A light box can help trick you into feeling awake and refreshed even on the gloomiest of days.

“One of the hardest aspects when waking up during autumn-winter is the lack of natural sunlight in the room,” Seeley explains. “During the summer, the natural light that enters the room each morning can often help us to wake up naturally as it signals to our brain that it’s time to rise.

“However, during the darker mornings, this can become increasingly more difficult, with the lack of light making it hard to wake up our internal body clock (circadian rhythm) and you may find that your brain wants you to wake up, but your body doesn’t.”

How to make getting out of bed when it’s cold a little bit easier