How much sleep do you get? I've found that getting 8 hours of sleep and then getting up immediately when the alarm rings is the best way for me to get started in the day; waiting too long with getting up, getting dressed, or getting started just makes me more drowsy and adds mental inertia.
Naturally we're all individuals, so what works for me may not be right for someone else.
My problem isn't the timing of my waking up but the sleep to awake ratio which is completely out of sync with the 24 hour day. My ex woke up after 5 hours of sleep and was completely fine. I can either sleep less (than my ideal 9 hours) and become a zombie for most of the day, or sleep enough and end up going to bed super late, because I also don't feel sleepy as early once I sleep enough. I'm just from a different planet where days are 28-30 hours long, and this place is just a constant fight with being sleepy and having to wake up before I feel properly rested.
Funny thing is, that's most humans. There were experiments done on circadian rhythms where people were put in dark rooms with no clocks or anything to tell time by, and their internal "day" stretched out to 28-48 hours (depending on the case). So, everyone is from a different planet, some are just coping better
Naps. I sleep like 6-8 hours a night usually, and then I take a nap basically as soon as I get home. I find I have more functional time this way, even when I end up sleeping more than 9-10 hours, because I’m more refreshed and ready to go.
That's not more time, it's the same time distributed differently. Does the author also believe daylight savings time adds an hour to the day? Hopefully not.