Around midnight, I always have this crazy flow of ideas and energy as well as concentration. Which I found to be a bit of a disadvantage at first cause at day I really can't concentrate on mental tasks no mater what I do, but at night it's the total opposite it's like everything becomes so clear to my and apparently, well my friends say so, I work really, really fast at night, I tend to do the same work twice as fast so now I see it more as an advantage. Cause I have a lot of spare time on my hands due to that and I found it much better to do more physical work / train at day as well as just relax and just do the mental work at night which seems to work for me.
Sadly, a lot of work & schools aren't flexible with hours. The good thing is the world is changing a lot and many careers are becoming much more flexible! Especially jobs you can work at home - as long as you finish the work the time of day doesn't matter. So, it's going to get better!! 😁 ❤️
@@giotphan9673 Maybe try doing simple stuff like some small tasks first, so when you begin with learning it doesn't become too late. It also might help to set everything ready for the next day, like preparing a meal, taking a bath and making your school bag, that way you can wake up later. It helped me when I went to school, so I hope it might help you too.
I had never felt so understood before, people usually blame me for being a night owl, saying that I'm just lazy, so this really felt really good plus being really useful. Thanks Suzanna!
Thank you so, so much! As a little girl I used to be an early bird and I liked it but at architecture school it all changed and now I'm a night owl. I hate feeling already tired at 2 pm when I wake up at 5 am. Besides, at night I get many (intellectual, academic, spiritual) things done because nobody bothers me! Everyone's sleeping and I can truly concentrate. Thanks for the tips!!!
So glad I found this video!! I have a lot of trouble accepting being a night owl and am always beating myself up about not being able to ‘fit in’ with successful people and society’s schedules. Luckily I run my own business so I can make my own hours but it’s nice to know theres more people like me out there and that it’s okay to be this way :)
serenaelisehere yes!!!! I'm so glad you're here. There are so many non-traditional work styles and strategies but the magazines & TV shows only focus on the traditional. Night owls are soooooo productive when they go with their energy! 😁. (If you'd like to learn more non-traditional strategies & general organizing / productivity tips check out my free Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/HomeOrganizing/ Woot! Woot! 🎉 Thanks for the comment! 😁 🦉
Thank you for this!! I’ve always struggled with feeling like I’m not as productive as everyone else but these points you’ve discussed helped me see I need to embrace my natural tendencies instead of fighting them. Many thanks from this little bat 🦇 💖
This is very helpful! Thank you so much! I'm totally a night owl who often don't see the clock and go to bed at 5am. When the creativity calls it's difficult to don't listen it.
I've been a night owl for as long as I can remember and often struggled with early work schedules. I'm a zombie until after my lunch break. Going to sleep early is just something I cannot do even if I tried. There were times I tried to be a morning person and do my yoga practice early which made me feel even more tired, so I stick to a night practice. I look forward to working freelance and setting my own schedule in the future.
Great advice. It counteracts the common saying, "Successful people rise early; early to bed, early to rise. Now if I can only get that structure set. Thank you.
I am a Sri Lankan and it is 5:25 in the morning. Since last evening I have still been awake and doing my studies. Actually after 12.00 the whole country is quiet and I like it.
Rewatching this 2 months later now that I’ve quit my 9-5 and started my own freelance business. 🙌 I was sick of having to zombie my way through the day & not be able to harness my energy & creativity in the evening hours (or be burning the candle at both ends).
aykaa0 it definitely takes a while to get consistent at this stuff! I know i struggle when adding a new habit. It doesn't come easily!! Thanks for sharing!! 😁 ❤️
This is so helpful!! I do recommend putting texts on your videos so we can easily catch up and take notes (a big help for visual learners too)! But thank you for this!
tinydreamer88 Thank you tinydreamer- I do plan to add text to future videos. 😁 (TH-cam didn't have captions available when this one was recorded.) I'm happy you're enjoying them!! 😁
I once took classes in Digital Filmmaking & MultiMedia (at a school that no longer exists). One of the only reasons I was able to attend was that there was a schedule of night classes. Never missed a class or was late for scheduling reasons. In fact, I'd often want to stay later when school was closing at around 11P.M. or Midnight.
Thank you this is realy helpfull. I am trying to become an animator while working as a framer at a craft store. I have realy been struggling on makeing a scedual being I perfer mid/night shifts at work but then I worry about i don't get enough time to work on my portfolio, and all my freinds hang out when im working or trying to art. This defenly gave me some ideas on how to adress my issue without forcing myself to wake up earlyer.
Thank you for a great video! I think you said you live with a night owl. Can you please give some guidelines on how to handle the relationship where people have complete oppisite sleeping patterns? A night owl and an early bird together. Thanks!
This is another great topic 👏 It’s so funny I’m a combination owl 🦉, I have always been a morning person with insomnia. Sounds crazy doesn’t it ? I have always been a morning workout person that loves to plan the day and week ahead. Turning off technology is such great advice and it really does help 👍. Another great video 👏. Thank you for sharing 👍👍
I found that i figured a similar scheme out intuitively! I only struggle with the last one, set bedtime. I'm an artist, though it's not my source of income yet, and sometimes inspiration just chooses to strike at 2:30 when I am about to go to bed 😂 and i know if I don't record that song on my phone it's gonna slip away or something. Also when i have some intense insight i stay up very very late processing things, but it only happens every few months for a couple of nights in a row. Would you say some glitches here and there are okay if this is how my impulsive creativity works and as long as i have a baseline?
I’m a full time college student and a night owl. Is it okay to have a different wake up time on a few days while keeping a main wake up time for my most of my days of the week? Is it possible to program my body to do that? Sometimes I need extra hours of sleep on some days because of being up late at night doing homework.
If the times are drastically different then it is very hard to have different sleep schedules throughout the week, Alexia. It will affect your ability to sleep effectively and to focus during the day. However, sometimes we simply need to do this temporarily in order to make it through to a goal. ❤️ If at all possible try to schedule your classes so they are not early morning classes and that will work better with your natural rhythms. (I know that's not always possible.). Your going to do GREAT - especially since you're figuring out your own productivity rhythms earlier on in life. It will pay off in the long run!! 😁
The 9 to 5 schedule is absolute crap. Nobody is productive for a full 8 hours daily. Work is supposed to be done at your own pace and according to periodic necessities. But not when other people decide how rich you should make them.
I am 100% a night owl have been this way since I was a child 💕 I'm thankful to be a RN because I work overnights. I would never survive a 9-5. P.S currently watching this at 4:44 am 🤣🤣😂
There are times we can’t work with our natural energies because of other restrictions. These can be temporary. Future jobs, commitments etc - look to try to set those up with your best times when possible. You’ve got this. 😁
I tries all of that. Didn't help. I wake up at 8am automatically now but I'm braindead all day. No amount of coffee, cigarettes, vitamins and exercise seems to remove the fog. Planning the day certainly doesn't help because by the time I realize I had a plan it's already lunch time. Just being awake during the morning makes the evening fucking miserable. I have set a timer that ticks every hour, but feels like it ticks every minute. I really commend you for trying, but none of this advice really works.
I’m so sorry you’re having a tough time. It sounds like as a night owl the fact that you’re waking up early & not able to sync to your natural energy it’s much harder. Hopefully your body will eventually let you sleep later so you can get into a more productive natural rhythm. 💜💜
I was the same way. You may be suffering from burnout, which is hard to recover from. It takes time and rest and maybe even a career change and obviously that’s easier said than done. It could also be diet related. When I had iron deficiency anemia I was tired all the time. Then I recovered from that, became vegan & developed severe protein deficiency (also B12) and my energy tanked again. If you can see a dietitian and tell them your main problem is lack of energy & brain fog, they can help diagnose the problem & suggest a diet or supplements to help you get back to feeling your energetic self. Or just talk to your regular physician who can run tests and rule out potential causes, but in my experience, general practitioners know very little about nutrition. At the very least, Google what foods to eat to increase energy, or try to adjust your caffeine intake schedule. Good luck!
@@alisontames884 Thank you, yes it does seem to be diet related. I been avoiding carbs and fasting to lose weight. I do feel much clearer now that I started carbs again but I'm also gaining weight like crazy. I sleep ealier and wake up a little later too, which does actually help 😅
Around midnight, I always have this crazy flow of ideas and energy as well as concentration. Which I found to be a bit of a disadvantage at first cause at day I really can't concentrate on mental tasks no mater what I do, but at night it's the total opposite it's like everything becomes so clear to my and apparently, well my friends say so, I work really, really fast at night, I tend to do the same work twice as fast so now I see it more as an advantage. Cause I have a lot of spare time on my hands due to that and I found it much better to do more physical work / train at day as well as just relax and just do the mental work at night which seems to work for me.
Poppy Gloria haha!! Spoken like a true night owl!! Sooooo common!
Sadly, a lot of work & schools aren't flexible with hours. The good thing is the world is changing a lot and many careers are becoming much more flexible! Especially jobs you can work at home - as long as you finish the work the time of day doesn't matter. So, it's going to get better!! 😁 ❤️
@@giotphan9673 Maybe try doing simple stuff like some small tasks first, so when you begin with learning it doesn't become too late. It also might help to set everything ready for the next day, like preparing a meal, taking a bath and making your school bag, that way you can wake up later. It helped me when I went to school, so I hope it might help you too.
Same
I had never felt so understood before, people usually blame me for being a night owl, saying that I'm just lazy, so this really felt really good plus being really useful. Thanks Suzanna!
Mau Curiel ooh! That's wonderful!! I'm so happy to hear that. You night owls are definitely not lazy! Lol. 😁 ❤️
I felt same
We are only lazy in the morning and thats an advantage too cuz we try to find short routes to do a task easily and finish it
Good luck! 👍🏻
Thank you so, so much! As a little girl I used to be an early bird and I liked it but at architecture school it all changed and now I'm a night owl. I hate feeling already tired at 2 pm when I wake up at 5 am. Besides, at night I get many (intellectual, academic, spiritual) things done because nobody bothers me! Everyone's sleeping and I can truly concentrate. Thanks for the tips!!!
Vale Barrera I’m so glad it helped you!!! Night owls are amazing when they’re working with their energy. 😁❤️😁❤️
So glad I found this video!! I have a lot of trouble accepting being a night owl and am always beating myself up about not being able to ‘fit in’ with successful people and society’s schedules. Luckily I run my own business so I can make my own hours but it’s nice to know theres more people like me out there and that it’s okay to be this way :)
serenaelisehere yes!!!! I'm so glad you're here. There are so many non-traditional work styles and strategies but the magazines & TV shows only focus on the traditional. Night owls are soooooo productive when they go with their energy! 😁. (If you'd like to learn more non-traditional strategies & general organizing / productivity tips check out my free Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/HomeOrganizing/
Woot! Woot! 🎉 Thanks for the comment! 😁 🦉
Thank you sooo much!!! Finally someone who gets me 😊
Marie-Charlotte Tatepo Ngonde hahaha a!!! Yes!!! 😊❤️
Thank you for this!! I’ve always struggled with feeling like I’m not as productive as everyone else but these points you’ve discussed helped me see I need to embrace my natural tendencies instead of fighting them. Many thanks from this little bat 🦇 💖
Yay!! I’m so glad this helped you see how amazing & productive you really are. 😁❤️🎉🎉
This is very helpful! Thank you so much! I'm totally a night owl who often don't see the clock and go to bed at 5am. When the creativity calls it's difficult to don't listen it.
You are so not alone!! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. 😁❤️
Great video. Need more content on this topic, please keep them coming!
You bet! 😁❤️❤️
I've been a night owl for as long as I can remember and often struggled with early work schedules. I'm a zombie until after my lunch break. Going to sleep early is just something I cannot do even if I tried. There were times I tried to be a morning person and do my yoga practice early which made me feel even more tired, so I stick to a night practice. I look forward to working freelance and setting my own schedule in the future.
That such a good thing to know about yourself! 😁
Great advice. It counteracts the common saying, "Successful people rise early; early to bed, early to rise.
Now if I can only get that structure set. Thank you.
Carole Jackson hahaha! The structure is the hardest part, right? 😁
Perfect! I first learned about this concept at Idaho State University and was able to finally cut myself some slack! Covid has wreaked havoc for me.
That’s great that you’re giving yourself some grace. Being a night owl can be hard when society is set up for morning people. ❤️
I am a Sri Lankan and it is 5:25 in the morning. Since last evening I have still been awake and doing my studies. Actually after 12.00 the whole country is quiet and I like it.
This video is so important. I feel validated finally 😂💜 thank you!
Yay!!! You're so welcome. ❤️❤️
I wake up when the sunsets. And go to sleep an hour before the sunrise. I'm pretty much a vampire. Lmao
@@gunjanyadav2400 Blah? You're a vampire too? 😁😂😂
@@gunjanyadav2400 lol, I feel you 😂😂
Rewatching this 2 months later now that I’ve quit my 9-5 and started my own freelance business. 🙌 I was sick of having to zombie my way through the day & not be able to harness my energy & creativity in the evening hours (or be burning the candle at both ends).
Yay!!!! Congratulations, Alison - freelancing is perfect for night owls. So happy you can go with your energy now!! Woot! Woot! 🎉
This is so true as I've been doing some of them and it's work. The one I haven't done consistently is the time blocking.
aykaa0 it definitely takes a while to get consistent at this stuff! I know i struggle when adding a new habit. It doesn't come easily!! Thanks for sharing!! 😁 ❤️
You can b so producting and amazing. By working wITH the energy that u have and ur energy just happens to happen late at night
Love it!! Very affirming
This is so helpful!! I do recommend putting texts on your videos so we can easily catch up and take notes (a big help for visual learners too)! But thank you for this!
tinydreamer88 Thank you tinydreamer- I do plan to add text to future videos. 😁 (TH-cam didn't have captions available when this one was recorded.)
I'm happy you're enjoying them!! 😁
I once took classes in
Digital Filmmaking
& MultiMedia
(at a school that no longer exists).
One of the only reasons
I was able to attend
was that there was
a schedule of night classes.
Never missed a class or was
late for scheduling reasons.
In fact, I'd often want to stay later
when school was closing
at around 11P.M. or Midnight.
this video is so underrated whyyyy
phirsh lol!!!
Thank you this is realy helpfull. I am trying to become an animator while working as a framer at a craft store. I have realy been struggling on makeing a scedual being I perfer mid/night shifts at work but then I worry about i don't get enough time to work on my portfolio, and all my freinds hang out when im working or trying to art. This defenly gave me some ideas on how to adress my issue without forcing myself to wake up earlyer.
sleepykitty7 that's awesome!! I'm so glad it helped. It's hard being a night owl, but it can definitely work!! Don't give up 😁❤️
This was so incredibly helpful!
Yay! I’m so glad, Ashley! ❤️
Any night owl with this much discipline would be a morning person lol
lol! 😂 this
Thank you for a great video! I think you said you live with a night owl. Can you please give some guidelines on how to handle the relationship where people have complete oppisite sleeping patterns? A night owl and an early bird together. Thanks!
2 years later comment, but could there be a new link to the SMART Goals worksheet? thank you
Thank you‼️ Thank you‼️
This is another great topic 👏 It’s so funny I’m a combination owl 🦉, I have always been a morning person with insomnia. Sounds crazy doesn’t it ? I have always been a morning workout person that loves to plan the day and week ahead. Turning off technology is such great advice and it really does help 👍. Another great video 👏. Thank you for sharing 👍👍
I found that i figured a similar scheme out intuitively! I only struggle with the last one, set bedtime. I'm an artist, though it's not my source of income yet, and sometimes inspiration just chooses to strike at 2:30 when I am about to go to bed 😂 and i know if I don't record that song on my phone it's gonna slip away or something. Also when i have some intense insight i stay up very very late processing things, but it only happens every few months for a couple of nights in a row. Would you say some glitches here and there are okay if this is how my impulsive creativity works and as long as i have a baseline?
I'm a night owl more available activities in the night
I got school 7 am im the morning.... 6 days a week. This pretty much explains my situation.
I hear ya!! Soooo tough when you're stuck in a schedule opposite of your natural rhythm.
@@SuzannaKayeOrganizing yeah😣😣
napping after school helps you restore your energy and have a good evening and night . it used to work for me
Well this sounds helpful ill definitely try it, It has to be a good idea cause i thought about looking it up at 4:50 AM :)
Hahah! Welcome, night owl! 😁
I’m a full time college student and a night owl. Is it okay to have a different wake up time on a few days while keeping a main wake up time for my most of my days of the week? Is it possible to program my body to do that? Sometimes I need extra hours of sleep on some days because of being up late at night doing homework.
If the times are drastically different then it is very hard to have different sleep schedules throughout the week, Alexia. It will affect your ability to sleep effectively and to focus during the day. However, sometimes we simply need to do this temporarily in order to make it through to a goal. ❤️
If at all possible try to schedule your classes so they are not early morning classes and that will work better with your natural rhythms. (I know that's not always possible.).
Your going to do GREAT - especially since you're figuring out your own productivity rhythms earlier on in life. It will pay off in the long run!! 😁
Really nice! Thank you!
Gabriela Ferreira so glad you liked it! 😁
Ty for this video! very informative
Watching the video at 3:32 am
madhurima paul hahaha!! À true night owl!!! 🤣🤣❤️❤️
@@SuzannaKayeOrganizing 🙈😂
The 9 to 5 schedule is absolute crap. Nobody is productive for a full 8 hours daily. Work is supposed to be done at your own pace and according to periodic necessities. But not when other people decide how rich you should make them.
Does anyone know where the goal download is??
So sorry for the delay answering (I got Covid…). Here’s the link: suzannakaye.live/Smart-Goals-Worksheet
This has saved me so much trouble.
Yay!!!! 😁🎉🎉
I am 100% a night owl have been this way since I was a child 💕 I'm thankful to be a RN because I work overnights. I would never survive a 9-5.
P.S currently watching this at 4:44 am 🤣🤣😂
Hahah!! Great job choosing a career that fits your energy levels!! ❤️❤️❤️
I am a night owl and worst thing is I need 2 to 3 hours to fall asleep. Maybe I have insomnia 🤔.
this was helpful, thanks
Jason Gr you're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it. 😁
Yea I am an night owl..and I sleep at 3:30 am..and wake up at 7:15..cuz I have class
It’s a lot harder when you have to follow a school schedule!!
very helpful! thank you :))
@2.55 am
Love from kerala, India 💜💜
മല്ലു ☺️
It’s 2 am and I have 5 chapters worth of English homework due tmr morning
Ooh, I hated nights like those! I hope it goes well! ❤️
It did I finished, surprisingly!
Woot! Woot! 🎉
❤️❤️❤️
But my classes starts @8am😒
There are times we can’t work with our natural energies because of other restrictions. These can be temporary. Future jobs, commitments etc - look to try to set those up with your best times when possible. You’ve got this. 😁
I'll try ☺️
I tries all of that. Didn't help. I wake up at 8am automatically now but I'm braindead all day. No amount of coffee, cigarettes, vitamins and exercise seems to remove the fog. Planning the day certainly doesn't help because by the time I realize I had a plan it's already lunch time. Just being awake during the morning makes the evening fucking miserable. I have set a timer that ticks every hour, but feels like it ticks every minute. I really commend you for trying, but none of this advice really works.
I’m so sorry you’re having a tough time. It sounds like as a night owl the fact that you’re waking up early & not able to sync to your natural energy it’s much harder. Hopefully your body will eventually let you sleep later so you can get into a more productive natural rhythm. 💜💜
I was the same way. You may be suffering from burnout, which is hard to recover from. It takes time and rest and maybe even a career change and obviously that’s easier said than done.
It could also be diet related. When I had iron deficiency anemia I was tired all the time. Then I recovered from that, became vegan & developed severe protein deficiency (also B12) and my energy tanked again. If you can see a dietitian and tell them your main problem is lack of energy & brain fog, they can help diagnose the problem & suggest a diet or supplements to help you get back to feeling your energetic self. Or just talk to your regular physician who can run tests and rule out potential causes, but in my experience, general practitioners know very little about nutrition. At the very least, Google what foods to eat to increase energy, or try to adjust your caffeine intake schedule. Good luck!
@@alisontames884 Thank you, yes it does seem to be diet related. I been avoiding carbs and fasting to lose weight. I do feel much clearer now that I started carbs again but I'm also gaining weight like crazy. I sleep ealier and wake up a little later too, which does actually help 😅