Question:
I’ve never been a morning person.
Even when I sleep enough,
waking up feels heavy.
I see people online who love mornings.
They look energized and grateful.
Meanwhile, I’m negotiating with my blanket.
Is something wrong with me?
Or are mornings just hard?
Ossan’s answer:
An ossan once set his alarm
to become “that guy.”
You know the one.
Up early.
Disciplined.
Smug before sunrise.
Day one:
Alarm rings.
He stares at the ceiling
like it personally offended him.
He realized something simple.
He wasn’t broken.
He was transitioning.
There’s a difference.
Waking up is not a moral test.
It’s a biological shift.
Your brain moves from delta waves
to decision-making mode.
That takes a moment.
You wouldn’t judge a car
for idling before driving.
Why judge yourself?
Also—
be suspicious of social media mornings.
Nobody films
the 11 minutes of confusion.
The slow shuffle to the bathroom.
The existential stare at toothpaste.
They show the coffee shot.
The sunlight.
The productivity.
Morning is not meant to be glamorous.
It’s meant to be gradual.
If you feel sleepy,
congratulations.
You are alive
and recently unconscious.
That’s how waking works.
Instead of fighting the first 15 minutes,
try lowering expectations.
Don’t “win the day.”
Just stand up.
Drink water.
Open a window.
Let your nervous system catch up.
Some people sprint out of bed.
Some people thaw.
Both arrive.
Morning doesn’t require enthusiasm.
It requires gentleness.
You are not behind.
You are just warming up.
And even engines
need a minute before they roar.