I Tried Going to Bed Every Night at 10pm, Here's What Happened
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Fellow night-procrastinator here and it's so helpful to see this working for you! I've realized lately that for me, going to bed later and later is actually part of a stress-procrastination-anxiety cycle. It created more stress instead of relieving it. Instead I need a more consistent routine; then if I need to deviate from the routine sometimes, that is ok. This is really encouraging "data" to see, always enjoy your journey to self improvement!
Yes! I do a lot of procrastinating bed time as a way to somehow make tomorrow not come so quickly: I think it's called revenge bedtime procrastination
@@evercuriousmichelle Isn't revenge bedtime procrastination the process where people use bedtime as a time to do activities that they feel like (or they actually) don’t have time for during the day? Like if your whole day is full of activities you don't want to do, you delay going to bed by doing some fun stuff so you at least had some entertainment as a sort of revenge on whoever made you do all those stupid activities? At least, that was my understanding.
Stopping a show in the middle is exactly what you should do. The last 5 minutes are meant to hook you! "I can't stop now something exciting is happening and I need to watch the next episode!" Stopping in the middle derails that end-of-show endorphin rush.
This is why i appreciate that some streaming platforms are bringing back the weekly episode. It's easier to not watch the next episode if it doesn't exist yet!
More like dopamine … I NEED TO KNOW!!
@@maxbladel Agree, dopamine is probably the better term.
So totally agree with this
I find when they get to any part in the middle that hooks me I stop.
The most difficult challenge but the most rewarding too.
I'm missing those days from my childhood when I just woke up early, without an alarm clock feeling instantly refreshed...
I'll follow your example.
"but you can't invent time. It's about sacrifice. I just have to shift priorities." I don't know if you realized as you said it, but that's like an inspirational line in a really great movie.
Craigs entire self-development journey radiates (undiagnosed) ADHD to me. So many things from the alcohol use, to the sleep issues, the needing to set monthly goals/tasks as a means of actually sticking to them.. Good to see them working!
YES!! The way he talks and interacts with the viewer and his sense of humour, too.
It’s funny you say that because I have similarities to Craig in a lot of ways and have had the thought for a while that I might have undiagnosed ADHD.
(Disclaimed that mental health diagnoses are personal and idk anything and you can't diagnose from videos) Yeah my partner and I both have similar issues to Craig and do similar humor things like mushing words together all the time. We both were recently diagnosed with ADHD and with being on the autism spectrum (high comorbidity for ADHD) which has really made a lot of things click into place.
@@Noctuoidea228 health should always be considered on an individual basis and diagnosed only by a specialist that's for sure! That said, I feel you on the "a lot of things clicking into place" as I've also recently sought a diagnosis; many things of which I'd never have thought could/would be associated.
I thought I was bipolar. Found out it was actually ADHD. This actually makes a lot of sense.
One of the best changes i made in my life recently was setting an alarm for 11pm, it's my finish what you're doing and go to bed alarm and it is doing so much more for me than my morning alarm, I'm waking up naturally and feeling generally better. This going to bed malarkey turned out to be good!
That's great idea! Then you can kind of condition yourself to feel sleepy with a specific song :o
Simple but pure GENIUS 😁🖤.
A lot of people think lack of sleep just makes you feel tired but do it long enough and it will break down your whole body. As health issues go, it's probably up there with or maybe worse than poor nutrition. It causes you to age more rapidly, it screws with your metabolism, causes weight gain, weakens your immune system, causes mental fatigue and lowers cognitive ability, and just makes you feel like garbage overall. Do it long enough, and it will literally take years off your life. It's also very difficult to recover a normal sleep cycle when you've not had a good one for a very long time. It's one of my biggest regrets as I get older.
Really glad this sleepxperiment is working for you to the point of you making it permanent.
I'm also in my 40's and used to be a total 2/3 AM night owl... until things started to change and now I set my limit at midnight. Yes, I will never be a morning lark but on the other hand I'm not a bad sleeper so from midnight to 8AM, give or take, I get all the sleep I need. Obviously, one of the most important tools to regulate your sleep is a fixed schedule because our bodies love routines and patterns. You can break it once in a while guilt-free but for the most part... just stick to it.
Having dealt with chronic insomnia most of my life (literally, since 6 years old), I had given up on a good night's rest for most of my adult life. A psychologist insisted on fixing my insomnia before addressing any other mental health issues, and that was a godsend... Instead of making me go to bed every night at a specific time, though, we instead focused on having me wake up at the same time everyday. No sleeping in, ever*, not even in the weekends. It's been a really weird adventure, but for the past two years I've felt better than I have in a long, long time. Probably ever... Good sleep is so important!
*: I do sometimes have a cheat day if I had medical problems overnight. Type 1 diabetes, hypoglycemia, etc. No point in having a long sleep if you wake up feeling like you consumed an entire liquor store the night before.
how do you wake up at a set time if you fall asleep late? never been able to do that
@@purplewine7362 For me it was the realization that it's a vicious cycle that can only be broken in one way. I can't fall asleep on time if I wake up late, the only way to do that is to wake up on time first.
Having a habit of waking up at that set time helps a lot, though getting there was a challenge.
Great tip!
At 52 with a 3 yr old and perpetual night owl, you have given me food for thought.
Do it. So worth it. I fixed my sleep trouble in almost the same way a while before I had a beautiful baby girl, but I'm so glad I did. Also, I was able to modify my sleep schedule quite easily after I first gained a regular sleep pattern to maximize quality time with my offspring and also get work done.
I have lived like this for 25 years off and on. I'm a mom of 3, kids are older , but I'm still stuck on getting up in the middle of the night. So I have embraced it and get something done. I have found this is my favorite sleep schedule and actually get more accomplished. Ideally bed time is 8, asleep by 9, up between 230 and 4, second sleep about 6ish.
Watching this video hit home hard. Been "trying" to change my sleep habits to maintain a consistent sleep schedule in order to help maximize efficiency before starting nursing school in about a month as well as getting to work on time regularly. I 100% relate to your struggle of staying up late. My whole life I've stayed up trying to cram in a whole day's worth of unproductive, boundless fun...only to lose out on a good night's rest and sleep in the next day. Recently I've been letting myself get away with not actually implementing strategies that might improve my consistency and simply telling myself I'm "working on it" :/ Thanks for inspiring me to recommit. It's really comforting to know that sticking to a sleep routine won't result in missing out or becoming some boring vanilla version of myself, but will instead take me a step closer to the person I want to become.
I have ADHD and it’s like even when I do stick to some sort of schedule for awhile I know at some point it’s going to end and not work for me anymore. Is the neurodivergent way. Glad it working for you and giving you what you need tho!
I started going to be at 10pm as well a few months ago. The time you spend at night is usually just wasted and you end up having a worse day because you lack sleep. When going to bed early you have a far easier time concentrating the next day, you don't feel exhausted around noon or after eating launch, and you're going to be much more productive in the morning hours than you ever were at night, all because you got enough sleep. Getting enough sleep, eating more vegetables/fruit, and exercising regularly are best things you can do for yourself, but going to bed early is by far the easiest one of the three! It will literally change you.
Also, don't eat anything two hours before bed, as this will help you fall asleep faster. If you're very hungry then eat something that's easily digestible like a cup of soup, or if you're hungry for a snack then eat a popsicle or maybe some watermelon.
You have a very nice relationship with your wife. It is very nice. It's some things that on their own are pretty meaningless but here I believe that they show a healthy relationship. Love to see you two, keep it up
Craig, my experience of not being able to go to bed “on time” is extremely similar to yours. It is encouraging to hear that it has helped you so much and to hear from Chyna that it has helped her also. It motivates me to keep trying to work on it, not just for my sake, which I don’t always care about, but for my husband’s sake, which I always care about.
Going to bed at 10 is my 'normal' routine, so I really can't relate to this video.
I go to bed at around 8 at the moment, so I wake up early and fresh for my marathon training runs. On others days I will start my mornings by answering emails and I feel like I get a load done before other people even wake up. I don't intend on keeping it this way, but for the coming 3 months this is my life and it does feel good.
Getting to a 10pm bed time is life changing 😴😴😴
Delaying sleep used to be “me” time after the kids went to bed. Now as a senior, I delay sleep so I have ample time between last meal and bedtime so I can hopefully run the clock out on my GERD.
I lost you for a few years, but this just popped up on my recommendations and it's quite different but still familiar.
I'm presently in the 'it's worth staying up late if I'm having fun', generally, stage. It's so hard to answer the question of 'are my habits (enjoying time with friends in the evening) causing my problems (an intense Do Not Want anything in the morning, even if wakeful), or are they unrelated and I'm just coping the best I can? Experiments like these are so worth doing - and definitely sits in my plan if I improve my self-discipline/self-motivation!
As a recovering midnighter, this is the best thing you can do for a joyful and productive existence. I tried this before a job interview when I was 40, and realized what I was missing out on. When I stay up late I feel sick; when I sleep early and well, I feel like I'm high (in a good way).
New subscriber from Spain. Love your sarcastic humour. 🤣🤣🤣
I used to be a night owl and go to bed at 2am, but no more. I started getting up at 6:30am to help my neighbors get their kids to school and now I go to bed at 10:30pm. It feels great!
I was trying to become an early riser once and it worked... I just hated it and realized I'm more productive getting up later and staying up later. I get a solid 7.5-8 hours sleep, so it works for me. But how I did it was decide what time I wanted to get up. I made it 6am (8am is my preference). The first couple of nights I forced myself to go to bed at 10. After a couple of days, I started getting up and 6, but only going to bed the moment I felt tired. That's hard to do and you certainly can't plan social activities very well. But the theory I had read was that your body knows how much sleep it needs... and when it needs it. Some nights it would be like 9 or 930 and others close to 11. The key is to be in bed to start to sleep within 5 minutes of feeling sleepy. Like, you yawn or just have that moment of "Oof, I feel a little tired." I did that for about a year. Now I go to bed at midnight (when I'm really being on it and not binging Netflix) and get up at 7:30a. That and a 13-minute power nap sitting up in a chair around 2 pm and I feel great. Been doing that for about 10 years now. I think the biggest thing is to listen to your body and know that it's different for everyone. Like most things about your body and your health.
Yay, making Chyna happy! 🥳
One of my favourite videos from you
Craig : Every 3 months posts some type of sleep related video
Comments: Yes, but have you had a sleep study done yet?
Craig : Posts a new sleep related video
Comments: You know you can make a video about the sleep study, right?
Watching this at 1:27 am and feeling like crap.
OMG after 40 I developed an appreciation for 8+ hours of sleep. Keep it up Craig! Older-you will thank younger-you!
I go to bed at 9pm and wake up at 5am. Been doing it for years, because of work.. but I love going to bed and wake up feeling great 👍
me too haha
Watching you being all adulty is delightful!
Today, the TH-cam algorithm presented an old Mental Floss video you hosted. The Internet is such a big place, and yet it's like a small town at times.
I love when your folks are on 😆 and I'm excited for your Christmas movie video! I've come back to the previous one you did several times
"slarticle" had me giggling like an idiot for way too long
This was the goal I set for myself for 2022. I’ve failed but I’m going back after watching this video.
9 months later seeing my own comment. I forgot I even wrote this but have failed so many times. Gonna try again. Maybe in the another 9 months, I'll rewatch this episode.
I've been a late sleeper. Now im totally sleeping at 9am. It was really hard to sleep early at first. But after having morning jog enough to get sweaty, sleeping 8pm becomes easy. Morning jog also helps me become energetic throughout the day.
"I walking the dog I'm not just picking up poop" lol
This video made me tired, but also made me laugh.
This is a GREAT VIDEO!!! I need to do this myself!!! I procrastinate going to bed - then - procrastinate getting up in the morning. So I end up feeling lousy all day.
I love that you used “bewildered”. Maybe you need to do a “bring back some big words we’ve all forgotten the meaning of” challenge. Perhaps.
Love your videos! Have you ever tried the 30 day workout challenge doing push-ups??
Digging myself into a late night youtube hole and I get to "YOU CAN'T FEEL GOOD IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SLEEP"
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goodnight all.
Try sleeping with a weighted blanket; that may help you stay asleep longer and wake up less during the night.
This was my first video of yours & I must say that you are highly entertaining. Sleep & I have always had a love/hate relationship. I should try this.
Have you thought about getting a sleep study done? I have and it has helped me to know what my issues are and being more strict with myself.
I love your parents
I bought my son and my granddaughter a Bearaby Tree Napper - which is a weighted blanket, and they both love them. You might try one and see if it helps for those nights you don't want to go to bed until 11:00, but want to go to sleep at 11:10. It has a lot of great benefits, one of them is a good night's sleep (duplicated over and over).
These challenges have really helped me in improving my quality of life as well, thanks Craig ❤️
I've started doing this in the past year and a bit and oh man, best thing
It's funny how people try all these wacky hacks to avoid doing what we know we ought to have been doing the whole time. We're funny creatures. And I guess it's high time I fixed my sleep schedule too.
Your parents are so funny!!
I already do this. It helps my mental health significantly.
I don’t know if I could stop watching taskmaster for a challenge… good job!!!
I absolutely need to do this challenge and so do my kids. I blame them for keeping me up at night but I've always been one to start the fun after they go to bed.
Chaos Craig. 🤣
I'm glad that you tried this experiment and that it seems to be helping. Yay!
I've been trying to do this too, which will turn into 11pm when the time changes. I want to try to get up and go to sleep the same time every day, no matter the time change.
This is soooo much better to watch in x1.5 speed!!
I procrastinate going to bed because most of my day is spent doing my job and then i feel like i have to cram everything that makes me happy or that interests me after work so i stay up late, feel terribly the next day and it's just a cycle. I know the solution is a) compromise and teach my brain to be satisfied with less fun stuff or b) get a job that doesn't crush my soul, which is hard enough on it's own, let alone in a panini
I should do this. I get exhausted in middle of the day and nap but I can’t get myself to bed earlier than 1-2 am.
This video made me want to nap SO BAD
I used to go to bed at 10 every night when I used to commute. Thanks Covid. Work from Home forever!
My husband and i go to bed early. Together. It's been the best thing.
The thing with having a sleep routine is I can't stay up late when I want to. I sleep 9/10pm, beyond that I'll be tearing up already. But come Friday, when I want to stay up late because "Yey, weekend!" I can't stay up late. So yea social life is also affected. I have to remind friends that we MUST have dinners at 6pm. The upside: my natural body clock would wake me up 5/6am. No need for alarm. 👍
Have you considered using blue light blocking glasses? You spend a lot of time staring at screens, as do many of us nowadays. Wondering if cutting down on blue light all day might help. I am going to get some and see if they help with my own (chronic) insomnia.
I have always made sure I got enough sleep. My bedtime is 10:30pm every day. And I have (almost) never had to drag my self out of bed in the morning. Of course there are exceptions on holiday’s and birthdays. If I am watching a movie, I will stop it and finish it the next day, no big deal.
I wonder if TV addition leads to crappy sleep. Maybe that’s why so many people have sleep issues. It might be good to simply care less about what’s on the tube and care more about living life.
Fugue state. Too funny!
During winter, 10 am feels like 1 am
I'm watching this at a time I should be asleep.
Your parents are epic!!!
The midnight oil has to do with being ready for the rapture (when the Lord snatches away His bride aka the rapture). It's about having enough oil for your lamp to go meet him which the foolish virgins failed to do so only the wise ones who were prepared got to go.
Metaphor for the left behind for the very soon coming Great Tribulation
Commenting for engagement! I someday hope to compete this challenge as well
Going to bed early used to be much easier before electric lighting.
I think Craig and I are long-lost pseudo siblings.
British TV is not a problem. :-) Love Taskmaster!!!
It’s a Tums festival!
Craig, I like your parents. Good choice.
Just out of curiosity, are you guys still doing this, or have anything changed? :)
I relate way too much with staying up to 1 or 2. For me, I think I am actually too tired to go to bed. Which is ridiculous, lol, but it is the actual reason. I will take this video as a sign to develop a better sleep rhythm. Going to sleep by 23.00 (start nighttime routine at 22.30) on everyday nights. I get up at 6.00 in the morning. Or at least that is when I should be getting up... Then I will push 1-2 hours on weekends, depending on when I need to get up. Thanks for the motivation!
Oh my gosh Craig I am you. In terms of sleep habits that is.
@WheezyWaiter I would love you see you try Polyphasic Sleep :)
With an 18 month old that has no sleep pattern at all, this would be very difficult for me to achieve, but I would love it if my son went to sleep by 10pm!
I too have never had the best routine for sleep, I too feel like the end of the night is my time to spend doing what I want to do and then it's 2am!
This is a really interesting experiment, I think I might try this.
I’m watching this at one in the morning
TURN OFF all wifi and any electronics including cell phone and cut out all caffeine, not even one soda or tea. This should resolve your sleep issue. Also sleep on ground floor in room with lowest cell phone signal. EMFs and caffeine massively disturb sleep.
I'm also a night owl and I wish society would just let me sleep later instead of insisting we all follow the same morning person schedule lol maybe I need a 2nd shift job 🤔🤣
I wonder if you could see what your sleep would be like if you went complete off grid and gave up electricity - lights, phones, internet, tv (fridge?) and clocks for 30days. Only electric would be for your camera.
I tried it. It works. But I'm a night owl. I get more of my work done during peaceful times.
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As a shift worker with awful sleep. this makes me sad haha.
I'm in the same boat... going to bed around 6-7am, waking up forcefully at around 4pm. Never thought I will be jealous of someone going to bed at 10pm :D
Time u go to bed doesn't matter. It can even be worse for u if you don't have the right chronotype. A while ago some scientists got Nobel prize for this research.
TV and other screens are the enemy of sleep.
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10pm is my bed time. Period. It's like my body shuts off. If i don't go to bed then my body will put me to bed.
And so please relinquish this said power to me lol
Boy your beard was seriously looking thick and healthy in these videos.
Part of me wonders if he had a "normal/conventional" day job and not a creative WFH job where you set your own schedule if he would have had to do this years ago by necessity? I feel like most people who enter the workforce and do a 9-5 M-F type gig have to adjust in the first year to going to bed early, and then it kinda sticks because the alternative would be poor performance at work. Just a thought, I've noticed all my creative, WFH and/or self employed friends have these crazy sleep schedules while us in person office drones are more falling asleep at 11 like clockwork. And of course, night shifters and food/bar/retail has crazy all over the place schedules.
Consistently love your content and your wife cough I mean soo informative ... ehhhh ok bye
Is this about tums or sleep?
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I've been a freelancer for a while and since I don't have to wake up early for job I;m going to sleep at 2 - 4 am 😯it's hard going to sleep, it's hard waking up as well.. I'll try to reduce it to at least 12am😣I really want to. Thanks for sharing your experience!
If your body has gotten use to you going to bed at 2 - 4 am, then I suggest you stay up for 24 hours so you'll actually become tired at around 10pm. Kind like a hard reset.
@@ThisIsMyFullName hm, that sounds like a good idea 😛👍
Your parents are awesome :O)
Omg love taskmaster
I more or less always go to bed around 9:30/10 pm and will naturally wake up around 7/7:20 am without an alarm. It’s nice.