This Mental Trick FORCES You To Wake Up Early

How I finally stopped sleeping in.

If you want to learn how to be successful, knowing how to wake up early in the morning consistently is a productivity hack, but you will need to learn how to be disciplined consistently.

[sarac]

So, to sum up, you need to have a clear intention, your WHY to want to wake up early (meditation and specific goals for yourself can help you find it), and then you need to give yourself a chance to actually wake up (cold shower, exercise, walking outside) because these things help you regulate your body's rhythms (cortisol, temperature, light). If you do these, it's more likely that the version of you that starts your day is not the groggy, sedated one, but your awake and alert self.

[koliune]

2:54 "it's because you didn't even give yourself a chance to wake up."
That's an eye opener! It makes so much sense and you said it perfectly.
Great video Kenny!

[codynkn]

The thing that motivates me to wake up early is the feeling of nobody else being up, so you can be yourself with no distractions, AND to reach my goal of gaining more muscle, quicker.

[V_LUVVV]

*The snoozing part is so true.*
Those initial 3-ish minutes after waking up are hell, but then one you, as you said "Give yourself a chance to wake up", you feel full of juice and ready to go.
But whenever I do give myself those 2 extra hours of "sleep" I end up feeling burnt out, 0 energy, 0 motivation, which is strange, because I feel fully rested.
*"Give yourself a chance to wake up"* is a phrase I really like, I'll add it to my arsenal.
If put simply, 6 hours of sleep and instantly waking up is much, much better than 6 hours of sleep and then snoozing for 40-90 minutes.
Idk what it does, but it just kills all the drive. Makes me feel borderline depressed.
I incorporated cold showers into my routine a long time ago, like 2 years ago. And I still feel "egh" before turning the shower handle. But it has become a part of me, and if I don't do it - I feel like *I'm not myself throughout the day.*
*My advice* is, if you have a set of habits you wanna incroporate into your life, don't just jump at them. Take them one by one. And do them for 14-20 days, while gradually adding other things. Kind of rebuild yourself one habit at a time.
Because if you try to incroporate 7 habits at once, saying "I'll wake up a changed man tomorrow", you might go through a couple of days like that. But this wave of motivation will inevitably fade away, and you'll find yourself back at square 1.
I can't really put my finger on another habit that became a part of me like taking cold showers. But I'm working on *"No activities 2 hours before bed (games, sports, intense music)"* and *"Journaling every morning and evening"* but it's not going great, I keep forgetting, since these are the foggiest parts of the day. But making a plan for the day ahead and actually having a mantra of who you are, where you're going and who you wanna be is great. And you must set your days up for reviews, asking yourself questions like "What did I do wrong today?; How can I become better?". These things may seem obvious, bacause you have them in your head as thoughts, but when you put them on paper (or notes app, tablet etc) - that's when they gain weight. *It's like your brain is parenting itself*

And yeah, mostly, I went back to sleep when I didn't have a plan for the day. I knew whan I had to do, but nothing solid, just ideas. I just wanted to want to wake up early.

[nix-pixie]

Watching this video on my way to uni. I have huge problems waking up, and I noticed that if I don’t force myself, I may sleep for up to 12 hours. I tried to get up at 8 today, but kept snoozing until 9:30… and you are so fucking right about the intention and goal. I kinda low-key hate my studies. I study abroad and as an immigrant I can’t just change my program, I have to stick to it, but I now have zero understanding what I am studying for. I have my own online business which I don’t need my education for, and I basically am staying in this uni now to keep my visa. Every time I go to those lectures I just feel bored to death. It’s like I am in a trap. I guess I need to get back to therapy and try to find out what to do from this point. To either find motivation to go to that stupid university or to find other ways to stay in this country which has become my home.

[tibbedam]

The intention bit really hit hard and got me to tears. I have been trying to change stuff, waking up early, working out, planning in agenda's, keeping track about things in notion, dopamine detoxing, diet, etc. But why I really do it, well because everyone says it better, to be more organized, blah blah blah, but a real intention a real purpose for doing the things that I do. Thinking about it, I don't think I really have it.
So thank you so much for making me realize this. Most of the time just doing stuff is better, then planning everything, but knowing and driving your intention and end goal for your change, can really make that difference I believe.

[Luz-]

One thing I wanna point out is that as much as I love the video, some people ARE IN FACT more productive at night, or in other parts of the day, so it's best for them to complete their work during that window. New studies recently found that women feel more productive in the afternoon compared to men and men feel way more productive in the morning compared to women. Obviously it's an average, and I'm aware of that as a woman who wakes up early but I thought I'd mention it. :)

[Iamtherealspidey]

The answer to the title for me is “Have something you are excited to do everyday” Like creating content, or working on a passion. The rest will fall into place!

[chris_]

>using 9 a.m. as the *bad* example

wtf, I count it as a huge victory if I make it out of bed before 10.

[ArksMirror]

Last year I was getting up at 6 every morning, it felt fantastic and the days felt so productive. Then winter hit and I wasnt able to get out as easily, I then slipped into sleeping in, 9, 10, 11 barely crawling out of bed. I've been that way for months now. That's all to say, thank you for this video, I needed it.

[Nitife]

This is probably the 100th self improvement video im watching in my life and i still havent done anything. But thank you anyway

[pingo]

My #1 issue is that i have nothing to work for and i just dont care, even when my soul aches when i miss a day of productivity. I cant really think of why i should put in effort. And its stopping me from not only waking up early, but literally everything else. I dont do anything because i see no reason. And i dont know how to find said reason

[jakealden]

Thanks. I used to be a "late night" person and claimed my brain worked better late at night. It was only because there were no distractions. Now that I'm a "morning person" any information I intake (reading, working, etc.) impressed on my brain and stays there. I try to make the first few hours of each day my most productive and it's ridiculous how much I can get done before noon. You also make a great point about giving yourself a chance to wake up. Of course, we are going to be very tired when we open our eyes no matter how many hours we've slept, but following your advice can help us to adjust to the waking world.

[lewis]

These videos are seriously underrated.

[StabbyMcPokepoke]

Currently watching this at 3:32 am. Hopefully this will help me choose better going forward.🤞

[Lillyk]

Omg I thought I was the only one who felt anxious about "wasting my day" I can wake up close my alarms and the whole day I have anxiety and madness about the time I "wasted" thank you so much♡

[mchaluvr]

the mental trick i use is my anxiety disorder 🥰 i wake up every day with an unshakeable sense of urgency and panic, really gets me going ❤️

[niapinto]

Not even a minute into the video and it’s so relatable. I set my phone out of the room so I have to walk to it to shut my alarm off, yet I still go to back to sleep. Then I feel like shit since I got a late start to my day and feel like I wasted it. Even when you said you would engage in destructive behavior like watching corn. I thought it was just me but it shows how relatable you are.

[arnavagrawal]

7:25 imma be honest if i go in that position in the morning after just waking up I am sleeping again in that position

[cesartocon]

The video wasn't even at 1 minute and you already described my life, then you made me open my eyes, of course all of us know how to "wake up early", go to sleep early, a morning routine, we all know that sleeping with our phone makes us sleep late, but we just don't have a very strong reason to do all the stuff we said we were going to do. I hope I can change my life, thank you for this video,