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Revenge Bedtime Procrastination
...why you stay up late sacrificing precious sleep for being on your phone
WizeDaily
December 01, 2023
In today’s email 🧙
● This might be why you stay up late, sacrificing precious sleep for being on your phone
Sleep
This is why you stay up late and sacrifice sleep in exchange for being on your phone. Even though you know you have to wake up early for work, or for school or for travel.
It’s a psychological phenomenon called revenge bedtime procrastination.
Let me explain. It starts out like this.
You know the drill. You’ve settled into bed and you pull out your phone for a quick bit of entertainment, because afterall you deserve it.
This is probably the only part of your day you’ve been looking forward to.
After a 12 hour workday - you deserve it.
Before you know it, you only have 3 hours left of potential sleep before you have to get up.
You promise yourself the next day this won’t happen again. Because you’re literally exhausted, sleep deprived and you’re basically running on 30% battery.
Guess what?
Without fail, the next day, same thing, and the day after that. The same thing.
You keep sacrificing your sleep to scroll though your phone watching late night videos.
It’s called revenge bedtime procrastination.
Basically you put off going to bed for a few hours of entertainment and personal time that you don't really have time for during the day.
You sacrifice sleep for leisure time, which you otherwise wouldn’t be able to have during the day.
Some experts claim that this is a way which helps some people to reclaim some freedom and control they don't have in their day.
Do you agree?
Quote 📝
Man is affected not by events, but by the view he takes of them.
Book Pearl 📚
The habit loop
Consists of three components: cue, routine, and reward.
Cue: Identify the trigger or cue that initiates a habit. This could be a specific time of day, an emotional state, a location, or a particular activity.
Routine: Recognize the behavior or routine that follows the cue. This is the actual habit or action that you want to change or establish.
Reward: Pinpoint the reward or positive outcome associated with the habit. It could be a sense of accomplishment, a feeling of pleasure, or any positive reinforcement that reinforces the behavior.
The learning lesson lies in realizing that habits are not just behaviors; they are interconnected loops with cues, routines, and rewards.
Just Some Thoughts 💭
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