What gets you up in the morning? \ stacker news ~alter

1350 sats \ 85 comments \ @DesertDave 6h alter_native

I am big dreamer. I absolutely love sleeping. I have intense vivid dreams. Even the darker ones are exciting to me. Sometimes I am in control, while knowing I am dreaming. It's like a magical limitless playground. I really enjoy this. So waking up sometimes feels challenging even though my life is beautiful. Sometimes I want to sleep forever.

It used to be my job or school that got me out of bed, with an alarm of course. Other times, it was about my kids. Even drinking morning coffee has been a reason to get up. Now non of these apply, it's hard to get motivated to get moving. There is nothing outside of my own will to move me. Once I am up and moving, I can really enjoy my day. It seems obvious to say "just do it", and move but I struggle with that.

So, I ask, what gets you up in the morning? Does anyone else have lucid dreams? Is sleeping exciting for you? Do you wake up excited to get moving or is there some outside force that pulls you? I love to hear from you all.

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96 sats \ 1 reply \ @DesertDave OP 6h

Alright. I'm going to drink some green tea, with oatmilk, no sugar and I am going to get to work, now!!! I will not refresh every 30 seconds all day. I won't do it!!! God help me

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Recongraves 5h

Too true😅

211 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 6h

My wife wakes up early every morning. So usually I hear her rustling around. If not then I usually wake up when I hear her taking the dog out. I will go back to sleep but then usually wake up again shortly after. If it were solely up to me I would happily stay up until 3am and get up at 10am every day but usually I go to sleep around 2am and wake up sometime between 8 and 9am.

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 6h

My wife helps me so much. She has been gone for a few days and I have noticed a big difference. Thats why I am posting this now. She keeps me grounded. I struggle to find stricture without here. Thank God for my wife. She will be back soon. I suppose she gets me up out of bed now in general.

111 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 6h

There is literally an outside force that pushes me out of bed. It's an impatient four-year-old girl who want to watch cartoons.

32 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 6h

I miss those days. Kids are so awesome. Exploding with energy and excitement always.

31 sats \ 17 replies \ @Coinsreporter 6h

It's me who gets up myself. There's noone and nothing can get me up. I'm not tied to anything for getting up. I'm a rigid sleeper. I love sleeping, though I only sleeps 4 to 5 hours daily.

20 sats \ 16 replies \ @DesertDave OP 6h

So you are just automatically excited for the day then? I have a hard time with the transition. I don't know why?

21 sats \ 15 replies \ @Coinsreporter 6h

Sleeping is like a habit. You can change it if you practice. I've seen both people sleeping 9 and 10 hours still feeling lazy and some have hardly slept 5 hours and look as energetic as ever.

So, I'd suggest you practicing yoga before and after sleep.

20 sats \ 14 replies \ @DesertDave OP 6h

My wife would suggest the same thing. She is a yoga teacher. Been practicing her whole life. Maybe I should listen.

11 sats \ 13 replies \ @Coinsreporter 6h

You should otherwise one day you'll be old and your wife will still be fitter and younger.

20 sats \ 12 replies \ @DesertDave OP 6h

I know. And she is 10 years younger already.

11 sats \ 11 replies \ @Coinsreporter 6h

Damn! 🙄 Mine is 12.

10 sats \ 10 replies \ @DesertDave OP 6h

Way to go. I think this is natural. Woman mature faster right?

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54 sats \ 8 replies \ @DEADBEEF 5h

I don’t dream or at least I never remember them. When I go to sleep I experience nothing and then it’s time to get up and repeat the drudgery of the day all over again. If I didn’t have to go to work or get my kids off to school, I’d probably just stay in bed all day since most days I wake up with stress headaches.

10 sats \ 7 replies \ @DesertDave OP 5h

Interesting. I wonder if that means you don't dream or just don't remember your dreams. When I smoked pot daily in the past, I never remember dreams. You said your days are drudgery. So it is only outside forces that move you out of bed. Is your life not what you want it to be?

11 sats \ 6 replies \ @DEADBEEF 5h

Yeah, life has been rough the last few years. It has pretty much just been work and struggling to take care of my family and household chores on far too little sleep everyday.

50 sats \ 1 reply \ @DesertDave OP 5h

I feel you. That sounds rough. Keep it up. Trust it will get better. And it will. Life comes in waves. Sometimes it is hard. Keep the faith.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @DEADBEEF 4h

That’s what I keep telling myself though it is getting harder to believe.

10 sats \ 3 replies \ @DesertDave OP 5h

Why the name deadbeef?

11 sats \ 2 replies \ @DEADBEEF 4h

Because of this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_number_(programming)#DEADBEEF

Though I guess it kind of reflects how I’ve felt lately.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 4h

Well I look forward to you feeling alive. Tides will turn.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 4h

Wow, I never could have guessed that. I was thinking it was because you were a fan of the carnivore diet or something. I am a big fan of magic numbers.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @IamSINGLE 4h

My father wakes me up in the morning generally. But sometimes I get up own my own if I sleep early. I've no hard and fast rules about when to sleep and when to wake. I take it more naturally. If I sleep more, I think it was required. If less, it was not required. Yes, after waking up, I drink 1 glass of lukewarm water.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 4h

I like that approach. I think too many people force themselves into a rigid sleep schedule. Sometimes I need more rest. Sometimes less. Good idea on the water. I have heard cold water is hard on the system first thing. And most people go straight to a stimulating drink. Sound like you have a solid non-ritual ritual.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @JesseJames 5h

...gotta take a piss... lol

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 5h

Wow. So simple. I usually do to.. and often I go back to bed though. Maybe I just make a rule, once I'm up, stay up?

110 sats \ 1 reply \ @clarity 5h

"What gets you up?"

The hope that when I check the price of bitcoin, China will have bought a trillion dollars of it in my sleep, during their wake hours. 😂

On a more serious note, I have a family to wake up to. I used to have this same question you're asking, and it was a tough time for me. But now I don't have that question, because other people are up, or will be, when I get up. The emotionally draining thought of "what is the purpose of getting out of bed today" doesn't cross my mind anymore, and with patience and a commitment to will and purpose (and change), the neuroplasticity of the brain, and time, can heal all.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 5h

I remember feeling this way when I had young kids. It was a good felling. I drove to work, feeling fulfilled, regardless of the job. I like taking care of people. My new wife and I are planning on having kids. I am looking forward to living selflessly again.

22 sats \ 1 reply \ @fc52726f8f 3h

My kids.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 3h

Children are such a gift.

11 sats \ 2 replies \ @tradenet 30m

My woody.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DesertDave OP 27m

That'll do it. I forgot about morning wood. I thought that was a 90s thing. Oh wait, I'm old.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @tradenet 23m

I am old too. But it always rises when the cock crows!

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheWildHustle 1h

Lol

Bitcoin. Doing my part in the resistance to defeat our fiat overlords. Contributing to the betterment of humanity and treading along the hero's journey into Galts Gulch.

Fighting for survival against those who seek to keep hustle trapped in a prism of fear, drugs, and nonsense.

Freaks on Stacker news and Nostr.

Music, Food, Working out, fun projects etc.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 53m

These are all great answers.

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @bitalion 2h

Well, I get up early every day to go to work. I would like to sleep peacefully every night and wake up early, totally rested. But I can't, not because I don't want to, but because where I live, the constant power cuts prevent me from doing so.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 52m

Wow. That sounds rough..how do the power cuts wake you up? And why are there so many?

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @LowK3y19 2h

Kids wake us up everyday to try and sneak into our bed

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 51m

That's my favorite. My dogs do that now.

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @mayitorose97 3h

Family is enough

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 51m

Family is the best.

11 sats \ 4 replies \ @Satosora 3h

The alarm clock.

10 sats \ 3 replies \ @DesertDave OP 3h

I used an alarm clock for 25 years or more and I always had a watch on. I used to be very tuned into clocks. I am kind of the opposite now.

11 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 3h

I am a fan of the flip clocks. The noise they make is peaceful.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @DesertDave OP 3h

If I were going to wear a watch again, it would be analog for sure.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 3h

I enjoy wearing an automatic watch.

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheMorningStar 3h

The Sun It straight away falls on my bed through the window.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 3h

That's a beautiful answer. We should all be so grateful for the sun. Generally we take it for granted.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @398ja 4h

I wake up early to enjoy the solitude, while the rest of the family is still asleep.

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @Carresan 4h

I have managed to get used to wake up around the same hour everyday. I don't even need an alarm clock most of the days. Then, I go out for some exercise (walk/running), breakfast and full of energy to commence my day. Regarding dreams, I don't remember any to them. It seems I am rating through the night.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 4h

I think this is a key. Wake up and do some kind of movement like walking. Once I get moving, I feel much better. Someone else suggested yoga. I like a nice walk though. The dogs would appreciate it. Even though we live in the middle of nowhere and the dogs are not fenced in, they like to take walks together.

11 sats \ 5 replies \ @Athena 4h

My cup of tea

11 sats \ 4 replies \ @DesertDave OP 4h

I am switching from coffee to tea. So much more mellow. I think I can learn to love this.

11 sats \ 3 replies \ @Athena 4h

You should try. There are many varieties available in tea.

11 sats \ 2 replies \ @DesertDave OP 4h

That's true. Lots of options. Mix it up versus just having the same coffee everyday. 🙏

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @Athena 4h

Ginger tea with Tulsi is my favourite tea. You should try it. Very good for health as well

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 4h

Sounds good. Probably would help my guy feel better in the morning. I often feel acidic or something first thing.

11 sats \ 4 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 5h

Responsibility

11 sats \ 3 replies \ @DesertDave OP 5h

That was me most of my life. Now I am only responsible for me. What to do.... Well I do have to feed the dogs at some point. But then I can just go back to bed and stacker all day if I want.

11 sats \ 2 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 5h

this is life. You have to take responsibility for yourself and your family, friends and children and I never want to stay away from my responsibilities. I like this.

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @DesertDave OP 4h

It feels good to help people. Family is the best.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 4h

Yes, definitely family comes first.

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @patternn 5h

would say will, but reality is the thirst for coffee lol

5 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 5h

Coffee is so tasty.

11 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 5h

I'm a very early riser. Between 4 and 5 am. It just comes naturally. I enjoy my sleep but snap awake after 5 hours or so. I enjoy coffee with my cat while the rest of the family sleeps. I treasure the solitude. I take each dog on a morning walk, check out SN, watch a podcast or two, and the rest of my family is still asleep. With a more relaxed work schedule I usually take a half hour afternoon nap.

43 sats \ 1 reply \ @DesertDave OP 5h

I can feel this for sure. That quiet solitude in the early hours is a huge reason to move. I have that all the time now, pretty much, so it isn't an incentive.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 5h

I see what you mean.

11 sats \ 3 replies \ @Leonard 6h

Astral travel when my girl wakes me up with his magical morning ritual

11 sats \ 2 replies \ @DesertDave OP 6h

I'm confused. Are there missing words there?

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @Leonard 6h

My girlfriend is that outside force that’s beautiful waking me up (it was a joke you get it) 🤣

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 6h

No. I never made it past grade 3

11 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 6h

The horror of great posts not getting zapped while I slept.

The thought that I won’t accomplish what I need to if I don’t dedicate as much time as I can to it.

My appreciation for a still, quiet, and empty city during an early commute.

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 6h

Those are good reasons. They don't apply to me, but good reasons. And traffic is hell. But you are enough, and you are doing plenty. You are awesome. Thank you

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 6h

Sometimes stacker keeps me in bed. It's one of my favorite things, arms reach away....I should move my phone. Damn it!