At some point in everyone’s life they will say “I wish I had more time in the day.”
The easiest, most efficient, and beneficial solution to the problem is to just wake up earlier.
Across the world 0.1% of people wake up at 5 a.m. or earlier.
These people are waking up for a reason-to accomplish their goals for the day.
An early rising leads to increased productivity in life.
Some humans, especially young adults and teenagers, think their bodies need ten or more hours of sleep.
The truth is the human body doesn’t need that much sleep.
The body gets accustomed to sleeping for long periods of time even though it doesn’t necessarily need it.
People who oversleep often wake up and feel drowsy and tired.
It is almost as if they didn’t get enough sleep.
The human body can function completely normal with six to eight hours of sleep on a daily basis.
Another major issue with people waking up late is they are often in a rush and skip breakfast.
Breakfast is the most important meal in the day, but not enough people take it seriously.
What someone eats in the morning is the basis of their fuel for the day.
Without fuel for the engine that is the human body, one cannot work to their full potential. A combination of exercise and a solid breakfast is key to having a sharp start to the day.
As a cadet in Army ROTC, I have recently had a dramatic change in my sleep schedule. I was accustomed to staying up late and sleeping until the late morning or early afternoon.
This led to my days going by more quickly, because by the time I had eaten and gotten ready for the day, it was already lunch time.
I noticed that I did not have time to accomplish what I wanted on a daily basis.
The sleep pattern I developed had to change in order for me to become successful in college.
Waking up at five in the morning allows me to get my workout in for the day, eat breakfast, shower and clean up, and determine my plan of action for the day.
All of this has occurred before eight in the morning.
This change has been tremendously beneficial in my first year of college. At this point, I am alert and highly motivated to accomplish my tasks and goals for the day.
Most people, like myself in the past, would still be sleeping and continue to sleep for a couple more hours.
I have found that the most productive hours in my day is the time when everyone else is sleeping. After going through my morning ritual my body is well rested, relaxed, and ready to get to work.
Waking up early for two months straight has taught me discipline and time management skills.
I have found myself more productive with my time than ever before in my life.
Tyler Krause is a first-year student majoring in biology. He can be reached at TK844110@wcupa.edu.