Hope you all enjoy this one! In case you're looking for some good study music, here's my playlist on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/4ETfiRPHVmUFLF6q0g8Fux?si=r3jCdV5lS9aRGxNbhaLopA UA-cam version: ua-cam.com/play/PLx65qkgCWNJIs3FPaj8JZhduXSpQ_ZfvL.html Lastly, it's good to note that afternoon slump is definitely affected by the quality of the sleep you're getting. So here are 7 things you should stop doing at night: ua-cam.com/video/n5lxMoNLLA8/v-deo.html
Do you have any recommendations or other sources that could help those who are working excessively long hours but still need to concentrate and stay productive Such as those who work 100 hour weeks. I was really interested in your burnout video, but a question that somewhat ties into this comment, is what advice would you give people who have to work through burnouts (Required for a job or project)
1. Refuel (get something to eat and/or drink) 2. Reset (go outside to get exposure to some light, play a game for a short while or take a power nap) 3. Refocus (external or internal motivation. Tips for external motivation: focus on one task, clear your environment and set a timer to work on that task.)
going outside for a walk and getting some sunlight exposure is the most effective method for me. then coming back i have a cup of coffee and start my work.
I got 2 guesses - banana smoothie with egg in it (I’m thinking chocolate protein powder would taste better tho). Slice up banana and hard boiled egg and make a mini sandwich using banana slices for bread?
banana = healthy sugar , Egg= Healthy protein .. they are energy sources but healthy so they can boost u to continue the day ,, and I am guessing this because I do that everyday :D
I have a tip on avoiding the afternoon slump: have a light lunch! Eating too much or too heavy at noon on my experience is the main cause of post-lunch sleepiness. I find it way easier to keep my productivity going if I eat something like a protein and a salad! Also: simple carbs makes you sleepy so I would avoid those in large quantity
Frank, you're the best! Your tips have actually helped me get through college and now medical school as well. Inspired me to start sharing my own experiences with productivity and life in general!
@Jason Smith You definitely should! I understand where you're coming from though... I didn't start for a while for similar reason but I figured theres nothing for me to lose (besides some study time lol) If you start one I'll be your first subscriber :D
When I'm feeling slump I go to UA-cam and what my favorite channels and yours is one of them. I was tired and decided to watch a video and this one came first. The hard part is that it's not easy to watch only one of your videos. Thanks for everything you've been teaching me. LOVE, LIVE, LEARN n LAUGH MAC
I've been going to the gym at school during the afternoon slump, around 3 or 4, and I feel it just skyrockets my energy and focus for when I go back to work in the evening.
Hey Thomas! Just wanted to say that I was blown away by this video's quality and I saw a great deal of improvement and attention to detail compared to your previous videos. Been a subscriber for more than 3 years now and I do appreciate your work so much. As a hobbyist in color grading, photography and filmmaking, I am truly impressed!
I spent about a year trying to solve this, since i first watched this video. About a week ago, I finally discovered what works for me. As days are getting very long here in the Patagonia, i found it hard to stay sharp during the afternoons. What I do now are the following steps divided into 2 phases: In phase one, embrace the slump... this may sound counter intuitive but in my case some of the tiredness came for expecting to feel bugs crawling beneath my skin when the reality was never like that. So, i eat breakfast at around 11 in order to get the most serious work done without distractions. Between 12 and 2 I do some shallow work and maybe play around with any new program i might wanna implement or idk, climb some trees. I then have a big lunch at about 2:30 and embrace my not-wanting-to-do-anything. Phase 2 is about getting over the afternoon slump. I start with a power nap (15-20 minutes), followed by my calisthenics routine, which takes me about an hour, and finish off with an ice cold shower with energetic music blasting off the speakers. Then i change clothes. I´ve found that after doing the steps in phase 2, which take about 1:20 hours to complete, I get the bugs-crawling-beneath-my-skin sensation... oh my, its like resetting completely. I then continue to work (study) until 7 or 8 pm, when im finally depleted for real and go do the second workout of the day. Anyways I hope someone finds it useful... it´s so life changing that i came back to this video just to write this comment.
This one hits close to home. Lived 55 years without coffee but I was crashing in the afternoon at a new workplace -- exactly as you described -- and tea wasn't doing it for me. Had to do something, but what? Coffee helped but not as much as I hoped. Thanks for the good advice.
Thomas Frank is the best creator for self-improvement. Thomas Frank inspired me so much that I started my own UA-cam channel. I would love some support from you guys.
Coffee doesn’t take away the tiredness, it only numbness so I think our body eventually build up too much tolerance and we don’t get numb drinking it after a while.
I leave home and stay a couple of hours in the library studying and finishing whatever I couldn't, for sure, do at home in the afternoon. Being in a different environment helps me concentrate. The though of "well, now that I'm here I might as well do something" and the walk to the library are helpful too.
Staying productive while we have an afternoon slump is all about willpower. You did put some nice tips to deal with it and I would add mine that are : Willpower and cafeine xD I just wanted to point out that the afternoon slump could be avoided by skipping big lunches and taking small snacks instead. As far as I know, this slump comes after we get a big lunch because, guess what, our bodies use a lot of energy to digest the food we eat.
Ooo, interesting. I’ve been studying for hours at a time after lunch these past few weeks, and the big difference I noticed is that I don’t eat big lunches anymore.
Another thing I like to do when I'm tired but know I won't wake up and feel energized is do a simple breathing exercise/yoga/meditation. Just taking 3-5 minutes to breathe in deeply and stretch a bit while just counting 1-5 while I inhale and exhale can wake me up better than caffeine if I do it intentionally - no music, close my eyes and shut out the noise. I do this when I've had a bad night's sleep too sometimes to force myself to wake up and focus. As always, great video :)
this video came about the right time .. as a college student it is really important to stay focused the whole day and i find myself drinking alot of coffee
I find this 3pm time slot is good for washing dishes and folding laundry. Spending time on mental work needs to balance with physical work of dishes and laundry.
It really hurts when you worked like hell in school, came home, wanna spend time for yourself but you’ve just fallen asleep for hours. When you wake up, you’re tiredness won’t go away so you slept again and when you wake up, you find yourself getting ready for school again. Then you realize that you’re living inside of a school paradox where you’re life has no meaning and feel depressed.
I've been on a 3 day streak of barely sleeping, going to school coming home tired cycle And no I'm not bragging that 3 day streak, In fact I want to reset it
What works for me best is taking a break from the work and stepping outside to have some sunshine, and doing the activity that I love and drinking water.
Tom’s hotness levels are increasingly beyond infinity with every new video. Anna is one lucky duck🦆. If they bear offspring the universe will explode this cuteness.
Literally watching this at 3 pm in the afternoon. First, it's amazing to see your video quality improving. I also really did miss you creating this sort of video game-like atmosphere in your videos. I'm definitely going to try the working out and going for walks during my afternoon slumps. Thanks for another amazing video!
It's very common to feel that energy dip around 3 pm, but here are the three ways Thomas suggests to combat that: 1) Refuel- grab some water or a light, healthy snack 2) Reset- go outside and get some sunlight or take a quick break or take a nap 3) Refocus- boost external motivation: clear and prepare your environment for focus, then focus on one thing for 25 mins. You can try changing up your schedule as well. I hope this helps! :)
I return home from work at 2 pm in the day and basically I do nothing up until 6 pm. I don’t feel energetic at the time to do something productive. I tried reading books and listening podcasts but I can’t focus. I think this video kind of gave me some ease that I’m not alone.
Whenever I'm tired or I can't get myself to focus, I plop myself in bed for a few minutes and get back to work. The 20 minute power nap feels like too much time, so I cut it down to at most 5 minutes. The second thing is that I'm not in a sleeping position, so I naturally get back up after those 5 minutes. I mix that up with the 5 second rule(though I do 3 seconds, since I didn't know it was actually 5 seconds). This ensures I get out of bed, and provides me a task for me to do after I take that small break to clear my mind.
Im so caffeine tolerant that I can drink a monster and fall asleep just fine, I sometimes have them in the morning since I hate mornings and it helps me kickstart the day but it doesn’t like make me super hype or anything.
I couldn't sleep and started watching this 3am London local time xD so so weird. I will absolutely try the afternoon gym visit tomorrow if I'm not too wiped. I'm definitely feeling tired now :) good night and fantastic videos Thomas.
I am that kind of person who can't have coffee or tea anytime of the day that has a PM in it !! But I started drinking a cup of black coffee at around 11am (actually I chug it down as fast as I can because I hate coffee) and it helps me stay productive until 3 or sometimes even 4 pm, when in the past I couldn't go past 2 pm. I recommend this to anyone struggling with the afternoon slump as it has helped me tremendously!
This is amazing. I was unproductive on my days off exactly because of this and I was complaining to a colleague (who have a same problem) about it... I didn't even think about resolving it and then this video came to my notifications not even an hour after (I do receive notifications from this channel, the amazing part was the theme of the video). Totally sharing it. And thanks :)
Spot on with coffee and going out. I personally don't drink any coffee other than maybe one in the morning. Since changing this from drink two cups a day (one in the afternoon), it's made a huge difference. On going out, it's a really refreshing way to break up the day
@@Ellen_Seokjin it’s j hope. john loves j hope ;-; but honestly who doesn’t? (stay out of those gel twists, mr hope. they aren’t good for certain hair textures anyway)
I have been scrolling through the comment section for a while now...thought I was the only one thinking its pronounced that way. kudos to you, my friend. Now, I can finally go to bed :D
Really agree with the point regarding focus. When I’m in flow ... I do not feel tired or groggy. When I’m browsing or trying to procrastinate I feel super tired. Great vid Tom. All the best. Angus!
This explains why I'm less energetic/motivated during winter. I don't get enough sunlight as it is, and in winter I go to work in the dark and return in the dark
I wish man. Fastest I ever fall asleep is like 20 minutes. And that's only if it's super late at night & I'm dead tired from a long day. Mid-day? No chance I'm falling asleep. I envy people that can nap. :'(
I really struggled with the afternoon slump and brain fog at a job where focus is really important to the point it was really noticeable to my colleagues and it was affecting my career prospects and damaging my reputation at work. My research and trial and error led me to the conclusion that a build up of stress in the afternoon (due to spiralling and plummeting blood sugar levels) was playing a major part in my lack of focus. The solution that worked best for me came about by a change in diet (what I eat for breakfast and lunch specifically): Big breakfast (3 parts veggies, 1 part protein, 1 part Lo GI carbs) : plate of cooked veggies, can of tuna/sardined and piece of multigrain toast or rice. (Helps keep blood sugar levels from spiralling out of control during the day when stress levels increase in afternoon at work). Very light lunch: (salad only) no protein or carbs. Go outside the office to eat lunch (preferably in a park or out in the sun) Dinner is not as important as long as it is healthy Drink lots of water throughout day. Obviously exercise and sleep are extremely important too.
Hope you all enjoy this one!
In case you're looking for some good study music, here's my playlist on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/4ETfiRPHVmUFLF6q0g8Fux?si=r3jCdV5lS9aRGxNbhaLopA
UA-cam version: ua-cam.com/play/PLx65qkgCWNJIs3FPaj8JZhduXSpQ_ZfvL.html
Lastly, it's good to note that afternoon slump is definitely affected by the quality of the sleep you're getting. So here are 7 things you should stop doing at night: ua-cam.com/video/n5lxMoNLLA8/v-deo.html
Thomas Frank Thank you!
Thanks for the vid, it felt different. Slightly slower paced and more... relaxed somehow? Keep it up, good job 😊
Podcast Idea: is there really Limited or Unlimited Willpower?
Do you have any recommendations or other sources that could help those who are working excessively long hours but still need to concentrate and stay productive
Such as those who work 100 hour weeks.
I was really interested in your burnout video, but a question that somewhat ties into this comment, is what advice would you give people who have to work through burnouts
(Required for a job or project)
Thomas Frank I get afternoon slump in morning 😐
There's no way you didn't deliberately post this in the middle of the afternoon.
Aw man I said the same thing!!! Lol glad I'm watching this during my afternoon break
Patrick Willmann you forget thomas‘ mind reading abilities. Always uploading the right thing at the right time-inhuman that is.
It’s almost like he knows...
I might not have watched in the morning, that's super smart
It's always the middle of the afternoon somewhere =P
1. Refuel (get something to eat and/or drink)
2. Reset (go outside to get exposure to some light, play a game for a short while or take a power nap)
3. Refocus (external or internal motivation. Tips for external motivation: focus on one task, clear your environment and set a timer to work on that task.)
4. Reduce
5. Reuse
6. Recycle
@@JazzyCrumbles 😂🤣
going outside for a walk and getting some sunlight exposure is the most effective method for me.
then coming back i have a cup of coffee and start my work.
THAAAAAAANKS
NAPS!!!
Dude, I am so glad I am not alone in my Bublé addiction.
Favorite flavor?
@@Thomasfrank Cherry, by a mile. It's like Dr. Pepper without the guilt.
I'm gonna have to go with blackberry, but cherry is a close second. Though I might actually like the Dasani stuff more!
@@Thomasfrank I'll have to give that Dasani stuff a try!
@@betterideas plz you both do a collaboration video
Comment section is disappointing. Came here for the egg in the banana answer, but it's all just all complements of the video
It's the opposite day
💀
I got 2 guesses - banana smoothie with egg in it (I’m thinking chocolate protein powder would taste better tho). Slice up banana and hard boiled egg and make a mini sandwich using banana slices for bread?
banana = healthy sugar , Egg= Healthy protein .. they are energy sources but healthy so they can boost u to continue the day ,, and I am guessing this because I do that everyday :D
Same
He chose the perfect background to make us feel sleepy.
And the background music ... so sleeeeepy, and I'm saying this at 8 am.
We are creatures of habits..
*We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit* - Aristotle
Thanks Shawn!
i kindly disagree,
@@livethefuture2492 why
@@livethefuture2492 why
yes💯💯
I have a tip on avoiding the afternoon slump: have a light lunch! Eating too much or too heavy at noon on my experience is the main cause of post-lunch sleepiness. I find it way easier to keep my productivity going if I eat something like a protein and a salad! Also: simple carbs makes you sleepy so I would avoid those in large quantity
Yes, especially too much carb during lunch.
yeah, afternoon slumber for me is just because I'm hungry
I have two or three meals per day, each of which is relatively light. I face no such issues, fortunately.
Yeah, during exams I tend not to have breakfast or lunch
I eat a salad and I still feel the afternoon slump
How to stop feeling tired in the afternoon?
Wake up at 1 P. M.
sounds good, doesn't work.jpg
I think that would make you wake up tired lol
Some days i woke up at 12 , after lunch i feel sleepy again😂
Doesn't work. Actually, that's exactly the REASON I'm watching this video in the first place.
@The Philosopher's Cat Sounds like even more reason to.
Put an egg in a banana. Got it, thanks 👍
"Stop going to work & school"
No but that literally drains me pff 😭
Me too
Hey I like mysteries btw
Mitali Shinde ?
@@piercehawthorne8124 what do u mean by questions mark ?
Frank, you're the best! Your tips have actually helped me get through college and now medical school as well. Inspired me to start sharing my own experiences with productivity and life in general!
@Jason Smith You definitely should! I understand where you're coming from though... I didn't start for a while for similar reason but I figured theres nothing for me to lose (besides some study time lol) If you start one I'll be your first subscriber :D
@Jason Smith My friends STILL laugh at me.
Literally my favorite part was him going through the BTS quiz. I think it gave me instant energy to keep on watching
Good for him, he got Jin.
rip for the school students who work all day and are expected to study at home
Yep
yup
That BTS quiz is a very accurate representation of my afternoon slumps tho
same
Mood
Lmao he got jin, lucky him
😂😂
Armyyyyyyyyyyy
When I'm feeling slump I go to UA-cam and what my favorite channels and yours is one of them. I was tired and decided to watch a video and this one came first. The hard part is that it's not easy to watch only one of your videos. Thanks for everything you've been teaching me. LOVE, LIVE, LEARN n LAUGH MAC
I've been going to the gym at school during the afternoon slump, around 3 or 4, and I feel it just skyrockets my energy and focus for when I go back to work in the evening.
The quality of this video is impressive. Wow
BTS everywhere 💜
I needed this video, I reflected on myself, thank you
I got notified for this video right as I was falling asleep at my desk
Hey Thomas! Just wanted to say that I was blown away by this video's quality and I saw a great deal of improvement and attention to detail compared to your previous videos. Been a subscriber for more than 3 years now and I do appreciate your work so much. As a hobbyist in color grading, photography and filmmaking, I am truly impressed!
Thank you so much! I invested in some new gear after the last video went live and really tried to make the most of it in this one :)
I love the way you speak and the way you edit your videos... I am becoming more and more addicted watching them everyday.
I spent about a year trying to solve this, since i first watched this video. About a week ago, I finally discovered what works for me. As days are getting very long here in the Patagonia, i found it hard to stay sharp during the afternoons. What I do now are the following steps divided into 2 phases:
In phase one, embrace the slump... this may sound counter intuitive but in my case some of the tiredness came for expecting to feel bugs crawling beneath my skin when the reality was never like that. So, i eat breakfast at around 11 in order to get the most serious work done without distractions. Between 12 and 2 I do some shallow work and maybe play around with any new program i might wanna implement or idk, climb some trees. I then have a big lunch at about 2:30 and embrace my not-wanting-to-do-anything.
Phase 2 is about getting over the afternoon slump. I start with a power nap (15-20 minutes), followed by my calisthenics routine, which takes me about an hour, and finish off with an ice cold shower with energetic music blasting off the speakers. Then i change clothes.
I´ve found that after doing the steps in phase 2, which take about 1:20 hours to complete, I get the bugs-crawling-beneath-my-skin sensation... oh my, its like resetting completely. I then continue to work (study) until 7 or 8 pm, when im finally depleted for real and go do the second workout of the day.
Anyways I hope someone finds it useful... it´s so life changing that i came back to this video just to write this comment.
Wow thanks ❤
Thanks your comment really helped me ;)
This one hits close to home. Lived 55 years without coffee but I was crashing in the afternoon at a new workplace -- exactly as you described -- and tea wasn't doing it for me. Had to do something, but what? Coffee helped but not as much as I hoped. Thanks for the good advice.
I'm distracted by 3 things right now:
1. Sleepiness after lunch
2. Construction noises from neighborhood, and
*3. YOUR REALLY GOOD HAIR*
then stop watching his videos
Saaaaammeee , someone mowing the lawn and I just had my favorite lunch
Wah beti wahhh, tuje uske baal pasand hain.....Wahhh.
Thomas Frank is the best creator for self-improvement. Thomas Frank inspired me so much that I started my own UA-cam channel. I would love some support from you guys.
Am I the only one that can have coffee half an hour before bed and still have no trouble sleeping?
Same here😪😪
I can too, but I think that even if we are unaware of it, it can still affect us negatively.
I can fall asleep before the cup is finished
Coffee doesn’t take away the tiredness, it only numbness so I think our body eventually build up too much tolerance and we don’t get numb drinking it after a while.
Yes you are, 7 billion people and you were born with a unique metabolism.
Omg just changing my workout from mornings to afternoon is a game changer 🙌 thank you 😊
I leave home and stay a couple of hours in the library studying and finishing whatever I couldn't, for sure, do at home in the afternoon. Being in a different environment helps me concentrate. The though of "well, now that I'm here I might as well do something" and the walk to the library are helpful too.
Thank You so much for this video, I really needed this to finish of my Work ! Love your content !
The camera quality is just amazing 🎬
bro- his production quality went uP!
( I used to watch him in early 2018, when I was studying for my exams- and now I’m back here again, *studying*)
"en-dodge-gen-nus"
Hi Devin, you smartass with encyclopedic knowledge
Thomas I really want to thank you for helping me getting my life back together.
Staying productive while we have an afternoon slump is all about willpower. You did put some nice tips to deal with it and I would add mine that are : Willpower and cafeine xD
I just wanted to point out that the afternoon slump could be avoided by skipping big lunches and taking small snacks instead. As far as I know, this slump comes after we get a big lunch because, guess what, our bodies use a lot of energy to digest the food we eat.
Ooo, interesting.
I’ve been studying for hours at a time after lunch these past few weeks, and the big difference I noticed is that I don’t eat big lunches anymore.
I only eat 1-2 large meals a day, so yeah, gotta fix that.
That humor, the editing, that knowledge give a smile to a crappy day.
I think the egg-in-banana thing would require some type of nuclear fusion
hahA
if you can acomplish a nuclear fusion atleast you will have energy ;)
@@DetectiveNiko Josuke?!
Or just to make some banana bread
I'm Brazilian and I love to watch your videos buddy
There’s something different in your eyes that makes you more mature, more interesting. Hope you’ll be around for a long time
How old are u
Sometimes life scares me because I am trying to fix this problem since the beginning of the week and now this video appears. YES!
Why is the Liverpool goalkeeper talking to me about sleep?
Hahaha
He does look like Allisson
He needs to make a video on his keeper skills and habits
kkkk parece mesmo...
Lol he does look like Allison
I relate as I sit here sleepy, assisting my son with homework, drinking sparkling water and eating a banana...
Perfect timing...thanks always Thomas!
Ok this is very off topic but I really like your hair! It's nice 😁 back to the video, woooh!
Lol I was thinking the same 😄
He looks so handsome! :3
Yess, he looks so cute🧁
Me tooo
Elin Hedin he looks adorable!!
Another thing I like to do when I'm tired but know I won't wake up and feel energized is do a simple breathing exercise/yoga/meditation. Just taking 3-5 minutes to breathe in deeply and stretch a bit while just counting 1-5 while I inhale and exhale can wake me up better than caffeine if I do it intentionally - no music, close my eyes and shut out the noise. I do this when I've had a bad night's sleep too sometimes to force myself to wake up and focus.
As always, great video :)
Great video T dawg
BTW, endogenous is pronounced like "endo-jeh-NUS", referring to internal cues (as opposed to exogenous, meaning external cues)
It's actually pronounced en-DAH-jeh-nus. The stress is on the 2nd syllable, not the last one.
*endogeny has been awakened*
*you feel like you are being watched*
*...*
That light actually lowkey woke me up
"lunch with the rock"
Feel bad for Matt 😢
You sweet sweet person, I'm really glad you exist and share yourself with us on youtube❤
Simple solution to the ~2pm slump.
Do a light non-sweat drenched workout on lunch.
this video came about the right time .. as a college student it is really important to stay focused the whole day and i find myself drinking alot of coffee
Its literally night time where i am. I have school tomorrow. I should be sleeping right now.
Thomas shines a light in my face and asks are you awake.
I find this 3pm time slot is good for washing dishes and folding laundry. Spending time on mental work needs to balance with physical work of dishes and laundry.
It really hurts when you worked like hell in school, came home, wanna spend time for yourself but you’ve just fallen asleep for hours. When you wake up, you’re tiredness won’t go away so you slept again and when you wake up, you find yourself getting ready for school again. Then you realize that you’re living inside of a school paradox where you’re life has no meaning and feel depressed.
Oh this describes almost all of today's teens' lives..
I've been on a 3 day streak of barely sleeping, going to school coming home tired cycle
And no I'm not bragging that 3 day streak, In fact I want to reset it
What works for me best is taking a break from the work and stepping outside to have some sunshine, and doing the activity that I love and drinking water.
my power nap, 20 mins, i wake up feeling like i've been sleeping for hours. good stuff
Running and going to the gym in the middle of my day helps me keep myself productive and focused.
Great video!! Loving the high production quality!
this video is like an answer to my prayers
After you showed the whiteboard to-do list I couldn't hear anything you said over the sound of Matt D'Avella's tears. Two videos in a row - savage!!
Thomas frank is a productivity pioneer
When Thomas uploads a video about afternoon slump while you're at it
Tom’s hotness levels are increasingly beyond infinity with every new video. Anna is one lucky duck🦆. If they bear offspring the universe will explode this cuteness.
Literally watching this at 3 pm in the afternoon. First, it's amazing to see your video quality improving. I also really did miss you creating this sort of video game-like atmosphere in your videos. I'm definitely going to try the working out and going for walks during my afternoon slumps. Thanks for another amazing video!
Thankyou so much, that point you made about how the interest n motivation in tasks affects how energised n awake u feel, Sooooooo relatable !!
It's very common to feel that energy dip around 3 pm, but here are the three ways Thomas suggests to combat that:
1) Refuel- grab some water or a light, healthy snack
2) Reset- go outside and get some sunlight or take a quick break or take a nap
3) Refocus- boost external motivation: clear and prepare your environment for focus, then focus on one thing for 25 mins.
You can try changing up your schedule as well.
I hope this helps! :)
Kimi number 2 is bad... those struggle with sleeping in afternoon will also end up sleeping in long cycle too.. so no nap is terrible
I return home from work at 2 pm in the day and basically I do nothing up until 6 pm. I don’t feel energetic at the time to do something productive. I tried reading books and listening podcasts but I can’t focus. I think this video kind of gave me some ease that I’m not alone.
Much needed advice now, I am in my research lab. Can’t tackle my tiredness
Whenever I'm tired or I can't get myself to focus, I plop myself in bed for a few minutes and get back to work. The 20 minute power nap feels like too much time, so I cut it down to at most 5 minutes. The second thing is that I'm not in a sleeping position, so I naturally get back up after those 5 minutes. I mix that up with the 5 second rule(though I do 3 seconds, since I didn't know it was actually 5 seconds). This ensures I get out of bed, and provides me a task for me to do after I take that small break to clear my mind.
I have this in the morning and afternoon but at night my energy rises
one of the most helpful videos i ever have watched thank u
Im so caffeine tolerant that I can drink a monster and fall asleep just fine, I sometimes have them in the morning since I hate mornings and it helps me kickstart the day but it doesn’t like make me super hype or anything.
This is me. I have Coffee just to kickstart my day, otherwise I could drink it in evening and still sleep like a baby.
i drink coffee just for the taste 🤷♂️
I couldn't sleep and started watching this 3am London local time xD so so weird. I will absolutely try the afternoon gym visit tomorrow if I'm not too wiped. I'm definitely feeling tired now :) good night and fantastic videos Thomas.
I have found that 5 minute power naps work best for me.
5 minutes? Isn't that considered "laying in your bed"?
Ethan Reed Yeah sleeping is usually done laying in bed
@@ethanreed2672 Learn to sleep faster.
@@PowerMatrixAnime You can go to sleep under 5 mins? Man, you must be tired often...?
@@ethanreed2672 You're not alone here. I don't get it either. I guess I'm just not someone with the ability to fall asleep for only 5 minutes
I am that kind of person who can't have coffee or tea anytime of the day that has a PM in it !! But I started drinking a cup of black coffee at around 11am (actually I chug it down as fast as I can because I hate coffee) and it helps me stay productive until 3 or sometimes even 4 pm, when in the past I couldn't go past 2 pm. I recommend this to anyone struggling with the afternoon slump as it has helped me tremendously!
“Get some sunlight”...when you live in a state where it rains 9 1/2 months of the year
This is amazing. I was unproductive on my days off exactly because of this and I was complaining to a colleague (who have a same problem) about it... I didn't even think about resolving it and then this video came to my notifications not even an hour after (I do receive notifications from this channel, the amazing part was the theme of the video). Totally sharing it. And thanks :)
lmao that BuzzFeed BTS bias quiz at afternoon while half asleep is unfortunately wayyy too relatable 😂😂
I am a big fan of an afternoon nap so I needed this! Thank you!
Whooooaaaa camera quality (also i saw that bts quiz you sneaky fox)
This is one of the most helpful video about habits etc so far
I gained back some of my energy when I saw you take that BTS quiz 😂💕
Spot on with coffee and going out. I personally don't drink any coffee other than maybe one in the morning. Since changing this from drink two cups a day (one in the afternoon), it's made a huge difference. On going out, it's a really refreshing way to break up the day
I come back from college at 3 pm and I get extremely tired and cannot work unless I take a 2 hours nap 😂
This video, a green tea and a fifteen minute walk is gonna be my afternoon break today. Thank you!!
- I was totally not focused and then I see Frank doing a BTS quiz. -
" Wait, what? BTS? Oh! "
I lot of men like BTS. I heard that John Cena has a bias.
@@Ellen_Seokjin it’s j hope. john loves j hope ;-; but honestly who doesn’t? (stay out of those gel twists, mr hope. they aren’t good for certain hair textures anyway)
Why is his voice so soothing omg
En-dodge-en-us is how you pronounce endogenous
I have been scrolling through the comment section for a while now...thought I was the only one thinking its pronounced that way. kudos to you, my friend. Now, I can finally go to bed :D
Same if you hadnt replied with this I would have hahaha
And capitalize dodge to let him know where the emphasis lies. Thx 😉
Really agree with the point regarding focus. When I’m in flow ... I do not feel tired or groggy. When I’m browsing or trying to procrastinate I feel super tired. Great vid Tom.
All the best.
Angus!
the production quality on this one tho,
look how my big brother grew up :)
This explains why I'm less energetic/motivated during winter. I don't get enough sunlight as it is, and in winter I go to work in the dark and return in the dark
6:34 if for some reason you cant go outside... little did he know what would come in 6 months😂
i commented asking you to make a video on this topic! thanks a lot!
this has really been a major problem in my life, i'm glad you helped! :)
“Get sunlight” umh so obviously you aren’t familiar with the concept of Belgium from October to March
Lol what is sunlight? I’m from Sweden
I'm currently reading intense biochemistry for a midterm and this video really helped for my afternoon study session! Thanks Tom
#1 tip that works wonders - *POWER* nap
10-20 minutes and you are as good as new
O'SSÉIN - Master Your Mind With Me It takes me probably hour an hour or a little more just to fall asleep :/
Ye, I always try this and end up sleeping 3 hours, waking up with an enormous headache for the remainder of the day. My luck haha
It's not always possible but yes I think it's the best.
I wish man. Fastest I ever fall asleep is like 20 minutes. And that's only if it's super late at night & I'm dead tired from a long day. Mid-day? No chance I'm falling asleep. I envy people that can nap. :'(
you're lucky. Like Thomas said, if I took a POWER nap and accidentally fell asleep, I'd have a good 3 hour deep sleep with messed up night schedule.
I really struggled with the afternoon slump and brain fog at a job where focus is really important to the point it was really noticeable to my colleagues and it was affecting my career prospects and damaging my reputation at work. My research and trial and error led me to the conclusion that a build up of stress in the afternoon (due to spiralling and plummeting blood sugar levels) was playing a major part in my lack of focus. The solution that worked best for me came about by a change in diet (what I eat for breakfast and lunch specifically):
Big breakfast (3 parts veggies, 1 part protein, 1 part Lo GI carbs) : plate of cooked veggies, can of tuna/sardined and piece of multigrain toast or rice. (Helps keep blood sugar levels from spiralling out of control during the day when stress levels increase in afternoon at work).
Very light lunch: (salad only) no protein or carbs. Go outside the office to eat lunch (preferably in a park or out in the sun)
Dinner is not as important as long as it is healthy
Drink lots of water throughout day.
Obviously exercise and sleep are extremely important too.
Anyone else watching this in the morning where they are? 😂😂😅
The background music making this vid so chill
Was about to nap right when this dropped😭😂
I have been struggling with this ever since school started! This is such good timing. Thank you so much Frank!