This article is the first of many in my new Improvements category. The idea behind these articles is self-improvement. I tend to read a lot on the subject, whether it be physical, mental, or spiritual (yes, I do) health so I figured it’d be fun to share the little things I do in order to live a better life.

While not my most significant or useful bit of improvement, I am here today to let you know I’ve done away with an “active” alarm clock. What I mean by active is a traditional one; one that is always displaying the time. I do still sleep with my phone nearby so I can take a look if I really need to or if I’m forced to wake-up at some god-awful hour to make it to the event of the week, but 97% of days, no alarm.

Before attempting this endeavor, one must first get their biological clock “right.” I believe that takes a both a healthy body ms mind. I don’t have any magic tips to make this happen, but for me it seems like working out, eating well, and doing my best to not consume caffeine after noon do the trick.

The next and final step is to unplug that bad boy and don’t look back. And… that’s it.

Why did I do this and consider it significant?

1. Reducing light in the bedroom is good for sleep and sleep is good for you.
2. EMFs are bad. Granted, I still sleep with my cell phone nearby and that’s far worse for me in regard to such fields, but having it near outweighs the cons for me.
3. I was facing buying a $30 adapter in order to use it as intended, and it would have likely looked goofy. I’ll instead make a few bucks on this ordeal by selling it on Craigslist.
4. I now have double the space on my nightstand.
5. Eliminating a redundant device will save around $2 per year (assumed 3-watt pull).

As mentioned before, this isn’t a huge life improvement, but the little things add up. Stay tuned for more little things. Also, anybody interested in a Logitech Pure-Fi Anytime? Great little alarm clock, but you’re probably better off without one 😉