13 methods that will help you get out of bed early - even at 4am!

[@Marinaxp1]

I am definitely NOT watching this video because I want to wake up at 4 :00 AM :)) I watch because I really like Samurai Matcha positive sunny vibe :))

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Thank you🥹

[@RiteOn]

I, for years, had to get up early for work. My desire from that experience was to wake up when I wake up and not have to wake up at a specified time. Since I'm retired, I go to bed when I'm tired and I wake up when I'm no longer tired. Getting sufficient sleep is essential to optimum health.

[@therichbuddha3277]

1. Don't get straight to 4:00 am- but just an hour earlier over a week or two 2. Alternate hot and cold shower 3. Stretch or Yoga before bed 4. Turn off main light 1 hr before bed ( no phone or comp) 5. Keep smart phone away from bed (don't hit snooze so easy) 6. Take measures against the cold 7. Wear earplugs 8. Get enough sleep- get to bed at right time for your needs (hours) 9. Do something that makes you happy in the morning 10. Create your morning routine 11. Record your routine 12. Put away your foton or make your bed. 13. Declare publicly (social) that you wake up at 4:00am My extras: read The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod and the 5:00am Club by Robin Sharma

[@paper2222]

@@faith9505 funny situation christian replying to a buddhist

[@prodiproy7553]

i ve wake read this book ❤

[@Jane_Snow_]

Not gonna happen. 🤣

[@GuitarSlayer136]

I adore this guy. It's so rare to find role models in the current day. Thank you for everything!

[@genetalemu7092]

Thank you very much

[@melissamelody]

I thought the same dude.

[@marie4peace]

I actually get up every day at 4am I go to bed around 8pm I read and listen to bamboo flute music I love getting up before most of my neighbors it's so quiet & peaceful Thank you Aki for this video

[@marie4peace]

@Nada2wii Me too if I sleep til 7am I'm off the rest of the day...my neighbor is a friend she's up til 12am every night we're opposites lol so we show respect by being quiet early & late I'm blessed

[@sam.n7762]

Hi, I just wanna tell you, rather you get the financial benefit you expected from this channel or not, that your videos really improve my life in a very positive way, and so thousands of other people around the globe. Thank you for making these videos. Kind regards from Germany.

[@haley9815]

totally agree with this! thank you, Aki : D

[@sam.n7762]

@@faith9505 copy paste, right? 😅

[@dendroslime1155]

WOAH that futon completely blew my mind! It's folding and tucking it properly looks so clean!

[@keptleroymg6877]

My challenge is going to bed before 12 and waking up before 12

[@MegaThefuture]

Unfortunately i am the same :(

[@ellebc6339]

Me too! But with these tips, hopefully I can change my routine.

[@keptleroymg6877]

@@ellebc6339 i was not exaggerating but i have also made progress. I don't need to set an alarm for 12 like I did before to get to work on time.

[@juanmartinez3008]

Same here.

[@Lazh-_-]

Can't relate more

[@ratqw33n]

I embodied the samurai matcha life since I first watched Aki while he was a school teacher. It's really wonderful Piece by piece, I am finding my peace. Everything starts to click

[@haley9815]

I think these tips are ideal even for someone who has trouble with sleeping in too much like me. Depression often makes it difficult for me to find happiness when I wake up to start the day, so even if I wake up at 10am, I will be using these tips. Thank you so much

[@adrimoon12]

You can do it! Fighting! 💪

[@haley9815]

@@adrimoon12 o((*^▽^*))o thank you!

[@dendroslime1155]

If what you say is true, then I shall try to have your back stranger! If you find it difficult to find happiness in waking up early, then do you also find happiness in your current state? If you're not happy of the two, why not do the things which make you unhappy NOW but WILL BE? I have been there and fought and crawled my way up! You have those voices, am I correct? You see, those are mere voices. Voices can speak of both truth and lie and IF YOU TRULY have such illness, then the voices I spoke of tells you lies. If you don't act upon it, it becomes the lie you believe to be the truth and live by it. "If the voices are not to be trusted as truths, then what is?" Your actions. Prove your worth TO YOURSELF through your actions. Carry out those tasks of which makes you unhappy now, but will be. Living your life to its utmost extent. DO NOT FADE OUT accomplishing nothing nor a couple of things. TURN YOUR WHOLE LIFE INTO WORTH ENVYING OVER TO THOSE SIMILAR TO YOUR CURRENT SELF AND WILL BE YOUR FORMER SELF. Best wishes!

[@SkelitonWren]

quick note of my own - when you tell people about something good your going to do, your brain gives you a reward, which lessens your motivation. Its best to say your doing something after you've done it for a while becausei t gives a reward for somethings you've already done. it kinda the basics of it so i hope it makes sense

[@PABWECG]

I don't think I want to get up at 4am as I am my most creative and productive self in the evening hours - 9 to midnight. However, there are many helpful tips for me in this video. I love your positive focus. Thanks for sharing it with us!!

[@LisaM.601]

The best tip I learned from this video is to have something fun and interesting planned each morning. I know my Ikigai, so it’s now easy. This motivates me to get up and get started. Plus, I have more time in the day to get things done and to be productive.

[@Erzkreutz]

during a phase of heavy insomnia i managed to get this sleeping pattern for a few months. i never felt more energetic and refreshed. there is something special about the sleep before midnight - like sleep on steroids.

[@miriamsayao8663]

another good tip is to do crossword puzles or sudoku, for people who like to play games on their phone before sleep, I am doing this now, I love sudoku, but instead of playing on my phone now I do it on paper with a sudoku book I bought, helps me get sleepy without the phone. I really l ike your videos Samurai Matcha, I am slowly trying to live more like you, I have a totaly different lifestyle because I am from big city in Brazil and I have many dogs and cats, but I am slowly decluthering my home, changed my bed for a futon, bought a little towel instead of big one, I have very few clothing and itens now, even tho I have an art hobby I got rid of the thing I dont use and am eveyday owning less, its very cleaning for the mind, thankyou for your help, you are helping me a lot to improve my life.

[@samh7602]

In terms of the physical getting up. Train yourself not to hit snooze at your current wake up time. Instead when the alarm goes off sit up at the side of the bed for a minute. Then get up and keep moving. I gradually increased my wake up time by a half hour when I knew my work shift was changing. Turning on a really bright light as soon as you sit up at the side of the bed, and one with a full spectrum bulb (mimics sunlight) will also help regulate your body to a new wake up time. But it does go hand in hand with practicing good night time sleep hygiene. Turn lights down a few hours before bed, don't read/watch stuff that's too exciting or stimulating, etc.

[@HeatherRose879]

I am gradually working towards getting up at 4am. I want to get some things done before I go to work such as cleaning my home, doing some exercise, and playing some guitar. Wish me luck. ❤

[@callalilly63]

I love the way of life the Japanese follow. I usually tell people that I have OCD tendencies because they do not understand how these habits you speak of help keep your life happy and calm.

[@adriannawychowaniec44]

Thanks you for all your ideas. You are full of joy.

[@mappandlucia138]

Wonderful video! You are an amazing coach, showing us how to realistically set and achieve this goal. And even if you don’t choose to get up at 4:00 am, the lessons here are so helpful for good sleep hygiene and personal development. There is so much value in watching this. Thank you for this video. I hope your trip is going well and you are enjoying the new scenery each day. 🙏💙

[@marylberyl6556]

Thank you Senior Samourai Matcha. I really appreciate those ideas.

[@iristhehooman]

Omg! And you uploaded this at 4am Singapore time!

[@dariokarnincic717]

Thank you for another awesome video! I am currently trying to keep the 5AM routine, but it is really difficult if I don't fall asleep by 22:30 to 23:00. My actual struggle is not waking up at 5AM but to be in bed by 10 PM!

[@nurulfatimahnelson8984]

Me neither 😂

[@GinaDadzie]

Thank you for your encouragement. For some weeks I am waking up one hour earlier which is by 6:00 o’clock. This helps me so much in my daily activity with my children. ❤

[@JasminAsterios]

Lovely like always. Watching your videos makes me calm an happy 😊 thank you

[@mastercoates4396]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us on getting up early! It's something that I've been trying to do lately (though not quite as early as 4am) but have been struggling with. With these methods, I hope to make it a regular and enjoyable custom!

[@hazelwitherspoon2721]

Thanks for all the good tips. I usually wake up 15-30 minutes earlier each day until I reach my goal. I need to stretch before getting out of bed in the morning. I do make up my bed right after I get out of it.

[@rebelou]

My husband shared your matcha tea ceremony video with me and now I'm obsessed! I've wanted to wake up earlier for a long time but your video has given me some great ideas, thank you & hello 5am!

[@kevinJuly2024]

Please make a video on personal finance, how did you manage to quit a stable salary to go around the world without worrying about your future finance / future retirement ?

[@itshaily]

You are such an inspiring person for me. I wish to meet a man like you one day. God bless you 🤍💫🍀

[@sidneyjune5495]

Dear Samurai Matcha, This is my first time seeing one of your videos. It was funny, beautiful, interesting, & inspiring. I accept the challenge. I have no set schedule. Sometimes I stay up all night & don't sleep at all. Last night I went to bed about 7:30a.m., & was woke up at 1pm. Been up since then. After seeing this video I decided to stay up until at least 6p.m to help me get closer to waking up at four. I want to get up at 4 a.m. every day! I started to listen to you a second time, & caught your comment about watching part one first. Look forward to watching it today. I hope to try all the methods you described that I don't all ready do in addition to the ones that I do do. I enjoyed a cold/hot shower. Then I did something that makes me happy. I weeded in the morning. You're awesome. Thank you for helping people to be healthier & happier. I love the Japanese!!! Peace Brother!

[@margotgrant3947]

HURRAH! Keep doing💫 Those early hours can infuse courage into the entire day's journey. and ❤️the out-takes ... ESL teacher here - I've always thought my foreign students unmask and disarm, in the most charming ways, the rock strewn path of English phonolgy. Keep traveling 🌱🦄

[@ellebc6339]

Thank you for sharing these tips. ❤

[@daisydaisy1034]

Your advice is helping me! Thank you!

[@rachelsmith8488]

I just want to say thank you for sharing your lifestyle. I have been setting up a routine for myself in the mornings and your videos have been a positive influence on my life.

[@Ale-6k]

Hey pal, For me who is used to wake up early but struggle for months to do that due to many factors, I thank you so much for these two videos (counting the one telling your challenge) because it's helping me find ways to wake up early again (I REALLY enjoy it) and comforting me in some things I am already trying to make a habit of it. Thanks again and all my positive thoughts to you

[@sbmenard7374]

Excellent ideas and tips. Thank you!! Continued safe travels on your journey :)

[@deborahbarbour2241]

Getting as much daylight as possible helps me. It's December & sunrise is at 7:30 here. If I get up & go for a walk even at 10am, I feel like getting up earlier & earlier.😊

[@1livefishy]

Great information. Thank you for showing your journey/methods. It's a great place to help anyone start to incorporate a healthy morning routine. I also absolutely loved the blooper at the end! 😄

[@littlemindsmatter0707LMM]

Hi, Aki. These are just more amazing tips. I was absolutely amazed by your Extreme Challenge 4am video and have been trying it myself since then, but I keep reverting back to being a night owl. I usually finish work at 11:00PM, but I couldn't sleep properly. Yup, I totally agree with you that making drastic changes is not easy. Ah, I will continue to keep trying though. I will! Thank you so much, Aki, for always inspiring us. I truly admire your self-discipline, which is one of the best traits I admire about the Japanese.👏👏

[@painpixie]

Your videos make me so happy! Your energy is amazing and you truly motivate me to do better. Thank you for all that you do! ❤️

[@jainsiahirwar9284]

Thanks a lot for sharing this one ❤

[@Natures_Realm1812]

Usually wake up at 7 on workdays and around 9 at weekends. But I managed to wake up at 5:30 every single morning for the past year. And it changed me a lot. Grateful.

[@claudialena1340]

Aki san, thank you so much for your advice!!! I will definitely try your method. Have fun in Europe!!! I hope to see you soon!!!!

[@sidneyjune5495]

Awesome video!!! Perfect timing. Excellent methods. Thank you very much. This is so helpful & cheerful. Namaste. Peace!

[@ЕкатеринаСоловьева-ч9ц]

Great! Thank you so much! ❤❤❤

[@MvrKhan]

I'm happy with this part-2 video. I'm not a morning person. I have to wake up early for work. I do it but everytime it still so hard.. It's true.. I feel it easier to do it in the weekend because I don't have the pressure because I will do things I love such as jogging, yoga, dancing, cleaning the house etc. Arigato Aki san!

[@sphinx1017]

Easy. Just have children, you'll never really sleep again!

[@startrightnow4842]

I thought of another good idea, especially for Westerners: get dressed or putting on makeup and posting to social media. You do not want to get back in bed after because you don’t want to wrinkle your clothes or waste/ruin makeup after putting in the time after making sure your clothes and/or face look nice. Additionally, you’ve invested the time in looking nice, which create endorphins, giving you an energy boost, making you feel happy and boosting overall levels of positivity. 😊

[@so_juu_y0o]

Aki-san, I really appreciate your methods which helped me a lot to incorporate not only new habits, but new type of mindset which I really like!😊 Always looking forward to new videos✨

[@veroniquebeaunoyer306]

Hi! Lot a great ideas! Thank you! Really like the one to write our morning routine. For someone who love to sleep in the morning, it would help! But I really love the night...! It’s 2 am in Canada and I watch your video! 😀 For me go to bed at 8 pm, it’s to early. But, I gonna try to fix a morning routine. Thank you for the inspiration! 😃🌼✨

[@Cendol_yt]

I usually prayed before sleep and told God to wake me up at 4am. It really works, i woke up automatically 4am without feeling sleepy. Pls try….

[@anjasmaal605]

"The colder it was, the less I wanted tot get up in the morning". thank you for the tips and inspiration.

[@madeleineg2049]

Thank you for the video. There were so many tipps, that are great even without trying to get up early. Also: very motivating video. 😊 I want to try getting up early. But I will wait for most of the methods until I'm healthy again. Hot and cold showers when recovering from a cold are probably not the best idea... I wonder how often I'll end up re-watching this video in order to find the next idea to add to my day. There were just that many... Lots of love from europe

[@00008Amanda]

Loved this!! So inspiring and it made me smile😊

[@bobhoward5002]

Right! ( Aki ends the video with English conversation practice session, and I wanted to reply! Good job, Aki! )

[@kateweaver7760]

Just adding to the conversation, I avoid showering everyday, for water conservation purposes. And although I know that cold showering is beneficial ( a la Wim Hof), my mind is sooo resistant to it! Replacing old habits with better ones is really difficult for me. I’m still trying to start a regular meditation practice, and regular Qigong. It is SO MUCH EASIER to scroll through KZbin!!!

[@miriammcfarlane6972]

Thank you for the helpful tips! I was aware of turning the light down, but not for how long before bed. I liked the idea of having something I like to do in the morning. Thank you for your happiness and encouragement. 😀

[@trinitywhittlef7422]

I'm a night shifter trying to go to bed at 9am and wake up at 4am, so I'm going to try some of these to see if they help in the day. Maybe the shower will help? Sleeping in a loft bed has helped a little since I need to climb out of bed, then don't feel like climbing back up. Thank you for the tips!

[@emiliamani7162]

I'm learning a lot of good habitat trough your videos. I learnt to wash my clothes with magnesium balls and citrum acid. In Italy we are ... on late! Thanks thanks thanks!

[@franziska3577]

Hey ya Aki, thanks soo much for your inspiring video. I follow you for a while now and after watching this recent one I feel like it would create a difference in my life. I definitely wanna try it out. Thanks for awaking my enthusiasm :) Keep well and safe a save and amazing trip

[@megodynamite]

You can even break it down further by just waking up 30 minutes earlier each day for a week, then another 30’minutes earlier the next week until you reach the time you want to wake up. Much easier for your body to adjust if you take it slow and allow yourself to get comfortable with each change

[@TheMennomilist]

As one who has always been up early, I love how much I get done in the day by waking early. Then by the afternoon, I have so much less to worry about and can relax at night. I love the idea of having a futon and I make my bed after waking as well.

[@Alipef333]

I need this, thank you ❤

[@gracesasuke7]

Thanks!

[@IHealLiving]

Walk outside for 1 minutes, back inside in warm house, back out, back in with no jacket also good. Not same heat transfer as water, but you can extend the intervals.

[@yadanamyatsoe7833]

I like the way u r. U enjoy being yoyrself. Which is great.

[@marias.8262]

Thank you for the video, I wake up at 7.00 but I am aiming for 5.00, this video will help greatly to do it more easy and use the time more wisely.

[@wildcard3942]

I used the magnesium BB for my laundry and it works great. Do you have any recommendations for bar soaps or liquid soaps for bathing? Or maybe another magnesium hack like for the laundry.

[@osmanefebingol2397]

9. Do something that makes you happy in the morning. My friend thats not being have to go work and sleeping 😅

[@moksh8604]

Thank you 🙏 teacher for giving good habits to us . God bless you sir 😄🙏. Keep sharing your learnings of Japan. Me from india

[@barbarashirland9078]

Yup. Right!

[@agn3s732]

it's really inspiring!

[@kibundle]

Back before cellphones, I'd place my alarm clock across the room so I wouldn't hit the snooze button. It worked.

[@ShivaJalali1149]

Thanks!🌸

[@iamkocali]

Love these... Don't know how to do it with a 5 and 1 year old but I love the goals. Plus the ending was very cute ❤

[@angelicaloyola6536]

Gracias por compartir. En especial me ha interesado hace tiempo a levantarme temprano para saludar al sol, pero he incorporado a mi rutina los hábitos de un monje tibetano y efectivamente siempre hay cambios pero primordialmente uso herramientas de acuerdo a los yoguis hindues😊 con el fin de mejorar mi sistema. Gracias nuevamente. Saludos

[@SadhuPlantBiologist]

I will try making my bed every day. Another secret may be airing out your room. Carbon dioxide builds up during the evening. Your body needs oxygen during the morning for activity. I have a ceiling fan, but a window fan might be a good investment.

[@FeniaMM]

Luckily I received this video ❤❤❤❤ so helpful as I want to make my yogaroutine longer and need to get up earlier

[@aurapalacios-j2e]

i love your videos! thaks you very much.

[@iamfictionalEngr]

Watching this at 3am HAHAHA

[@VeganMangoQueen]

ありがとうございます🌱💚✌🏼

[@karlschreiber9286]

5 am I used to stop dreaming of a Toyota Motor home. 😴 I clean my teath and go out jogging. Cold shower and stretching. Reading in the bible or learning languages or mathematics. In winter I need one hour more sleep. Often I don't have enough discipline. Then next day better. Hold on.

[@WoodstockTheBeagle]

He made me happy by looking happy

[@WooWoo-co4jf]

I have trouble getting to sleep, staying asleep and getting quality sleep. A combination of a brain that won't shut up, pain from EDS & gout, rushed of adrenaline from Dysautonomia, my body has random fight or flight responses whenever it feels like it. Because of them, EDS means a body has to work 6~10 times harder just to sit up properly, every muscle and joints works harder, constant sprains, subsides & dislocations, it creates intense fatigue too. I've tried the usual advice, get up if you're not asleep within blah time, wait until you're falling asleep... Number 1, I can do 3 days with no sleep and pretty common to get no sleep couple of days a week. 2. I can be falling asleep but lay there hours. I've always had trouble with sleep, from about 10, I remember being called lazy because I wanted to stay in bed, I was always tired, in pain. & some trauma which didn't help, I would be awake in the dark for hours, long hours of feeling lonely, pain, bored, ....awful :( So now, I do something instead of laying there miserable, I keep to calm things, I might read, research something, chat online with friends, watch calm things. Even with medication I still can't sleep. Very occasionally I'll get a 4~6 hour fantastic sleep and feel much improved by it.

[@WooWoo-co4jf]

I used to teach and my head was always full of school things, now work for myself and mostly at home. But if I have to be up specifically early I barely get any sleep. It's so frustrating, but not as bad as all the years I was always horribly sleep deprived, even now if I can have 15 more minutes I want it. Fatigue, pain, no sleep or even any quality sleep at all, it was awful.

[@WooWoo-co4jf]

I can't do morning showers, my body is too unstable and too much pain. Cold showers are cruelly to me lol, but I have something called POTS too, it can make me black out and I've hurt by body so much blacking out. Dysautonomia means my body can't regulate its' temperature. Before I go to bed and get up I have to put my joints back into the right position. I need my phone within teach for when I can't get out of bed.

[@Unknown-j9i2q]

Great

[@funnyclown89]

Thanks, Aki for a fruitful video as usual ^^ I usually wake up at 6am and find that I still need more time:"> Step 1, try to improve my sleep during the night, I will try some of your methods first :D Btw, for me, more headache to think about what i am gonna do after i wake up earlier 😂 Thinking to start with some mini habits :)

[@yaminimenon8965]

Insightful video

[@mnm11922]

The outtakes "...right?😁" ending was hilarious 🤣👍

[@kili7943]

Am a culprit of resetting the alarm, so tonight I will keep my phone far from my bedside table. Thank you for the tips.

[@resurrectionist1]

One thing I do is that I set three alarms at one hour intervals. Basically the first one is to shake myself out of any deep sleep that I might have been in, the second to properly wake me up so to give me an hour just to laze and get myself ready fro the day and the third to finally get out of bed.

[@deborahwilson6970]

I find that happening with my alarms. The first is basically a prep. It sounds like birds chirping. The second, about a 1/2 hour later is my phone. The final one is the radio playing if I haven''t yet waken from a deep sleep.

[@IHealLiving]

Cobb houses are the best design for comfortable temperature

[@Dogsnark]

What I want to do is sleep later! Too often I wake up far too early (2 or 3 am) and have trouble returning to sleep. My dream is to sleep uninterrupted for at least 6 hrs (and preferably 7+ hours) every night. That would make such a difference in my life.

[@mannie02]

If Is hard for you to relax, try some teas like chamomile. Also try to eat porridge, According to a nutritionist, helps to relax and have a better sleep

[@lorensims4846]

I love waking up early. My first tip is to go to bed early, ideally, as soon as the sun goes down or even earlier. If you get up at 4:AM right away, this should be easy. If you don't do this, everything else will be a struggle. Also don't eat right before going to bed. Give yourself an hour or so to digest first.

[@06491]

6:30....if u put earplugs....then how can you hear the sound of your alarm ⏰ ?

[@113nightbird]

Interesting video! Thanks! My sleeping patterns are strange. I sleep until early afternoon on days off and then get up at 4:45 am on work days. Your suggestions will hopefully help me.

[@WarriorGoddessSubliminals]

Thank you ❤

[@Dollcan]

Great ideas

[@juleekunc4396]

What kind of bamboo mats are you stretching on. Where can I buy some? Thank you!

[@123456789bode]

They're regular tatami mats. You can get them in Japanese online shops