It’s been helpful for me to sleep 10-6 every night. I also have a light that supposedly simulates the light of sunrise so I don’t wake up in a dark room. Avoiding snoozing can be difficult! I use iPhone shortcuts to wake up to a different album each day of the week. I notice time passing as the songs change. And have a second alarm to wake me up 20 minutes later in case I doze. Getting out of bed and moving, stretching, walking around for a few minutes, wakes me up, too. I am not perfect at getting up, but these things do help!
Jun 25, 2025

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this iphone shortcuts tip is a game changer, i'm literally gonna try to figure out how to set that up right now 😮
Jun 25, 2025
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@_STARFACE haha did you figure it out? I know myself and I don’t have the tech skills to figure this one out but I really want to try this
Jun 26, 2025
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@_STARFACE @TORTITUDE In Shortcuts, go to Automations > Create New > Time of Day. Choose your alarm time and days, set to Run Immediately. Next > search for Play Music > choose Albums > touch an album > press the little + at the top
Jun 26, 2025
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@BEE1000 wow thank you thank you!
Jun 26, 2025
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i did! and it worked this morning, so cooool
Jun 26, 2025
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