Do you need an alarm clock to wake up?

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@sagnik42 (3592)
India
October 30, 2009 4:55am CST
I usually use alarm clock to wake up. I have college from 6am. So I have to get up by 5. After 3 years of college I still need it to get up at the right time. Thanks to my clock I can proudly say that I have never been late in my college. So do you use an alarm clock to wake up in the morning?
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@chertsy (3798)
• United States
12 Nov 09
If it wasn't for my alarm clock, I can't count the times I would have been late getting up and getting my kids off to school. I can go to bed early and still doesn't matter, mainly because I have a small dog that wakes me up at the wee hours of the morning wanting to go out. My alarm clock happens to be my old cell phone that I don't use anymore.
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@kunizzul (1066)
• Malaysia
11 Nov 09
I always use alarm clock to wake me up in the morning. But sometime I use my cell phone alarm clock if I stay at other places like my friends or relatives house. I think alarm clock is very helpful to get me up and the loud its rang the better.
@sublime03 (2339)
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
Back when I was working for a company that attendance was important, I would definitely use an alarm clock so I can take bath before I would go to work. It really helped since I cannot depend my waking up to my hubby. Since I am used to the song that plays when the alarm goes off, it is my key to be able to wake up even if I am so tired or what.
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@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
15 Jan 10
I understand. I have also got used to that song in my alarm. When I hear it somewhere else, I become extra cautious. It is like a reflex action. So, I take it that you are not in the company. So what do you do now?
• Philippines
11 Nov 09
I don't really wake up using an alarm clock so I don't need one. A member of my household is the one who really needs it. He/She must wake up to it so that he/she can wake me up.
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• United States
14 Jan 10
I definitely need an alarm clock. If I don't set mine, I will sleep half the day away...lol.
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
15 Jan 10
OMG. That is a big problem. I wish I could sleep half the day. I usually sleep about 4-5 hours every night. Other than that, I do not sleep at all. This a big problem I have. Looks to me like you have another entirely opposite kind of a problem. LOLs...
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
26 Dec 09
Good day to you. Yes, I do need an alarm clock to wake me up. Its part of my system, before I go to bed, I need to set the time for alarm on the following day.
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
15 Jan 10
I go through that routine as well. When you are using a normal alarm clock you have no choice but to go through that routine. The cell phones are better in this respect. You can set the alarm to repeat everyday, and the alarm will go off everyday at the same time. You would not have to set the alarm everyday. Doing it once is enough.
@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
30 Oct 09
I used to have the hardest time getting out of bed even with an alarm but then in 2004 I had a heart attack and immediately started waking up at 5 am every day. It's now Oct. 2009 and I am still waking up every day at 5am without an alarm. And I don't want to. I work from home and it's only a one minute commute to the office but I still wake up way too early. It would be nice to sleep into about 7am. The nice part about getting up at 5am is that my 7 hour work day is done by noon every day leaving me lots of time to enjoy my hobbies.
• China
1 Nov 09
you really have a perfect habit .traditional chinese medical science think that to get up at five to six a.m. is propitious to our health . on the other hand ,as you said that waking up early can leave you lots of time to enjoy your hobbies ,that is a really sacred thing .hope you persist !
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
4 Nov 09
@ WebMann,it is really healthy to wake up early. But sometimes it is a bit unfortunate when you cannot stay in bed for a bit longer. I sometimes have such problems. Well, it does leave us with a lot of time to spend on our hobbies and on mylot.
@kkanaka (886)
• Singapore
2 Nov 09
Hi sagnik, I need an alarm clock to wake me up but I do tend to wake up at precisely that time before the alarm goes off, but I will wait till it rings and only then get up....hehhehehh
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
4 Nov 09
I do that sometimes. Rarely I wake up before my alarm rings. But when I do, I let it ring just a little bit before stopping it and getting up.
• United States
30 Nov 09
I need an alarm clock to wake up. I can't wake up at a certain time without a clock. My Mother can just tell herself before she goes to sleep at night that she wants to wake up at a certain time and then like a miracle she wakes up at the time she wanted. It doesn't work for me. I didn't inherit her way of waking up. happy mylotting
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
30 Oct 09
yes, i do use my alarm clock to wake up in themorning(early).. when ever i have exams, i gotta wake by 3 am and prepare for the exam, so i use my alarm clock to beep me in the estimated time..i say alarm clock is a good companion, helping us in the ways we wanted a real hesp.. happy to have an alarm clock.. happy mylotting
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@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
4 Nov 09
Well, when my exams come up, I switch off my alarm clock. I do not like to burden myself with too much studies and so I relax and sleep a little more than usual. I think calmness of mind is a great factor in examination. I have seen very good and studious students do poorly in exams only because they get tensed and mix up everything. What about you?
@K46620 (1986)
• United States
5 Nov 09
Yes, usually I use one.
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@Archie0 (5652)
30 Oct 09
Hi there, well i dont need alarm clock all the time, but wehen my exams are going i have got this bad thing in me i never get up, for that i need a alarm clock otherwise other times if i just think that tomorrow i have to get up for shopping ...where in world i wont ever require a alarm clock i guess
• South Africa
31 Oct 09
An alarm is essential for me otherwise without it I would be late for everything that has to be done in the mornings.
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
15 Jan 10
Nice to know alarm clock helps in doing so many things. Looks like you surely can't do without an alarm clock, quite literally.
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
30 Oct 09
iam moslem and we always must pray shubuh in 5 a.m . so it`s natural for us wake up in 5 am.
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
15 Jan 10
Thank you for telling me about it. I did not know that. We Hindus also pray at SUNRISE. My father does that, but I do not. Most people do not do it anymore. Nice to know you and your family do it. These are somethings we should do. But, I just do not feel like it.
@LeeHolt (433)
1 Dec 09
Yes I do need an alarm clock. I can't wake up without the trust thing (Well, I use the one on my phone), and even then I still hit snooze a few times ;) A tip to all who can't wakeup without having a few snoozes, set your alarm for 10 mins earlier :P
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@smartjack (520)
• India
30 Oct 09
i used to do that earlier wen I was in college. its been 7 yrs now. My body has got used to it. now i wake up without using an alarm. My eyes open automatically at 5.30 am very day. Even on days when i have an off I wake up by 5.30 am. Its become a habit.
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
15 Jan 10
But it has not become a habit for me, yet. I would love to make it a habit and get up without the alarm clock, but cannot do it. Maybe I have to give a little more time. Maybe it will become a habit like yours did.
• United States
30 Oct 09
I have been using my children as an alarm clock for a few years now. Most days it is very effective, but there are times, like this morning when they oversleep. When they oversleep, we all oversleep. I have to rethink the alarm clock :)
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
4 Nov 09
That is unique. I have not heard of anything like this. Well, it sure has some disadvantages and I would not like to recommend this to the others.
• Canada
30 Oct 09
I'm pretty lucky in that sense since I've never had to use an alarm clock. Usually if I have to get up at a specific time I just have to tell myself before bed that I absolutely have to be up at that time and I usually wake up before I have to be. It's sort of wierd in a way, like I have an internal alarm clock, because it's always an hour before... But both of my parents are like that so, maybe it's an inherited thing?
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
15 Jan 10
Oh yeah, heredity plays an important factor in everything. I think, getting up at a particular time is pretty cool. I cannot do it yet but would like to do it. You can say it is like a dream that I have. My father can do it, but my mother cannot. Maybe I have inherited my mother's genes.
@vincyk (198)
• China
30 Oct 09
I donot need a alarm when i want get up early.Because i am living in dormtory and one of my friend get up very early and everyday when she gets up ,i will be awaken by the noise she made and it do have efferts on me.So i just need to follow her noise and get up that's ok.
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
15 Jan 10
A human alarm. The problem is incase she sleeps a little more, you will also sleep more. Anyway, if you take my example, my father does that job for me. But because of that alarm clock, I get up before he does. He wakes up some 20-30 minutes later.
• China
30 Oct 09
hello ~ my friends . i could see that you are a good students in college , hahaha,i'm a college students , cause my life is very irregular , so i can not get up in time if there's no alarm clock . i think it's really a good habbit to get up early ,and it's also very important to have a regular life ~ have a nice day ~!
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
15 Jan 10
Since you know the essential things, all you have to do now is follow it. Advise others only when you are following the same thing. How will someone feel when you advise him on something but do not do it yourself. Get disciplined and have a regular life. Stop being irregular.
• United States
30 Oct 09
I wake up before 5am every morning. I don't need an alarm clock to wake me up. Although I do have an alarm clock I have an internal alarm that goes off at 5am.
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
15 Jan 10
That is really cool. That is one dream I have. To wake up regularly at 5 am on my own, without an alarm or anything. Maybe someday, I will accomplish that dream but till then, the alarm is something I depend on a lot.