[johnchristopher]

> As someone who was a past military jet pilot and navigator, the one thing I still notice I have is an uncanny unconscious/subconscious sense of time. It's not perfect, but I rarely sleep through alarms and if I intend to wake up at a certain time, I have about an 85 percent chance of waking up, looking over at my phone, and seeing 1-2 minutes prior. If I'm going something like cooking in the kitchen, I still set timers, but often get an uncomfortable feeling of "you should go check that" that's within a minute or two.

It's interesting, I have the same ability: waking up 2-5 minutes before the alarm clock, feeling the washing machine or the oven alarm will ring in 20 seconds~2 minutes. I am rarely off and when I am it's by a huge margin. But I have no background or job or hobby history that would have helped fine tuned that. I also don't rely on it, I often set timers.

[phs318u]

Apparently the ability to wake up at a certain time is "trainable". Does this imply an innate "clock" that is being tapped here?

https://youtu.be/P-a5sW7W36E?si=aGbuu3N3Km2d8NKT

[fizx]

ADHD?

[Ballas]

Yup, my ADHD also grants me this ability. I use my alarm maybe 4 times a year, and even then it's usually not needed.

[johnchristopher]

Not that I am aware of. But I am trying to adopt some ADHD strategies to better handle some anxiety related problems.