I don’t know about you but I am not a morning person. If you open my phone to the clock app, you’ll see I have an alarm configured in increment of just a few minutes throughout any time between 4:00 AM and 11:00 AM. I am a snooze button king. Being shocked away from the sound of an alarm blaring is not a natural way to start everyday. A better method would be to use a wake-up lamp like this one from Philips. You can wake up naturally and fall asleep peacefully with the SmartSleep Wake-up Light’s help, and right now, it’s selling at Amazon for 30% off. Typically found going for $109, the limited-time discount has taken the price down by $33. You’ll be able to get one for only $76 while the deal is still live.
We as humans have evolve to wake up with the sun. That’s why even if you have your existing lights in the bedroom set on a timer to go off with your alarm, that’s still not the best thing you can do. The room going from pitch black to brightly lit is just as jarring as hearing the intermittent beeping clamoring in your ear.
Sunrise and Sunset Simulation
What you want is to be gradually woken up, eased out of your rest state so you can take on the day on your own terms. The Philips SmartSleep Wake-up Light has 20 different levels of brightness in which it can slowly shift through. You won’t notice it getting brighter until it’s already lit up your room. It’s a great tool for anyone who doesn’t get enough natural light coming into their bedroom or whose schedule requires them to get up before the sun does.
The simulated sunrise can be paired with five different natural sound for waking up that are less abrasive than your phone’s default alarm. And don’t worry, the lamp still has a snooze button so if you really do want those extra five minutes still, you can have them.
The lamp works the same way for night time too. You can set the lamp to simulate sunset as well as sunrise. This way, you can be eased into your night time routine and fall asleep as it feels like the sun is going down.
If in the middle of the night, you need to get up for either a glass of water or quick trip to the bathroom, a simple tap will activate the Philips SmartSleep Wake-up Light’s nightlight so you can find where you are going without being too bright to disturb someone else in the room.
