How can I get going faster in the morning? [more inside]
posted by Solomon on Oct 22, 2009 - 34 answers

Heart racing/pounding upon waking up. This happens in the morning and also when I take naps. [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Dec 8, 2008 - 21 answers

Why isn't the process of waking up quick and pleasant for most? [more inside]
posted by wackybrit on Nov 24, 2008 - 33 answers

Waking up dehydrated, why? [more inside]
posted by LSK on Jul 22, 2008 - 17 answers

What would cause a MacBook to spontaneously wake from sleep (roughly every few weeks, at apparently random intervals), with all of its Bluetooth Sharing checkboxes checked, when it was put to sleep with them unchecked? [more inside]
posted by lorimer on Jan 2, 2008 - 2 answers

Hi, I want an alarm clock I can just plug an SD card into, select a tune and have it play as an alarm in the morning. I have tried a CD alarm clock and it doesn't work for me because I hear the CD mechanism start up and hit snooze. Also it's more difficult to burn a cd than transfer a track to SD. As you've probably gathered I'm having trouble waking up and as an experiment want to see if waking up to a favourite tune may help. [more inside]
posted by razzman on Nov 16, 2006 - 8 answers

When I wake up, I lie in bed and think. Gradually, I get more awake until I'm ready to get up. But, if I think about the dreams I just had, I get overpoweringly sleepy again. Why is it that thinking about anything else helps me to continue gently waking up, but thinking about dreams puts me immediately and irresistibly back to sleep? [more inside]
posted by daisyace on Sep 2, 2006 - 11 answers

What can I do to change my brain state on waking? [more inside]
posted by wackybrit on Jan 9, 2006 - 43 answers

Help us get our 20 month old to sleep on his own again. [more inside]
posted by gfrobe on Dec 18, 2005 - 16 answers

This is the second time I've turned off my alarm clock without consciously knowing it, and promptly returned to sleep. How can I wake up on time? [more inside]
posted by Newbornstranger on Sep 26, 2005 - 29 answers

I have to get up earlier in the morning than my bedmates. How do I wake myself up without also disturbing my spouse and our light-sleeping 7-month-old daughter? [more inside]
posted by Cassford on Apr 7, 2005 - 20 answers

Somewhat related to grumblebee's question below but not really: I have an uncanny sense of time. I never wake up to an alarm because I spontaneously wake up a minute or two before it goes off and reach out and shut it off. Also, If asked to guess the time after not having looked at a clock for a day, I am usually within 10 minutes or so. Firstly, what exactly is the "internal clock" and how does it differ among people? Secondly, is my behavior typical or is it at an extreme?
posted by vacapinta on Nov 24, 2004 - 18 answers