Why can't we sleep?

[@Vox]

Are you getting enough sleep? Let us know in the comments - including what, if anything, you’ve found to help you get restful sleep. There are three more episodes of Glad You Asked coming this season. Keep an eye on our channel on Wednesdays and stream all episodes here: bit.ly/2WMvhNX

[@angel-dh3yv]

im a *student*

[@jaiden1279]

No because I have school

[@evanbaker4780]

I’ve always wondered if people who worked night shift were drawn to it because they were already not sleeping well, or if working the night shift made night shifters not sleep well. Turns out both are probably true in some way.

[@juliahally1527]

No I’m a student and had to wake up at 4 am for clinical

[@samsuunnurandi2342]

Wow 👍👍👍

[@puafvckinting]

Vox: "Why can't we sleep" Me at 3:07 am: My my my what an interesting video

[@oliviaisintoomanyfandoms1523]

Same here

[@jaysonbourne8841]

🤣😭😂

[@DocileBull]

Sameeeeee 3:43 am and I'm sure it has something with me wanting to read, watch things on internet. I think it's the technology that keeps most people awake or habits they have while their awake

[@LoveAndSnapple]

According to the video, it’s not so bad if that’s you’re chronotype. 🙂

[@scary3827]

It’s exactly 3:07 rn too

[@PraiseTheFSMonster]

My boss is really chill and let me shift my working day to an hour later than normal. It make a huge positive difference in my performance and mood.

[@thersten]

Yeah, but there are virtually zero benefits working at Burger King.

[@SgtCake101]

of course how could he say no to Jesus

[@PraiseTheFSMonster]

@@thersten Good thing most of us don't work at Burger King

[@Alexacake19]

That's pretty awesome. I've always been in trouble for being late or coming in extremely tired. If my boss wouldve done something like that I probably wouldve been a better employee. Thankfully now I have my own company so I can sleep in if I need to.

[@poopburgerfakename8532]

@@thersten ...where'd they say they worked at a fast food place? I don't get how you came to such a conclusion with no hints but 'shift my working day to an hour later'.

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

It is extremely important to realize that if you go to bed late and wake up late you're not lazy. You're just performing at a different time.

[@Chill2221]

Wish I wasn't just realising this at 25!

[@jc008titan]

I'm performing best at 2-4am... and i have school at 8.(I wake up at 6:30...) I get sleepy at about 12:00pm. So I perform WORST at school exams, but i perform much better at learning for them.

[@saka7228]

That performance leads to negative reults of our activites and cognition.

[@willian2848]

Thank you

[@TheiosTasos]

Tell that to my grandma

[@weinherelikeswimwear8989]

I avoid sleeping and stay up as late as possible, in order to enjoy the fact that I won't be bothered at all during the dead of night. Whether it be by simple things, like my mom asking me to do something or having to deal with going to school. This inherently makes the things that I don't enjoy about the daytime worse, because now I'm tired and cranky during it as well. A really unhealthy cycle.

[@neptunehenriksen]

If you're interested, there's actually a phrase for the behaviour you describe, it's Revenge Bedtime Procrastination. It means the individual is putting off going to sleep, because they are lacking in "free time" during their waking hours. There's a lot of resources online detailing this in more detail from reputable sources and organisations, if you're interested in looking further into it. Either way, I wish you well.

[@GodlessMartyr666]

you'll end up like me .. 31 now and I've been staying up as late as possible since around 11 .. I stay up until sunrise every day then sleep until around 1-3pm .. then I go to work on random days at 10:00am and somehow work a full day, get home and eat a huge meal then pass out until 10-11pm and stay up all night .. rinse and repeat

[@enderphoenix11]

Yeah this was me about a week ago, been doing it all summer, staying up later and later till I eventually looped back around lol. But yeah, I totally get having that nice quiet time to yourself. No responsibilities or dealing with people, just you, your thoughts, and whatever you feel like doing at the moment. It's quite freeing but also leaves you very disconnected from the world outside your bubble. Also you're now trapped in a sleep cycle that the world doesn't appreciate. But now I've managed to fix my sleep schedule (got it to more reasonable hours at least) and it looks like it's gonna stay that way, and tbh I'm feeling a lot better (well, at least about my sleep, still got too much stuff that needs to be done in a short amount of time)

[@MangroveLord]

Have naps

[@fhsjdjskkshi]

@@neptunehenriksen I do that but I always do have plenty of free time

[@zacheryjequinto7259]

What as a society we need to realize is. Night owls aren't lazy. They aren't wasting their time because they still get the same amount of sleep as everyone they do their work. It's just done at a different time. Like bosses just need to allow schedules to be a bit flexible. Just shifting the work day to a different time. Different placement, same amount of time, same amount of work given.

[@pgplaysvidya]

problem is that you have a lot of managers who genuinely think that if they aren't micromanaging you or watching you sit at your desk, you'll slack off. Honestly I think that they are just incapable of adapting to different styles of management. Or they are hiring the wrong type of people and the micromanagement is the band-aid fix. Either way you're 100% right but society isn't going to adapt there's hopeful talk that after we are through with covid that companies will go back to normal but I seriously doubt it.

[@realTexans2024]

I blame insurance companies

[@vankai6817]

It’s called night shift

[@sonorasgirl]

Seriously - it’s one of the reasons I work for myself. I can go to bed at 2, and wake up at 10 and still do all my work. It’s great. I know that’s unfortunately not possible for most people, but I’m super happy I can do it

[@nestoraguilar4604]

Bro go to bed 😂

[@maegraham6033]

The thing I really love about this series is that the creators share how the information makes them feel. It's humanizing, supports the validity of their work by admitting to the perspective they come with, and makes me feel less alone in my own emotions.

[@Daphnoir]

A conclusion is imperative to research! :)

[@M_Sonata]

"Sleep becoming a privilege." That definitely hit hard. A lot of truth in that these days.

[@morningmorgan6341]

People think water, shelter, and healthcare are “privileges”

[@dudu28r81]

@@morningmorgan6341 Well they are, in a lot of places on the planet

[@Leon-xp2zb]

@@dudu28r81 and it shouldnt be that way.

[@kuimiko]

@@Leon-xp2zb unfortunately it is in many people’s case

[@MrKillabeez666]

They have to STOP making this a racial thing though for real,why didnt they interview asians instead of black huh im sure THEY have it harder then everyone else

[@kiraandreola8274]

“When we have a society so geared to early birds, the people who don’t fit into that (night owls) really suffer.” Facts. Parenthood has dragged me into the life of a morning person and almost 10 years into my parenting journey, I’m still not used to it lol. My kids are early birds. Oh well, at least our early school mornings are easier and more struggle free than some families deal with-at least kids wise. I sure struggle lol. I don’t even remember what feeling rested felt like lol.

[@mrscarter6279]

I felt this , LOL (I have 3 kids myself :D )

[@TuomariMuller]

I think parents today are too harsh on themselves. Many parents I know, especially mothers, lack sleep because they think they should always entertain and be alert. It's sad, because it seems to lead to not being actually present. My mother worked in three shifts when I was little. I always knew that if she wasn't already drinking coffee by the time I was awake, she was still sleeping and should be left there. Sleep was always valued in our home and I think that's why I'm able to sleep well and enough even as an adult. If my parents didn't appreciate rest, how could I? Of course every family is different, children are different. Which is why I think we should talk about the "it takes a village" idea more. Parents shouldn't be critised for prioritising sleep and rest as high as they can.

[@mommynikki6675]

@Giga Chad I write “lol” on average 2-3 times in a text, and I’m early 30’s lol 😂

[@Vahndamme]

@Giga Chad calling yourself giga chad tells us you must be 20ish

[@catalinsima961]

The thing about kids it is that they are geared more to going to sleep early, wait until highschool when they will go to sleep at 1 am and they need to wake up at 6:30 the next day for school. This happened to me, it's natural and sometimes I think it's better for their long term health to let them sleep, than wake up for an institution that in spite of evidence does not respect your child biological needs, my oppinion at least.

[@rowiian]

Currently reading Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker and feeling more motivated than ever to better my sleep schedule. Seems like getting proper sleep is one of the absolute best things you can do for your physical and mental health

[@Putri-ani]

Very true. It changes ur life

[@DS-bz4mz]

That book is, unfortunately, full of misinformation

[@rowiian]

@@DS-bz4mz that's always a risk with books that summarize a whole field of study, compared to peer reviewed research articles. But did you have any specific examples in mind?

[@chrisnotredfield]

“Are you getting enough sleep?” “Yeah, I get about 6 hours each night” “A lack of sleep is defined by anything less than 7 hours” “Oh…”

[@pshindigamingmobilegamer2609]

I sleep 6 hours during night and around 2 hours in afternoon

[@caribbeanbound8357]

Everyone isn't the same

[@avinashtyagi2]

@@caribbeanbound8357 Or you're slowly damaging your body, and you won't realize it until it's too late

[@caribbeanbound8357]

@@avinashtyagi2 naa. Everyone's different. My dad worked 7 days. Week my whole life. Three different shifts usually 16 hr days and he switched shifts every two weeks. Over fourty years. Now that he's retired he still only sleeps four to six hours. No alarm. It's just all he ever needed. No health issues besides damaged lungs from his work

[@avinashtyagi2]

​@@caribbeanbound8357 That's a counterfactual though, you can't compare him to a version of your dad that got between 7 to 9 hours of sleep every night and had a job that was less stressful. Perhaps that version would live longer or need fewer medications in their old age, etc.

[@silvervixen007]

Sleep is important! As somebody who had to do night shifts for months, I really felt the impact of too little, too bad sleep quality. I wish we could prioritize sleep more in society

[@rjfaber1991]

The one year of my life that I worked shifts, I actually found night shifts (22:00 - 6:00) the easiest, but morning shifts (6:00 - 14:00) were a real killer... In the last couple of months that I worked there, I deliberately planned all my free days in weeks that I was supposed to be working morning shifts, because I simply couldn't do it anymore. Effectively I was doing the experiment that they mention at 17:42 in the video on myself, and it made things so much easier...

[@beebfreeb9814]

I wish we could prioritise health in general. What better thing is there to prioritise? Money?

[@joanasanchez6764]

@@rjfaber1991 exactly!

[@MobileAura]

Sleep is by far the most important aspect of human health. I give myself 9:30 hours every night shut eye. I want at least 8:30 a night, with 1 hour as buffer for br break.

[@jamesdemile4181]

Then prioritize it now bro

[@jukechuu]

without watching the video I want to let everyone know this. I used to be "nightowl" when I was a teenager, who didn't move much until I joined the military. There I learned how to sleep when I need to sleep, not to mention the daily activities meant that I would exhaust myself during the days, which immensely helped me be tired in the evenings and helped me fall asleep. If we had periods where we didn't do as much, like when I was at driving school for truck license (sponsored by Finnish military awyehman) I would have struggles to fall asleep again. Now as a truckdriver that walks 15,000 steps a day just at work, even with alternating shifts, I can sleep whenever I want and need. If you find yourself not being able to sleep, please consider active lifestyle choices. If you are into videos what vox and others make that can be easily listened without watching the video, take a walk while listening. When walking gets boring, start to jog. Exhaust yourself everyday and you will find falling asleep easier.

[@devinreed5725]

Yup agreed. I've always been a night owl. Playing guitar in gigs, djing clubs. But then I got older and needed to change. I hit the gym 3-4 times a week. At least 10 mins of cardio a day. I sleep like a champ now.

[@nightfly4664]

I'm the same. I joined the military, and 20 years later I'm still the same. A mole, who likes to be awake when it's dark. You were never a night owl, so you used the quotation marks correctly. My guess is you were a prognosticator, putting things off, including sleep, and not a night owl. The military indeed teaches you not to prognosticate.

[@nightfly4664]

@@devinreed5725 The mistake you, and many others make, is not understanding what a night owl is. Just because you used to go to bed late doesn't make you a night owl. A night owl is someone who thrives during the darker hours of the day. You just liked staying up late.

[@wardiya3arbiya]

@@nightfly4664 do you mean: procrastinate?

[@michaels3042]

Which is definitely not natural Like most of the grow up night owl we have to wake up early for work. You just changed your schedule for military

[@HopeRock425]

The fact that she said "God I'm so lazy" when she found out she was a Night Owl is part of the problem.

[@JackHoleey3]

i sleep at 5am...

[@rjfaber1991]

@@JackHoleey3 I do at about 4:30 when I don't have to wake up the next day. Life isn't kind to us night owls...

[@mancerrss]

Unconscious expressions coming of your mouth isn't the problem here. It's how the society around us values early risers and incentives it. Rather than straight up calling her our "No Jess, you're wrong for that" why not be more forthcoming and open and say "no, you're not lazy"

[@HopeRock425]

@@mancerrss yeah, but the expression was a representation of how even she thinks being a night owl is somehow "incorrect" because of what society has imposed on her.

[@JaumeCabistany]

can relate I've been called lazy 1000times for this very same reason

[@shashamarie4760]

I prioritize my sleep over friends and family. Lol. If I don't sleep enough, I can feel it both mentally and physically. Then, I'm good to no one including myself. I hope everyone sleeps well tonight. 💤🙏 I'm working on it now.

[@tash_g]

I think I recently realized that this is me! I think. Not sure yet though

[@jaymullins8998]

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[@msgirly6827]

Same here. If im sleeping, im not great company or productive at all.

[@questionsayer]

@@jaymullins8998 yup very good much

[@mr_black_hat999]

I run similar experiment through my winter break, and my current natural sleep cycle i go to sleep at 5-6am and wake up at 3-4pm. I was super active between midnight to 4 am that I learned the basics of blender and unity in a span of 2 weeks.

[@ayhotah]

You are my people 💞

[@Daydreamer343]

I'm really glad that they emphasize that the changes that need to be made for everyone to get enough sleep are systemic changes, not individual ones, because many, many people don't have control over when they need to wake up.

[@missSDW]

That's why I love these videos. They point out the things we don't normally think about or consider. Having shift work be considered a Carcinogen wow'd me, I had no clue these things were connected.

[@darkshines800]

Or indeed when they need to go to sleep. Right now it's 1am and I'm utterly exhausted, around 6pm almost falling asleep whilst at work working, but it'll be likely another hour before I can sleep. It's so much worse since Feb 2020 when I had a weekend of feeling very ill...

[@bisousbe]

literally watching this video at 2:12AM since i cannot sleep =))) the irony

[@WhiteOut-]

Ahaha hope you sleep well for the remainder of the night

[@modernkennnern]

2:28 as I read this comment

[@canine_coach]

7:35 am here.. I always go to sleep when the sun comes up because then i feel like i really have to..

[@maryamdamda5082]

same but I also had coffee at 12:30!😂😂

[@clairemccallum9967]

I’m reading this at 2:14

[@millennialfalcon8958]

West Virginian here (with wonky circadian rhythm). Another factor people may not thing about on why we and Kentucky have sleep issues is that we are the end of the eastern time zone. I remember as a kid not seeing the sun rise until the middle of first period in the winter months. My body has never acclimated to this, even as an adult.

[@ampthebassplayer]

Remote work, shorter work weeks, and more time off could all help with this. The world is ready for our work habits to reflect our productivity gains over the last 50 years. We shouldn't have to work as hard as we do in 2021.

[@merrytunes8697]

@Myrmadon woah, kind of a rude response. Did you actually watch the video?

[@AvaNightingale]

@UCUAg7Dt4APUvQJt8o3KgmdQ sounds like you're so emotionally invested in everyone suffering like you do. Also, tf, all this professions are not inherently needing to overwork. You're so ridiculous 🤣

[@IL_Bgentyl]

@Myrmadon are you honestly trying to argue life and productivity hasn’t improved lol.

[@fragiledate]

sooo much science facts and research yet no structural changes in the world. greed rlly screws stuff up

[@mukrizhsmukmuk9252]

With all the technology we have nowadays. I can't believe why we still need to work on most of our lifetime. Well not that working culture isn't needed but at least we can afford on make people work less. But instead, some people really be taking all the benefits of technology all for themselves. This shown on how the gap between poor and rich is keep increasing over time

[@JaumeCabistany]

as a night owl with a sleep disorder the only way I found to keep.a job was becoming a freelance. it's SO obvious to me that the world is organized for early birds that it's disappointing. great video as usual very well explained!

[@billnye9552]

"The early bird gets the worm!" Yeah cause the other bird died of lack of sleep.

[@keselekbakiak]

The irony is that doctor is one of those professions where you dont get enough sleep for working.

[@matthewhetes9965]

Small trade off for saving people lives. You dont get everything you dream of.

[@kktt725]

@@matthewhetes9965 actually they should get more of what they want because they’re saving lives

[@fhsjdjskkshi]

@@matthewhetes9965 kinda a big payoff though

[@vezelay77]

The belief that helping others should be reward enough is in part why those who provide care to others-nurses, social workers, teachers, etc.-are poorly paid.

[@Ruffles2012]

@@Neil.C57510 nurse salaries average between 60-90k depending on the state... The median American wage is like 50k, so nurses make plenty of money and usually only work 3 days a week (12 hour shifts). Their work is hard, for sure, but their salary is not peanuts

[@doppelkammertoaster]

For further reading: Matthe Walker - Why We Sleep. It's an amazing book that goes further into detail why sleep is so important and explains the points made here, for adults and kids.

[@tiagoandrealves5004]

And the good thing is, if you don't feel like sleeping, you can use it to fall asleep quicker.

[@slay47808]

it is so so good!!! i also reccomend

[@aamandazittlau5505]

He was featured in a three part series on a podcast called “the drive”! 11/10 would recommend listening to it!

[@damancandance1]

matthew walker does a great job summarizing his book on his jo rogan podcast episode too

[@dejavu011]

I've been reading this book for the past couple of months - I get into it, then forget about it - because I find the claims he makes so overwhelming.. I am not doubting them or the studies he cites, but all combined, I'm surprised I still have a pulse because I'm not good at sleeping

[@landonlem159]

Covid for me made sleep a lot worse, the lockdown of Social interaction for almost half a year made the need to get up irrelevant because I could function on any schedule. I also know that it feels wrong when i go to sleep at 4 And wake up around 7. I also notice that my weekends act as a huge recovery period which isn’t good.

[@brettg1777]

4pm or am?

[@landonlem159]

@@brettg1777 am

[@DanHomeAtLast]

You'll be ruined by the time you're 40

[@thinline8504]

YEP...

[@udontevenwannaknowbruv]

@@DanHomeAtLast maybe for you

[@rayyseason]

i have learnt two things so far from my experience: 1. Sleep hours varies by person (you dont always have to forcefully sleep to 8 hours if you think 6.5 hours is enough) 2. Workout or sports takes care of sleep immensely

[@pshindigamingmobilegamer2609]

What does workout has impact on our sleep ?

[@adamlamermusic]

@@pshindigamingmobilegamer2609 In general, if you exercise during the day you'll have an easier time falling asleep at night.

[@Vahndamme]

@@adamlamermusic it's not just easier to fall asleep , workout has other health benefits which also improve sleep. Workouts helps against anxiety, depression, ... which is bad for your sleep overall. Working out, eating healthy and knowing the importance of sleep is important. Sure not every night has to be perfect.. it can't be. But you do need to fill up that battery once in awhile.

[@wattson451]

If by exercise you mean replacing sleep with exercise, then I'm not buying it. Exercise makes me tired, which makes me wanna sleep more. It's a sleeping aid, not a replacement.

[@Job.Well.Done_01]

I had poor sleep habits for my entire life, military service, university, work, life, stress, anxiety and all the distractions & over commitments you can dream up. It cost me immensely in the long run - my brain was melting. My body was suffering. I’m just now prioritizing sleep for health. Please take care of yourself and make quality sleep a big part of your life.

[@GoEvenHarder]

I cried watching this video because of how much damage I’m doing to my body and mind recently for depriving me of sleeping

[@BuzzLiteBeer]

Changing policies sounds great, but I'm am exceedingly pessimistic that any of this will change, especially in America, which has a over-work culture that needs to be addressed before we can even think about trying to make flexible work days a reality. We need to get work weeks under 40 hrs first.

[@elenapelayo1]

Agreed!!

[@mechamicro]

Get it low to Germany totals hours

[@agreedboarart3188]

Agreed. I feel we're more likely to veer in the opposite direction and most people are going to have to work even longer just to afford rent alone. We're already headed there.

[@n4psters986]

@Myrmadon what's your point spamming same thing over bunch others comments?

[@IL_Bgentyl]

Yeah, I work for a union and most jobs will let you go if you turn down OT

[@joshualane1716]

okay, Vox, honest question: what will you do to address this with your own employees? Will you commit to shifting around your meetings and deadlines to acknowledge these issues for your people?

[@sreejithsubhash7301]

Its like changing the rules for a select few who cannot adjust their schedule to the rest of world or even the company they work for.

[@joshualane1716]

@@sreejithsubhash7301 or, more generously, it's like creating a system of work that is more accommodating for everyone. Vox employees probablycan and continue to work from home. No one needs a 9:00 am meeting.

[@cleo42]

@@sreejithsubhash7301 "i think 30% of people should have more chance to get depressed and have a lot of dangerous illnesses instead of using our advanced intelligence and organisation to let them do the same duration of work at slightly different times"

[@TheSimMan]

This has been a personal wake-up call. I experience chronic depression and anxiety, which has had a huge effect of my sleeping pattern. For years I have been a night owl. Right now, for example, it is 2:55am in Sydney Australia. I probably won’t go to bed for another few hours, and even then, won’t fall asleep for another hour after that. Yesterday morning I went to sleep at 7am. Enough. I’ve booked myself to see a specialist or two. 👍

[@travisdepcinski7306]

I’m happy to see this subject is being discussed more now. I have always felt the huge importance of this overlooked large portion of our lives, that we call sleep.

[@lwconley2005]

This episode I wish had taken into account the invention of the light bulb. We used to have times where we slept and woke up in different times through the night because we often all went to sleep when the sun went down. Natural and unnatural light changed a lot.

[@augusto7681]

I agree. I don't think the "night owl" are a natural thing. They wakeup later because they sleep later, they sleep later because they keep their brain busy so it doesn't feel sleepy.

[@petrosianexposure7763]

This is all that really needs to be said. Artificial light has affected human diurnality like nothing else, and we are paying the price for it.

[@raerohan4241]

Untrue. If it was, then we wouldn't see the shift in the average sleeping patterns between childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age which we do - as per multiple studies, young children and elders are naturally inclined to sleep early and wake early, while adolescents are inclined to sleep late and wake up late. There's a Ted Talk on this topic too if you want a quick summary: "Why school should start later for teens" by Wendy Troxel

[@lwconley2005]

@@raerohan4241 idk what study you’re referencing but all sorts of literature have always said and shown that teens need more sleep and stuff like that. Even before lightbulbs changed the whole sleep cycle that many held to til it took off.

[@edborrelli2786]

@@augusto7681 I can't say I agree with you. I'm a hard night owl and every night owl I've met said they just prefer being alone by themselves at night. If you are not a night owl I believe you cannot understand why we prefer staying up later. It never matter what work schedule I did for any amount of time (night shift included) etc I work 1sr and 2nd shift now and still prefer staying up later. It could be genetic or it could be we just like being solitary, I really couldn't tell you why.

[@Pinkio]

Yeah, we should nerf sleep, it's a technique too hard to pull off at times, even though some players somehow do it really easy while for other it's very unfair, it's purely luck-based a lot of the time tbh but other factors like skill might come in when you try to use that technique in the game

[@Pinkio]

@C. Haze what in the world is r6 siege? also r/whoosh

[@codyco3199]

As a person who has suffered from difficulty falling asleep all of my life, Ambien has been an absolute life saver. I know, horrible but..... I take a very low dose and it is absolutely life changing. I sleep very well. Wake up refreshed. Memory excellent, physical wellbeing and health excellent. Now I can count on sleeping well every night with no worry, stress or negative side effects.

[@amoghnene]

well sorry to break it to you, but sleeping pills just shut down the nervous system which is way way different from what sleep is anyway, you feel great so I guess that's what matters. this is something you should know though

[@edwardgabriel1946]

At 93, I have been on the generic of Ambien for ten years, now. Have had the same experience as you. Before, I tried everything in the book. My memory is better than any 93 year old.

[@douglasarcher199]

I took ambien to get through my initial sleep study. Bad..I know. The docs won't prescribe it forever so I have to pound benadryl.

[@german-americanmapping6766]

@@douglasarcher199 Benadryl is a pretty bad medicine - along with making you feel drowsy and awful most of the day, it raises your risk for diseases like Alzheimer's.

[@douglasarcher199]

@@german-americanmapping6766 thanks for the feedback. It is appreciated. It's all terrible meds. If I don't take something I'll just lay there a run scripts, lists, etc. I can't turn my head off. It's rough. Gotta sleep though. So I can get up and function. Hope you're well. Thx

[@Lobstrique]

what i'd give to live in a world that takes chronotype into account... watching this while severely sleep-deprived 5 days a week

[@Shearedfield]

Same here! Some days I’m so tired at the end of my work shift but then feel awake at night.

[@KatrinaMidgette]

Yesss

[@zezozezon8291]

This won’t go away from my homepage for months. I finally gave in.

[@tcu1099]

Weirdly, trying to use my Apple Watch when I slept made me more anxious. Putting pressure on it made my insomnia worse. Committing to a time when I know I need to stop whatever I'm doing and let my brain relax has helped. And exercise. Always thought it was a hoax. Shocked that it wasn't lol.

[@shannonbalthazor8712]

I had the same problem with my fitness tracker. I stopped using it because it was killing my sleep.

[@calebgees]

Take 10mg melatonin

[@artist3515]

@@calebgees which brand works best

[@calebgees]

@@artist3515 Idk I just use CVS brand, it's mostly the same thing, it's a generic

[@hannahj9700]

I felt the exact same thing. It focused me too much on how much I slept, even when I felt rested. Had to stop

[@mrmango2881]

Does no one sleep in the afternoon!? Please address that. I love my afternoon naps.

[@bobbylindsey]

I just woke-up from mine, now back to work.

[@TA3.6.9]

I sleep between one to two hours every afternoon and then about nine hours at night.

[@JamesQHolden]

Spain has a whole hour of the day set aside called the siesta, it's culture there to take naps.

[@avinashtyagi2]

Best part of WFH, I can take a nap in the middle of the day

[@anh1192]

It’s called kids, full time job, house chores, I dunno being over 30 with above said responsibilities 🤣 I look forward to these wondrous afternoon naps during my retired days though

[@frankdrake7759]

Thanks for posting this. Learned a lot. I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea a few years back so I had to get a CPAP machine. This video explained more than what the sleep techs did. Many thanks. 👍👍

[@thisperson3787]

The issue I have is that, with my depression and trauma disorder, I don't know when my body wants to sleep. Since my initial traumatic experience that happened at night, all I've wanted to do was stay up until I am so drained that I can't. It is now an issue I have to solve in adulthood and around a minimum wage job, it is really hard to navigate any cohesive sleep pattern.

[@justinsampson8411]

If you don't want to answer it is ok,but can you share a little bit of your experience?

[@Anastasia-nb9wd]

@@justinsampson8411 I’m sure you mean well but it’s extremely inappropriate to ask strangers stuff like this :^(

[@ullagator8939]

Suddenly wondering when my pattern of doing the same thing started. Thanks for sharing.

[@tehmeed337]

it is so ironic how we sleep less to work more but sleeping less simply decreases our efficiency. when sleep-deprived, a person is likely to complete a task in 6 hr, which could be done in 3 hrs when slept properly. this is something called "faking productivity"

[@IL_Bgentyl]

There is data showing we waste about 60% of the time we spend at work keeping busy. May be more or less but it’s interesting. I think this is due to wanting the money.

[@haebelebby9441]

After months of avoiding this video I finally decided to click on it.

[@ayoubchaouch191]

I'm a night person but I'm a school teacher. It's painful waking up in the morning. One day I was late for work for about an hour, that day I noticed my productivity and creativity were higher than normal, just because I slept a little bit more than usual.

[@ArifRahman-qj4ny]

Relatable. It's so painful wake up in the morning man. But Teachers don't have a choice.

[@udontevenwannaknowbruv]

This is exactly why I could never be a teacher

[@peggyc5078]

I used to have trouble sleeping when I was younger also. Once I started really getting into exercising and running, I was so exhausted at night that I could go to sleep easily. Keep track of your physical activity and that may be the problem. Best wishes!

[@esiedler1]

Who else is watching this at 5am lol

[@kevineusebio]

I can't sleep until around 2 or 3am in the morning. If I lie down without my phone I still can't sleep even if I want to. I tried it once and I just stared at the ceiling for an hour and ultimately just got up and do some work. never again lol. According to my Fitbit I average around 4-6 hours of sleep weekdays and 7-8 hours on the weekends. When he moved that circadian board to nightowl suddenly everything made sense how I go about my day lol

[@calyco2381]

Start read a book you hate. I read my old Uni "Internal auditing" textbook and fall asleep around 10 min

[@UnmarkedPlanet]

We sleep the same. Do you wake up at 10-12? I miss naturally waking up early after hs. I miss sleeping around 12am.

[@kevineusebio]

@@UnmarkedPlanet yes on weekends I wake up around 10-12pm. I have to wake up at 8am on weekdays for work. I have a bump in sleep since pre-pandemic I had to wake up at 7 to commute to work. Now that I work from home permanently. I regained an hour of sleep since. Sleeping at 3 and waking up at 7 was horrible. Now it's at least 4 hours minimum instead of 3.

[@cosmic2096]

Same here dude. I sleep at around 1-3 am and wake up around 6-8 am or sometimes 9 am .

[@organa1626]

Same here. I've started depending on melatonin pills to get myself to sleep earlier. I shouldn't have to mess with my body's hormone production just to get an adequate amount of sleep

[@livinglegacy7]

My reasons: 1. Current world issues 2. Difficult past memories 3. After becoming a parent, and knowing that you are now vital and relied upon emotionally, spiritually, and financially.

[@rmrsgirl]

Side note - I respect and adore American-Eastern-Indian doctors. I generally find them the most thorough, and the most compassionate. ❤️

[@pumpkinclouds3049]

Like literally any other health video one sentence sums it all up. “Listen to what your body wants”

[@sabriele]

Now can you please do another episode called “Why Does My Body Hurt When I Wake Up”

[@toxicbubble5]

I dunno man, need more details. Could be Ankylosing spondylitis, poor sleep posture, anxiety related, could be a lot of things. Probably see a doctor.

[@littleforfeited]

Same, my bed isn't comfortable and my back isn't straight :( I'm still on planing to go on a doctor once covid is gone

[@MixMeister5000]

I feel sick almost every time I wake up.

[@Fish_Feet]

Honestly I think school really needs to change. I’m only 14 and I already have a bedtime way too late, about 1:30 due to school. I spend around 11 per day (Sunday-Friday) on school related things, not including activities. This leaves me with just a few hours to do other things which are almost always taken away by responsibilities I have. This has caused me to stay up way too late just trying to finish my work for the next day and I think this is something that really has to change for future generations.

[@estephenmark]

Has sleep become a luxury?

[@andrewgutierrez4841]

Unfortunately, yes.

[@i_dont_want_a_handle]

Always has been, use your head...

[@vickielberfeld2014]

Apparently! And a luxury most cannot afford.

[@elizabethmcleod246]

It’s a necessary need. Humans need food, water, housing and sleep. Basic needs.

[@BIackingOut]

@@elizabethmcleod246 And none of those are a thing many people have to deal with

[@Izzy_amato]

Because I’m an athlete, I’ll have to be at school before 5:45 in the morning. That means that I’m going to have to wake up at 5:00am or earlier (I’m only 14 by the way). I really wish that change will be implemented soon because at this rate I’ll have to be asleep by 8:00pm to get the amount of sleep I really need.

[@alwaysoctane6515]

Thats the same case for me😔

[@bigpoppa4562]

That's rough

[@Gr88992]

How do you manage waking up lol?

[@Avi2Nyan]

That's bizarre

[@Ceereeal]

Why I quit my cross country team basicallu

[@ruchisharma667]

This made me think of people who live far away from their schools and work places because they cannot afford closer housing. It's a punishment for them to compromise on their sleep & start their day early just to reach somewhere in time!!

[@donnyh3497]

I wish I had known when I was young that the reason I only sleep half asleep is because I have a caffeine sensitivity and if I have more than one cup of coffee in the morning I only sleep half way or not at all. Caffeine has a half life so it builds up in your system so if you are sensitive you won't even know why you can't sleep especially if you only drink it early in the morning.

[@donnyh3497]

@@Neil.C57510 yeah I had a friend who drank almost nothing but coffee for years. Some people just have no sensitivity to caffeine. I wish I didn't!

[@centreoftheselights]

This is really interesting but it's worth remembering that individuals have different preferred sleep duration as well as start times. I've always needed more sleep than a lot of people I know, and a chronic health condition pushed that to an average of 10-11 hours a night. If I needed to get up to get ready for work at 7, I'd have to be going to bed at 8pm every night!

[@oo8962]

I absolutely cannot commit to sleeping schedule. I supposed to sleep at 10pm and I keep extending mine to midnight because the "just one more youtube video" habit.

[@meganhoward8820]

I feel this. I get tired starting about 6pm. Im ready for bed by 9. I have sleep apnea and hip dysplasia so i toss and turn all night. Plus vivid dreams make me feel exhausted most days.

[@sietar718]

I wished this also touched on the types of sleep schedules some people have (polyphasic), how your circadian rhythm is inherited and how teenage hormones change up their sleep schedules making it difficult to them to go to bed early and wake up early. This was very interesting to watch nonetheless.

[@worshipthecomedygodseoeunk4010]

as a night owl, from high school to college it was an immediate change. once i started taking afternoon classes after 18 years of 6 to 7am wake up times, it was like i was a different person. once i picked up shift work to pay off my debt on campus, my mind regressed quite noticeably. those afternoon classes were a lifesaver, and i wouldnt have aced nearly as many essays and exams had it been a traditional 7am schedule every single day. i now wake up at 8:30am for work and its tiring and not as rejeuvenating as in college, but its wayyyyyy better than the 6:30 job i had two years ago right out of college...the teachers complained i looked dead everyday lol

[@cacameleon]

Here i used to have school at 6:50 am in the morning for which i had to wake up at 5:30 now i graduated and i have always envied those other kids having school at 8 or 8 30

[@Alexacake19]

I have never been a morning person and I truly don't think I ever could be. I hate the stigma that people who sleep in are lazy. Personally, I could go to bed as early as possible and if I have to wake up early (before 9am) I WILL be tired. But even if I stay up til 4am and can sleep in past 9am (preferably 11am) I will feel more rested. It's like I only feel like I've slept if I'm getting those morning hours of sleep. It's weird.

[@nicoleelizabeth4270]

It’s the same way with me

[@Azlynn100]

You sound like me! I was diagnosed with delayed sleep phase syndrome. Been like this since I was a child

[@Alexacake19]

@@Azlynn100 woah, it’s an actual thing?? I’m going to have to do some research! Thank you for sharing

[@Azlynn100]

@@Alexacake19 yup it’s for real! They are doing a study at Rockefeller university to determine if it’s genetic. I’m apart of the study. My mom and grandmother also have it.

[@ExcitedPunch]

When the woman in this video immediately called herself lazy I was so sad. That internalized morality around just having a different chronotype. Ugh ):

[@kscott2655]

I have known for a long time that my natural "bedtime" is after midnight. I have a friend that actually has a chronotype that is the opposite of "normal". She works a nighttime shift because that's when she naturally wants to be awake.

[@flickeringtorch]

In ancient times she'd be the one voluntarily standing guard at night to watch for (a) wild animals or (b) enemy scouts/troops. I'm the same.

[@Sleepteiner]

Presenting this crucial health information in such an accessible way is a very important thing to do. Great job, Vox!

[@enigmamidnight]

This was amazing to watch as someone with Ehlers Danlos and having to change one’s entire life to benefit from natural sleep. This is actually VITAL in keeping me alive. If the world was able to slow down humanity may have a chance. I was forced to, the world won’t have the opportunity, but they can make change.

[@senior4790]

I have suffering from insomnia for 3 years now, I was sobbing every night and screaming why I can’t sleep, but years later and I found some ways to help me sleep better, now I can feel normal again!!!

[@vi8848]

what ways did you do ??

[@senior4790]

@@vi8848 I just never look at the time and sleep early, so my body won’t stressing to think it’s 12am and it’s late. And if it doesn’t work I just sleep in the couch

[@SeanGHOB]

My kid starts school at 9.30 every morning. I start work at 9.00. That means I have to pay for childcare in the mornings to cover the hour between when I have to leave for work and when he has to be at school. Changing the school schedule to match children's sleep schedules doesn't work when their parents' work schedule doesn't sync up with it.

[@lukesmeby]

The school doesn’t watch the kids for you before school starts? What grades are they in. At my school even elementary kids could be dropped off like an hour and a half early to school.

[@thatwastakenagain]

@@lukesmeby i see both points as valid wonder if employers are flexable to that or understand but also have to remember that if you have your own business it might be impossible

[@dianelipson5420]

I am an old, very smart lady. I have been looking for a show like this with actual substance for ages. You are a consummate professional and you have a superb team. Well done.

[@AirventOS]

Thank you old, very smart lady

[@Jayloke]

This is gold.

[@carsonchan5102]

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a compound that carries energy for all functions in our body. Once used, the residual adenosine accumulates in your body and is in part of the effect of becoming "tired". Coffee is in fact an adenosine reuptake inhibitor. Long story short. If you want to be sleepy, do a lot of physical exercises to increase your metabolism which in turn create more adenosine. (our body registers adenosine levels in turn to create other hormones like melatonin to make us sleepy)

[@excalipoor]

Back in high school, I commute from queens to the Bronx. I have to wake up at 5am so I can make it to school at 8am.I learn to sleep on the bus and train while standing up. Spend almost 5 hours to commute everyday. Just never had good sleep until weekends. Don’t know how I survived.

[@shubhamtiwari16]

I work in shifts...Shifts changes every week... I don't have alternative...This job is keeping up my family on survival... I don't know whether I will be able to change that for myself... I will definitely try that my progenies get good sleep...Thanks for this video...I can't thank enough...

[@nehabhardwaj7141]

Guys I have been suffering insomnia due to my entrance exam preparation but then I watched videos from fit Tuber channel and Nowdays I am able to sleep at 9and wake up at 6 trust me it is 100% effective

[@GuitarsRgood7]

I used to have such a hard time sleeping. My mind was full of thoughts, and I would lay there for an hour or more before sleeping. Now, since the age of 27 I just knock out within 30 seconds of laying in bed. I think it's because I tend to think a lot more throughout the day. I think about my goals for today, tomorrow, years from now; and lots of other things. And I'm always trying to busy my mind with knowledge, and I guess it really tires me out!

[@shaiqmustafa6539]

I would really like to see all the work that goes into this 20 min video, I am amazed by the amount of research Vox does and the effort they put into every video. Now this is peak journalism! Yes all of are looking at you buzzfeed...

[@HerTouacha]

Was trying to nap, so I decided to watch this video.

[@CarolH2]

I recently have gradually gone from 3 or 4 hours sleep to 6 to 8 hours...coincident with beginning meditation every day🙂💯

[@saud2011so]

for someone with ADD my circadian rhythm is all over the place to the point where my sleep start changing shifts once a week

[@alext3811]

Same

[@backfafa9686]

상당히 유용하네요 한국인들이 많이 봐야할듯

[@49aakash]

This is such an important topic. I work 8 am job and I have always been a night owl (well, sort of!). I am trying to change my sleep routine and become a morning person, but it’s not that easy. Glad you did this episode. A lot of analytics on sleep I loved to watch!

[@khianjoshabesamis9608]

You know people are serious when they make spreadsheets for anything.

[@Gabriel-xo2kl]

I am writing stories. I am working a lot on one of them because I want to make it into a masterpiece. But during the day, I can't find the inspiration and the determination to write. But when night comes, I feel suddenly smarter and I am able to write again. So, I use my nights to write my story or to do my homeworks. And the day, I do my hobby: Staying in bed, watching serie or listening to music

[@toncha1nas]

In Thailand, especially in Bangkok, students still have to wake up between 05:00 to 05:45 to go to school in the worst traffic congestion. Almost every public school starts the day at 07:30 by singing national anthem, pray to Buddha, have their hair's length checked (yeah Thailand is a country where student's hair length is checked...), listen to the head of teachers announcing sth. The actual 1st class of the day is actually at 8 am but every student has to wake up around 1-3hr before depending on where they live.

[@CEPHch]

I feel like people who are naturally early birds think they are better people and more right than people who are night owls. I can be as productive as anyone, just at a different time of the day.

[@bjhale]

Agreed. They frequently carry themselves with an air of haughty superiority, especially when later sleepers arrive at work after them or people complain about lack of sleep.

[@sevenover42]

watching this at 3am really makes me dont want to work in a shifting schedule. but idk if i can make it in life being self employed with the cards i have been dealt with

[@luanads]

In office work. That's why people don't sleep enough. With commute, a full day of work, and only a tiny little time left for yourself that you would probably try to extend by going to bed later. Since remote job started I have 0 problems with sleep. I have time to work and have time for myself. You guys could do a video talking about how remote job improve the quality of life of a great part of the population.

[@bl00dkillz]

Sleep and night shift don’t go together especially throwing nyc commute times into the figure

[@questionsayer]

I’ll just put this out here but people dealing with ADHD have a higher chance of having problems with sleep. There’s a very good video about it just search ADHD sleep. The problem I have is that melatonin produces much later than what is stereotypical which makes it hard for me to sleep when I actually need to cause I’m still, you know, active or whatever. If you have adhd or some parts of it I recommend watching the aforementioned video. Edit: I didn’t mean higher chance, more like you’re more likely to have some kind of problem with sleep or sleep rhythm.

[@lorentsenjr]

"does that mean that my takeaway is that we all need to turn off our alarms so that we can sleep whenever we want?" YES YES YES, how is your takeaway anything else than yes?! XD

[@_ikako_]

odly enought, i get enough sleep - 8-9 hours at 20 years old - but if i don't set an alarm, my body will sleep for 10+ hours regardless of the time i go to sleep. it's really annoying since if i have to get up early, i struggle to, even after 8 hours of sleep.

[@lukesmeby]

I have the same thing and then when I sleep for like 10 hours I don’t feel refreshed when I wake up so optimal for me is 8-9 hours a day and usually I can set a time the day before for my body to wake up and my body seems to listen to what time I want to wake up at.

[@Jayloke]

There might be many reasons for that. Usually most of them have one thing in common: you don’t sleep very well and your body can’t get enough of it. I’ll list some of the causes that come to my mind: you have sleep apnea you snore you talk in your sleep/have a disturbed sleep you sleep in a noisy environment you have lights on/sun gets in while you sleep you have stimulants active in your body i.e. caffeine you drink alcohol or do other drugs before sleep you sleep in a hot environment your bed is not comfortable enough for you you sleep when your body does not want to you’re going through a rough time Last, but actually one of the most common reasons: you suffer from anxiety, depression or other conditions that worsen the quality of sleep These causes are not mutually exclusive, they’re often related to one another and influence each other. Try to track them down and combat them if you can, sleep well ;)

[@Luke-ih1oc]

Pro tip: Get tested for sleep apnea. Call local sleep centers and ask if they will score with 1A hypopnea and if they score RERAs (these are two things that good sleep centers will do). Get tested and if you have sleep apnea get treated. My first two sleep studies were negative for sleep apnea. I did two more studies after that (another home study and another lab study) and they were positive. Plus, I had my original test rescored with 1A hypopnea after I learned about it (they had used 1B hypopnea which is a terrible criteria) and my score nearly doubled (putting me into the range for sleep apnea).

[@ripzaurus]

What a very appropriate video to show me at 3:43 am KZbin, appreciated.

[@safiyacooper6466]

This is a really informative video. I was diagnosed with Epilepsy at 15 years old and my seizures occur when I'm not well rested. When I don't get enough sleep, I start twitching in my hands, drop stuff (I've broken many plates because of my twitching lol). My medication pretty much controls my seizures so I still used to stay up really late. I just recently started going to bed around 10pm to get a good sleep. I try not to eat after 7pm so my body isn't working too hard when I go to sleep. I'm about to be a senior in college, so I'm glad I'm practicing this routine before I go back to school.

[@destinydavis4873]

“Am I saying to turn off the alarm and do the one thing that could actually help the problem?… no” at the end of the day American capitalism and corporations are turning out to be our demise

[@alext3811]

@Myrmadon OK, boomer. Explain China, before they opened up, and the USSR. Don't spam like you did before.

[@TorreFernand]

An underexplored angle is how "who you interact with" affects how you sleep. Night owls usually prefer night because it's quiet when they work, but I'm surrounding by night owls and, not coincidentally, do my best work in the early morning

[@shinobidawn]

I need to sleep right now but I can’t :(

[@taginefc3189]

👆🏽 Uggghhh this is me

[@eld8690]

When I was in high school, I started at 7:50 and my swim practice was after school for my first year. Then we started at 8:50am but then my swim practice had to start at 6:50am. I ended up skipping the first 25 mins of swim practice where people just stretched and talked because I just couldn’t wake up early. Because of that my coaches and the captains thought I was lazy and should not be captain regardless of my achievements in the sport. Everything is catered to early birds even if one thing is changed.

[@IKNOWTHEWAY766]

새벽인데 지금 잠안와서 유튜브 키니까 이영상 나와서 놀랬다ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@jo0ls_dee]

My high school started classes at 9, when most started at 8 or 8:15 and I have always been glad for that. I'm not an early riser by nature and I definitely wasn't when I was a teen. All high schools should start later. I know they do it bc of parents' work schedules, but maybe we should invest in more buses? That way parents can work whenever and kids don't depend on them for lifts to school.

[@safespace6278]

Good for u My schoo starts at 7:10 am

[@ooogyman]

"It doesn't seem like the hardest change to make..." Yeah, it SEEMS like changing school-start times isn't a big deal... until you take into account how teenagers get to school. For teens who drive themselves to school, walk, bike, use mass transit, not a problem. But when the majority of students are driven to school, power sits with the person driving, who is often a parent, who themselves are subject to a work schedule that likely starts earlier than what would be convenient for the average teenage circadian rhythm. To get high schools across America to start later does require massive systemic shifts, including how the work days of parents are structured and building transportation infrastructure that encourages walking, biking, and mass transit.

[@jinchuriki2131]

Watching this video at 4am.. going to work in 2 hours. KZbin is doing a great job with suggestions

[@ansonallseitz1776]

I get enough sleep AFTER I went to a sleep doctor. It turned out that I had a sleep breathing disorder that was keeping me awake. Scientists theorize that somewhere between 1/5 to 1/3 of all adults have a sleep breathing issue. If you have chronic insomnia, go to an actual sleep doctor. Normal doctors will tell you its all behavior and it isn't always the case.

[@j4y625]

Well how you fix it?

[@kcwidman]

Of course that sleep map correlates to COVID infections. It’s nearly the exact same map for population density. Cmon guys, you know better that correlation does not imply causation. Higher standard of journalism please!

[@emiliamazur5039]

Yes!

[@JokerTheDank]

It's vox, a group of kids that wants to appear holy

[@blasianking4827]

I don't think they were trying to establish a causal relationship. I think they were showing that the people in those regions are experiencing a similar set of factors that leads to all sorts of negative health issues, whether one's causing the other or not.

[@bilaljones3635]

No it's not. The major regions where there seems to be a correlation between sleep and obesity (also Covid rates are implied yet not visually represented) are in the Southeast- Appalachia (Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia) and the Black Belt (Mississippi-Alabama-Georgia). Those are areas of considerably less population density in comparison to urban areas of the West Coast or in the Northeast which are noticeably lighter in both of the maps presented.

[@polardirt4835]

anyone who feels bad about being a night owl, remember this its very important to have people who stay up late al well as ones who sleep early. i mean if not who is going to keep watch over the night lol, you're like gods who watch over the darkness making sure nothing goes wrong.