niceguyanon comments on My simple hack for increased alertness and improved cognitive functioning: very bright light - Less Wrong

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Comment author: niceguyanon 18 January 2013 09:21:17PM 0 points [-]

I wonder if wiring bright lights to turn on automatically will lead to more alertness in the morning. I find alarm clocks jarring and the first 5 minutes of being awake feels awful. Perhaps having light wake you is more natural?

Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 19 January 2013 09:44:16AM *  3 points [-]

The Zeo sleep manager has an option where it will play an alarm noise at a point in your sleep cycle when you're close to awake anyway. (It monitors N minutes prior to your alarm time, watching for you to enter light sleep, where N is configurable.) Works well for me.

Comment author: ciphergoth 22 January 2013 03:17:47PM *  0 points [-]

Has anyone tried a accellerometer based sleep cycle alarm clock smartphone app?

Comment author: gwern 18 January 2013 09:40:55PM 1 point [-]

A common kind of alarm clock is just that: lights turning on gradually in the morning to try to approximate dawn.

Comment author: RomeoStevens 18 January 2013 10:24:40PM 0 points [-]

Try drinking water and a bit of pickle juice. Had a dramatic effect on my morning grogginess.