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by Broken_Hippo 2822 days ago
Getting up early is only a sign of discipline if you need to get up that early. Getting up early with little sleep is self-sabotage: Getting up early when you are more productive later in the day is ignoring self-knowledge.

If you simply want to get up early because you are more productive that way doesn't require more self-discipline than staying up late for the same reasons. There is nothing "urgent" about it - you can very well do the same thing waking up at 8am or even noon (admittedly, noon has its drawbacks, but 8 or 9 am gets folks by with the greater world most times).