For some people, there comes a time during adulthood when waking up in the morning becomes easier. For some of us, however, getting up early will be a lifelong struggle. Luckily, you can do a few things for yourself to make dragging your barely-awake self out of bed a little bit less stressful.

A successful wake-up starts the evening before. In this column, we want to share some doable tips for making sleeping, waking up, and daily routines more smooth, comfortable, and efficient.

Going one step further, we can try to make waking up on time interesting through some tools or habit-forming tips!