Why You Are So Tired - and the Easy Fix (The Study That Shocked Scientists)

[@ADHJkvsNgsMBbTQe]

The most important thing is to _get up_ at the same time every day. The second most important thing is to allow yourself to sleep when you feel tired and sleepy.

[@ilia2178]

Had insomnia for a decade. Tried everything. Supplements, drugs, sleep routines, no blue light, exercise, diets, avoiding alcohol caffeine etc. Turns out that's all I had to do. Simply wake up at the exact same time every day no matter what and only go to bed when I feel like I'm about to fall asleep. No naps. First week was brutal but after that my insomnia was fixed.

[@mohame.k5399]

@@ilia2178 i will take your testimony into consideration , will start from today in shaa Allah

[@what8668]

@@ilia2178i actually have had insomnia for 4-5 months. I read a book called “the sleep solution “ and it literally said waking up at the same time no matter what was the most important thing. I did that for 2 weeks now it’s gone

[@utube11235]

It took me 36 years to realise the absolutely profound benefit of waking up at the same time. After doing it for just 4 days, I couldn’t believe how easily I woke up at that exact same time while feeling completely fresh, all while actually needing lesser sleep. I felt 100 times fresher sleeping just 6 hours because of waking up at the same time, than I would feel sleeping for 8 or 10 hours with wake up times flying all over the place. Modern lifestyles and attitudes to sleep are actually wrong and destructive.

[@jrstf]

I was unable to sleep for decades. Then I did the sleep lab test, they said I slept the whole night. They define sleep in 5 minute intervals, if are asleep for any part of that interval they count it as sleeping. Now that sleep has been redefined, I'm sleeping just fine, I'm doing so much better now.

[@Thr3-Words]

5:39 video starts here, then you can go back and watch the preamble

[@chaosinthematrix]

Thanks. That’s helpful

[@AmCanTech]

Thanks for saving me from 5 minutes of bullcrap

[@ReallyOldDog]

U da real mvp

[@MartinZeme]

Thanks!

[@IMYTnNERDEE2]

Tnxxxxxxxx

[@pipertripp]

This vid makes me glad that I've always prioritised getting sleep and over the last 20 years or so I've been better about the regularity bit. I have really enjoyed you programmes over the past few years, Giles. Coding tips about, but your presentations are more unique in substance and the delivery is always fun and top notch. Already looking forward to the next one. Cheers!

[@_ash64]

The production quality of the channel has gone up a couple notches 🔥

[@boomerang0101]

Thanks. I taught him that.

[@angrybird5699]

@@boomerang0101 liar

[@boomerang0101]

@@angrybird5699 no… I run a studio named “Beat productions”

[@MartinZeme]

Amount of cuts has gone up a lot! Feels like I am getting more anxious just by watching this.

[@_ash64]

@@boomerang0101 Nice try monkey

[@spindelnett6315]

That's interesting about biphasic sleep being 'popular' in the past. It kicked in for me 20 years ago when I basically went offgrid. It was harder to stay up late reading in Winter, and I'd awaken approx midnight to 3am before forcing myself back to sleep. I can't bear it and would rather an unbroken 7-8hr block of sleep. Those middle hours aren't useful when you just want to return to sleep but aren't tired.

[@shamusenright5387]

Yes. I experience something similar when camping. I to go to the toilet around midnight then can't get back to sleep for an hour or so.

[@elijaprice]

When I was 17 and still at school, I used to work night-shifts from 11pm-7am, then I'd go to school 9am-3pm. Did that for about a year, it effed me up so much I didn't sort out my sleep pattern until my 20s.

[@WingofTech]

Our parents were saving our lives by giving us bedtimes. So good 😭💕

[@ChristopherCroft-mg5kv]

Good content as usual, Giles. Nice to see a copy of Spaced on the table, as well.

[@Andrumen01]

The problem is that you are in a loop...just use a "break" statement...😅

[@illtemperedklavier-ir9fy]

I don't want my loops to terminate without handling the issue I wanted to handle in the first place, though.

[@md82892]

No need to watch 10 mins video, he says although 6-8 hours of sleep is important, having a consistent sleep schedule is more important than number of hours slept.

[@aitoluxd]

Great! Thanks

[@KiraBox1001]

Just a note but your audio is really quiet

[@ilia2178]

To help us sleep daaaaaa!

[@peterszegedi]

just came here to comment the same. Had to download the "Volume Booster" Chrome extension.

[@FisherGrubb]

Is it really? Not been an issue for me, though I'm wearing headphones

[@ulysses_grant]

I'll try that, starting yesterday. And I'll come back in a few days with updates and results.

[@CodeZ41N]

Loved the camera work, editing and writing. Great video informative and entertaining.

[@jasonfunderberker1]

video starts at 5:37 😆 the whole video was good though, thanks

[@FlamencoOz]

Thank you

[@SecretSquirrel8888]

Thank you

[@pygeekrfoo820]

The python code in this video is top notch

[@VKjkd]

😂 I wonder whether the advent of AI coding means this channel as made the smart decision of coaching other concepts. Still would be good to return at some point.

[@nimnim1076]

What a wornderful work, the editing, the Script and the Information blend together so natural y. I love your Videos, keep doing such an amazing work ❤

[@mousquetaire86]

That "History of Philosophy" by A.C Grayling, in the background, is also a great book!

[@billgross3579]

I was looking for the author or a link to this. Thanks!

[@WingofTech]

Your editor is a master 🎞️

[@kimholmstroem]

Watching this at 1:45 seems kinda against the point :/

[@RobbieHatley]

I'm watching it at 3:34AM, so I've got you beat. 🙂

[@RobbieHatley]

At 9:18 where you say "repairs are being carried out to the spiritual system", where, exactly, in the brain, is that system located? I couldn't find that in any anatomy book.

[@DanielD2724]

I started to fall asleep during this video. Good night 😴

[@hak4fak]

Incredible production, I rarely like and sub in the first 5 minutes.

[@AHouse181]

Pro tip for how to sleep better: stop watching stupid videos about how you will die suffering without sleep

[@Ezechielpitau]

To be fair, the amount of people who can't do that is absurdly high. I took part as a volunteer in a university-aided study group about sleep. We had a whole theoretical course of 8 hours or so on how to sleep well, questionnaires etc. They really tried to hammer home the whole "Just go to sleep at 11 and get up at 7 and all your sleep problems will go away". This DOES sound good until you realize that 30% work on some kind of shift system, 50% have kids and 10% some other obligation that will absolutely not just let them sleep at the hours they want. So not easy at all for most. On the other hand: I personally am lucky enough to be able to do that and it did help me a bit

[@wu-sah]

Just a bit?

[@annie_charcheologist]

Absolutely. Most people with sleep issues ie insomnia cannot or will not commit to the mundane routine of having a bedtime 7 days a week. Modern life - work and maintaining a social life doesn’t align with sleep hygiene.

[@Dianne-ut5vr]

Super video. I listened to Matthew Walker talk about this on the Huberman lab channel, very interesting although as you said sleep anxiety inducing in places. I will get a copy of the book too as I like to read the ideas for myself as well as hearing about them . Thank you.

[@Thinksso-ej8so]

Yes. Thank you.

[@TheW00D8R1DG3]

Great video thank you. Worth considering the causality here since disrupted sleep patterns are more common with those who have existing or underlying sleep quality issues.

[@FisherGrubb]

I hope someone has or will interview you on their podcast. I really appreciate your life hacks....old knowledge for things that never used to be an issue 😁

[@CSmajor]

not sleeping, and watching this video

[@WingofTech]

The last bit of this video is the most exciting sleep video ever.

[@andrewnorris5415]

I wonder if they properly adjusted for alcohol consumption and lifestyle habits of those who party at weekends? I tend to think this is likely correct though.

[@malavoy1]

As for why you die from sleep deprivation, there was a recent study on rodents that determined the reason is a build up of some substance (can't remember the name at the moment) in the stomach.

[@Sonny_McMacsson]

If I stayed away long enough, I'd just die of old age anyway,

[@flor.7797]

you can’t die from sleep deprivation. You’ll simply fall asleep at some point

[@ultimaxkom8728]

The mice died from sleep deprivation poisoning, iirc, and It's relatively quick too.

[@malavoy1]

@@flor.7797 Yes, you can. It's happened.

[@Postmodern368]

​@@flor.7797 there's a disease called FFI = Fatal Familial Insomnia

[@antopolskiy]

the sleep situation is insane

[@aminesahel4143]

Informative and motivating. Thank you!!!

[@naystation1577]

to anyone having serious issues with sleep, im about to save you 20 years of studying worthless techniques, buying books, paying for courses, therapy, sleep lab visits, medication plans and tons of selfdoubt -> try to organize your life around this problem as much as you can, because there is no fix - your brain is just wired differently. youre welcome, take care ❤

[@NeoVerse39]

That’s actually a very nice advice from a dungeon overlord, thank you.

[@asiercastrillo6333]

This video have a lot of words, but you do not said to much. You can probably wrap up the info in less than 3 minutes.

[@anthonysmith1228]

Gotta get to ten minutes

[@SantoRedentor]

Hey Giles, do you happen to know the color code of the room where you recorded? I really like the color and consider painting my office in that color

[@Santiino]

So when sleep regularity is the solution but I still want to stay up late weekends for example partying on a saturday What is the second best solution? Is it to keep waking up "early" (even if that means to have only 3 hours of sleep one time) OR to sleep longer on a sunday but wake up on every other day at the same time?

[@Postmodern368]

Or go to bed early at night, sleep, then get up and go to an after party at 5-6 am in the morning. Sry...lol!

[@thedeemon]

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[@viktorpaulsen627]

I shall tell you in a moment whether I agree to this comment or not. Just keep reading. There is something important I want to tell you: Yes!

[@Kannot2023]

What I noticed when U work long hour to the computer is that the brain is tired but my body is not, so I have problems sleeping at a constant hour. I think we should match the tiredness, and make physical activity after mental activity

[@DrunkSkeletor]

I love youtubers that cite their sources unlike some who pull the info out their ass.

[@harmony9591]

why the ads?

[@KaiHenningsen]

Fix your sound. You're always getting too loud and too silent and too loud again.

[@Thinksso-ej8so]

I thought it was my phone.

[@adrahil]

Thanks for the informative (and entertaining) video. I know it's easy to hate on the Industrial Revolution, but we should also remember that without industrialization the vast majority of us would not be alive today.

[@paulabery771]

Love this video, made me laugh a few times

[@ArtAngelMouse]

1:59 Is there supposed to be something edited in/out here? xD This video is so nicely edited and then there's that confusing part lol. I'm really good at sleeping/napping right away, waking up immediately and getting 7-8 hours, but sometimes my consistency varies 30min to 2 hours when sleeping on time...

[@VKjkd]

To be fair I need to up my sleep

[@karambadodox]

6:12 cool earthworm jim music there

[@cppghost]

A recent paper on sleep? Uploaded 1 hour ago? I'm scared ":(( I am ready to find out I have been torturing my body with the way I sleep, sigh

[@viktorpaulsen627]

I am new here. This video was interesting, but felt like a lot of waiting looking at theatrical nonsense, waiting for a tiny nugget of information. I got the nugget: go to bed at the same time. Some commenters recommend get UP at the same time. What shall I believe?

[@spk_eze]

Is there a problem with the sound normalisation on this video?

[@lucasx7005]

This is actually the only channel of this format that is actually insightful. The rest are just people with provocative sentences and 0 meaning (if there is others at this level you could share replying my message)

[@SomeKidFromBritain]

Was that your cat?

[@timotheegoulet1511]

2:26 GUILTY!!!

[@slantingclock9679]

Can you make a video on how the average person can get genius level in results physics and chemistry? Like on the same level as those Korean geniuses i mean how does one do that? Now im sure by now eveyone knows "wake up earlier" "be dedicated" but is there any way to learn physics and chemistry that can actually make you an outlier in the field

[@ahoi370]

Crazy, and you won't see this coming, but hard work, discipline and persistance. Also autism helps, and/or obsession.

[@Seleznyaka]

just do i think. There is no really llifehacks, you just need to do stuff everyday. More - better ( to some point)

[@Kannot2023]

Hard work. The Korean are overworked since a young age, to learn. You see only the success of this system not the failures

[@IssaADad-v1p]

Why we are not talking about coffee ?

[@catsupchutney]

Skip to 5:40

[@AdrianTheR]

@1:37 😂 I don’t think that was meant to be in this video.

[@stanmarsh6711]

Why do we get tired ? Answer from 7:00

[@DenisShmurak]

I'd like to share "Matthew Walker's "Why We Sleep" Is Riddled with Scientific and Factual Errors" essay/critique by Alexey Guzey for completeness sake. This book is discussed here more than the recent article. This is not a good book.

[@Roguedeus]

Enjoyed the subject/content of the video, but the rough jump cuts and constant re-framing, angle shots, etc... just pushed me away. Managed to get ~65% through before leaving.

[@arvindh4327]

I bet indian IT industries ceos and chairman's will deny this

[@DouwedeJong]

Young people on the internet, do not do this. Go out, have fun, and don't bother too much. The benefits of experiences, with friends, late at night, on long trips (pun intended), and recovering and coping with little sleep far outweigh the health benefits this video claims. You can always reset your sleep and recovery as you get older, have children, or start adding your two cents to the industrial revolution.

[@SantoRedentor]

When you have children you'll never sleep properly again, or as much as you want, even on weekends.

[@shadowrealm8937]

Where is promised easy fix

[@georgwrede7715]

So basically, stop going out on weekends. Which implies Stop Living.

[@JasonKaler]

That was soooooo much talking to say so little. It's like when you talk and talk a whole lot and take so long to get to the point.

[@cbbcbb6803]

That may not be fun. But fun is not everything.

[@NokiaTablet-pl7vt]

Good thing i get a healthy 14h sleep per day.

[@vaisakh_km]

Or you don't have anything to do with life... so sleeping is the only way to forget that depressing fact

[@NokiaTablet-pl7vt]

@vaisakh_km nonsense. I use alcohol to forget.

[@vaisakh_km]

@NokiaTablet-pl7vt XD fair enough... i don't drink, so sleep is my replacment for that

[@Postmodern368]

Is that normal?

[@NokiaTablet-pl7vt]

@@Postmodern368 normal for leopards, so good enough for me

[@HenrikForsberg]

I probably shouldn't have watched this at 4:30 am...

[@XueYlva]

Adam Neely's lookin rough in the thumbnail

[@Joolsthejools]

I think you mean capitalism not the industrial revolution.

[@steven2809]

Intersting..but what's that crap about Newcastle...? 😖

[@shortstraw4]

So this could have been a KZbin short...

[@bryanbain3509]

Been a viewer for a few years, but at what point did the channel switch its focus from programming and Python to discussions about sleep?

[@TheTommyData]

Bookbait Clickbait

[@thepuma77]

I actually look exactly like the face in your thumbnail but more handsome. Haha jk. Well I have the flu face because well I have the flu😢

[@nickturnock3369]

Made a thirty second video inro a 9 minute one.

[@MoBlanc-v6p]

I believe this is as far from python programming as it gets 😂

[@MehroonKhan-f1f]

❤

[@Joe-sg9ll]

wee-kens

[@DiegoWebberos]

Thought the answer was going to be sex!

[@Abraxis-Gnosis]

increasing my energy but unsubbing.

[@oioio-yb9dw]

Good for you? 🎉

[@bipolargamechanger]

Oops

[@Destide]

My cicadas have no rhythm. ba dum dum dum dum tshh

[@UFOBobTV]

Sorry! I missed most of your video because I fell asleep 😴😜

[@Tome4kkkk]

Thousands of reaganists got triggered I bet.

[@doleo_metal]

I am not reading that book. I will likely never read another book again. They're a scam loaded with a bunch of fluff so they can be justified as a marketable product. Most books, except the most technically dense, can be summarized well enough in an essay, or at most a single chapter. Everything else is just bullshit.

[@cubbyhoo]

How miserable are you eh

[@john_g_henderson]

Found the guy not sleeping enough, his brain has rotted.

[@WebmediArt]

Is that you, Trump? 👀

[@parkerstroh6586]

Clearly this guy is an AI plant

[@viktorpaulsen627]

@@cubbyhoo He attacked a phenomenon. You attacked a person.

[@alka_3.4]

I love these videos so much 🥹