If there’s some important time by when I need to wake up (flight/train to catch, or waking up to travel by car or go for an appointment) I wake up around 5-10 minutes before my alarm. Like, always. I wish I was joking.
I a very heavy sleeper. But I have no idea what happens to my internal clock at moments like those.
My internal clock is similarly good, but more of an asshole. If I fall back asleep after an alarm accidentally and have somewhere I need to be, my body will wake me up with the absolute bare minimum amount of time I need to get ready if I rush like an absolute mad man.
I got some training in this. I once had a task of waking everyone up at a forest temple by ringing a giant bell with a hammer over about 3 minutes, at 4:30 AM. Around 400 people relied on that bell to keep things going. But my alarm clock died at three days into a three week session. It was a no-speech retreat so I just dealt with it.
I didn’t miss a bell but the first couple of nights were iffy. Now I will sleep in unless something urgent is going to happen.
If there’s some important time by when I need to wake up (flight/train to catch, or waking up to travel by car or go for an appointment) I wake up around 5-10 minutes before my alarm. Like, always. I wish I was joking.
I a very heavy sleeper. But I have no idea what happens to my internal clock at moments like those.
My internal clock is similarly good, but more of an asshole. If I fall back asleep after an alarm accidentally and have somewhere I need to be, my body will wake me up with the absolute bare minimum amount of time I need to get ready if I rush like an absolute mad man.
I got some training in this. I once had a task of waking everyone up at a forest temple by ringing a giant bell with a hammer over about 3 minutes, at 4:30 AM. Around 400 people relied on that bell to keep things going. But my alarm clock died at three days into a three week session. It was a no-speech retreat so I just dealt with it.
I didn’t miss a bell but the first couple of nights were iffy. Now I will sleep in unless something urgent is going to happen.