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I often hear from clients that they are exhausted.
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And when I asked them about their day and their productivity habits, they often
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tell me how busy they are . Then they get home and they take care of their family
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and they have other responsibilities.
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Eventually I asked them how they relax.
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Most of the time.
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It's by watching Netflix in the evening, just before bedtime
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and bingeing on shows at night.
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So what's wrong with this?
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Well, the problem is that using screens before bedtime has been
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shown to inhibit your REM sleep and make you more tired in the morning.
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At the beginning of the pandemic, the term revenge, bedtime procrastination
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crept up and went viral on social media.
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In this episode, we'll talk about what it is and an alternative to
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revenge bedtime procrastination.
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I'm Amin Ahmed and welcome to be well do well.
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Why do we need to take revenge on our bedtime?
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Usually it's because we don't feel like we have control during the day.
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Maybe your clients are taking your time away from creative work, or
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maybe have a family with young kids and lots of responsibilities.
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One solution to making time for yourself is to find little pockets
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of time throughout your day.
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For example, at lunch, you could go out for a walk in nature or meet
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a friend and just go for a stroll.
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Rather than sitting in front of your computer and having lunch, going outside
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is a great way, not only to get a little bit of fresh air, some exercise,
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but also to get some of that me time.
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Another way to take control back is to set a limit.
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The problem isn't that you're necessarily bingeing on Netflix.
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It's that you lose control and you don't have a stop time.
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Ideally, you don't want to be watching any screens at night, but initially
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try cutting back to maybe only one episode, then try for a time limit,
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maybe only 10 minutes of a show.
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The more, you keep promises to yourself, the higher in integrity
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you'll be and the easier it will be in the future to keep to your promises.
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Once you built up your muscle to not binge at night, you'll find that
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occasionally you still get the urge.
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For when this situation arises, set aside a day and make it your Netflix night.
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Maybe you'll set aside Saturday evening and watch a movie or
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watch three or four shows.
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Whatever works for you, just make sure that it's in your control.
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If you're really serious, grab your journal, your notepad, your sticky
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pad, and write down the day that you're going to stop Netflix bingeing at night.
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Once you decide on that date, after that, there's no more bingeing at night.
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So as a recap, you can make time for yourself during the day by going for a
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short walk or taking some time in nature.
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You should also set a time limit so that you know how much time you're
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spending and when it's too much.
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And lastly pick a day that you allow yourself to watch a
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little bit of Netflix at night.
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I hope this has been helpful.
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Join us tomorrow for discussion on health and wealth.
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This is one of my favorite topics and it's going to be a great episode.
