Why do we wake up shortly before our alarm goes off? It’s not by chance
- Written by Yaqoot Fatima, Professor of Sleep Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
Malvestida/UnsplashYou’ve probably experienced it – your alarm is set for 6:30am, yet somehow your eyes snap open a few minutes before it goes off. There’s no sound, no external cue, just the body somehow knowing it’s time.
It might seem strange, but you didn’t wake up by chance. It’s your body clock at work...





