You might be able to guess what happens next. To promote the app, The Rock filmed a video starring a clock and a sledgehammer. Sporting the tagline 'It's time to chase greatness', the project's first output was a mammoth rucksack that is now completely sold out. "I've officially made it my project to help as many of you get after your goals as possible." "We all have hopes, goals, dreams and aspirations," he states on the official Project Rock website. The Rock Clock is the second phase of what Johnson calls 'Project Rock'. Apparently The Great One isn't a fan of a few extra minutes in bed.
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The app itself is free if you fancy give it a try, although be warned: there is no snooze button. Project Rockįor those really dedicated to the cause, you can also align your morning schedule with 'Rock Time' (currently 4:45am) and watch a daily exclusive video, recorded and sent directly from Johnson's own phone. Project Rock I'm not sure anyone is ready for The Rock's enthusiasm in the early hours of 'Rock Time'. Project Rock The 'Classic Alarm' is actually Johnson saying 'beep beep' over and over again. Project Rock The Rock rises early, be warned. And if I decide that I want to wake up early for a specific reason - I'll have it at the ready.The Rock Clock also lets you create your own custom goals and set an end-date for completion. Sometimes it offers a nice alternative to the sound I usually hear coming out of my phone in the morning. One week later, I've both used and skipped it. It does not change.Īnd while it definitely helped me wake up - I woke up anticipating it - it mostly served the purpose of being something unusual and different to jumpstart the day. You have to keep it open all night and put your phone on sleep mode to work, which is somewhat frustrating, and the "Daily Motivational Quote" stays the same all week. The app is fun and it's funny - but it could be stellar. Had my goal been tied to something a bit more tangible - like waking up early to make breakfast at home, write, or exercise - the Rock Clock would have been more motivational. The Rock Clock is just an alarm clock unless you actively decide to use it as a goal tracker. A lot of waking up earlier is personal desire to wake up earlier, and my half-hearted attempts to pull myself away from sleep have more to do with a struggle to remind myself WHY I am waking up earlier. While the app is helpful, it hasn't completely changed my life.Īll the Rock Clocks in the world won't be helpful if you don't have a tangible, specific goal in mind. I've also tried setting the time for drastically earlier thinking my snoozes would then equal out to the time I actually want to get up (that trick never works). I tried some of the more sudden/scary Apple alarm sounds - like the one that sounds like a truck backing up - and I've made my alarm upbeat songs I liked (that have since lost their previous happiness-inducing power). I've tested numerous approaches to my morning routine with the hopes I'd find something that sparked some inspiration to become that person that wakes up at 6 a.m. Ultimately, though, the problem isn't my inability to avoid the snooze button - it's that I really just need some extra time in the morning to shower, eat, dress, and chill out for a minute before getting on the subway and heading into work. Usually I end up rushing and not actually checking things off my morning to-do list. even though I tell my phone to wake me around 7 a.m. My Wake Up Call Motivational Alarm Clock is a free app for iPhone that delivers specially structured 5 minute motivational messages when you awaken to your. Sometimes I wake up when I intend to, but lay in bed for an extra 10 to 15 minutes staring at the ceiling, debating the value of those extra minutes, and coercing myself into actually putting my feet on the (cold) floor. Usually this happens somewhere between 7:15 and 7:30 a.m.