[New Life] I go to bed at 8 PM

The early bird catches the worm.

But since it's just a "small worm," it means there are only a few little benefits, right?

In the morning, there are no distractions like TV or LINE, so studying or hobbies go well, or
you can spend time leisurely, or
the morning sun feels good...

I've heard since I was young that waking up early is good, but is it really?
Because, after all, I can't beat the sleepiness!!😤

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So,
I challenged myself to actually wake up at 3 AM starting in January 2021‼️

The secret to early rising and early sleeping is "early rising and early sleeping" apparently.

But honestly, the hard part is going to bed early at night.
If the time I get home is late, my bedtime gets pushed back accordingly.

So,

The 4 rules I decided on

[1] Don't sleep on the train home!
Napping is fine, but evening sleep is apparently a no-go.

[2] If you get sleepy, just go to sleep!
I get sleepy after eating dinner.
It's better than my old habit of eating a late-night snack and then going to sleep, right? lol

[3] Bring the things you want to do to the morning!
Save things like your favorite games or dramas for when you wake up.

[4] Turn on the lights at 3 AM!
Set it up with a smartphone shortcut.
Add brightness when you turn off the alarm!

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[Two things that were actually good to try]

① You can secure a block of time👊
I like drawing as a hobby.
Because of that, 5 hours were born from 3 AM until 8 AM when I leave the house.

I became able to spend time on the things I love!🎉

Until now, I did it at night.
But in reality, I was exhausted at night.
I couldn't start on large illustrations that take time, and I had no concentration.

Also, no new ideas are born.
It is difficult to come up with ideas that are different from before.

But if it's morning, that reverses...!

② A life centered on hobbies has begun👊
　When you wake up in the morning to go to school, that becomes the main event of your day.

However,
if you wake up at 3 AM to do what you love,
school starts 6 hours after you wake up.

Then, it feels as if you are going out in the afternoon or evening (after school)♪

I liked the feeling that the main thing is what I love, and my main job is just something I do on the side.

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Of course, there are pros and cons.

[1] Cannot go out at night
If I get invited to dinner, staying up late is guaranteed.
Conversely, it also means I can avoid going to useless invitations lol

[2] Sometimes things go better at night.　
I tend to spend my mornings leisurely.
At night, I can get through it with late-night energy😁

[3] Oversleeping is a huge loss　
I didn't do anything last night!
I haven't made any progress this morning either!
It's a huge crisis💦💦

[4] There is a time when I get sleepy
I start living based on how many hours have passed since I woke up.
In other words, 12 hours have already passed since I woke up by 5 PM or 6 PM.
I'm feeling tired in the afternoon lol

[Aside]

There are creatures without a biological clock

I have heard that humans are animals too, so we wake up when we are exposed to light and get sleepy at night.

It is said that if the morning light in the natural world is 10,000, the light at night is less than 10 in brightness.

However, room lights are said to be around several hundred.

In other words,
when you are in a room, the morning light is only 1/100th as bright.
Conversely, it means it is 100 times brighter at night.

Therefore, your biological clock gets shifted, and your bedtime keeps getting later.

By the way,
it is said that reindeer living in the Arctic Circle, where there is the midnight sun, do not have a circadian rhythm.

Humans need to close their curtains tightly to sleep during the midnight sun, but reindeer are perfectly fine with it.

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The reason why people wake up early as they get older

One theory is that if you stay at home all day, you lose the distinction between day and night.

It is said that if you exercise, you might be able to sleep regardless of your age.

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