As a parent, I think this video has taught me something useful.
I recommend that you should try it on your kids, too.
I have also shared it with my wife.
Credit: joe_drummer_boy on IG.
Sleep helps you increase energy.
Sleep helps you make better decisions.
Sleep helps you manage your appetite.
Sleep helps you manage your emotions.
Quality sleep is the the most underrated high performance tool on the planet.
@byalexcoffey And the staff got outcoached. In both scenarios we should have won the NL pennant back to back years, but when the “you hang em, we bang em” approach stalls, it doesn’t matter. The opponents manager/coaches figuring out how to handle the bats, ends up being salt in the wound.
@byalexcoffey This NLCS brought back memories of 2010. The DBacks, similar to the Giants then, got hot heading into the end of the season. Both Phillies teams had been to the World Series the year before and lost, and although there was a hope of a return, and the offense got cold.
The longer you wait to look at screens in the morning:
The better your patience & focus will be...
...for the rest of the day.
Here's why:
Your eyes are the only part of your brain outside of your skull. They are your brain's window into the world around you.
So your visual field has a direct impact on your hormones (neuro-transmitters) like dopamine, cortisol, and adrenaline.
When you use your eyes to focus on something intensely, you trigger the release of stress hormones:
→Cortisol
→Noradrenaline
→Norepinephrine
This is an evolutionary survival mechanism.
It used to protect us from that tiger in the bushes or an invasion from a neighboring tribe.
It used to help us clean a piece of meat to avoid getting sick.
But now?
We wake up & look at screens.
⚠️ They are usually close to our faces.
⚠️ They are unnaturally high in blue light.
⚠️ They give us the world at our fingertips.
⚠️ And they are EXTREMELY stimulating.
It's like waking up every morning and telling your brain there's a tiger under your bed.
And guess what happens?
Your brain stays in a state of high alert for REST OF THE DAY.
→You feel slightly more stressed.
→You feel slightly more jittery.
→You feel slightly unsettled.
And at the end of the day:
You are absolutely exhausted.
Listen... I get it.
I'm not telling you not to use screens or technology.
(I recognize the irony of me writing this and you reading this on a screen)
Screens provide an insane level of convenience.
But they also have a dark side.
And that dark side is their ability to directly impact your mental health.
1 of the easiest ways to improve your mental health for the entire day?
Wait as long as you can to look at screens in the morning.
Go get some sunlight instead! 🌞