[Jipha]

- Figure out how many hours of sleep you need, figure out how long it takes you to fall asleep (usually ~15 min), add those up, and work backwards from the time you need to wake up - this is when you should be in bed

- Sleep and wake up at the same time everyday, at least in the beginning

- Avoid eating a lot near your bedtime

- 300mcg (micrograms) of melatonin can help make sleeping earlier at a certain time easier - helps me reset if I get into a stretch of sleeping late

- Clear your head before bed; if you have stuff on your mind, you'll probably be thinking or worrying about it - write down what you need to do the next day

- Get one of those sleep tracking apps like Sleep Cycle to wake you up when it thinks you're in a lighter sleep phase

- Get a Wake-up Light alarm or rig some lights to turn on; light is key and is pretty effective

- Drink water when you wake up

[shams93]

I really appreciate the advice I just got my income tripled so I want to make a good showing and both get there early but also be effective and productive. I'm about to exit the early stage startup I've been at for work coding for hollywood/vr. I have a background originally in anthropology so I'm aware I'm entering a very different work culture, both getting there early and being productive early are really important in Hollywood.

[wapz]

I used to always wake up around 9:30am and now I have to be up at 6:45am everyday. Truthfully I was just sleep deprived for the first 2-3 weeks because I couldn't sleep before 10pm. Now I'm just so tired out.

I recommend not drinking caffeine after 12pm or so (depends on you of course) to ensure you can get a good night's rest. You will probably have no problems being productive as you should be excited the first week or two at work. Otherwise, grats on the new job and good luck!