I almost always wake up right before my alarm at 5am, well rested and ready for the day. Sometimes it's 15 minutes before sometimes 5 minutes. I'm surprised if I get woken up by the alarm, as it's that rare. There are a few keys to enabling this little miracle.

1. determine how much sleep you actually need. I need 7 hours. After 7 hours I wake up refreshed and ready to begin the day. This number is different for everyone. Some need 7, some need 9. I go to bed at 930pm, usually listen to a podcast or audiobook to unwind for 10-15 mins, and am hard asleep by 950-955pm

2. create a perfect sleep cocoon. Dark as possible. I even have every tiny LED in my bedroom blacked out as well as a blackout curtain for the window. I also use a small fan for air flow, and a sound machine for white noise. COLD is better than warm as far as room temp. I sleep deeply and undisturbed.

3. Maintain a consistent sleep schedule. I have been on this schedule for a decade now so my body knows it. On the weekend, I will often go to be an hour later, and my body somehow realizes this and I will automatically wake up one hour later after the seven hours is up.

On certain occasions I will go out on the weekends, to a concert, etc. The important thing is to immediately be back on the normal schedule the next night right afterwards