3385: [Part 2] How to Get Up Right Away When Your Alarm Goes Off by Steve Pavlina on Better Morning Routines

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🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3385: Steve Pavlina reveals a surprisingly practical way to stop hitting snooze by training your subconscious to respond automatically to your alarm. Through simple but deliberate rehearsal, you can rewire your mornings, reclaim lost hours, and build a wake-up habit that sticks effortlessly. Discover how a few minutes of practice can transform your entire day. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/how-to-get-up-right-away-when-your-alarm-goes-off/ Quotes to ponder: "Practice getting up as soon as your alarm goes off." "A few hours of practice today can save you hundreds of hours each year." "Any behavior pattern you experience when your alarm goes off will become self-reinforcing if you repeat it enough times." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6	This is Optimal Health Daily.
0:33.1	How to get up right away when your alarm goes off.
0:35.9	Part 2 by Steve Pavlina of stevepavlina.com.
0:39.6	And I'm Dr. Neal, your very own personal narrator.
0:42.9	Hey there and welcome back to Optimal Health Daily,
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1:05.0	Now, before we get to it, today's post is part two from yesterday, so if you're new here
1:10.7	or skipping around,
1:12.1	I'd recommend listening to yesterday's episode first.
1:15.3	But if you're all caught up, let's jump right in and hear part two and continue optimizing
1:20.0	your life.
1:25.0	How to Get Up Right Away when your alarm goes off.
1:28.1	Part 2 by Steve Pavlina of stevepavlina.com
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