How I became a morning person
I always roll my eyes a little bit when people say they get extra "free hours" by waking up earlier.  In this case it works for the OP, because he has another motive, which is syncing his schedule with his wife so he can spend more time with her.  But the extra hours don't come from nowhere... you need to compensate by losing a comparable amount of time at night.<p>My waking hours are usually 10-11am until 2-5am.  It's not a perfect schedule, by any means, and sometimes I consider trying to hack myself into getting up earlier, but it's usually not worth the effort.  I'm lucky that I can work flexible hours, and I get some of my most productive work out in the evening and late at night.   Not saying that I don't have the potential to be just as productive in the early morning (but I suspect I wouldn't; even on days when I do go to bed early and wake up early, I feel foggy for longer after I wake up), but being a night owl is just how I am.<p>I just always am baffled that "becoming a morning person" seems to be considered such a laudable goal.  It's not.  It's just your sleep schedule.  If you're changing yours to sync up with a partner, or to be more available at work, or something like that, good on you, but I don't see how it's somehow special.  I was curious enough about the OP's method to read the article, but when I see something like "How I became a morning person", I think "Aww, poor guy; glad I don't have to do that".