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Knocker-up (people employed before alarm clocks to wake people up for work)
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Then how did the knocker wake up at the right time?
some people have the ability to wake up specifically when they want to with no alarm. they're rare and i fear them but they exist
Hello ๐
Really all it takes is going to sleep at a certain time consistently and your biological clock will do the rest
Or have a dog that knows when it is time for a walk.
Or get a cat. A cat will tell you when it's time to get up.
I think some would stay awake all night and sleep in the day.
Yeah, I have a circadian rhythm disorder and my first thought was "oh, somrthing I might actually be able to do!". But then again I also have ADHD and no internal sense of time so it'd be hard to show up at the right time ๐