STOP putting off bedtime: try these 3 tips from Psychology
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In this video, I outline 3 top tips (and a bonus piece of advice) from psychology on how we can stop putting off bedtime and get to bed at a more reasonable hour!
Do you have advice on overcomming the tendency to put off bedtime? If so, please do leave a comment! :-)
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References:
Chung, S. J., An, H., & Suh, S. (2020). What do people do before going to bed? A study of bedtime procrastination using time use surveys. Sleep, 43(4),
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.
Kroese, F. M., De Ridder, D. T., Evers, C., & Adriaanse, M. A. (2014). Bedtime procrastination: introducing a new area of procrastination. Frontiers in psychology, 5, 89333.
Masicampo, E. J., & Baumeister, R. F. (2011). Consider it done! Plan making can eliminate the cognitive effects of unfulfilled goals. Journal of personality and social psychology, 101(4), 667.
Nauts, S., Kamphorst, B. A., Sutu, A. E., Poortvliet, R., & Anderson, J. H. (2016). Aversive bedtime routines as a precursor to bedtime procrastination. European Health Psychologist, 18(2), 80-85.
Sheeran, P., Listrom, O., & Gollwitzer, P. M. (2024). The when and how of planning: Meta-analysis of the scope and components of implementation intentions in 642 tests. European Review of Social Psychology, 1-33.
Wieber, F. & Gollwitzer, P. (2010). Overcoming procrastination through planning. In C. Andreou & M. D. White (Eds.), The thief of time: Philosophical essays on procrastination (pp. 185–205). Oxford University Press.
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