Why I Get Up At 5AM And Why You Should Too
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2020
- If you asked me what the single most important thing I did to grow my TH-cam channel was I would hands down say getting up at 5AM was it. By getting up so early I was able to get a head start on my day which meant I could get tons of work done before most other people even think of getting up. On top of that it left me with more open afternoons to enjoy the nice weather and sunshine of the day. The reason this is so effective is because our will power is a resource which starts to run out after working a full day. This means that by the time we reach the end of the work day we have very little or no willpower to do the things we want. This is why I get up at 5AM so I can do all the productive activities I enjoy such as making these videos and going to the gym. If you haven't tried getting up earlier I highly recommend it.
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- Why getting up early leads to productivity
- Why I get up early
- How to get started waking up early
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I'm watching this while going to bed at 5AM
Same
LOL!
TRue AF
Same here
same lmao
You know you think like a programmer when you try to optimize every bit of your life
waking up with a purpose in mind is what makes the difference.
This is true but like him I too find my energy to be lacking in the evening. Even when I worked that shift, I would hit the ground running, but hit a wall around 6-8pm, and by 9 I would struggle to motivate or energize myself in any way. In contrast I also worked 4am-1pm for over 2 years and found myself to be far more productive throughout the day, often on less sleep. Of course when you work at 4 am you get up 2-3 am which might be too early for some but i find myself most productive when I get up in the middle of night or in the early morning. I'm sure it varies from person to person though.
@@jamescater66 Lark sounds like an insult lmao.
THIS!
I played fortnite all day, check mate bro. But seriously it's nice you dabbled more in these talking videos, would love to see more!
Lol.I really enjoy these style videos, but I would love to upgrade my camera/studio before making too many of them.
Be careful Kyle, Ed was kicked out of his own channel by Brad and now he seems like sneaking into yours through the comments section 🐍 😜
Hey I just successfully wrote a sentence including the name of my 3 favorite dev youtubers, I can go to bed now (and wake up at 9am 😈)
The wholesome web dev forces join in the comment section
You talk.enough already lol ;D
Disco, disco, disco :p
This is great advice. Getting everything done by 9am is a life changer. It’s hard to describe how big a deal this is. It’s the best thing I ever did for myself.
How are you able to do it?
@@ZeeshanKhan-rp9or
Going to bed early helps.
Early to bed early to rise.
Mayb a mid day snooze too
Very inspirational! I've been testing it out
UPDATE: This really works for me! I've been sleeping at 11:00 and waking up at 6:00, giving me 1hr 30min before I need to get ready for work. I'm a lot more productive in the morning, and I feel better when getting ready and driving to work. I used to sleep at like 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning.
Can u give details ?
@@ismailbouazizi984, I can give you details, since I am also that kind of person that sleeps early at night, and awakes early in the morning. It is just amazing how your brain works after rest. So if you want to get good at something that you like, it is better to invest your time almost immediately after waking up from bed. Personally, I don't get this culture of programmers (most of them kids) who feel is cool to stay up late until night to start to be productive when your brain has been used for many ours since you woke up. It really makes the difference, and I have been doing that for years. (it doesn't have to be that early like at 5 am) But programming or learning something new early in the morning right after waking up, really boosts your learning.
@@NexushasTaken 11 o clock as in the time of the day. I didn't answer the person because I thought the original comment had all the details they need, haha
still?
@@elia552 it's harder with a baby. But I get up between 6 and 7.
I am a developer myself and I am getting up at 5 for over 10 years now and it has so much benefits! No traffic when driving to the office, no traffic on the way back home. During summer you have like half the day free for outdoor activities, during winter you have at least some hours of sunlight for outdoor activities. Etc. etc.
That's absolutely true. Sometimes it's hard to make myself go to bed earlier but it really works. You really get much more productive when you wake up early and go to bed earlier
I wake up at 8 am and during weekend 11 am
This whole topic is really about personal preference. You can be just as productive getting up later and going to bed later, the amount of productive hours you have is the same regardless of when you get up as long as you have a constant number of hours of sleep. I go to bed at 4am, wake up at 10am, and am just as productive. My most productive hours are actually the late night/early morning hours so this whole topic is redundant if you can choose and define your own work hours.
@@tiaan_va that´s when you don't have a job
For me, dinner tends to get late..
Thank God I'm a muslim and our pray is early morning and that is says to us start your day after pray your mind will be fresh and things will be easy to understand and now you're also says the same happy to hear from you 💓
I do wake up @5AM and it took 3 weeks to get adjusted with this routine ,
But now that i have become morning person it's too good
When I became a Mum, getting up at the crack of dawn became the norm. Now they're starting to sleep in till 6-7, I decided a wihle ago I was going to continue to get up at 5 and its that bit of peace before the chaos begins. I get jobs done, quietly, I have can prepare for the day without having to rush. Its so much better!
With your tutorials, we learn things and it's clearer than any other content. With your experiences, we can confirm that you're following the right path and i thank you for trying to bring us with you. Thanks Kyle, and a lot !
Really appreciate it.
My productivity got increased after I've started getting up early in the morning for the prayer as well.
One hour half effort work during that period is more productive than full effort 4 hours in the night.
Thanks for the video
You're spot on w.r.t. will power. I remember reading experiments that showed that people's good will is much stronger at the beginning of the day. And that's one of the reason why dates are more successful in the evening: because when your will power is gone, so are your inhibitions, which helps bonding with others. It's similar to being drunk. So I also think that while you may have more will power in the morning, your creativity may be higher in the evening. So it's a balance.
I applied this and it works compared to my old routine, thanks again Kyle
Thanks for the suggestion. I will give a try starting tomorrow morning.
Stop you’re giving me anxiety. I can’t keep up with your perfection.
Haha don't overreact
@@pearlsswine guy is acting like an ugly girl
@@dankydoo4511 I don't even know react yet..
Great video! The reason why I was interested in this video is that I do get up at 5 am every day. I started doing it not long ago, just 3-4 weeks. And it is getting easier. I want to say that I agree with everything you said and want to add that I have a satisfying feeling of accomplishment after I am done with my work and the rest of the day feels great, too.
Cheers!
Gonna start your routine from tomorrow. Thanks Kyle. You are a good man.
You are a huge inspiration as well as mentor. Thank you
3, 4 months back I think exactly the same and now it's become my routine and I'm happy with it...
Hi Kyle. I started this year learning myself web development (I am working as CG 3D artist at the moment). I am 38 this year (so I am quite old😅), and event that you much younger than me and I know other tutors like DevEd or Brad (kudos for you guys, you are great!) you still my favorite youtuber in web dev subject🙂. Keep it up good work and waiting for more cool videos from your 😁
Totally agree. Mornings are way precious and the most productive time of the day. Added bonus, early morning walks are very refreshing.
You have found wisdom, young man. I get up at 5am, hit treadmill, sleep by 11 or 12am. I have more energy with this schedule and I get more work completed than getting up at 7am and sleep by 10. If I sleep more than 5 or 6 hours, or sleep late I am useless and then my body crashes twice in a single day at 11am and then around 3 or 4 pm. I have been doing this schedule for 19 years.
Keep it up, you will be very productive in life if you master this!!
Having control over "self will" is a masterful power!!
Btw, I found one of your other videos extremely helpful, informative, and straight to the point. Then I saw this video title on your channel and was very intrigued that someone your age would have stuck through the first month to get past the hard part of adjusting your mind and body! Congratulations!
I have been doing this my entire life, falling asleep at 11-12 and wake up at 6am.
However i noticed one thing very quickly. Spend that extra time not on work but on yourself.
Like Kyle said “going to the gym”, “improve my skills”
A burnout is just around the corner.
Everything you explained, it's so relatable to me. Thank you for this video. I will try to be a morning person.
Thanks for inspiring me again🙌
I'm not a morning person but i do wake up early some time and enjoy doing my work in that peaceful and productive time.
Will try make it my daily routine 🤗
This just came up in my feed today, and I really needed to hear it at this moment.
You have a ton of wisdom for someone your age, and I'm not speaking condescendingly!! Love your channel & your approachable demeanor. You earned my SUB lol
I'm on my way to the city where I study and you have just made these 10 minutes better. I have the same problem you had before, but it's hard for me to change my life so drastically. However I'll get my shit together and try this from Thursday. Cheers!
I'm glad I could brighten your day. Starting small and getting up just 30 minutes early is a nice way to ease into the habit of getting up earlier. Also just having a consistent time you get up and go to bed each day even if it isn't early will help a ton with making this habit easier.
Gotta try this. Thanks for inspiring.
I totally feel what you said.
I will give it a shot for a month.
I've recently started this. After 11 years working as a bartender and working 70 hour weeks, I decided to pack it in and focus on what I've always wanted to do.
Since I decided to jack it in and wake up at 5am. I've been able to Boost my productivity 5 fold and thats just within a couple of weeks. Honestly couldnt agree with this more.
Your videos are more addictive than those series from Netflix. My ⏰ is already set at 5AM. Can't promise I'll get up, but at least I'll try.
This hits home for me. Thank you!
i found this channel and i think that is the best channel that i saw ever in my life, thanks for all!
I got up for school at 7 AM for years and never got used to it. I'd physically struggle to even keep my eyes open, and then at night I'd stay up until 2 AM. I do believe that we're hard-wired to be morning people or night owls, at least some of us. I agree that getting up early makes the day seem longer and be more productive. I like it when I get a lot done and it's only lunch time. So I'm always torn between what I know is better and what my body wants to do 😅 I think every day at 5 AM is too much, though. Even going out for dinner would be hard after getting up so early. Maybe around 7-8 AM, a bit later on weekends. I'm going to try it.
I've been setting my alarm a little bit earlier in every 4-5 days. I've started from 2pm (yes I had to set my alarm to 2pm) now it rings at 9am and I'm having 5-6 hours of focused studying done every day. the moment when you realize that time is 5pm and you had already a great efficient day is incredible. I'm slowly coming to 5am :)
Congratulations! That is awesome.
@@WebDevSimplified found you today while I got stuck at my studying. great content! thank you for all these!
thank you mr. kyle you're helping alot
Awesome good thought. I will incorporate in my schedule.
waking up earlier in the morning is day to day lifestyle in my religion
Me too, i'm muslim
@@thecoder7188 Mee too Alhamdulilah
Me to my brothers alhamdulilah 😃
I’m Muslim
Totally used to be a night owl. Now, I'm up at 5a every morning. Studying JS from 6:30-8:30a every day.
Yo yo that's amazing
Wow
I would get a burnout a month after
It works
Well, having a family is quite a motivator
respect the discipline. thanks for the hope!
I love your videos! Thanks a lot for the motivation. Let's start!!!
This. This is why I subbed. Programming aside, of course.
Native English is sooo hard for me, but time is coming when I can listen without subs... Thx for motivation!
You're doing great job Kyle, keep it up, really enjoy & learn something new from each of your video. Kudos to you and your willpower. 🙂🙂
Getting up early, when actually done, feels great. Nice video.
How, when and what activities do you use to relax/unwind? I'm working an 8 hour a day web dev job at a company and also spend 1-2 hours to work on some personal projects to expand my skills. I find this whole idea of waking up earlier exciting, whenever I hear it, but most of the social events like going out, precovid and poscovid era, are going to be after 9-10 am. Are you totally avoiding these sort of social interactions? I think some are fun
I'm already proud I've been waking up before 10am in the last few weeks lol
Thank you, for sharing of your practice ✌
Watching this at 3am thinking I should probably go to sleep now.
Maybe you're a real owl that doesn't get tired in the final part of the day. Roll with it. Try to find a boss that values your work and lets you get in at 10am
@@jamescater66 I'm exactly working for a company who let's me start my work on 10am everyday 🙃
I'm gonna try this. Maybe not 5AM rightaway, but I'll try 7.30 at first (instead of go to bed at 2 and wake up at 9 lol). Before attending college my day routine was normal and my health was fine, but ever since the situation is getting worse. I sometimes can't even eat due to stress and my lack of sleep. Guys, take care.
Thank you so much, man! This is a great sharing experience.
thank you Mr.Kyle for sharing ..
I can Totally relate with you exactly what you have said
Like spending time unproductively at night.
But my problem is I am night owl because being college dropout I have no schedule and do need to make video at midnight 12 and editing,rendering, posting does takes lot of time and like you, I do sleep at 3-4/5 am
But I'll definitely try to set my routine normally once I start working on my startup
5am starts in order to stay healthy, this means bed at 9 or 10pm for people watching this. Lack of sleep compounds problems and may be linked to increased risk of alzheimer's. Just a heads up
True. I generally lay down for bed around 930 to 10 most days so I get at least 7 hours of sleep
I was thinking the same thing, although I admire his motivation to do this, the research and evidence points to a circadian rythm rather different. 8 hours is recommended on average to avoid all sorts of health problems including and not exclusive to heart disease, cancer and alzheimers...
@@jamespawson6045 People who waste time on scrolling their social media feeds, sleeping at 1am or 2 am should not talk about health right? Getting 7 hrs sleep & waking up early would be fine.
LACK of sleep is what is not good. People generally associate lack of sleep with sleeping late. If you are sleeping late and getting up late, as long as u dont go to work or study, like vacations, then thats okay
@@kbtganesh Are you implying that James is that type of person?
This is exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks a lot!
Good man! You are so right!
Having a kid made me shift from being a night owl to going to bed at 10pm and waking up at 6. Probably an extreme example.
I like how honest you are on this topic, a lot of people I've seen talk about it have said how easy it was etc.
Personally, I do the night owl thing, getting to bed somewhere between 12am and 1am.
I get up for work at around 7am and finish work at about 6pm. I get home, eat and do some development, try to learn new things.
My job has some coding in it, but it's not the primary focus and that's what I want. It may all change soon though as I'm moving in with the girlfriend haha.
Excellent advice. I still struggle with this. But when I do manage to get myself into a prolonged morning person mode I find it has all the benefits you mentioned.
I really like the explanation of the willpower and having less of it at the end of the day. I hadn't thought of it this way and found this video really helpful. Thank you. :)
0:00 Smoothest dev guy ever! LOL
Soo true
Very smooth ❤️
"when i was in college..."
man, i thought you were in high school lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣
That 70s show started in 1996 and took place in 1976. If it were to be made today it would be called "Thats 00s show" and take place in 2001, feel old.
I started to follow you for CSS skills and teaching ability. You are great as teacher/developer.
With this video i feel so near with your experience, and get me motivated. You outdid yourself :) Thanks Kyle, big up.
I never thought to try this out, but you've make a really good argument for waking up at 5am. I'm excited to give this a shot!
What about those of us that are more productive in the afternoon & evening? I have no will power in the morning, but I'm super energised after lunch.
People are different
The fact that someone feels good waking up at 5am doesn't mean that rest of the world will be happy with it
This. Absolutely. And i am not interested in sun light or anything. I love darkness and the night and calmness, makes me productive as fuck, but 0 will power in before lunch.
I would need a hurricane or similar near my neighborhood to get up at 5.A.M and feel myself with the necessary energy to make anything productive
I managed to break this cycle by giving myself permission to not do anything productive immediately after getting up for the first few weeks during the adjustment period. Just getting out of bed and having breakfast is enough. You can add more productive tasks to your mornings when you're used to the new routine.
Best video and work timing.
That works. Thumbs up for this video!
UGH I cannot stop looking at that ONE piece of hair that got away from the hairspray bottle
That`s nothing, I wake up at 4 AM and dive into the arctic ocean and read underwater the book clean code.I get out of the water, fight a polar bear and go to work. Waking up at 5? Phhhh, weak.
lol
bruh lmao
I try and get my polar bear fighting done while I'm a sleep to stay on my schedule.
Ohh so you are RUSSIAN......
Bruh moment
Thank you for every single video.
Wow! Thank you from Brazil! Evocative and amazing.
This is great, the below is my schedule
4-5 AM - Wake up. Prepare tea and Read 10 pages
5-6 AM - Learn new technology(predecided the previous night, like GraphQL project or something)
6-9AM - Work on an imp project
9-5 PM - Go to work and work on your office stuff
6-7 PM - Commute back home
7-8 PM - Freshen up and have light dinner
8-9 PM - Work on that imp project
9-10 PM - Read at least 10 pg
10-4 - Sleep
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Keep doing a great job.
Gotta make time for the gymmm
You are not getting enough sleep. This may impact your long term health.
bro your a machine Props to you I only work 6 hours a day and i get tired but do you have a family and kids ?
@@syz3981 Yes I tried that in 2017. 6-7 Gym, and 7-9 Project work. But then started to take that 1 hour in my work and go to play soccer every weekend.
@@newstrend4755 I get tired as well but take a shower and you will be up and running. For mental fitness try power naps, 20 min if you feel so. You will definitely love working after that.
Because when you're learning and not doing physical work, you're using too much of your brainpower and shower won't help you.
So for me, a power nap was the best option. Also, check Tim Ferris's tips on meditation as well.
Currently (from Sep/2021) from my perspective night time is much more productive for me. Night time in general has lesser distractions compared to day time. No one to bother me, extremely quiet to the point where you can clearly go through your thoughts, less chances to leave the house etc. I usually start working from around 10PM untill it's 3AM minimum. But as you've said it does come down to self-will. I have nights where I am not productive at all and some nights where I can't stop working on a project till I get it done. So, to summarize both should be taken depending on how your work environment goes. If you have a work environment that does work through the day then wake up early and vise versa for the night time. But if you're a freelancer that can do work at any time he/she wants then I say wake up according to your personality (do you like going out and socializing or you like to stay at home and do your hobbies?). It all comes down to your personal preference and the situations you're in.
Thanks Kyle, you are really good mentor bro. thank you for doing it and telling truth about all aspects of life.
cool advise. I have been practicing it for some time. But somehow got lazy. Tomorrow will give it a shot.
I wake up early and stay up late already
*Watches first 30 seconds*
Yep, already agree
As a Muslim, I have to get up early every day for morning prayer 👍🏼
It really reminded me of the hadith on how there is blessing in the early hours of the day.
Thanks for advice ill try it out
I can attest, best decision ever and consistency is the most important part, your body clock does not like going back and forth
Me, who gets up at 5am everyday anyway cuz of school:
I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you.
I am watching this at 3 am 😂
I know the feeling. Usually when I stay up late laying in bed watching TH-cam videos I end up down a rabbit hole watching 9 year old videos on the most random stuff.
That's true. I can see by myself that in 11PM I can read the same article three times and get only 20% of what I read but in the morning everything so clear and obvious
Great video man. I was able to do online college courses while I was in the military because I got up every morning at 0430. Keep crushing it dude!
Alhmdullah i wake up 4 am Since I was 9 becuase we are the muslim pray Daybreak at It is 5 in the morning
Namaz parhny k baad dobra so tu ni jaty🙄
I m the opposite. I sleep after praying fajr, in my region around 5am, and then I wake up and pray zuhr
My Schedule
5AM wake up
5AM-6AM - GYM
6AM-9AM - Learn some technology/ Work on project
9AM-10AM - Breakfast, Interact with family etc
10AM-6PM - Office
6PM-7PM - Hangout with friends having tea or Just a small snack time with them
7PM-8PM - Learn some technology
8PM-9PM - Usually play some video game or Just watch TH-cam
9PM-10PM - Dinner and some quality time with family
10PM - sleep
Weekends I learn around 3-4 hours a day, Other time I hangout with friends, family, Go to play sports, Play video games etc etc.
Thank you so much this must change my life , thanks brother
Reaaly appreciate your video.
Carry on with such motivational stuff!
I am not trying to be religious here but What you know now is what Islam told us 1400 years before. Thumps up for following one tiny rule of Islam and keep this amazing routine.
There’s a 5 o’clock in the morning?
Tnx for such an idea. I will try this from today.
Great video man! Thanks for the advice.
until you mum wake up's for fadjr prayer and start sending to the shop all the time ahahahah
Well I get up 3 In the morning ... n my friends says I have lost my mind
we are 2... and I love it.
That's insomnia lol
@@mmorkinism no I go to bed at 10 and wake up at 3 to get my shit done
@@fahadhussain4315 5-hour sleep for a whole day, enough for you? or you need a nap?
@@yesweet definitely not enough and no time for nap as my classes are in afternoon but do recommend a nap
Thank you man.
You've inspired me to try this!
It's 4:23 in the morning and I'm watching this video 😬