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@@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.
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 :)
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.
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.
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
🌟 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.
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.
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!
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.
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! 🌱
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.
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 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!!!
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*
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
I’m honestly just really thankful you were honest. A lot of people sugar coat it and make it look like they did everything perfectly. Instead of that you were honest, I appreciate that way more, great video
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!
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.
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 🙏🏼
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!🥰
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! ♥
Thank you for being honest and realistic. You can’t work miracles in a week, but I am glad you’re trying and we do see the slight improvement. You got this!
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!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
This is the first realistic video I've watched about this theme and also the first time I don't feel bad with myself by my fails about sleep schedules, instead I feel like "oh, she understands me", so thanks a lot for that! Don't be afraid about your improvement, you are human and we all need time to improve the things in general
I truly appreciate how you are showing both your successes and your failures, it is so corageous and shows a high level of maturity! I think this video can teach us all a very valuable lesson:that failure is the path to success. With social media constanstly portraing only the best parts of people's lives it is very easy to fall into the trap of 'why is everyone so perfect while I am just ...me... aka a complete mess'. Here in this video you are really doing something different, you are showing your fans that success comes not only with effort but also with a good amount of different attempts. Also... I absolutely LOVE the idea for the new series. Hope you will keep showing the whole process as, seriously, it is a WONDERFUL IDEA!!!
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!
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 💞
Creds to you for making an honest video about your goal and intensions, not trying to change to look «perfect», I like those videos the best, because its authentic and relatable to others! :)
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
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
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!
I have been watching many morning routines and this is the first one I have come across wherein you start your day post 9:00 AM. I really liked your honesty in this video and its definitely helpful for the night lovers. I am sure there are many out there. The social media icon tip was great. Will try to incorporate it in my life as well. Thank you for this video and I am looking forward for the rest of the weekly series too. Keep it up :)
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.
Omgoodness this is and has been SO ME for so many years... but I’ve been wanting to change my mindset & habits for a while now. I’m a stay at home mom, turned stay at home wife now that my kids are grown & I’ve always been productive & creative at night while everyone is sleeping. However, I ended up becoming a morning grouch and I hate when my phone rings before noon. If I don’t have anything pressing to get up for, I’d rather sleep BUT I’m missing out on reading, eating, spiritual enlightenment, exercise, etc. I’m definitely gona try the tips you shared here!!
It’s really refreshing to see a vlogger or whatever being authentic about the time you wake up. I’ve never been a morning person. Even when I was a kid I hated mornings and going to bed early. It’s hard for me to get out of bed when my alarm goes off. Sometimes I’ll hit snooze for two hours.... Anyways excited for this series. Good inspiration for me to try and get going earlier so I’m not rushing to work.
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.
Soooo excited about this series!! Also I think I still want to try to be more of a morning person because I used to be and life went really well for me when I was, BUT I’m so thankful for how you’re proof that you don’t *have* to be a morning person in order to be a productive person. That takes a lot of shame away for me and reminds me how everyone is different!
It is honestly so refreshing to see someone who is not preaching waking up at 5 am to be successful. Your sleeping habits are so real and I resonated so much with them, as I too have always been more productive at night. Ever since my student days, I always felt that my focus was at its peak at night, so I usually left the most daunting part of studying for the evening. I guess my sleeping habits have been messed up ever since. I am quite worried what is going to happen when I start my first 9-to-5 job soon, as I can't really function properly for at least an hour after I wake up early haha. So thank you Aileen for being so real and honest, I am going to try doing this challenge as well.
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!
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!
Yes! Thank you for making this video and being real. I'm a night owl too and seeing those "waking up at 5am" videos made me feel lazy, but now you just proved that it is possible to be productive while having a different sleep schedule than the rest. Your videos have helped and inspired me so much I can't thank you enough! Keep up the great work 💜
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!
Thank you SO MUCH for this. I struggle so much with sleep, and feeling guilty for it. I'm so glad to know that someone else who is into self-improvement is a night owl and also struggles with sleep and doesn't get up at 5am! This video genuinly made me feel better. I also think I am going to try to get up between 9.30-10.00. To me that is a good time to get up since I am also a night owl! :)
YASSS! I'm so here for this series! I've been trying to become a 5AMer for forever now. That's still the goal but now I'm going to be kinder with myself. From this video I got that, no one is perfect and to keep working at improving what needs to be improved. Thanks for the motivation and reminder to not give up on this goal. :)
Aww, love you Aileen! Thank you for being open, real and sharing this! ❤ I am a night owl too, I think we need to figure out what time is best for us, because everybody is different but main thing is to keep it regular, so our body knows what time we go to bed and what time we wake up , can't wait to join you on GYLT videos ! Hugs! ❤
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
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.
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.
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 ❤
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
Hi Aileen! I've been binge-watching your videos for a few weeks now and this hits different I need to comment haha. Thank you for uploading this video. I've accepted the fact that I do not enjoy waking up early and was only doing that because society expects me to (school/work)~ I always feel guilty about it and always have this thought that I NEED to learn to wake up way earlier than my natural wake up time. Watching this, I realized that people like us exist and I just have to learn how to be more productive at the later time of the day so I won't feel very guilty about waking up late :D
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.
I really enjoyed this video as well as the other ones you did so far in your GYLT challenge. This week‘s theme did not speak to me that much at first because I personally have a pretty rigid sleep schedule already but I am very happy that I watched this video after all: I love that you shared your feelings honestly and your sleep pattern with us even though you were not fully confident about it. I also loved that you endorse slow but consistent change as well as getting enough sleep each night!!
1st viewer. Hi!!!Aileen i just wanna say that how much I love and adore you. You're the best youtuber I have ever come across. I just wanna meet you so so so badly but unfortunately we live in different countries. Love ya!! Have a nice day...
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.
Hey Aileen, thank you so much for being honest, I loved this! I used to struggle with my sleep schedule and still am when I am not obligated to wake up for an event or for work. My friends know that I will not make any appointments before 11 am on the weekend :D But I think it helps to not be too hard on yourself and accept that you are only human. I noticed though that I feel much more happy in the mornings and I sometimes get anxious in the evenings. So it is a motivation for me to go to bed earlier, so I can have more "happy hours" during the day than "anxious hours".
I can relate to this video quite a bit. My sleep habits are a mess. I tend to sleep in small chucks of time. I will go to bed late but wake up way too early. Not get out of bed but stay on social media then fall back asleep right when I should be getting up. Then sleep in past 10 am. Then my whole day is messed up. Or other times I get up early, take a nap in the afternoon for several hours, and the whole messed up cycle starts again. I've been afraid to tackle this area of my life, so i'm glad you brought it up. Thanks for being vulnearable and be the first to speak up about it.
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 LOVE how real you kept this video! I am sure there´s youtubers that would not even have uploaded a video if they had not received the results they had been hoping for. Your video just shows that you are human and that change is actually tough, especially in a special week like the one you chose for this challenge (with the launch and all). Thanks for this and keep doing what you´re doing! Hugs from Barcelona!
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
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Finally someone who is real and doesn’t wake up at 5am
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@@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
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
Who else is here because they messed up sleep schedule in quarantine
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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
🌟 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!
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 😁
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
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.
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! 💖
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!
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 appreciate that you show everything on the vlog, even your failures. :) Lotsa love.
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!
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Totally agree. I’m as bad as waking up at 2pm.
I woke up at 9 today! And it is so refreshing to see a productivity content creator with realistic sleep habits! Thank you!
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 ♥
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!
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!
I loved how you share your success and failures during your challenge. It's real and it helps us to don't reach unrealistic goals. thank you!
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!
I’m honestly just really thankful you were honest. A lot of people sugar coat it and make it look like they did everything perfectly. Instead of that you were honest, I appreciate that way more, great video
My sleep schedule has been all over the place and I've been trying to fix it FOR MONTHS. I really needed this video.
This seems like the only real and honest video of any sleep schedule videos.
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.
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.
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 🙏🏼
I love the fact that you're very honest about your sleep schedule.
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!🥰
I am so glad that there is someone else who struggles with sleep. This video was very inspiring. Thank you for being so honest.
Can't wait for more videos of these series! Yay
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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Thank you for being honest and realistic. You can’t work miracles in a week, but I am glad you’re trying and we do see the slight improvement. You got this!
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!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
This is the first realistic video I've watched about this theme and also the first time I don't feel bad with myself by my fails about sleep schedules, instead I feel like "oh, she understands me", so thanks a lot for that! Don't be afraid about your improvement, you are human and we all need time to improve the things in general
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 your honesty in this video and how you showed your failures as well as your good days, it makes me feel a lot better about my own failures.
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 truly appreciate how you are showing both your successes and your failures, it is so corageous and shows a high level of maturity! I think this video can teach us all a very valuable lesson:that failure is the path to success. With social media constanstly portraing only the best parts of people's lives it is very easy to fall into the trap of 'why is everyone so perfect while I am just ...me... aka a complete mess'. Here in this video you are really doing something different, you are showing your fans that success comes not only with effort but also with a good amount of different attempts. Also... I absolutely LOVE the idea for the new series. Hope you will keep showing the whole process as, seriously, it is a WONDERFUL IDEA!!!
I am SO excited about this new series! 💕
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!
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
Creds to you for making an honest video about your goal and intensions, not trying to change to look «perfect», I like those videos the best, because its authentic and relatable to others! :)
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
You're so relatable and real. Thanks, this make me feel better and motivated :3
I'm excited for all of the series!
You know what, you have inspired more than anyone else has ever done. I am grateful for that. Thank you Aileen❤❤❤
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 💤
It's so nice to see a RUclipsr I can relate to! I'm definitely someone that loves sleep so I'm always sleeping in and taking naps.
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
I have been watching many morning routines and this is the first one I have come across wherein you start your day post 9:00 AM. I really liked your honesty in this video and its definitely helpful for the night lovers. I am sure there are many out there. The social media icon tip was great. Will try to incorporate it in my life as well. Thank you for this video and I am looking forward for the rest of the weekly series too. Keep it up :)
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.
Omgoodness this is and has been SO ME for so many years... but I’ve been wanting to change my mindset & habits for a while now. I’m a stay at home mom, turned stay at home wife now that my kids are grown & I’ve always been productive & creative at night while everyone is sleeping. However, I ended up becoming a morning grouch and I hate when my phone rings before noon. If I don’t have anything pressing to get up for, I’d rather sleep BUT I’m missing out on reading, eating, spiritual enlightenment, exercise, etc. I’m definitely gona try the tips you shared here!!
Will be looking forward to this series and try to do this challenge. Love you 💖
It’s really refreshing to see a vlogger or whatever being authentic about the time you wake up. I’ve never been a morning person. Even when I was a kid I hated mornings and going to bed early. It’s hard for me to get out of bed when my alarm goes off. Sometimes I’ll hit snooze for two hours.... Anyways excited for this series. Good inspiration for me to try and get going earlier so I’m not rushing to work.
I needed this video, I'm a night owl too and I've tried to fix it but it's really hard
She fabulous
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.
I hate that disappointed feeling 😕
Soooo excited about this series!! Also I think I still want to try to be more of a morning person because I used to be and life went really well for me when I was, BUT I’m so thankful for how you’re proof that you don’t *have* to be a morning person in order to be a productive person. That takes a lot of shame away for me and reminds me how everyone is different!
You literally read my mind. I haven’t had my life together in years 👌🙌
I feel you, Sis.
It is honestly so refreshing to see someone who is not preaching waking up at 5 am to be successful. Your sleeping habits are so real and I resonated so much with them, as I too have always been more productive at night. Ever since my student days, I always felt that my focus was at its peak at night, so I usually left the most daunting part of studying for the evening. I guess my sleeping habits have been messed up ever since. I am quite worried what is going to happen when I start my first 9-to-5 job soon, as I can't really function properly for at least an hour after I wake up early haha. So thank you Aileen for being so real and honest, I am going to try doing this challenge as well.
Pre-alarm definitely works! I do that myself to trick my body 😅
Meee
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!
Girl, I’m totally feeling those series. I love you..❤️
She is Wonderful
She's so honest.. it's simply beautiful.. not like most RUclipsrs boasting about their 5:00 am morning routine.. very relatable
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!
Yes! Thank you for making this video and being real. I'm a night owl too and seeing those "waking up at 5am" videos made me feel lazy, but now you just proved that it is possible to be productive while having a different sleep schedule than the rest.
Your videos have helped and inspired me so much I can't thank you enough! Keep up the great work 💜
Thank you for being so real! My sleep schedule has been a mess lately and this video is what I needed!
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!
Thank you SO MUCH for this. I struggle so much with sleep, and feeling guilty for it. I'm so glad to know that someone else who is into self-improvement is a night owl and also struggles with sleep and doesn't get up at 5am! This video genuinly made me feel better. I also think I am going to try to get up between 9.30-10.00. To me that is a good time to get up since I am also a night owl! :)
YASSS! I'm so here for this series! I've been trying to become a 5AMer for forever now. That's still the goal but now I'm going to be kinder with myself. From this video I got that, no one is perfect and to keep working at improving what needs to be improved. Thanks for the motivation and reminder to not give up on this goal. :)
Loved it, Aileen😊Cant wait for the rest of the series!!💖
I'm so excited too
Aww, love you Aileen! Thank you for being open, real and sharing this! ❤ I am a night owl too, I think we need to figure out what time is best for us, because everybody is different but main thing is to keep it regular, so our body knows what time we go to bed and what time we wake up , can't wait to join you on GYLT videos ! Hugs! ❤
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
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.
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
I love that you’re an night owl and honestly it shouldn’t matter what time you wake up and to sleep as long as you’re productive and get things done !
the honesty is so refreshing
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 ❤
So happy these vids are LITERALLY what I need / what I’m working on right now. Lavendaire always comes thru :)
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.
Hi Aileen! I've been binge-watching your videos for a few weeks now and this hits different I need to comment haha. Thank you for uploading this video. I've accepted the fact that I do not enjoy waking up early and was only doing that because society expects me to (school/work)~ I always feel guilty about it and always have this thought that I NEED to learn to wake up way earlier than my natural wake up time. Watching this, I realized that people like us exist and I just have to learn how to be more productive at the later time of the day so I won't feel very guilty about waking up late :D
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.
I really enjoyed this video as well as the other ones you did so far in your GYLT challenge. This week‘s theme did not speak to me that much at first because I personally have a pretty rigid sleep schedule already but I am very happy that I watched this video after all: I love that you shared your feelings honestly and your sleep pattern with us even though you were not fully confident about it. I also loved that you endorse slow but consistent change as well as getting enough sleep each night!!
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Hi!!!Aileen i just wanna say that how much I love and adore you. You're the best youtuber I have ever come across. I just wanna meet you so so so badly but unfortunately we live in different countries. Love ya!! Have a nice day...
She is the best
@@Leeedavan yup. She's just so perfect!!!
This video is so realistic! This happens to me every time I try to wake up early! I'm going to follow this challenge!
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.
Wow, I know I will LOVE following along this serie! You are amazing and your channel is so inspiring!
I'm joining in this week!
I love how honest you talk about everything including the failures. Feels really relatable :)
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.
Hey Aileen, thank you so much for being honest, I loved this! I used to struggle with my sleep schedule and still am when I am not obligated to wake up for an event or for work. My friends know that I will not make any appointments before 11 am on the weekend :D But I think it helps to not be too hard on yourself and accept that you are only human. I noticed though that I feel much more happy in the mornings and I sometimes get anxious in the evenings. So it is a motivation for me to go to bed earlier, so I can have more "happy hours" during the day than "anxious hours".
GYLT reminds me of guilt, which is the feeling you will get if you don't commit to the challenge 😂😂
I can relate to this video quite a bit. My sleep habits are a mess. I tend to sleep in small chucks of time. I will go to bed late but wake up way too early. Not get out of bed but stay on social media then fall back asleep right when I should be getting up. Then sleep in past 10 am. Then my whole day is messed up. Or other times I get up early, take a nap in the afternoon for several hours, and the whole messed up cycle starts again. I've been afraid to tackle this area of my life, so i'm glad you brought it up. Thanks for being vulnearable and be the first to speak up about it.
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
I LOVE how real you kept this video! I am sure there´s youtubers that would not even have uploaded a video if they had not received the results they had been hoping for. Your video just shows that you are human and that change is actually tough, especially in a special week like the one you chose for this challenge (with the launch and all). Thanks for this and keep doing what you´re doing! Hugs from Barcelona!
Thanks for being so supportive ❤️❤️ wow, it’s true, I was disappointed with the result and was scared to upload this video. Happy I did though 🙏🏼
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