Weekday and weekend mornings.

[Royston]

I'm not sure if anyone else has the following problem, or if there's some scientific explanation for it but nevertheless it's annoying.

 

Since working full time (roughly 10 years now) I wake up on a weekday to go to work, feeling like I really need more sleep for the first ten minutes to half an hour of getting up. My alarm wakes me during the week, and it's turned off at the weekend. When Saturday morning comes around, I wake up roughly round the same time, bright and alert and ready to embrace the day.

 

I don't understand, I certainly don't dread going to work, (in fact I look forward to it most days) and I'm getting less sleep over the weekend...and when I could really do with a lie in, I seem to have bags of energy.

 

I wish I could somehow reverse the way I feel when waking up on a weekday, to how I feel when waking on a weekend. During the week I have to shove my head under a cold tap, and have an oversize cup of tea to get going. Any ideas why this is ?

[Phi for All]

When working for someone else, you get up in the morning knowing it's THEIR time, so you want to delay it. The weekends are YOUR time and who wants to waste it sleeping?

 

I was the same way and that's the rationale I always used when working for others. I guess it's part resentment, part sneakiness (legitimately stealing a little extra time for yourself) and partly asserting your minimal amount of authority.

 

Embrace it, set your alarm nine minutes ahead so you can slap the snooze an extra time, revel in the fact that you're taking a bit of "you" time every morning before going to work for your employer.

[Royston]

When working for someone else' date=' you get up in the morning knowing it's THEIR time, so you want to delay it. The weekends are YOUR time and who wants to waste it sleeping?

 

I was the same way and that's the rationale I always used when working for others. I guess it's part resentment, part sneakiness (legitimately stealing a little extra time for yourself) and partly asserting your minimal amount of authority.

 

Embrace it, set your alarm nine minutes ahead so you can slap the snooze an extra time, revel in the fact that you're taking a bit of "you" time every morning before going to work for your employer.[/quote']

 

Thanks Phi for All, makes sense. I guess I thought it was odd how the psychological aspect of getting a bit more time to yourself, actually has a physical effect (feeling exhausted in the morning.)

 

My alarm is set an hour before I need to leave for work...and the snooze is pressed several times. I always have roughly 30 minutes of 'my time' watching the morning news after breakfast with a huge cup of tea, I'm almost dependant on this pre-break before work, so yeah, your reply definetly explains the problem.

[Phi for All]

I always have roughly 30 minutes of 'my time' watching the morning news after breakfast with a huge cup of tea, I'm almost dependant on this pre-break before work, so yeah, your reply definetly explains the problem.

This is important time, but so is that last few minutes in bed. There is no time like that half-sleep / half-awake time just before waking fully. It can be the best nine minutes of your day.

 

Each time the alarm goes off picture your employer standing over your bed telling you to get up, GET UP! Press the snooze, flip him the bird and think, "Not yet, you whip-cracking slave driver!" Sigh, smile and snooze for another nine. You've earned it.

[gcol]

There are two possible well known syndromes here. One is layzabed, the other is workshy. They can both be treated by the necessity to pay the mortagage, rent, or foodbill.

[Royston]

Each time the alarm goes off picture your employer standing over your bed telling you to get up, GET UP! Press the snooze, flip him the bird and think, "Not yet, you whip-cracking slave driver!" Sigh, smile and snooze for another nine. You've earned it.

 

Hehe, I'll remember that for tomorrow morning, trouble is my managers pretty attractive...imagining her in my bedroom 'whip cracking' hmmm, thanks ! Can't wait.

[Royston]

There are two possible well known syndromes here. One is layzabed, the other is workshy. They can both be treated by the necessity to pay the mortagage, rent, or foodbill.

 

Well that's the thing, I'm definetly not work-shy, and not one for having long lie-ins...I work full time, I'm doing a degree, and write music - doing gigs on Saturday nights et.c I don't have much time for myself at all...even writing music becomes more like work, when you have to keep on coming up with new material all the time...so I think it's just the getting time for myself that makes me feel exhausted in the mornings during the week, especially when it's a company that wants my time.

[Phi for All]

Hehe, I'll remember that for tomorrow morning, trouble is my managers pretty attractive...imagining her in my bedroom 'whip cracking' hmmm, thanks ! Can't wait.

Hit the snooze but don't try to roll over, you could injure yourself.

[YT2095]

it`s certainly a Motivational problem, but I`ve a feeling it`s also alot to do with the quality of sleep DURING the night too, and the morning stuff is just the symptom.

 

anecdotaly, I`ve found that if i go to bed Knowing I Must be up at a certain time in the morning (no matter what for, good or bad) then I tend to sleep terribly (a bit like a kid on X-Mas eve). I clock watch also.

when you Know you can lay in bed next day, you boby clock is Still set to the regular wake up time, but you sleep so much better.

 

ever noticed that you never sleep as well during that "must do next day" night, than after you hit the Snooze button!?

 

Why? coz it`s done it`s job and the "Pressure`s off", you KNOW those 9 minutes are Safe

[Phi for All]

anecdotaly' date=' I`ve found that if i go to bed Knowing I Must be up at a certain time in the morning (no matter what for, good or bad) then I tend to sleep terribly (a bit like a kid on X-Mas eve). I clock watch also.

when you Know you can lay in bed next day, you boby clock is Still set to the regular wake up time, but you sleep so much better.[/quote']I hate that! I try not to schedule early morning meetings with clients for this reason. When I'm flying early I sleep terribly because I'm subconciously convinced the alarm will suddenly malfunction or the power will go off. It makes my ass twitch to think I might miss my flight. I'm not meticulous about everything but I hate being late when I've shceduled something.

[YT2095]

well it`s things like will it/won`t it, and loads of What Ifs. Non of which are particularly conducive to a good nights sleep, whereas Nothing to do next day, you sleep great and often even wake up Before the "normal" alarm time

 

in effect we are also subject to Sods (murphys) Law, AKA, the Maximum cussedness of matter!

[Royston]

you sleep great and often even wake up Before the "normal" alarm time

 

This is very true in my case, it's always very close to my weekday wake time...as close as 5 mins sometimes, before the time my alarm normally goes off, and this happens regularly.

 

It seems apparent there's activity still going on in the brain while asleep when there's 'something to do' when you wake, so this extra activity could account for the sleepiness I feel when I have to get up.