Hey Austin, I just found your channel via your "little notebook in your pocket" video. I really like the way you think and the way you make your videos, I think you're going to go far with this 👍 I'm a very deep sleeper and I've struggled with getting up in the morning. I want to share the one thing that has worked for me over the years. Like you said, you have to have some cue in your bedroom to wake you up, whether it's your light bulb on a timer as you suggested, or radio timer, or even an alarm set to a non-stressful sound. But the key for me was to have a second alarm that has a stressful sound (old fashioned alarm clock!) which goes off in my kitchen one minute after the non stressful bedroom prompt. What a person can do is train their brain to wake up to the first prompt, then the fear of the second prompt shocking your nervous system (or waking up your household), will force you to get to the kitchen and turn off the alarm before it goes off. Then you're in the kitchen. You pour yourself a large glass of water, and drink it all. At this point you're on your feet. Your warm, cozy bed is in a different room, and something about drinking water as soon as you get out of bed will put your brain online in a subtly different way. For me at least, this has been the magic formula. Anything and everything else I've ever tried has failed to allow my brain to make a decision upon waking. My body will just take over because of how deeply I sleep. I hope this is helpful to some people!
One key for me is putting my alarm outside of the room and having a sequence of steps to follow immediately after. E.g. After I take off my alarm, I put on the light and make a cup of tea. Sometimes I put my plan for the day next to the alarm also which reminds me of why I got up early in the first place 😄
I had this video downloaded and halfway through I open comments and see yours. I was not expecting anything below a million views. 6k views. 🤯 He's going to get there in no time if he keeps this up!
I tried to get up early for a long time. Now I have the perfect morning routine that puts me in the right state. But I figured out that my problem is that I really enjoy staying in bed in the morning. I read plenty of suggestions, but your video really addresses the main problem. The friction, pain, and pleasure, and future pacing I have to follow your suggestion. It's probably the best solution on the internet.
2:23 This is why I prefer sleeping on the top bunk of bunk beds (especially where there is a soft landing below)- my routine during boarding school (when I wasn’t sharing a room) was to wake up to an alarm clock with an incredibly irritating sound, throw myself off the bed onto the bed sticking out below and then switch off my alarm clock. The process wakes me up and also discourages my instincts to crawl back into bed as the ladder in my dorm was too much of a hassle to climb up (the bed below wasn’t used to i’d make sure it wasn’t made and didn’t have a duvet so if i ever tried to lie down on it i’d be cold and just get up again).
I had a loft bed in my late teens early 20s and I had a whole sliding down the bed stretching routine I'd do before making it to the ground. And yes climbing back up that ladder was definitely a deterrent. Aw I miss my bed too bad it's a weird thing for adults 😕 🙃 🙂
This is especially difficult for those of us with chronic pain conditions (and I have more than one). I try to get up at 4 or 5am just because it takes my body so long to "acclimate" to being awake and aware of the pain and sometimes nausea. (I also love the quiet!) Having a routine really helps, even if my body is fighting it.
I really struggle with getting out of bed early or not going back to bed in the morning and I watched so manyvideos andread so many blogs in hope to find a solution and this video finally is the one that is helpful, thank you again.
The light bulb idea is actually brilliant, I’ve noticed that I’m more inclined to climbing back into bed when it’s still dark out, so having the lights turn on before you wake up would definitely help. Thanks for the tip!
Bro this is my biggest flaw and source of disappointment, that no matter what I can't get out of bed. and my whole life I thought Will was the only solution. but still failed which led to me questioning my own willpower this is this is my first video on the subject and I was delighted that there are people who are suffering from the same issue thank you for this video and I hope that that everyone becomes the best version of themselves
Your "notebook" video randomly popped up and so glad I checked it out. (I am a hardcore notebooker btw) Such high quality video and content ... well done! I believe you are going to blow up on this platform in no time!
Wow man, your videos are awesome! In the same way as a lot of other people right now, I just found you through the notebook video. Just wanted to say that the effort you put into your videos is very noticeable and I think it will pay off big time, probably right now. Good luck on your UA-cam journey!
Thank you so much this will definitely help me it might take a little time but I will try my best to get myself more motivated to get up and accomplish my goals this will really help.
This was genuinely helpful. Thank you. It solidified some thoughts that I already had towards the matter, and really put things into a solution-oriented light.
Thank you! I have tried EVERYTHING to get out of bed, and nothing has worked. And the reason is because my conscious mind is not at work when my alarm goes off. So I need to hack my subconscious but I didn't know how to do it until now.
Austin , Best wishes and all the best to you from Joseph. I really appreciate this video. I have my desk across my bedroom and I have an old cell phone that I use as alarm clock with a ringtone I just use for waking up and it it's also on vibration mode. And I have to get out of bed to turn off the alarm clock. I love the idea That I have three alarm times going off at the same moment. And when I wake up I don't use my cell. And I keep my cell on vibration mode in my backpack . When I need to use my cell I take it out of my backpack. And when I'm done with the call it goes back in my backpack. I really enjoyed this video. Best wishes and all the best to you. 👍💪
I go to public high-school in America though so waking up is painful and I end up dreading when I have to get up and face the 7 hour day of going from class to class and not learning anything but just memorizing information to later resight on a test of some sort, deal with people, then go home. only repeat the process for the week then for a month then the year has gone by and I live my summer with the dread of having to go back and do it all over till I graduate with nothing taken out of this experience.
I feel like all of these motivational videos on how to wake up earlier all say the same thing. "Have a reason to get out of bed", "don't go back to sleep", "plan your day out", "which person do you want to be". Do you know how easy it is to back out and go back to bed? Just because i struggle to get up in the morning doesn't mean I'm "unmotivated" or "lazy". I am a human being, and i am obviously not perfect. I struggle with really intense anxiety and depression. I am also bipolar. It's not like i just tell myself, "okay, stop thinking negative and get out of bed". I am flawed and I'm just having a bit of a problem fixing my flaws. It doesn't make me less of a capable person or, lazy or not disciplined. I wish that these videos would explain actual tips to become a morning person that have factual results. The only thing i can do is keep trying. Does anyone have any tips on how to become a morning person that actually work?
Figure out what takes most of your time the night before, which keeps you from going to sleep on time. For most people it’s their phones. Turn it off at 7pm and it’ll solve this problem for 95% of people. But no one likes that tip cause it’s hard to do.
I struggle with depression too. I certainly don't believe you are lazy, especially when you are searching for videos to help you improve. It takes 10x the effort for us to get up or even do anything at all. Personally, I struggle to remember my purpose in the mornings. Having reminders of your purposes might help, in those initial stages. Sometimes it's not about "not having a purpose", but maybe "not remembering it when your subconscious mind is in charge". Hope you get better! You are strong, I know that for sure. I believe in you. Sending tons of love, and I truly hope we both can recover. Depression is the worst.
Clock radio is what I used to use back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and the Cold War was bangin'. It really works if you set the station to upbeat cheesy pop/rock/hip-hop. Avoid elevator music and deletion metal.
Hmmm so,making it easier to get up for the future you and having a reason or motivation to get up and continue doing it -3- To be honest,i've heard this advice and it irritated me before;this time,howeverrr,I like the way you explained it so I'll seriously consider it _and_ try it. I mean I tried it before but i wasn't really convinced,this video made me want to push myself a bit more haha ^^ I like the way you speak (maybe that sold me lol) you didn't try to _push_ it as *THE* solution,it was more like you presented it as an option. It made me think of the way people approach a cat for example;they just leave the food and it's the cat's choice to come to the food. Anyways this comment got long! I just wanted to say thank you I guess :D
I’ve been doing this my entire life but not able to get out of bed so end up with a lot of guilt and shame for doing something against who I am and what I believe in 🤔
7:02 i had to rewind that 4 times 😂👀 thought I heard “ if you don’t wake up in the next five minutes, you don’t get to ****** off in the morning” I said WAIT PAUSE😮
My loosing my drive.. to get out of bed: was the fear of how many days will I be paralyzed in my bed trapped in my head because my mind was racing torture and my muscles not receiving signal ti move so I become paralyzed.
Just move ur alarm clock across the room. Its not that hard. Either that, or move your alarm clock somewhere that forces you to get up so you cant just turn it off.
My problem is going to bed early. I find that if I go to bed early I wake up early and late if I go to bed late. I realized it's because I sleep a fixed number of hours no matter when I go to bed. Do you have a video how I can be in bed by 10?
Unfortunately, the pain tips especially are less helpful as an insomniac. I already have enough negative associations with bed, after spending cumulative years of my life tossing and turning as I try to fall asleep.
Yeah that's very true. I've never experienced that, but hopefully you find a solution that works for you! Andrew Huberman has some really good podcasts with Mathew Walker on sleep
Nothing pleasurable about school it’s my only reason I leave the house after hours of procrastination. If I’m off school I’m holed up in home for weeks. I have no purpose to live or go on except to follow mindless behaviour I have done for my whole life so far. I have no intrests and bad anxiety. I have no pleasurable reason to leave my bed all I get is pain and mental anguish. If anything I don’t think I deserve life and I’m a waste of resources I have only lived 14 years but it feels like 60. It doesn’t help that I’m ugly and live in a depressing country I’m ashamed of. I want to end it, I’m just a waste of time money and oxygen if someone with motivation and passions in my shoes they could do so much. I don’t deserve a place on earth and I don’t think I’ll ever have a purpose maybe the best thing will be for me to die in my sleep and never have to wake up
Very often our value of life is determined by what we do, not what we think. I’ve lived through times where I had similar thoughts. What helped me was finding one or two conscious things to do that I knew was right, even in spite of those thoughts. Even a tiny step in the right direction is better than no step. You got this 🫡
Hey Austin, I just found your channel via your "little notebook in your pocket" video. I really like the way you think and the way you make your videos, I think you're going to go far with this 👍
I'm a very deep sleeper and I've struggled with getting up in the morning. I want to share the one thing that has worked for me over the years. Like you said, you have to have some cue in your bedroom to wake you up, whether it's your light bulb on a timer as you suggested, or radio timer, or even an alarm set to a non-stressful sound. But the key for me was to have a second alarm that has a stressful sound (old fashioned alarm clock!) which goes off in my kitchen one minute after the non stressful bedroom prompt. What a person can do is train their brain to wake up to the first prompt, then the fear of the second prompt shocking your nervous system (or waking up your household), will force you to get to the kitchen and turn off the alarm before it goes off. Then you're in the kitchen. You pour yourself a large glass of water, and drink it all. At this point you're on your feet. Your warm, cozy bed is in a different room, and something about drinking water as soon as you get out of bed will put your brain online in a subtly different way. For me at least, this has been the magic formula. Anything and everything else I've ever tried has failed to allow my brain to make a decision upon waking. My body will just take over because of how deeply I sleep.
I hope this is helpful to some people!
Haha so did i
Wow. This was super helpful. As a person who really struggles with my sleep I can actually see this working for once. Thank you so much for sharing!!
One key for me is putting my alarm outside of the room and having a sequence of steps to follow immediately after. E.g. After I take off my alarm, I put on the light and make a cup of tea. Sometimes I put my plan for the day next to the alarm also which reminds me of why I got up early in the first place 😄
Good plan, I like it
i would love to do that but i have family so i can’t do stuff like that lol 😭
keep pushing man 11 comments 838 views is gonna be something to look back at in no time, your content is pure quality!
Thank you, I appreciate the feedback
Just found you today. Love self improvement channels. Just subbed 👏
Same xxx just found him 🥸
I had this video downloaded and halfway through I open comments and see yours. I was not expecting anything below a million views. 6k views. 🤯
He's going to get there in no time if he keeps this up!
Damn now 33k views🫡
I tried to get up early for a long time. Now I have the perfect morning routine that puts me in the right state. But I figured out that my problem is that I really enjoy staying in bed in the morning. I read plenty of suggestions, but your video really addresses the main problem. The friction, pain, and pleasure, and future pacing I have to follow your suggestion. It's probably the best solution on the internet.
2:23 This is why I prefer sleeping on the top bunk of bunk beds (especially where there is a soft landing below)- my routine during boarding school (when I wasn’t sharing a room) was to wake up to an alarm clock with an incredibly irritating sound, throw myself off the bed onto the bed sticking out below and then switch off my alarm clock. The process wakes me up and also discourages my instincts to crawl back into bed as the ladder in my dorm was too much of a hassle to climb up (the bed below wasn’t used to i’d make sure it wasn’t made and didn’t have a duvet so if i ever tried to lie down on it i’d be cold and just get up again).
I had a loft bed in my late teens early 20s and I had a whole sliding down the bed stretching routine I'd do before making it to the ground. And yes climbing back up that ladder was definitely a deterrent. Aw I miss my bed too bad it's a weird thing for adults 😕 🙃 🙂
This is especially difficult for those of us with chronic pain conditions (and I have more than one). I try to get up at 4 or 5am just because it takes my body so long to "acclimate" to being awake and aware of the pain and sometimes nausea. (I also love the quiet!) Having a routine really helps, even if my body is fighting it.
I really struggle with getting out of bed early or not going back to bed in the morning and I watched so manyvideos andread so many blogs in hope to find a solution and this video finally is the one that is helpful, thank you again.
The light bulb idea is actually brilliant, I’ve noticed that I’m more inclined to climbing back into bed when it’s still dark out, so having the lights turn on before you wake up would definitely help. Thanks for the tip!
You’re welcome!
Bro this is my biggest flaw and source of disappointment, that no matter what I can't get out of bed. and my whole life I thought Will was the only solution. but still failed which led to me questioning my own willpower
this is this is my first video on the subject and I was delighted that there are people who are suffering from the same issue
thank you for this video and I hope that that everyone becomes the best version of themselves
Check out my video on how an evening routine can change your life. It will help a lot with this issue
no way you have under 100k subscribers dude this is the first time someone has made me feel motivated in months
Wow, thanks!
Pain and pleasure point makes so much sense, great vidro
Your "notebook" video randomly popped up and so glad I checked it out. (I am a hardcore notebooker btw)
Such high quality video and content ... well done! I believe you are going to blow up on this platform in no time!
Wow man, your videos are awesome! In the same way as a lot of other people right now, I just found you through the notebook video. Just wanted to say that the effort you put into your videos is very noticeable and I think it will pay off big time, probably right now. Good luck on your UA-cam journey!
Thanks!
Thank you so much this will definitely help me it might take a little time but I will try my best to get myself more motivated to get up and accomplish my goals this will really help.
This was genuinely helpful. Thank you. It solidified some thoughts that I already had towards the matter, and really put things into a solution-oriented light.
Glad to hear it!
Waking up when it is cold and dark is so difficult - I am going to try all you advice
Who’s watching this from bed?
I’m bedbound
Everyone haha
😂I am it's not funny wish I had a purpose reason
Me
Thank you! I have tried EVERYTHING to get out of bed, and nothing has worked. And the reason is because my conscious mind is not at work when my alarm goes off. So I need to hack my subconscious but I didn't know how to do it until now.
Exactly! Great insight
These videos are really well done!
Thanks for the feedback!
i always love your content, it's consistently well made and creative :)
Thank you for the feedback
I also found you thru the little notebook video and have become a new subbi friend! You're a sharp one!
You're killing it bud, good stuff
This was actually useful
Glad to hear it
Thank you
Just found you today and glad I did! Sounds like a podcast but with visuals and entertainment while dropping knowledge!!
New subscriber here!!
Now I know why I get up super early for Christmas every year
I have gone 2 months without your content now I will make sure to check every once in a while, but as always good job.
Thank you, glad to see you back
Austin ,
Best wishes and all the best to you from Joseph.
I really appreciate this video.
I have my desk across my bedroom and I have an old cell phone that I use as alarm clock with a ringtone I just use for waking up and it it's also on vibration mode. And I have to get out of bed to turn off the alarm clock. I love the idea
That I have three alarm times going off at the same moment. And when I wake up I don't use my cell.
And I keep my cell on vibration mode in my backpack .
When I need to use my cell I take it out of my backpack. And when I'm done with the call it goes back in my backpack.
I really enjoyed this video.
Best wishes and all the best to you.
👍💪
Thanks for sharing your experience, I appreciate the feedback
You're welcome Austin.
I hope you have a fantastic evening.
Just commenting to help the algorithm! 😊
I go to public high-school in America though so waking up is painful and I end up dreading when I have to get up and face the 7 hour day of going from class to class and not learning anything but just memorizing information to later resight on a test of some sort, deal with people, then go home. only repeat the process for the week then for a month then the year has gone by and I live my summer with the dread of having to go back and do it all over till I graduate with nothing taken out of this experience.
I'm going to be starting to wake up at 6am every day using these tools! I'm excited and a little scared haha
Awesome!
I feel like all of these motivational videos on how to wake up earlier all say the same thing. "Have a reason to get out of bed", "don't go back to sleep", "plan your day out", "which person do you want to be". Do you know how easy it is to back out and go back to bed? Just because i struggle to get up in the morning doesn't mean I'm "unmotivated" or "lazy". I am a human being, and i am obviously not perfect. I struggle with really intense anxiety and depression. I am also bipolar. It's not like i just tell myself, "okay, stop thinking negative and get out of bed". I am flawed and I'm just having a bit of a problem fixing my flaws. It doesn't make me less of a capable person or, lazy or not disciplined. I wish that these videos would explain actual tips to become a morning person that have factual results. The only thing i can do is keep trying. Does anyone have any tips on how to become a morning person that actually work?
Figure out what takes most of your time the night before, which keeps you from going to sleep on time. For most people it’s their phones. Turn it off at 7pm and it’ll solve this problem for 95% of people. But no one likes that tip cause it’s hard to do.
I struggle with depression too. I certainly don't believe you are lazy, especially when you are searching for videos to help you improve. It takes 10x the effort for us to get up or even do anything at all. Personally, I struggle to remember my purpose in the mornings. Having reminders of your purposes might help, in those initial stages. Sometimes it's not about "not having a purpose", but maybe "not remembering it when your subconscious mind is in charge". Hope you get better! You are strong, I know that for sure. I believe in you. Sending tons of love, and I truly hope we both can recover. Depression is the worst.
Clock radio is what I used to use back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and the Cold War was bangin'. It really works if you set the station to upbeat cheesy pop/rock/hip-hop. Avoid elevator music and deletion metal.
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great work 👏 man
Thanks my friend!
Awesome videos sorry I’m so late ⏰
Thanks for the comment!
What light bulbs did you buy to wake up with? I really would love to add that into my routine. Thanks, love your videos, keep it up!
Link should be in the description. If not it’s a smart led light bulb
i love your content!! also have you ever watched half-asleep chris? you give me major him vibes if that makes sense but you're great:))))
Hmmm so,making it easier to get up for the future you and having a reason or motivation to get up and continue doing it -3-
To be honest,i've heard this advice and it irritated me before;this time,howeverrr,I like the way you explained it so I'll seriously consider it _and_ try it. I mean I tried it before but i wasn't really convinced,this video made me want to push myself a bit more haha ^^
I like the way you speak (maybe that sold me lol) you didn't try to _push_ it as *THE* solution,it was more like you presented it as an option. It made me think of the way people approach a cat for example;they just leave the food and it's the cat's choice to come to the food.
Anyways this comment got long! I just wanted to say thank you I guess :D
I appreciate the feedback!
Doing algebra to turn off alarm😂😂😂😂😂
that just makes me angry lol
Hi! Great video. I know it is random but what planner were you using in the video? Minute 3:11
That is the Lion Daily planner. I got it from Amazon for under $30 if I remember right. I really enjoy using it
I’ve been doing this my entire life but not able to get out of bed so end up with a lot of guilt and shame for doing something against who I am and what I believe in 🤔
7:02 i had to rewind that 4 times 😂👀 thought I heard “ if you don’t wake up in the next five minutes, you don’t get to ****** off in the morning” I said WAIT PAUSE😮
Haha for sure no. Sorry if this miscommunication!
I love you UA-cam ❤
My loosing my drive.. to get out of bed: was the fear of how many days will I be paralyzed in my bed trapped in my head because my mind was racing torture and my muscles not receiving signal ti move so I become paralyzed.
I watched this in my bed.
Easy, put epic music to your alarm. Don't use too many times the same song.
Just move ur alarm clock across the room. Its not that hard. Either that, or move your alarm clock somewhere that forces you to get up so you cant just turn it off.
helping the algorithmmmmm hi
My problem is going to bed early. I find that if I go to bed early I wake up early and late if I go to bed late. I realized it's because I sleep a fixed number of hours no matter when I go to bed. Do you have a video how I can be in bed by 10?
I don't. I'd recommend slowly bringing your routine back a little at a time until you can retrain yourself
@@AustinSchrock I have tried that actually, hasn't worked :/ Thanks for the quick reply and trying to help!
Have fun with early burnout in the morning with this recipe
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Eat red meant. Don't watch electronic entertainment. Exercise. Drink water. Love on people. :)
Commitment devise..
I never have been happy to get out of bed. Does this mean I'm forever depressed?
nope
Unfortunately, the pain tips especially are less helpful as an insomniac. I already have enough negative associations with bed, after spending cumulative years of my life tossing and turning as I try to fall asleep.
Yeah that's very true. I've never experienced that, but hopefully you find a solution that works for you! Andrew Huberman has some really good podcasts with Mathew Walker on sleep
I do believe that device is spelled with a C though
👍
I hate to be that guy, but
9:42 DEVICE*
Thank you :)
Nothing pleasurable about school it’s my only reason I leave the house after hours of procrastination. If I’m off school I’m holed up in home for weeks. I have no purpose to live or go on except to follow mindless behaviour I have done for my whole life so far. I have no intrests and bad anxiety. I have no pleasurable reason to leave my bed all I get is pain and mental anguish. If anything I don’t think I deserve life and I’m a waste of resources I have only lived 14 years but it feels like 60. It doesn’t help that I’m ugly and live in a depressing country I’m ashamed of. I want to end it, I’m just a waste of time money and oxygen if someone with motivation and passions in my shoes they could do so much. I don’t deserve a place on earth and I don’t think I’ll ever have a purpose maybe the best thing will be for me to die in my sleep and never have to wake up
Very often our value of life is determined by what we do, not what we think. I’ve lived through times where I had similar thoughts. What helped me was finding one or two conscious things to do that I knew was right, even in spite of those thoughts. Even a tiny step in the right direction is better than no step. You got this 🫡
Devise is not device.
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Dogs.
Why r we born alive I don't understand 😮
I think in this video you are inspired by nikals christl
I am familiar with his work he is quite good, but I haven’t seen his video on it
Not helpful.
thanks for the feedback