- set an exact time to go to sleep every night, whether it's 12:30 or 3:30. at the very least have a steady sleep schedule. 2.put your alarm close enough to you that it is obnoxiously loud, but also far enough away that you have to get out of bed to turn it off. 3.make the alarm sound itsself annoying as well. 4.apologize to your roommate in advance