Get Your Life Together Challenge: Sleep Schedule 😴
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Starting the Get Your Life Together Challenge Series! This week, I'm focusing on fixing my sleep schedule, waking up and going to bed earlier. This is my biggest weakness, so bear with me lol. I'm a total night owl & have never been a morning person. For me, this challenge isn't about perfection, but about incremental progress! Any tips would also be appreciated 😸
The reason I wanted to start this series is bc there are a lot of "get your life together" videos out there, but they all seem to pack everything into one video/day, making it seem easy or that it's possible to get your entire life together that quickly. In reality, changing your life takes effort, consistency, willpower, patience, and time. This series is my live attempt to take a slower method and focus on a different area of my life each week.
Though I'm focusing on one area a week, I'm going to work on continuing and building all the improvements as we go. Hope you join me in this challenge! :) #GYLT #GYLTchallenge
// related videos you might like
→ Get your life together: Reset Routine | bit.ly/2yYKTP3
→ how to fall asleep fast | bit.ly/2KtLrBB
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◇ week 2: habits | bit.ly/2QhTNCs
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Who else is here because they messed up sleep schedule in quarantine
Me haha
imane hsain me
Me
Literally meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
ive been sleeping at 3 in the morning waking up at 1 or 2 in the afternoon and my body has been twitching, i have double vision, and extreme fatigue i hate myself sm
Finally someone who is real and doesn’t wake up at 5am
Yes
@@eiaeheh For me, its because I love mornings. Waking up early and have sometime to sit down and reset myself through morning pages helps me be more happy and productive throughout the day, especially if its a long one or when I have to meet up with a lot of people. Plus, I sleep a bit early so my body just wakes up at that time. Oh and also its prayer time for us Muslims(winter time). My day does not flow well if I did not have that time to just sit down and be with myself before interacting with others.
@@mozaalkharji7760 tbh I love the morning air, but after a while I just get stressed out in the morning, and pretty much go back to sleep after fajr😅
I have to wake up early for work 🤷🏾♀️
I have to Wake up at 5 am because of my Job. Thats very heavy for me... in my Teenage years I was a Night owl too, but now I would wake up naturally at about 8 am.
I once heard someone say, "get up earlier. not early, just earlier". I think that's the key. No matter what time you want to start your day, waking up just an hour earlier or so allows you to start it better. and you know what? you just showed us that you can live your dream life and be successful without having to wake up early :)
Today I learned you can sleep in and still be hella successful.
Oh yes you can 😉🙌🏻 I’m proud to prove that
I too was today years old when I found this out.
Linnea Held hahhaha Yaaas
hahahaa i tought about the same thing
Wow, thanks for your kindness & tips in the comments! I was afraid of uploading this video bc it didn't show a major improvement, I was disappointed and afraid of being judged. But I'm glad I still posted it. I realized I had a lot more to say about this topic:
1️⃣ There's this societal belief that you have to wake up early and be a morning person to be a responsible, successful person. I wanted to show that it's not necessary - you can sleep in, wake up late, and still get things done and succeed. I've had this sleep schedule all my life (except for school, when I really struggled to wake up at 6am everyday). My natural sleep cycle might be genetic/influenced, as my dad is a night owl and wakes up very late too. He's been waking up at 2-4pm all my life (when I was a kid, and still to this day) and he still manages to succeed in a big way. I owe it to him for showing me that you don't have to wake up early to succeed, run multiple businesses, and support your family. The sad thing is being shamed for having a different sleep schedule than most people - I still deal with a little shame and guilt about that from society & the people around me.
2️⃣"If you now work a job where you don't have to wake up early, why try to force your natural sleep cycle to wake up earlier?" The reality is, the rest of the world functions on a morning person's schedule, so it's harder to get some things done outside of business hours, when people get off work. I still have to work with others so our work times need to overlap, even if for a couple hours. Also, I mentioned that sunlight is important for filming videos, and in the fall/winter the sun sets earlier ~4:30pm. That's why I have to wake up earlier these seasons, so I can get more sunlight in. In the summer I can sleep in and still film videos til 8pm (when the sun sets), I love it so much. I would love if the sun could set at 8pm all year round 😋
3️⃣ I'm so glad I didn't choose to do a 5am wake up challenge because that's not realistic or desirable for me at all. Even though my schedule is outside of the ordinary, it's not about the time you wake up, it's about the quality of rest you get and how amazing it makes you feel in your life. Let your sleep support your mental & physical health and find a schedule that makes you feel the best! Good luck!
P.S. A lot of you mentioned the book that explains our internal body clock: Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker - thank you! Just wanted to share it again here for anyone who needs it.
Awesome series
daylight hours are my big bugbear too - I have an Etsy shop (vintage) and getting those natural light shots is everything; sometimes I stay up all night because if I don't get the week's photos, I can't list.
Can't wait for other videos❣️I'm so happy that you decided to make these videos and to not have them all in one...I am right now struggling with waking up early so your video is what I need...thank you🌟💗 xxxx
It's so important for us night owls to get validation for existing! Thank you so much for making this and also these additional points ♥ Especially number 1 - it's been one of my biggest concerns that I won't be able achieve success just because of the way my brain is wired. I'm so incredibly relieved to hear other night owl's success stories!
This video makes me wonder about your meal schedule 😁
I’ve never had anyone who has sleeping habits so similar to mine. So many people don’t understand it and think I can change the fact that I’m such a night person. Glad to see someone else is similar to me.
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Tyra Ashley same! I have always felt bit bad about myself for being night owl! It so good to hear that I am not alone 😊👏🏻
Oh my gosh I was thinking the exact same thing! It’s nice to know I’m not the only one out there who is such a night person and really struggles with mornings 😫
Yess and people say I can just get used to it but no I have worked at 6:50am for the last 5 years and I still will stay up till 12- 2 am easily every work night and even later days off and sleep in until 12pm or later on days off. This video was beautiful because it shows you can still be successful and still do it your own way. The only youtuber I’ve ever seen be an actual night owl.
I stay up til around 6 am and sleep til around 3 pm
Your so honest with yourself and your viewers, you didn't try to show us that you're perfect as many people do in their videos. Kudos to you. Good luck and lots of love.
Maybe those people are just better, but less "perfect" people make you feel better about your lame self? Think about it.
🌟 Hey Aileen, something that helped me waking up early without snoozing my alarm is the 5 seconds rule by Mel Robbins. The alarm sounds, I count 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and I get out of bed with full force... then I turn off my alarm. Don't touch your phone until you're out of bed. It really helps.
Thanks!!
@@lavendaire you're welcome! Let us know if it works for you. 🤗
I‘m reading the 5 Second rule at the moment and i love the book 😍
@@GamerWolfLp yes! It's simple but so effective.
Yep! I literally just wrote the same thing! That book changed my life and my sleeping habits! I've struggled my entire life until I found that book!
Oh man i thought i was a loser waking up everyday at 10:00am - thank you for this, it makes me feel good :)
bruh thats so early i wake up at 2:00 pm, if it was my choice i would wake up at 4:00 pm or som but ah well there's a mom yelling at me everyday lol
No you’re not you’re amazing bcoz I should feel bad coz I wake up at 1-2pm
@@kate9674 omg hahaa same but my mum doesn’t yell at me they let me sleep as long as I want to but I can’t bcoz there online shcool
I love that you're breaking this down into change over 2 months! I think it really fits well with this Japanese idea of Kaizen (continuous change over time) that I try to practice! Sleep has been something I've been trying to fix since July!! Good luck to you and everyone else who is trying to improve as well! 🌱
Good luck to you too, Nomi!! 💪🏼✨
I've been struggling with this soo bad
Omg it's so strange seeing other people apply the term Kaizen to everyday activities. I studied management so I know a lot about Kaizen. It is a great way to live by btw, I strive for it too.
Tatiana Lopes I need to research it. Maybe it will help me too with my sleep
I believe the key is consistency- you need to go to bed and get up at the same time every day. And don’t take a nap for the first week. It is tough, but letting yourself sleep in at the beginning makes the process take longer. I have a son and 2 dogs so sleeping in doesn’t really happen but having a better sleep schedule does make me feel better and be more productive overall.
I agree! Consistency 💪🏼
I am on that Vampire night owl schedule and have been on it for over a year. I need to reverse this in the next couple weeks and I don’t know how I’m gonna break this habit. It’s just so hard for me to wind down at night and my boyfriend gets off work at 12:30 AM so I’m naturally up late at night because that’s when I see him. But if I want to go to my parents house for Christmas and see my niece and nephew and my sister whom I have not seen in four years they all go to bed at 10 PM and are up by 7 AM. They are not OK with me sleeping in past 10 AM.
That used to be my problem as well. What worked for me was setting up REALLY exciting things to do in the morning. Things that make you feel so happy that you can't wait to get up the next morning. For me, it was something very silly. I made delicious banana pancakes for breakfast. They were soooo good!!!
wow you are brilliant! Gunna try this! 💖
ARE YOU PSYCHIC?! I was literally thinking can't someone just make a video on how to get your life together? I literally journaled about this!! Idc what anyone says I attracted this video into my life 😣😆btw love you and your videos 💞
Lol glad it can help! Let’s do this together 💪🏼💕
This is a life savior
This was so honest that it's very refreshing! I think one thing that sabotages you is the fact that you put multiple alarms. I did this exact same thing before, but when I decided to change it to just one alarm, it really made a change, mostly because at some point you freak out you're going to sleep in if you don't move right with that single alarm. I admit at first it was tough, but at the long term it was the only thing that worked for me to make it a consistent habit :) *Good luck*
Thanks!
I thought I was the only one having major issues with sleep! Thanks for this necessary realness, I was tired of watching everyone "waking up" at 5 am!
I hate that disappointed feeling 😕
So, I'm also a nightowl. I used to think this was something people made up as an excuse as to why they stayed up late and got up late. However, I read a book called "why we sleep" by Matthew Walker and it taught me so much! Being a nightowl is a real, scientific thing! We have an internal bodyclock, and for nightowls it's basically impossible to go to sleep before midnight. I won't go into the detailed science of it but we basically don't have the right chemicals in our body before that telling us to go to sleep. For us, going to bed around 1am or 2am and getting up at 9 or 10am is the best! So, your idea of getting up at 9.30 is great!
Ever since reading this book I've really focused more on getting the right amount of sleep and it feels really good when I get it right!
Aww thanks for sharing this!! Makes me feel better lol
I totally believe that. I have been a night owl my entire life. My mom would come into my room at midnight and I would be playing with my toys. She’d be mad I wasn’t sleeping lol. I just wasn’t tired. I just have to accept I’m not a person that’s going to wake up at 5 am everyday lol.
Thank you. It's amazing to find someone who has a realistic sleep schedule like me. I see all these creators saying how they get up at 5 or 6 in the morning. I try to follow but I love sleep to much to get up that early.
You won't believe how refreshing it is to hear someone like you, a person to look up to, talk about being a night owl and waking up later than most of the world! I have this exact same pattern. And waking up at 9:30 can be a real challenge. But it could also be the optimal time to wake up. So thank you for being so honest and providing such important support for others like you! ♥ The internet is full of "How to wake up at 5am" -stuff that just makes me feel like I'm bad and wrong for having a different kind of natural rhythm. This video was so important to me. Thank you! ♥
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I appreciate that you show everything on the vlog, even your failures. :) Lotsa love.
I can relate to this soooo much. Thank you filming this. I don’t feel so bad for just having a different sleep cycle than most and that’s okay.
Gosh, girl, I love how real you are (first saw you on Matt D'avella's podcast) . Sleeping and waking early has been my lifelong challenge to the point of never having been to university lectures or work on time, so I can totally relate to you, except I don't even give myself seven hours of sleep daily. Thanks for your honesty..no one else seems to be willing to admit they sleep after 2am and rise close to noon. I believe the secret to waking up early is to remove the negative mental blocks that we can't or that we're still tired..but each their own method. Anyway, I've just subscribed. Cheers!
Dude. I so wanted to judge you for your sleep habits, but you are just SO vulnerable and honest and not trying to make yourself look good that I can't help but really APPRECIATE this video and appreciate you. Good job.
It’s good to know that I’m not alone haha. It kinda encourage me that even a self development related youtuber like you does the same. I actually had a sleep diary which I forcefully did for 4weeks but lately I stopped doing it. And now that I saw this, I wanna do it again to get my sleeping habits together. 😁 loveyah!🥰
This seems like the only real and honest video of any sleep schedule videos.
Good timing, I need to get my life together so bad rn- I’ll be in bed early this week 😁
Good luck dear! 💪🏼💖
Same here!
@@lavendaire so inspiring
I love the fact that you're very honest about your sleep schedule.
Mannn I needed to see this! I think this is a struggle for a lot of people who are self-employed. We really have to either set ourselves up for our own personal optimal work hours, or have the discipline to force ourselves to wake up early!
It is
Totally agree. I’m as bad as waking up at 2pm.
I love this video and think you are brave for posting it! I'm a night owl and also self employed, and have the same internal thoughts and guilt about being "lazy" and on the "wrong" schedule (my brain's words). Over the years I've worked to flip that script in my head, and also try to wake up more consistently. It's an on-going challenge, but seeing a video like this really helps take the stigma out of being a night person and it boosts the spirit. Thanks for sharing! It looks like there are quite a lot of us who are on a later schedule and enjoy being productive at night!
I am SO excited about this new series! 💕
While I am a person that needs to sleep early and wake up early, I appreciate this honesty. My boyfriend is like you and I have found that everyone needs different schedules to get their best sleep and their best productivity.
I feel like playing Aileen’s videos or podcast while your trying to sleep would be amazing for putting yourself to sleep 😂❤️ her voice is so soothing and comforting!
Truly is! I always get the feeling everything's ok and all is possible even if you need to rest now when playing any of Aileen's videos ♥
I loved this video a lot :* because it is real, I am just like you that can't seem to wake up early and that has always put me in trouble in college and work and I was always late. I used to be a night owl but as am getting older "31 years old" I become less productive at night, and I don't like to work at night, I feel I am happier when I wake up early. I also battle depression since a long time so for so many years I woke up at sunset which made me feel worse and increased my depression so I have been trying so hard to get out of bed with all of this, but I always fail. Whenever I watch a video about sleep, I see how people easily wake up that made me feel like a loser, so this is why I loved your video coz u showed the reality and that it is hard for some people to wake up early and to change this daily habit and that it takes time. So thank you because u made me feel better and that am not alone in this, and I will continue waking up early and hope we both succeed. Luv u Aileen :*
Oh my word, I'm so glad you did this video because I have been struggling for years no with sleep. I struggle a lot with oversleeping and losing a lot of time in my day because of it. I don't get to do a lot of things like breakfast dates or gym because of it. I'm definitely going to try the challenge and I'm just glad I'm not alone and some sleepy weirdo like I thought all this time
I like how Aileen didn't push herself to make the video perfect. As in she showed exactly what really happened and I think this motivated me that yes I won't be able to do it just in one day but if I do it for a week I think I'm gonna improve! Thanks Aileen!! Love all your videos! 😊😃💜
Wow, this made me think about how it is all about the mindset and also, how important it really is to just focus on YOUR own best.
When I wake up at 10 am, I seriously want to die haha. It feels so late for me, and I'm feeling that guilt throughout the entire day. Waking at 7-8 is ideal for me and what I always aim for. Yet, for you, 10 am would be ideal and much better than 1pm.
So although it is great to collect inspiration and motivation from one another, it really shows how the most important thing is to focus on yourself and listen to your body and gut feeling and do what's right for you.
Wow - this is amazing to me. I couldn’t imagine sleeping that much. If I happen to sleep past 8 I generally wake up with a migraine. I have been getting up at 5 am to finish a book I am writing and while it was challenging the first few days, my body adopted to the change and now I naturally tend to wake up a bit before 5. I guess we all have very different nocturnal systems. It’s a good thing you have a successful RUclips channel so you can support yourself and not have to comply to traditional work schedules. Best of luck in your continued quest to master this challenge!
Pre-alarm definitely works! I do that myself to trick my body 😅
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I love that you scheduled the time according to your clock, it's so different from all the videos abt waking up on RUclips
Wow! Feeling like a weirdo now. Aileen, I believe I'm your opposite. I really enjoy waking up at 5 am and if I wake after 10 I feel like I wasted half of my day. And it doesn't matter what time I go to bed, I can't sleep past 10 am. Kind of weird cause I really like to sleep. Is there someone like me?
@Brittany FFF True. What bothers me is that I can't sleep in even when I need to. Like when I go to bed around 2 am and I automatically wake up at 7 am and can't fall asleep anymore. It's really annoying. I go through the day already exhausted because I didn't sleep well.
I started to wake up at 4am just because I have zero energy after work and I can’t focus on my passions so I shifted my schedule to do things I love before work and sleep after work & gym. I wake up usually happy and motivated because I start the day with things I choose to do and than I go to work to pay the bills, go home exhausted and I can go straight to bed without guilt.
@@Inekane Wow! That's really brave, girl. 😉 I couldn't do it. 4 am is way too early for me. But I hope it's working for you. Most of my friends think I'm crazy for getting up at 5 because I'm a freelancer and I could sleep in, but I can't. It would kill my productivity for the day.
MEEEEE ✋🏼😁
Lizzie Rodrigues SAME. My internal clock just tells me at 6 am "ok sleep time is over, time to get to work". Little frustrating honestly
Thank you for being so real! My sleep schedule has been a mess lately and this video is what I needed!
Can't wait for more videos of these series! Yay
I was searching for videos to get my life together and this came right when I was about to give up. Thank you so much, this is just perfect 🌸
Thanks for your honesty and putting yourself out there! I follow some other channels where it's all about productivity and waking up at 5am...which was making me feel bad and inadequate bc I have a hard time waking up early. I also love the aesthetic of your videos, so light, lovely and fresh! Thanks for sharing the process of your journey!
PS: I think you are amazing and most creatives are night owls. I've been a mess this winter and got thrown off schedule bc I haven't been working a traditional job so I set my own schedule, much like you, which can be a little too freeing and end up cycling out of control. I was on a great schedule going to bed by 8:30pm PST or 9pm, then waking up at 530 or 6 am but got messed up almost a month ago and have been sleeping my days away. Ive been waking up at 3 or 4 PM bc I am anxious and can't sleep when I dont get out into nature. Then it's dark by the time I'm up so I feel sad, I criticize and beat myself up then feel like a loser. It's very unhealthy and I will change this; but I feel like being asleep when the sun is down and waking up with the sun is the best way to live a healthy life!! I've never been strong in this area but am open to change. I'm always, everyday, working to change and improve myself in the best ways I can! I don't judge you and anyone who does is just self reflecting. Look into sleep studies and look into why the hours before midnight are most beneficial to your sleep cycle. If you can even get into bed at 10 PM I promise your whole life will feel more energized and happy. Also if you are anything like me if I'm woken during sleep I have to start over from then and get at least 4 to 8 more hours regardless of when I was woken which is a nightmare with a partner on a different sleep schedule. Wishing you peace, lots more self love and acceptance and thank you for being you. You are sensational. 💖 You can follow me on IG @yoga4joy. Namaste 💓Joy☮
Will be looking forward to this series and try to do this challenge. Love you 💖
it's about healthy sleep habits not waking up early. thank you so much! every night owl should see it :) 🖤
Woohoo! Notification squad! Thank you! Thank you! For this series ..! Like seriously, I feel like I'm a hot mess 😭😭😭 you always seem to have something that can help me ♥️♥️♥️ I have an irregular routine! :( I never get to school on time either.... By the way I joined your podcast on Google play!
I had a really unproductive week, no morning classes and I woke up around 11 am to 1 pm every single day even though I had alarms around 7 am every morning for two hours. I felt so bad and then this video came up! Thank you! I really appreciate that you tell the failures and everything, I'm a night owl too and people usually criticize night owls so much.. thank you for your honesty :)
I'm gonna do this challenge with you. I usually wake up 9-9:30 because I work at the afternoon, and I'm always complaining I don't have enought time for myself, so I'll try next week to wake up at 8am everyday.
I've got a problem with sleeping in as well! The trick that works for me is to actually put my phone on a desk far away from bed, so i need to get up in order to turn the alarm off. It's pretty brutal, especially during winter when my room tends to be so cold in the morning but its worth a shot1
Also, thank you Aileen for this video, I'm looking forward for the rest of the serie! I feel like my life is kinda falling apart so i really could use to see how others are coping. Cheers! ☀️
My sleep schedule has been all over the place and I've been trying to fix it FOR MONTHS. I really needed this video.
I love that you showed you're way to improve yourself instead of showing the 'perfect looking' but not real results. Because in the end of the day you become better than you were yesterday. And that what matters! I'm doing this challenge with you because it was actually my goal for next week :)
It’s true, it’s about progress, not perfection ⭐️
GYLT reminds me of guilt, which is the feeling you will get if you don't commit to the challenge 😂😂
I’m a bad sleeper too!!!! My preferred sleep schedule is to go to sleep at 6 am and wake at 3 pm. It’s not conducive for my children. So, I’ve been staying up when I get my son up at 7am. It’s hard, b/c I still stay up until 1-2 am so I’m down sleep. But I won’t lie, it sucks. I do really love the time to myself in the mornings though- I get to set my intention, meditate, etc. I’m so happy to have found a sleep soul mate 💕
Oh God I'm so glad I found someone who's got the exact same type of sleep schedule and not beating myself up anymore for not being a 5/6am kinda person anymore. U helped so much in helping me realise that it's ok to sleep in..and ur video gave me hope coz my target is exactly the same as urs..much love to uuuuu..like so much love!❤️ Really appreciate ur video. Means a lot!
The sleeping schedule you described in the beginning is just like mine. This is exactly the video I need right now. Right now it's 3:34 AM and I just can't seem to go to sleep and wake up at a decent time
Glad to know that I am not the only night owl that struggles with this. Plus, I was wondering about how I could fix my sleep schedule when your video popped up. I'll implement your tips right away. Thank you for being real with us. #GYLT ❤
The key is to be disciplined and not allow your feelings to overpower your goals. I had this problem my entire life! I realized that I was living my life off of emotions and feelings. I woke up felt tired so I went back to sleep. I was hungry, I ate fast food cause it was quick n convenient ect..ect..since I started having control over my mind, I now have lost 130 pds, wake up at 5:30 am, exercise, meditate, set intention for the day, gratitude at night, eat healthier, quit smoking, quit drinking, gave up pills (I was addicted to opiates), left a toxic abusive relationship, so much accomplished just by changing my mindset.
Get your life together challenge : I love the idea! There are a number of these areas in which I'll happily follow along :)
Regarding sleep, I thought I'd give you something to be grateful for ;-) Have you considered that being able to sleep late could actually be a bonus?
I know it sounds like a great problem to have, but I *cannot* sleep after 6 AM. I trained myself to wake up early at some point in my 20s, and now, no matter how late I go to bed or fall asleep, I wake up at 6 regardless of anything else. And then I can't sleep again until the night. So if I'm lacking sleep, I just have to slug through the day, typically very unproductively and hope that I will sleep better the next night.
So right now my sleep challenge is to 1) be in bed at 10:30 no matter what - and 2) try to read something that doesn't excite me so I do fall asleep early enough.
Love this!! Helps me realize that me waking up at 6am is not late and I can have the same level of success as those who wake up earlier.
I needed this video, I'm a night owl too and I've tried to fix it but it's really hard
She fabulous
We love you Aileen!! We're growing and working on improving a certain aspect of our lives. I'm just so grateful that you're willing to share your experience with the rest of us!! 🤗🤗🤗
I'm excited for all of the series!
This is perfect to watch on a Monday. I need to reset my body clock so I'll do this challenge.
Lately I’ve been feeling really depressed about how late I sleep in. Daylight savings time makes it worse because the sun sets so early. This vlog makes me feel less alone. Also, I’ve strangely been more productive since I’m trying to cram so much into the hours that I’m awake and the sun is out. Thanks for normalizing my night owl tendencies 🙏🏼
Aileen,after saw a lots of your videos, I every morning I have the motivation to get up,and I didn’t play useless apps before I sleep.Though you think you didn’t perform well,you still productive and working hard to inspire us
Aileen! If you haven’t already, I’d definitely recommend checking out the book, Miracle Morning! That book changed my life and perspective on how to wake up early and start with a productive day filled with gratitude. I highly recommend it!!
Thank you for sharing your video with us and your authentic self. I always enjoy watching your content. :)
I should definitely check that out. Sounds interesting
Ahh I'm trying to fix my sleep schedule rn too!
I started going to bed early because of my anxiety disorder (I used to get bad panic attacks at night) and I started going to bed at 10 and waking up at 6 and it really helped and I felt great! But then summer came around and the sun came out at 4:30 so I decided to wake up at 5 and go to bed at 9 WHICH MADE ME FEEL EVEN GREATER. But then I went home to my family for a few weeks and lost my routine and I wasn't able to get back into it since. It's been 2-3 months. I feel bad waking up at 7-9 am everyday, both mentally and physically. I think it was so easy for me during spring/summer because the sun was out when I woke up but now it's dark until 8 so when my alarm wakes me at 5 I'm like "it's so dark and it will be dark for the next 3 hours" which sucks. But I'm trying again every day!
Good luck at everyone who tries to get their life together. Just keep going no matter how hard it is and you'll get there eventually!
It's definitely gonna help
to me this sounds no ridiculous at all.. I'm exactly the same. 100%. same sleeping times and all. I just love the silence at night when everyone else is in bed and I can ACTUALLY think more clearly and feel more relaxed. It's also kind of relieving to know I'm not the only person struggling with this
Ditto 💤
Hey Aileen, im so happy you posted this video. Every person is diferent, for some it is better to wake up at 5, some at 8 and some at 10 😅. You have to surtch for youre most productive time. And sometimes it changes over the years
I can totally relate. Years ago i could wake up around 7/8 am. But now with my current job i com home late and just wake around 11/12. I always new that i need more sleep than the average person, around 9 ourers sleep to be fully rested. And i know that i am most productive in the evening and i get my idees before i'm falling asleep. Soo thank you for this honnest video. And i will go on this jurney with you to try to weak up at 9 am.
I highly recommend reading/listening to The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. That book motivated and helped me become a morning person.
I second this! And the Sleep Cycle alarm app changed my life. I snoozed all the time but the app helps me wake up at an ideal time
@@NoraConrad the sleep cycle alarm helped me get the best sleep I’ve ever had in my life!! It gives me a relaxing feeling right after I wake up.
You know, I actually liked this video and I think this helped me more than a video where you'd have had an exponential progress with your sleep schedule, this is so real and makes me actually feel better and want to keep being productive! Much thanks and love ❤️
I am low-key amazed at how much alike we are with this particular struggle. Even the go-to bed and wake-up times are basically the same!
Glad to know there's another person like me out there sis! 🤗🤗🤗😘
By the way, following your advice from another video, I've disabled notifications and moved all my social media apps to another area on my phone and honestly I feel like I've been reborn!!! My anxiety and stress levels have gone down so much just by that adjustment alone. Love your channel & career! Keep up the amazing work! RESPECT!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
wow. FINALLY. thank you so much for doing this video and making me see that you can still have your life together by sleeping late
I swear we are just on the same wavelength on Everything! I have not seen anyone else who makes self-development content view sleeping like this or have the same perspective as me. Society tends to view productivity and success correlated to waking up very early and having lack of sleep, but everyone has different sleep cycles. And sleep is SO important! I applaud you for being your authentic self & sharing your truth, even though it may feel a bit taboo. Trust me - people very much relate to it like me (: Also, the name reminds me of Kalyn Nicholson's "GYST" days for 'get your sh*t together' ;P another one of my fav channels!
Thanks Aileen, your video comes right on the time that I need some motivation to get my life together. I guess holiday preparation and grad some application that’s due the end of this year kind of burn me out, my room is a mess, my sleeping schedule is all over the place.
I feel very inspired to start my life with sleep this week! Thank you for your openness to share it with us! 😘
You literally read my mind. I haven’t had my life together in years 👌🙌
I feel you, Sis.
I've watched a couple of your vids but this one had me subscribing - my sleep is exactly the same! Sleeping at 5am to 2pm, I also need 9 hours sleep + 2 in the morning to 'get my brain on'. It's a real pain! It affects everything, it's worse in summer because I hate the heat, and all this on top of my PTSD exhaustion. But I need and want to change; I love mornings! Some summers I just stay up all night to see the dawn and feel so alive and clean, then pass out at 2pm, wake up at 9pm feeling like I live in another dimension. 😩
There's a lot of interesting info out there on Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome and Abnormal Circadian Rhythms - I often feel like I have this, but I'm able to sleep 'normal' when on vacation so I dunno! But it might be useful for you as you could be fighting body mechanics. Sometimes these things are harder to fix than just 'getting up earlier' - it's really the same kind of thing as when people say 'just cheer up' to sufferers of depression. I keep working on mine, I hope it's easier for you than it is for me! ❤️
This is transformational really
Hey Aileen ❤ this is an awesome idea 😍 really needed it for me now 😘😘
❤Let's do together 😊 #GYLT
10:30 PM to 6:30AM
Good luck!! 💪🏼💖
This kinda feels like a personal attack since I woke up at 3pm today 😂 i seriously have to get my life together, but waking up early just feels so hard since I don't have anything to do during my days; no school, no job, no hobbies. I just sit in front of computer all day and that's it. But yeah, I really do want to improve my life and I think these GYLT-videos will help me with that. Love you Aileen ❤️
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Omg I needed this challenge so much in life ! Thanku for initiating . I feel sleeping timings are mess for more than half of the population. I will try timing it from tommrw onwards 😍thanku
Wow, thanks Aileen! This came right on time for me. :) I love your Kaizen-type methods. I'm so excited for the rest of the GYLT challenge. Thanks!
I have always struggled with this too. I work somewhat of a contract schedule at my "real job" so when I am not needed I fall back into these habits of staying up too late and then sleeping in too much. It's definitely worse in the winter because it's dark allll the time.
The best pattern for sleeping is 7.5 hours at night in the dark and take a nap for 45 min during the day
I think my schedule is just 7.5 cause if I get 7 or 8 hours I get super tired.
I'm ok with 6 hours + 1 nap during the day or 7.5 without a nap. That makes me believe that my sleep cycle has 1 hour and a half and if I wake up in the middle of this cycle it will feel terrible
Laís Devoti a sleep cycle takes about 1.5 hours, and in the middle of them you will be in a really deep sleep and won’t be easy to wake up from
I've struggled with this A LOT! Some things I do to help is to charge my phone on the other side of the room so when my alarm goes off, I have to get out of bed. Then I go and brush my teeth and drink a big glass of water. It took me months to get up early. Give yourself lots of grace! You'll get there!
I applaud your effort! Have you thought about getting an alarm clock? I haven’t bought one yet but I plan on getting a sunrise alarm clock, because I hate getting up when it’s still dark (winter sucks). But having the phone away from the bed would help too
I personally don't like to use my before 8:00 am doing do has definitely changed everything.
Perfect timing! This great video is inspiring me for sure. I love how authentic and humble you are. When I was feel like "is it only me?" and this video is kinda talk to me "me too and that's okay." It's such a relief and I no longer feel sorry for my sleeping schedule. Thank you so much Aileen 💜
This video is perfect! I start a new job on Monday where I have to get up early due to the place being far away, so I’ll be late coming home too. I have a feeling sleep will be a problem to me, so this is upload so perfect and amazing! Thank you girlie x
This is right on time for many right
Thanks for the real story. Appreciate it so much! It inspires me so much to change and get better.
This is the most relatable video I have ever seen!!! I don't understand how most of my friends function on 5-6 hours a night. I need at least 8.
The thing that has helped me the most is being strict with my routine which means going to bed at the exact same time every night and waking up at the same time each morning. I've found that being flexible with the times just makes it so much harder the next day. If you can't stick to your times it will help so much!
It’s true! It starts with being strict about going to bed at a certain time. Still working on it ✨
Right
literally my body clock is so similar and kinda worse (not flexing..? cx) being sleep deprived sucks and it is hard to work out of it and discipline yourself for a healthier body clock. this was encouraging!
Loved it, Aileen😊Cant wait for the rest of the series!!💖
I'm so excited too
I am a night owl 🦉 too and I've been tried so many ways to wake up early & at the same time trying to get 7-8 hours sleep. At some point I realised, why focus on getting up early? I should focus on getting sleep early. I thought 💭 if I can go to bed 🛏 early, then I might able to wake up early too. The important things is to feel refresh and enough of sleep. I try it for 1 month.. It's not easy at the beginning, but then here I am 😊 being able to wake up early & get things done! At the end of the day it's not about getting up at 5am or what. But being able to wake up at least before 9am (depends on individual target) is actually a huge success for me.. 🎊
I really believe having a good sleep schedule makes the whole day better as it makes me more productive and keeps my mood better, but i was struggling to be consistent with my schedule, you're a big help thank you Aileen
I truly believe there are two types of people. Those who are more productive in the morning like me and those who are more productive at night. It’s not a bad thing as long as you allow your body to get the rest it needs. 👍🏻😊