Just gotta say.. as a nurse practionner i would not advise anyone to take melatonine for a long period of time, even if it is natural, since your body could get use to it and stop producing it on its own and then you could end up needing melatonine to sleep for the rest of your life...it can be use safely if you do really suffer from insomnia for a short period of time, but is really not recommended for a long period of time. Insomnia is a serious condition that should be taken in charge by a professionnal health specialist if it causes deficits or problems in the person’s life and should not be treated without a professionnal’s opinion.
I wanted to counter this, I'm a pharmacologist and people do not produce dependencies on melatonin, and the body will not stop producing melatonin if exogenous melatonin is consumed. It is safe to use for periods of up to 13 weeks. That being said, it is better for people not to have to rely on medications, unless they have to to get to sleep/sleep hygiene is really important!
A tip for trying to sleep fast is to close your eyes and picture one color(i choose black because that is the color I see) and not thinking of anything else. I fall asleep so fast.
That's what I do! I used to struggle with sleeping like I would toss and turn for two hours no exaggeration but now it's better. I imagine a white canvas. When I tell others this to like help them too, they think it's absurd.
Nope! Not doing it unless I have to travel somewhere. Getting up between 7:30 and 8:30 is good enough for me. I used to have to get up at 5 am for 7 years for work and felt like throwing up every damn morning. It's just not in my DNA to wake up that early! I wish you luck, Monica!💕💖💕
Noticed that myself... (btw, it IS just "one long ad!" - at least for the first four minutes. I bailed during the enzyme pitch and before she could segue a visit to the toilet into yet another ad!)
Monica is essentially one long ad at this point. Even on IG. It's constant. Before I get railed for saying it and being told "bUt iTs hEr j0b" -- this is a great way of diluting your content for monetary gain, which is ironically based on gaining a following because of your previous non-diluted content. Imagine sacrificing user interest for *insert advertiser here* and a paycheck. When you can just run regular in video ads and make money that way, especially when you avg 100k views per video. Instead of turning people off by serving a 10 minute subtle ad.
You know a lot of people have ad blockers as well as TH-cam takes half of what creators make from TH-cam ads and TH-cam ad CPMs are currently much lower because of covid and companies doing less ad spending? So it's not black and white of just post a video, get 100k videos and your set, I think it's ok if sometimes we have to watch a video that's still way better, well produced and edited verses 90% of the other sponsorships you tubers do for her to make a bit more money in hard times like this.
Great video idea, bizarre execution. This felt like a very long commercial. I’d love to see the video of you waking up at 5 for a week but maybe do the 2 min sponsorship at the beginning of the video so we can get it over with.
•karina gasi• 345 or 4am. I make a pot of French press, walk the dog and take my time waking up. I don’t start getting ready for work until 5am. My shift starts at 645, but I like to be at work early.
@@robyn8221 Wow...that's amazing! I had a summer internship where I had to arrive at work by 6:30 am. I literally climbed out of bed the latest time possible, which was 6am for me.
I wake up every day at 6:30 and I've found that this time works for my body really well (I don't even need an alarm). To sleep earlier, put electronics away an hour before bed and just read a book and drink some nighttime tea.
I want to get up at 5 a.m. If successful, I would be able to shower and scan over my notes by 6:30! That would be sweet! Then I would just be thrilled to have time for blue ice cream like Ruby Granger. Exercise at 8 OMGreatness! A 5 a.m. rise daily would be epic for me! Today I got up around 7:30, lol! Maybe someday soon I will be able.
I'd prefer her to get all her promotion stuff crammed into one fairly entertaining and concise thread, than her having to scatter them around and interrupt other topics, like say.... her trying to sell vitamins in the middle of her Airstream build.
You should read "Why we sleep". My boyfriend read it and has told me so many fascinating things about how important sleep is for your health (like, more important than diet or exercise). It sounds like some of the sleep-inducing drugs don't necessarily help you get the kind of sleep you need for brain repair. I haven't read the book yet but it's on my list and I'm hoping you will be able to read it too and we can both get some useful tips for improving sleep quality! "Atomic habits" sounds a lot like "The power of habit". So if you want more reading about building habits, that might be a good book too!
1. If you have trouble sleeping -> Read/listen to the book "Caffeine" (by Michael Pollan) ( TLDR limit caffeine intake) 2. You can save money and be on the safer side by slicing your Melatonin, figure out the littlest amount you need to sleep. I personally use around a 1gram melatonin per portion. But this is something individual . Use it only when it's really important to fall asleep quick. p.s dilute the ads a little bit more next time :P :)
I’ve been watching your content for years, all the respect and love to you and your efforts! However lately i feel like i cant get through half of your videos without feeling like im just watching a 10 minute commercial :-(
Yeah this video had a bunch of ads for products but it has also been one of my favs! I love the tips about habit stacking and easing into an earlier wake up time. You’re talking about what works for YOU, people need to take that with a grain of salt and figure out what works for them.
Omg my first thought when you mentioned ordering something at 5:15am, I'm like whaaaaa! It's probably coz' I don't usually eat breakfast until like 2-3 hours after I wake up! Quarantine literally made me a sloth.. I used to wake up at 5:30am, but now I think that's torture!
LOL You normally get up at 10:00. Having spent over 25 years getting up at 4AM I found this video rather funny. Keep posting on the Airstream. I like your progress.
Monica and Shelby seriously look identical. I used to wake up at 5 AM when I was working my corporate job, I tried redoing this in quarantine. I love how you ordered a 5am breakfast to hold yourself accountable bc that would get me up. I woke up bc I would miss my $30 pilates class
I think the comments are a bit harsh today, I'm sure lots of you are struggling with paying bills, keeping your job or getting hours. Similarly I'm sure TH-cam ad money isn't the best right now and brand deals have probably been pulled. So if Monica needs to do a couple more ads than normal the audience is really gonna be this upset? Seems unfair that most of you pay her nothing to create amazing content but then get mad when she needs to make a bit more money.. Being a TH-camr and making quality content is not easy what so ever, don't take it for granted. Also even if is is an ad, some of this stuff really is helpful for people of they are looking for these tips.
I liked the video to get it up to 10K, but a dislike would have been more appropriate because it was basically one long ad made it as painful to watch as getting up at 5 AM is for me... this one took a serious chunk out of my ad-tolerance budget. I just recently discovered you and basically became my new favourite youtuber almost instantly, so this hurts a little extra.
I agree I don't appreciate all the talks about the various products. It seems like one big video advertising the sleep gummies and probiotics. It may not have been intentional to make this seem like an ad, but instead to talk about her favorite products. To me it comes off as one big ad video and I thought it would be more about what the titles says the waking up at 5am instead of promoting various sleep products.
I wake up around 4 am about three days out of the seven and 7:30 am or just before 5 am for the other four days. I am becoming a writer which means I dream, take notes, watch television, TH-cam, and a few streaming services. I also have started, like you, listening to podcasts. Thank you for your time and preparation for this v-log episode. I can relate. You have always been a great personality to emulate. Now go make another video we can smile through.
5am is a sleep in for me lol. for about a year my boyfriend and I got up at 3:30am to go to gym and then went to work. Yes bed time was like 7pm. Now we get up at 4:15 and bedtime is 8pm. I love being awake before the rest of the world.
I remember back in 2016 when you had long hair and you mentioned it looked dead and you cut half of it off. Now, your hair looks absolutely stunning, long, healthy, shining!
I started doing an early rise habit-building some time ago. I found that putting a freshwater bottle next to my bed and drinking it when I first wake up seems to help some of the cloudy mental issues that come with the habit change. It can be a store-bought bottle of water, or I fill up just a small 8 oz plastic water bottle that is ready to go. Good luck with your change. I really appreciate the point of view of wanting to improve yourself and work out from there. Robert M Persig in Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance said "The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and work outward from there."
Hey Monica I always sleep for like 4 hours and I feel good about it every time when I take Energy Boost It makes me so sleepy Every time when I watch your video I always enjoy it
when you wake up early and do errands and everything before 11 it feels really good. it feels like peaceful and just like “wow i’ve accomplished so much when this is the time i usually wake up “ idk if that makes sense but ya 😂😂
Hi. Big fan; and also a local Seattle Lyft driver. I'm surprised we haven't brushed elbows! I'm at University Village and Gasworks almost every day. Your videos and Instagram are interesting and inspiring. (I'm contemplating starting a Seattle Vlog.) Keep your chin up!
I'm glad to hear someone say to create new habits gradually. Of course it would work far better. And, I'm very glad to see young people focus on good habits for success in our generation. How many do? I don't many that do. Bravo, Monica!!! Your parents have to be SO proud of you. I value your videos. They are very inspiring. I'm online buying, Atomic Habits, now. AND, I know you are aware by now that as you focus on success and improve your life more than many, you're going to get many naysayers and jealous people who will post critical comments. It matters zero. Successful people know it goes with the territory.
My morning routine: Wake up at 5:30 am, go running, take a shower, prepare your own breakfast (porridge). Aaaaaand after starting a perfect and productive day. (I usually go to sleep at 10 pm)
I’ve been working on waking up at 5am! I am consistently feeling good with a wake up time between 5:30am & 5:45am at the moment. It’s been instrumental in my ability to have an awesome morning routine and get more things done for my side projects than ever before. Coming for ya 5am!
Today, I was thinking about starting to implement waking up at 5am to my schedule each day. Not too long after I was thinking about that, this video popped up on my notifications!!😮🎉 I’ll take that as a sign!🙏🏾 Great video!
does anyone love these types of videos but also hate them because it's not really about the routine of it?? doing something for 1 week isn't a routine, and it would be more interesting to see someone actually commit to doing it for a least a month, so see the whole process of making yourself a morning person, which I'm sure takes a while for you to fully adjust to
I have been waking up before 5am for the last 10 years for Fajr (Morning prayer). What I do is set the alarm on my phone and keep my phone in my bathroom with the lights on and go to sleep. When the alarm goes off I go to the bathroom and lock the door and then turn off the alarm and then take a cold shower. That wakes me up pretty good. This seems to work for me and have kind of become a habit. Pro tip: try to go to bed early and don't take any naps in the day. It helps as your body becomes exhausted after a long day of work. Hope this works for you. If you want more early waking up tricks you can ask any of your Muslim friends, about how they wake up early for morning prayer. I wish you the very best, Monica!!!
You actually look happy, healthy and motivated in this video that’s enough for me to take a leaf out of your book. Can’t wait to see your next stream liner video!! Have missed your videos Monica :) No 1 TH-camr click like, hit the notification and subscribe if you don’t follow all this lady’s videos
Got up at 5AM for many years to get to work early and avoid traffic that unnecessarily prolonged my commute. Waking at 5AM really messes up your internal clock. Don't do it unless you have to. 7AM wake up is a perfectly reasonable time.
Because I dont drive and rely on public transportation, my schedule is determined if I'm leaving the house . To be at work by 8am I have to leave the house and walk to my bus stop by 6:15am and I get to my work by 7:30. In order to get ready at a comfortable pace (not rushing) is by getting up at 5am, do quick skin care, makeup, get dressed, and pack my lunch. I do go to bed around 8pm so that helps. But its to the point sometimes on weekends I wake up @5am on my own without a alarm. 7am is considered sleeping in for me but I often get up. I will admit that if I wake up at 5am when I dont have to leave my house, I will end up taking a nap for an hour or two because I find home a comfy place.
I have always been a morning person but when I started to work at a 6AM shift...it changed me. It was a struggle to get up at 4:30AM to be ready by 5AM and to be our the door by 5:30AM. I live like 5 - 10 minutes away from work but I like to be early to get some work started before the phones start ringing off the hook. Seeing the productivity from doing that, gave me more motivation for waking up that early so...5 years later...me sleeping in is 6:30 - 7:30AM.
I really like this idea! I am trying to motivate myself to wake up early, and this video is one step into making that happen! Thanks Monica, keep these videos coming.
I am a clinical psychologist, and when I treat people with insomnia and other similar sleep issues, I do have them "jump into it." I have them wake up at the same time every morning (e.g., 5:00 a.m. or whatever time they choose). In fact, research shows that "jumping into it" is an extremely effective way to increase quality and quantity of sleep. It is definitely hard at first though, and you will feel sleepy for a few days but there will not be any serious health consequences of doing this unless you are actually sick or have certain underlying medical conditions (e.g., sleep apnea). The reason why waking up at the same time every morning, even when it is a drastic switch, works so well is because having a consistent wake time sets your circadian rhythm and builds your sleep drive so you'll be sleepy at night at an earlier time. For example, think about if you had stayed awake that first day you woke up at 5:00 a.m. instead of napping. I bet you would have easily fallen asleep earlier that night and slept peacefully throughout the night! I also often advise people not to "try to go to sleep early," or set "bed times." Rather, I encourage people to go to sleep when they are sleepy because of stimulus control issues. That is, you want to pair your bed with sleep and not much else. When you lay in bed awake, you pair your bed with wakefulness which ultimately can make it harder for you to fall asleep. Here is a medium article I wrote about sleep that has much more detail: medium.com/invisible-illness/the-covid-19-lockdown-and-sleep-what-you-need-to-know-a2e253d36c2b I encourage you (Monica), and anyone else looking to improve your sleep schedule to read my medium or do research on effective ways to improve your sleep routine. Ultimately, it is most important to do what works for you. So if gradually doing this is what is going to make this sustainable for you, that's great and keep up the progress! Good luck on your self-improvement journey, Monica! (Also, I LOVED your method to keep yourself accountable that first day you woke up at 5:00 a.m. V creative!!)
All the comments are how this is one long ad and I can see the promos but there’s still a lot of genuinely good tips. Thanks for the ideas Monica! I might try the Uber eats things. ☺️
For 10+ years I moved my alarm/cellphone across the room from where I get out of bed. This forced me to have to be awake by the time I got to my alarm. This has helped me through 3 different jobs: two had 6:30 start times and the other one had a 4:00 start time (yes, 6:30 AM and 4:00 AM.)
I'm 74... I go to bed at 10pm... up at 1 or 2 am.. for an hour.. back to bed till 6 am.. up for an hour or two then back to bed till noon.. then I get up.. shower, save, brush teeth and go to my studio and sculpt for about 6 hours.. Make dinner... go to bed at 10 pm.. and start the cycle all over.. haha Just ordered Olly and will be trying it.. thanks for the info.
I have no choice but to wake up at 5AM because i have to be at work at 6:30AM. I hate it but now i wake up automatically at 5AM even without an alarm 🚨. But in terms of productivity, i feel exhausted,tired and so on.
I work 6-3 so normally, if I were commuting, I'd wake up at 5 a.m. But since I'm working from my living room, I've started slipping to the 5:45 a.m. and it's CRAZY how much that extra 45 mins. fucks with my system. I'm trying to ease myself into a morning walking routine now so that I can maintain my "normal" work routine and iron out my sleep schedule.
i've been loving waking up early! Ive been doing it with my boyfriend so we FaceTime each other every morning at 6 so that was helpful to keep us accountable! I also wanna say if you're on other medications check with your doctor just to make sure about melatonin! I didn't know my medication didn't react well with melatonin so I ended up sleeping for 16 HOURS since a side effect was sedation... So i've been using sleep meditations which have helped with my insomnia! :)
When I was your age, used to get up at 5am, eat a high protein meal (low carbs).. then work out.. run, bike ride, go to the gym .. eat carbs.. . takes several weeks to get your body in the rhythm, but makes for a real productive day. Hey, I just turned 61, maybe I should do that again, never too old!!!
It would be easier, healthier, and more invigorating, to wake up with the sun, which is probably only an hour later, try it. Love your new home by the way!
If you have a hard time falling asleep, try downloading the app sanvello. They have a meditation section that includes muscle relaxation exercises. I do the muscle relaxation exercises and then do the sleep meditation to fall asleep fast and within minutes I'm asleep and I get a good restful sleep. Doing both exercises takes about 10 min.
Can you do a video about your upbringing/prison ledgers/worldview outlooks? I am around the same age as you, a young single mom, and you genuinely seem like such a sweet soul, I would like to hear your views on those things, as someone close to your age and raising a child. I feel like I would be proud of my daughter turned out like you, and I think a lot of people would be interested in hearing your opinions about those topics! Love you! Been watching you for literally years. ❤️
YES I want to see a future 5am video! I've been getting up at 530 recently and the very best thing I've found is to have something I'm excited to wake up and work on right away after I drink some water and put a face mask on
I liked a few tips in the video, such as the book and stacking habits. However it felt like a long add and I consider CVS not affordable at all for some of products you mentioned, at least in my area.
Guys quit whining about this being ad-heavy. Did you know about these products? She’s informing people of a few products. Yes, she’s being paid to, but the facts are still true. I’m going to get the gum. The l-theanine works well. It’s also available in supplement form too.
I would have to wake up at 4:30 am for work (pre-covid) and go to sleep at 8:30/ 9 at night. I honestly liked it and made me so productive. The one thing that I hated about it was my friends wanted to hangout but I needed to go to bed early. Plus I was super tired to make it until 6 pm😂
I've been going to work at 7 AM or earlier for 40 years. I despise it, and it never gets easier. This morning I was up at 2 am... out the door at 3 and to work at 4 am. I think the same as you about being more productive, but I also work later. I'm not sure it's a lifestyle that can be "adapted to." P.S. I love the Airstream project. DD
Read Atomic Habits!!!!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰 OK this is too funny I wrote this comment before u spoke about atomic habits and I learned about the book from Tara yes it’s amazing I agree I have three chapters left LOL 🥰🥰🥰
I use to get up at 5am for my job and it was awful. That's just my experience. I was always tired. If I went home at 2pm I would take a nap and then couldn't get to sleep until 11. I just never could do it.
last year today I would often sleep til 12 in the afternoon on average, but I’m slowly getting better by waking up at 9, I’m hoping to keep up this habit and maybe even wake up even earlier
Love seeing these kinds of videos! I'm an early riser and I know that can be a blessing so it's interesting to see someone try it on the flip side, love your content Monica 😊
Just gotta say.. as a nurse practionner i would not advise anyone to take melatonine for a long period of time, even if it is natural, since your body could get use to it and stop producing it on its own and then you could end up needing melatonine to sleep for the rest of your life...it can be use safely if you do really suffer from insomnia for a short period of time, but is really not recommended for a long period of time. Insomnia is a serious condition that should be taken in charge by a professionnal health specialist if it causes deficits or problems in the person’s life and should not be treated without a professionnal’s opinion.
Not only that but you build up tolerance to it so you have to keep taking larger doses to get the effect.
I wanted to counter this, I'm a pharmacologist and people do not produce dependencies on melatonin, and the body will not stop producing melatonin if exogenous melatonin is consumed. It is safe to use for periods of up to 13 weeks. That being said, it is better for people not to have to rely on medications, unless they have to to get to sleep/sleep hygiene is really important!
@@maddiekendallll I'm reading this at 3:45 am. I think I'm going to go take some and try to go back to sleep.
thats scary, i had no idea! Personally I take 2-3 mg once every other week or so, sometimes once a week...is that bad?
@@maddiekendallll 13 weeks seems brief to me like what Mathilde recommended. Seems like you two are actually on the same page! :P
I understand it is a balancing act of content and commercial, but this posting went way too far on the commercial side.
A tip for trying to sleep fast is to close your eyes and picture one color(i choose black because that is the color I see) and not thinking of anything else. I fall asleep so fast.
thank you for this tip!
That's what I do! I used to struggle with sleeping like I would toss and turn for two hours no exaggeration but now it's better. I imagine a white canvas. When I tell others this to like help them too, they think it's absurd.
Me too it's a kind of meditation always bringing back your mind to black and then without knowing you fall asleep!
Nope! Not doing it unless I have to travel somewhere. Getting up between 7:30 and 8:30 is good enough for me. I used to have to get up at 5 am for 7 years for work and felt like throwing up every damn morning. It's just not in my DNA to wake up that early! I wish you luck, Monica!💕💖💕
this vid kinda felt like one long ad:(
Ik :(
I though I was the only one who remark that
Noticed that myself... (btw, it IS just "one long ad!" - at least for the first four minutes. I bailed during the enzyme pitch and before she could segue a visit to the toilet into yet another ad!)
Agreed and it kind of mocked people who have to wake up at 5 to work
I disagree - I think Monica is one of the most thoughtful youtubers in regards to integrating sponsorships into her videos.
Monica is essentially one long ad at this point. Even on IG. It's constant. Before I get railed for saying it and being told "bUt iTs hEr j0b" -- this is a great way of diluting your content for monetary gain, which is ironically based on gaining a following because of your previous non-diluted content. Imagine sacrificing user interest for *insert advertiser here* and a paycheck. When you can just run regular in video ads and make money that way, especially when you avg 100k views per video. Instead of turning people off by serving a 10 minute subtle ad.
I agree this was hard to watch. I was skipping add sections and realized I skipped the whole video.
True, I think every video has been an ad lately
You know a lot of people have ad blockers as well as TH-cam takes half of what creators make from TH-cam ads and TH-cam ad CPMs are currently much lower because of covid and companies doing less ad spending? So it's not black and white of just post a video, get 100k videos and your set, I think it's ok if sometimes we have to watch a video that's still way better, well produced and edited verses 90% of the other sponsorships you tubers do for her to make a bit more money in hard times like this.
I'm not even watching the video anymore, I stopped it, just reading comments. One big advertisement.
Yawn ! Can’t believe this is supposed to be interesting content.
Great video idea, bizarre execution. This felt like a very long commercial. I’d love to see the video of you waking up at 5 for a week but maybe do the 2 min sponsorship at the beginning of the video so we can get it over with.
Exactly!
5am is sleeping in for me! I’m a nurse and wake up at 4am every work day. But, yes, my bedtime is super early, too.
Bless you! I hope your neighbors aren't douche bags!
when do you wake up?
•karina gasi• 345 or 4am. I make a pot of French press, walk the dog and take my time waking up. I don’t start getting ready for work until 5am. My shift starts at 645, but I like to be at work early.
@@robyn8221 Wow...that's amazing! I had a summer internship where I had to arrive at work by 6:30 am. I literally climbed out of bed the latest time possible, which was 6am for me.
@@robyn8221 woah, that must be hard. well thank you for working during this time!
I've followed a 5 AM routine for 20+ years now and it works GREAT!!
It's called sleeping.
That's not always easy if the sleeping part doesn't come easy.
I wake up every day at 6:30 and I've found that this time works for my body really well (I don't even need an alarm). To sleep earlier, put electronics away an hour before bed and just read a book and drink some nighttime tea.
I’ve been getting up at 5am everyday since having kids. This may be the extreme route.
I want to get up at 5 a.m. If successful, I would be able to shower and scan over my notes by 6:30! That would be sweet! Then I would just be thrilled to have time for blue ice cream like Ruby Granger. Exercise at 8 OMGreatness! A 5 a.m. rise daily would be epic for me! Today I got up around 7:30, lol! Maybe someday soon I will be able.
Well that was a giant CVS ad. I understand a sponsered video but come on.
I'd prefer her to get all her promotion stuff crammed into one fairly entertaining and concise thread, than her having to scatter them around and interrupt other topics, like say.... her trying to sell vitamins in the middle of her Airstream build.
You should read "Why we sleep". My boyfriend read it and has told me so many fascinating things about how important sleep is for your health (like, more important than diet or exercise). It sounds like some of the sleep-inducing drugs don't necessarily help you get the kind of sleep you need for brain repair. I haven't read the book yet but it's on my list and I'm hoping you will be able to read it too and we can both get some useful tips for improving sleep quality!
"Atomic habits" sounds a lot like "The power of habit". So if you want more reading about building habits, that might be a good book too!
Ive been getting up at 5:00am for the last 10 years! Its best 5:30am workout club!
What do you do all day that makes you wake up so early everyday? How do you spend your time ?
sameee like it’s just normal for me
1. If you have trouble sleeping -> Read/listen to the book "Caffeine" (by Michael Pollan) ( TLDR limit caffeine intake)
2. You can save money and be on the safer side by slicing your Melatonin, figure out the littlest amount you need to sleep. I personally use around a 1gram melatonin per portion. But this is something individual . Use it only when it's really important to fall asleep quick.
p.s dilute the ads a little bit more next time :P :)
I’ve been watching your content for years, all the respect and love to you and your efforts! However lately i feel like i cant get through half of your videos without feeling like im just watching a 10 minute commercial :-(
So this is just an ad?
Pro tip: have kids, guarantee you’ll wake up by 5-5:30am everyday 🥴
that's what i was thinking. lmao i saw the title and was like, what? this is a challenge ahhaha
and before kids, i had work to wake up for and before that, morning college classes haha
The next challenge would be getting eight hours of sleep WITH kids lol
My 4 year old sleeps until 1030am! Ha ha!
I have three kids so far all of mine sleep till at least 7-7:30. Not bragging just trying to break the stigma. 😆
This video is so heavy in sponsorship 😩
Yeah this video had a bunch of ads for products but it has also been one of my favs! I love the tips about habit stacking and easing into an earlier wake up time. You’re talking about what works for YOU, people need to take that with a grain of salt and figure out what works for them.
Omg my first thought when you mentioned ordering something at 5:15am, I'm like whaaaaa! It's probably coz' I don't usually eat breakfast until like 2-3 hours after I wake up! Quarantine literally made me a sloth.. I used to wake up at 5:30am, but now I think that's torture!
I think we just watched an 11:27 long ad
I'm a morning person, but not THAT morning of a morning person lol. Awesome video, Monica!
I loved this video! Original and actually really helpful! ♥️
i miss your old videos that weren’t just 10 minute long ads
LOL You normally get up at 10:00. Having spent over 25 years getting up at 4AM I found this video rather funny. Keep posting on the Airstream. I like your progress.
Just a tip, maybe be more cautious when making recommendations for these “natural health products”. Not all NHPs have evidence that they work
Anything for that CVS money, baby
I agree with you. She probably didn't even take it. It's irresponsible to recommend "natural health products" without doing proper research.
Monica and Shelby seriously look identical. I used to wake up at 5 AM when I was working my corporate job, I tried redoing this in quarantine. I love how you ordered a 5am breakfast to hold yourself accountable bc that would get me up. I woke up bc I would miss my $30 pilates class
I think the comments are a bit harsh today, I'm sure lots of you are struggling with paying bills, keeping your job or getting hours. Similarly I'm sure TH-cam ad money isn't the best right now and brand deals have probably been pulled. So if Monica needs to do a couple more ads than normal the audience is really gonna be this upset? Seems unfair that most of you pay her nothing to create amazing content but then get mad when she needs to make a bit more money.. Being a TH-camr and making quality content is not easy what so ever, don't take it for granted. Also even if is is an ad, some of this stuff really is helpful for people of they are looking for these tips.
I liked the video to get it up to 10K, but a dislike would have been more appropriate because it was basically one long ad made it as painful to watch as getting up at 5 AM is for me... this one took a serious chunk out of my ad-tolerance budget. I just recently discovered you and basically became my new favourite youtuber almost instantly, so this hurts a little extra.
How many were there? I have a ad block so I wouldn’t know 😂
I agree I don't appreciate all the talks about the various products. It seems like one big video advertising the sleep gummies and probiotics. It may not have been intentional to make this seem like an ad, but instead to talk about her favorite products. To me it comes off as one big ad video and I thought it would be more about what the titles says the waking up at 5am instead of promoting various sleep products.
I didn't get a single ad on this particular video.
I wake up around 4 am about three days out of the seven and 7:30 am or just before 5 am for the other four days. I am becoming a writer which means I dream, take notes, watch television, TH-cam, and a few streaming services. I also have started, like you, listening to podcasts. Thank you for your time and preparation for this v-log episode. I can relate. You have always been a great personality to emulate. Now go make another video we can smile through.
5am is a sleep in for me lol.
for about a year my boyfriend and I got up at 3:30am to go to gym and then went to work. Yes bed time was like 7pm. Now we get up at 4:15 and bedtime is 8pm. I love being awake before the rest of the world.
I remember back in 2016 when you had long hair and you mentioned it looked dead and you cut half of it off. Now, your hair looks absolutely stunning, long, healthy, shining!
More videos please! Vlogs, anything, I'd like to see you more
Love this!! I've been waking up at 5 am for 2 months now, and this has totally changed my life. You've got this girl!!!
I started doing an early rise habit-building some time ago. I found that putting a freshwater bottle next to my bed and drinking it when I first wake up seems to help some of the cloudy mental issues that come with the habit change. It can be a store-bought bottle of water, or I fill up just a small 8 oz plastic water bottle that is ready to go. Good luck with your change. I really appreciate the point of view of wanting to improve yourself and work out from there. Robert M Persig in Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance said "The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and work outward from there."
Hey Monica I always sleep for like 4 hours and I feel good about it
every time when I take Energy Boost It makes me so sleepy
Every time when I watch your video I always enjoy it
I come to TH-cam to avoid ads, it's really hard now even with ad blockers
when you wake up early and do errands and everything before 11 it feels really good. it feels like peaceful and just like “wow i’ve accomplished so much when this is the time i usually wake up “ idk if that makes sense but ya 😂😂
i feel the exact same way! its awesome
Hi. Big fan; and also a local Seattle Lyft driver. I'm surprised we haven't brushed elbows! I'm at University Village and Gasworks almost every day. Your videos and Instagram are interesting and inspiring. (I'm contemplating starting a Seattle Vlog.) Keep your chin up!
Thanks for that useless commercial🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ no other content coming from you anymore!
love the way you put this together!
I'm glad to hear someone say to create new habits gradually. Of course it would work far better. And, I'm very glad to see young people focus on good habits for success in our generation. How many do? I don't many that do. Bravo, Monica!!! Your parents have to be SO proud of you. I value your videos. They are very inspiring. I'm online buying, Atomic Habits, now. AND, I know you are aware by now that as you focus on success and improve your life more than many, you're going to get many naysayers and jealous people who will post critical comments. It matters zero. Successful people know it goes with the territory.
My morning routine: Wake up at 5:30 am, go running, take a shower, prepare your own breakfast (porridge). Aaaaaand after starting a perfect and productive day. (I usually go to sleep at 10 pm)
I’ve been working on waking up at 5am! I am consistently feeling good with a wake up time between 5:30am & 5:45am at the moment. It’s been instrumental in my ability to have an awesome morning routine and get more things done for my side projects than ever before. Coming for ya 5am!
Today, I was thinking about starting to implement waking up at 5am to my schedule each day. Not too long after I was thinking about that, this video popped up on my notifications!!😮🎉 I’ll take that as a sign!🙏🏾 Great video!
does anyone love these types of videos but also hate them because it's not really about the routine of it?? doing something for 1 week isn't a routine, and it would be more interesting to see someone actually commit to doing it for a least a month, so see the whole process of making yourself a morning person, which I'm sure takes a while for you to fully adjust to
I have been waking up before 5am for the last 10 years for Fajr (Morning prayer). What I do is set the alarm on my phone and keep my phone in my bathroom with the lights on and go to sleep. When the alarm goes off I go to the bathroom and lock the door and then turn off the alarm and then take a cold shower. That wakes me up pretty good. This seems to work for me and have kind of become a habit. Pro tip: try to go to bed early and don't take any naps in the day. It helps as your body becomes exhausted after a long day of work. Hope this works for you. If you want more early waking up tricks you can ask any of your Muslim friends, about how they wake up early for morning prayer. I wish you the very best, Monica!!!
I love mornings. And I wake up every dat at 5:30am, it feels so good. 💗💗
You actually look happy, healthy and motivated in this video that’s enough for me to take a leaf out of your book. Can’t wait to see your next stream liner video!! Have missed your videos Monica :) No 1 TH-camr click like, hit the notification and subscribe if you don’t follow all this lady’s videos
I love how this video is about waking up at 5am, meanwhile that's when I'm going to sleep...
Got up at 5AM for many years to get to work early and avoid traffic that unnecessarily prolonged my commute. Waking at 5AM really messes up your internal clock. Don't do it unless you have to. 7AM wake up is a perfectly reasonable time.
If you got a proper 6-8 hours of night sleep the chance of you getting an afternoon slump is so slim
Because I dont drive and rely on public transportation, my schedule is determined if I'm leaving the house . To be at work by 8am I have to leave the house and walk to my bus stop by 6:15am and I get to my work by 7:30. In order to get ready at a comfortable pace (not rushing) is by getting up at 5am, do quick skin care, makeup, get dressed, and pack my lunch. I do go to bed around 8pm so that helps. But its to the point sometimes on weekends I wake up @5am on my own without a alarm. 7am is considered sleeping in for me but I often get up. I will admit that if I wake up at 5am when I dont have to leave my house, I will end up taking a nap for an hour or two because I find home a comfy place.
I have always been a morning person but when I started to work at a 6AM shift...it changed me. It was a struggle to get up at 4:30AM to be ready by 5AM and to be our the door by 5:30AM. I live like 5 - 10 minutes away from work but I like to be early to get some work started before the phones start ringing off the hook. Seeing the productivity from doing that, gave me more motivation for waking up that early so...5 years later...me sleeping in is 6:30 - 7:30AM.
I really like this idea! I am trying to motivate myself to wake up early, and this video is one step into making that happen! Thanks Monica, keep these videos coming.
Ok... this straight up CVS commercial lol
high key have that exact first aid kit & it was a biiiig help when i got a burn on a backpacking trip last summer!
I am a clinical psychologist, and when I treat people with insomnia and other similar sleep issues, I do have them "jump into it." I have them wake up at the same time every morning (e.g., 5:00 a.m. or whatever time they choose). In fact, research shows that "jumping into it" is an extremely effective way to increase quality and quantity of sleep. It is definitely hard at first though, and you will feel sleepy for a few days but there will not be any serious health consequences of doing this unless you are actually sick or have certain underlying medical conditions (e.g., sleep apnea). The reason why waking up at the same time every morning, even when it is a drastic switch, works so well is because having a consistent wake time sets your circadian rhythm and builds your sleep drive so you'll be sleepy at night at an earlier time. For example, think about if you had stayed awake that first day you woke up at 5:00 a.m. instead of napping. I bet you would have easily fallen asleep earlier that night and slept peacefully throughout the night! I also often advise people not to "try to go to sleep early," or set "bed times." Rather, I encourage people to go to sleep when they are sleepy because of stimulus control issues. That is, you want to pair your bed with sleep and not much else. When you lay in bed awake, you pair your bed with wakefulness which ultimately can make it harder for you to fall asleep. Here is a medium article I wrote about sleep that has much more detail: medium.com/invisible-illness/the-covid-19-lockdown-and-sleep-what-you-need-to-know-a2e253d36c2b
I encourage you (Monica), and anyone else looking to improve your sleep schedule to read my medium or do research on effective ways to improve your sleep routine. Ultimately, it is most important to do what works for you. So if gradually doing this is what is going to make this sustainable for you, that's great and keep up the progress! Good luck on your self-improvement journey, Monica! (Also, I LOVED your method to keep yourself accountable that first day you woke up at 5:00 a.m. V creative!!)
All the comments are how this is one long ad and I can see the promos but there’s still a lot of genuinely good tips. Thanks for the ideas Monica! I might try the Uber eats things. ☺️
For 10+ years I moved my alarm/cellphone across the room from where I get out of bed. This forced me to have to be awake by the time I got to my alarm. This has helped me through 3 different jobs: two had 6:30 start times and the other one had a 4:00 start time (yes, 6:30 AM and 4:00 AM.)
Thanks for this video Monica! I loved it 🔝😄
Monica love your videos but not a fan of the paid sponsorship overkill. We get it CVS is paying you to say this but it went on way to long.
You should travel the country with the airstream when you finish it. I think it'll make for a dope series/vlog.
Too bad CVS treats their employees like slaves. Can't support them.
I wake up at 3:30am to be at work at 4:30am 5 days each week. It helps when you have lights that act like a sunrise and help you wake up.
I'm 74... I go to bed at 10pm... up at 1 or 2 am.. for an hour.. back to bed till 6 am.. up for an hour or two then back to bed till noon.. then I get up.. shower, save, brush teeth and go to my studio and sculpt for about 6 hours.. Make dinner... go to bed at 10 pm.. and start the cycle all over.. haha
Just ordered Olly and will be trying it.. thanks for the info.
Stacking habits was a good one!
I have no choice but to wake up at 5AM because i have to be at work at 6:30AM.
I hate it but now i wake up automatically at 5AM even without an alarm 🚨.
But in terms of productivity, i feel exhausted,tired and so on.
I work 6-3 so normally, if I were commuting, I'd wake up at 5 a.m. But since I'm working from my living room, I've started slipping to the 5:45 a.m. and it's CRAZY how much that extra 45 mins. fucks with my system. I'm trying to ease myself into a morning walking routine now so that I can maintain my "normal" work routine and iron out my sleep schedule.
i've been loving waking up early! Ive been doing it with my boyfriend so we FaceTime each other every morning at 6 so that was helpful to keep us accountable! I also wanna say if you're on other medications check with your doctor just to make sure about melatonin! I didn't know my medication didn't react well with melatonin so I ended up sleeping for 16 HOURS since a side effect was sedation... So i've been using sleep meditations which have helped with my insomnia! :)
"I was a useless human being!" 😅🤣😂 Monica is so funny. You have to pay attention to her humor lol
When I was your age, used to get up at 5am, eat a high protein meal (low carbs).. then work out.. run, bike ride, go to the gym .. eat carbs.. . takes several weeks to get your body in the rhythm, but makes for a real productive day. Hey, I just turned 61, maybe I should do that again, never too old!!!
It would be easier, healthier, and more invigorating, to wake up with the sun, which is probably only an hour later, try it. Love your new home by the way!
If you have a hard time falling asleep, try downloading the app sanvello. They have a meditation section that includes muscle relaxation exercises. I do the muscle relaxation exercises and then do the sleep meditation to fall asleep fast and within minutes I'm asleep and I get a good restful sleep. Doing both exercises takes about 10 min.
yesssss i need an airstream update in my life... :)
Can you do a video about your upbringing/prison ledgers/worldview outlooks? I am around the same age as you, a young single mom, and you genuinely seem like such a sweet soul, I would like to hear your views on those things, as someone close to your age and raising a child. I feel like I would be proud of my daughter turned out like you, and I think a lot of people would be interested in hearing your opinions about those topics! Love you! Been watching you for literally years. ❤️
***Omg personal religious views. Not prison ledgers. Dang autocorrect and I don’t know how to change my comment. I AM SO SORRY. 😂
Ur hair looks soo nice! Can u do a hair care routine and how u grew it out?
YES I want to see a future 5am video! I've been getting up at 530 recently and the very best thing I've found is to have something I'm excited to wake up and work on right away after I drink some water and put a face mask on
I liked a few tips in the video, such as the book and stacking habits. However it felt like a long add and I consider CVS not affordable at all for some of products you mentioned, at least in my area.
I find myself liking your vids even before the 1st 5 mins are up! Great content! I would suggest not drinking cold water though... look it up.
I'd consider throwing in an afternoon nap rather than using supplements to keep going. 20 minutes of meditation would be even better.
I agree. I wake up early for work (6am) and once I’m done, I take a snooze for a half hour or so and then I’m ready to function again!
Who has time for a nap lol I work till 5 then cook dinner then finally sit down after 7
😮🔥 that's nice! I also want to start waking up early. Let's try our best!
One tip no alarm clock if you wake earlier get up and it will make it easier. I sleep 4 hours a night!
Guys quit whining about this being ad-heavy. Did you know about these products? She’s informing people of a few products. Yes, she’s being paid to, but the facts are still true. I’m going to get the gum. The l-theanine works well. It’s also available in supplement form too.
I would have to wake up at 4:30 am for work (pre-covid) and go to sleep at 8:30/ 9 at night. I honestly liked it and made me so productive. The one thing that I hated about it was my friends wanted to hangout but I needed to go to bed early. Plus I was super tired to make it until 6 pm😂
I’m so impressed with the psychology elements/descriptions in this video! You might not have known you were doing it hah. 😊
I’ve been up at 5 am every day for the past six weeks! Today I actually slept in because my son slept in.
Used to have to do for my old job. Nope. 6:30 is early enough. Wish you the best tough.
I've been going to work at 7 AM or earlier for 40 years. I despise it, and it never gets easier. This morning I was up at 2 am... out the door at 3 and to work at 4 am. I think the same as you about being more productive, but I also work later. I'm not sure it's a lifestyle that can be "adapted to." P.S. I love the Airstream project. DD
your videos have been an epic quarantine binge for me
Read Atomic Habits!!!!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰 OK this is too funny I wrote this comment before u spoke about atomic habits and I learned about the book from Tara yes it’s amazing I agree I have three chapters left LOL 🥰🥰🥰
I subscribed to c/o from your MLC podcast. In my pack it's including some sleep aids! Can't wait to try it.
If i sleep past 8am I legit wake up with a headache! 5am is easy to achieve if you go to bed at 10pm 😴
I use to get up at 5am for my job and it was awful. That's just my experience. I was always tired. If I went home at 2pm I would take a nap and then couldn't get to sleep until 11. I just never could do it.
I wake up at 6 every morning and the only thing that keeps me up in 4 shots of espresso 😬
You can do it!!! Definitely far more productive before the rest of the world gets in my way!
I wake up at 3:30 AM almost everyday, so yeah it’s a complete life style change 🥴 great luck on your journey!
last year today I would often sleep til 12 in the afternoon on average, but I’m slowly getting better by waking up at 9, I’m hoping to keep up this habit and maybe even wake up even earlier
Love seeing these kinds of videos! I'm an early riser and I know that can be a blessing so it's interesting to see someone try it on the flip side, love your content Monica 😊