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I spent five years researching bedtime procrastination, and this is the most unexpected thing I found.
If you've doom-scrolled past midnight knowing you'll regret it, you're in good company! It's really common. And a lot of the standard advice (just go to bed earlier; put your phone in another room) misses what's actually going on. In this video I unpack two of my own studies [citations and links below]. I hope it's helpful :)
CHAPTERS
0:00 The hour before bed is strangely special
1:07 What bedtime procrastination actually is
2:05 I ran a clinical trial to reduce bedtime procrastination
9:14 I asked people why they stay up late
13:38 An announcement!
RESEARCH CITED
Hill, V. M., Ferguson, S. A., Rebar, A. L., Meaklim, H., & Vincent, G. E. (2025). A randomised pilot trial for bedtime procrastination: Examining the efficacy and feasibility of the Reducing Evening Screen Time online intervention (REST-O). Sleep Medicine, 129, 306–315. doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2025.02.043
Hill, V. M., Ferguson, S. A., Vincent, G. E., & Rebar, A. L. (2024). 'It's satisfying but destructive': A qualitative study on the experience of bedtime procrastination in new career starters. British Journal of Health Psychology, 29(1), 185–203. doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12694
ABOUT
BrainCraft is hosted by Dr Vanessa Hill, a sleep scientist whose research focuses on sleep habits and bedtime procrastination. All my videos have some kind of sleep or health science for tired humans, and are grounded in peer-reviewed research.
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#BedtimeProcrastination #SleepScience #RevengeBedtimeProcrastination #SleepHabits #Sleep #Health #Research
All the new things I mentioned in this video: nessyhill.com/resources-coaching
DO THE QUIZ! nessyhill.com/quiz
Sign up to my email list (for freebies and offers): nessyhill.myflodesk.com/youtube
And the individual links if you'd prefer:
The Bedtime Procrastination Masterclass: nessyhill.myflodesk.com/masterclass
The Sleep Habits Guide: nessyhill.myflodesk.com/guide
The Sleep Habit Audit (1-on-1 call) : nessyhill.myflodesk.com/audit
I spent five years researching bedtime procrastination, and this is the most unexpected thing I found.
If you've doom-scrolled past midnight knowing you'll regret it, you're in good company! It's really common. And a lot of the standard advice (just go to bed earlier; put your phone in another room) misses what's actually going on. In this video I unpack two of my own studies [citations and links below]. I hope it's helpful :)
CHAPTERS
0:00 The hour before bed is strangely special
1:07 What bedtime procrastination actually is
2:05 I ran a clinical trial to reduce bedtime procrastination
9:14 I asked people why they stay up late
13:38 An announcement!
RESEARCH CITED
Hill, V. M., Ferguson, S. A., Rebar, A. L., Meaklim, H., & Vincent, G. E. (2025). A randomised pilot trial for bedtime procrastination: Examining the efficacy and feasibility of the Reducing Evening Screen Time online intervention (REST-O). Sleep Medicine, 129, 306–315. doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2025.02.043
Hill, V. M., Ferguson, S. A., Vincent, G. E., & Rebar, A. L. (2024). 'It's satisfying but destructive': A qualitative study on the experience of bedtime procrastination in new career starters. British Journal of Health Psychology, 29(1), 185–203. doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12694
ABOUT
BrainCraft is hosted by Dr Vanessa Hill, a sleep scientist whose research focuses on sleep habits and bedtime procrastination. All my videos have some kind of sleep or health science for tired humans, and are grounded in peer-reviewed research.
📬 Newsletter: nessyhill.myflodesk.com/youtube
📝 Substack: nessyhill.substack.com
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/nessyhill
🌐 Website (resources): nessyhill.com
#BedtimeProcrastination #SleepScience #RevengeBedtimeProcrastination #SleepHabits #Sleep #Health #Research
