Given two sentences, rewrite them to make for a smoother connection.
Jake woke up early. He forgot to set his alarm.
Despite forgetting to set his alarm, Jake still woke up early.
Complete the following task based on the instruction and optional input provided.### Instruction:
Given two sentences, rewrite them to make for a smoother connection.

### Input:
Jake woke up early. He forgot to set his alarm.

### Output:
Despite forgetting to set his alarm, Jake still woke up early.