DISQUS

I find that even if I'm real short of sleep, after 15 minutes of being awake, I'm fine. But that first 15 minutes determines whether I'll be able to follow through, or go back and crash again. I've learned that if I accept that this first 15 minutes will not be very productive, and accept that my physiology will just be very slow until I'm fully awake, I'm fine, and then I'm not sleepy later until I'm actually ready for bed. (Like the rest of the article said.)

I agree that arguing with yourself will result in failure. Don't think, but also, don't force yourself to dash out of bed as if you have your normal full energy. Accept the fact that your body will be very slow, until you're fully awake. When the alarm goes off, don't stop to think: immediately (but SLOWLY) ease out of bed for your SLOW 15 minute wake-up period. Don't fret the fact that you're not useful until this time is up. Just putter around until you're awake. Then start your day with full energy. I agree that getting too much sleep actually gives me LESS energy during the day. The sleepiness I feel when I first wake with the alarm is deceptive: it is not an accurate measure of whether you have gotten enough sleep. The most accurate measure of that, is several hours later: if you get sleepy later, you didn't sleep enough the night before. If not, you're fine without your 10 hous.