hour, I'll have these really vivid, troubling dreams and I'll wake up in the middle of the night unable to get back to bed. It's not insomnia, as I can fall asleep naturally at 6 or 7 AM to wake up at 2, and sleep like a baby.

 

[Shubh_C63]

My internal body clock just corrected itself without too much effort.
Now I am up at 6-7am and its amazing.

I'm jealous. My sleeping habits are probably my biggest problem in life right now. I've been going to bed when you early birds are getting up. With remote work leaving me to my own devices, it's gotten even worse.

I've tried normalizing things, but my body fights me tooth and nail. When I go to bed at a normal-ish hour, I'll have these really vivid, troubling dreams and I'll wake up in the middle of the night unable to get back to bed. It's not insomnia, as I can fall asleep naturally at 6 or 7 AM to wake up at 2, and sleep like a baby.

I mean most people at some point have witnessed bad sleeping habits, and you can always come back.
For me, doing exercise helped A LOT. Also read something boring while you sleep, no smoking/alcohol before bed that kind of stuff is easier said than done - especially the drinking part.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

4AM Crew. Game for 3-4 hours, knock out for 2 and a half, get up, and jump into my prefab work outfit and jump straight into the car from my bedroom.
Good to go, get the fucking job done~!

 

[jadedm17]

Thats great for you, but seriously what do you do all day?
As a single 34 year old who worked maybe 6 hour weeks during the pandemic I found if I woke up that early on my day off I ran out of stuff to do by noon.
Admittedly while I do have a dog and two cats, I know having zero kids means I have far more time than a lot of my peers.

 

[GeekyDad]

Been up since like 2am today

How are you all

 

[Northeastmonk]

I love it when the kids and I get up early. We get to eat, watch TV, and then play some games. I hate to admit that when my wife wakes up it’s that awful feeling when your parents stopped you from having fun. I sometimes day dream about what we would have been doing had my wife not been so bossy. My daughter tells my wife off and says she never lets us have fun.

 

[Batiman]

I’m up at 4:30am. Get home around 3pm. I usually go to bed around 10:30pm. I usual stay up a bit later in the summer and go to bed a bit earlier in the winter.

 

[DragoonKain]

I hate waking up early. It’s the worst. It’s the only thing in the world that no matter how much I prep myself or psyche myself up for it, I still struggle mightily to do when the time arrives. Once that morning alarm goes off it takes every ounce of willpower in the world to get me out of bed. And if it’s on little sleep, I’m a zombie the whole day and don’t feel like myself until I get some sleep.

 

[Sidney Prescott]

Early morning walks are the best when it's so quiet and the air is fresh.

 

[Shifty]

Lies, I got up early to wait on deliveries today and the guy didn't even turn up until 6PM.

 

[MikeM]

Daughter woke me up at 4am. Put her back to bed, then stayed up, had a coffee, played D2R for 2 hours, went to the gym and was back home by 8:30am.

Love waking up early.

 

[Oberstein]

Waking up early to enjoy the morning, yes.
Waking up early to go to work, no, that's crap.
But on days when I can wake up early to enjoy the morning, I'm tired, so I miss out on the pleasure of the morning.
I'm trapped in a hellish loop...and I've already seen this episode of my life on Star Trek.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Being up early is awesome.
It’s the waking up and getting out of bed part I have problems with.

 

[Blade2.0]

I woke up earlier than 2pm, you're right OP.

 

[Vicetrailia]

I’m just not a morning person. I hate waking up early when I have stressful jobs because it makes me think about work more.

My current one isn’t stressful, but I still don’t get up that early.

 

[Jsisto]

I agree, it’s a great feeling. I have a hard time getting in the right headspace to go to bed early unless I’m on early morning shifts at work, but getting up early enough that it’s still dark for atleast a couple hours while not having to rush to get ready for work is a wonderful feeling.

 

[Rex_DX]

I get off work at the same time a lot of you are waking up.

Jealous.

I'm a bartender so clocking out at 2-3am isn't uncommon. The few times I get the opportunity to either stay awake or get to bed early and am up and about before sunrise I feel great. Just not conducive to my profession I guess.

You crazy 4am crew people have my admiration.

 

[Kenpachii]

i just need 8 hours of sleep, whenever i wake up or go to bed isn't really much of a problem.

 

[GeekyDad]

I love it when the kids and I get up early. We get to eat, watch TV, and then play some games. I hate to admit that when my wife wakes up it’s that awful feeling when your parents stopped you from having fun. I sometimes day dream about what we would have been doing had my wife not been so bossy. My daughter tells my wife off and says she never lets us have fun.

Like it or not, sounds like a woman who knows what she's doing. Respect.

 

[JimmyRustler]

6:30 am... Those are rookie numbers OP.

I always get up at 5 am by default. On Friday even earlier so I can hit the gym before work --> 4 am.
I love it. There is just something amazing about doing you training before even the sun comes out in the morning. I also kinda feel pround knowing I bust my ass while everyone else is still sleeping.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Waking up naturally between 5am - 5:10am, absolutely loving it. I have 2 hours till kids and wife wake up, taking care of the cat, making breakfast for myself, taking a shower, all in peace and quiet.

I love mornings.

 

[Punished Miku]

I don't sleep much anymore. My cat wakes me up every day at 3am and 530am by licking the entire surface of my face. He must eat breakfast by 545am.

 

[hollams]

I'm a night owl like my dad. He's owned different bars for over 40 years so he's always had a night work schedule and he would usually sleep till 12pm. Christmas was a bit different for me as he would wake up "early" and I would get to open presents usually around 8am.

I have a regular job 8-5 so I don't get to sleep in that late, but I do stay up till 12 or 1am most work nights and get up around 6:45. On the weekends I usually go to bed around 2am and sleep till 10 or so. No kids and the girlfriend only stays with me on the weekends so that means loud game time all night long.

I don't have a problem getting up early I just got into the habit of staying up late and I've never changed.

 

[Paasei]

Starting to appreciate it more and more myself. Thanks to a new job that requires a longer commute, I am now a biological rhytm of sleeping and waking up: End up in bed between 22:00 and 22:30. Waking up on my own at around 6:30 - 7:00. Then I go take a shower and end up on long walks in the weekend. And like you said, it's so peaceful and quiet. And then, when I'm done, I still have the whole day ahead of me to do whatever else I please.

An example of what I find about ~5min away from my front door in the dunes. In a spoiler because the picture takes quite a bit of space on the page.

Spoiler

 

[Joshmyersbv]

Do this every Saturday and Sunday on my days off. On Saturdays I wake up at 5 o'clock in the morning, do some chores then go to Der Dutchman and pick up donuts and a energy drink.

The mid day naps are really nice too.

 

[8bitpill]

 

[GeekyDad]

I slept in until almost 3:30 am this morning. That's fucking late for me.