I was suffering burnout, but my lifehack saved me —Â?viral ‘5-second ruleâ€?revolutionized my mornings
Don’t sleep on this tip �it’s one you can count on.
By hitting “snooze�on the alarm over and over again �a seemingly innocuous sin most sleepyheads commit every morning �you actually lose the will to have a good day, says personal development influencer Mel Robbins.
But, have no fear, her viral � second rule�may help overly fatigued folks rule the day.
“When that alarm rings, get up and start the day,�, 56, in a buzzy TikTok bulletin.
Reps for Robbins did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment. Â
“Do not hit the snooze button,�she continued in her trending word-to-the-wise. “Lying in bed is making how you feel worse.�/p>
It’s the curse of feeling too comfy under the covers.Â
However, experts claim that rising and shining on-time is more beneficial to one’s health than sneaking in a few extra Zs in between alarm dings, bings and rings.
“Hitting the snooze button regularly can make you feel more tired and disrupt your body’s internal clock, leading to sleep problems and potential health issues,�, a memory foam mattress imprint, in a recent report.
“Instead of giving into temptation and hitting snooze,�added the pros, “resist the temptation and get out of bed when your alarm goes off to avoid the groggy feeling associated with sleep inertia.�/p>
Internal issues such as sleep internal �nbsp;impaired cognitive and sensory-motor performance after waking up �can cause slower reaction times, poorer short-term memory, as well as reduce the speed of thinking, reasoning, and learning, .
Researchers from the University of California determined that getting seven to nine hours of sleep, committing to a strenuous exercise regimen and eating a high-carb, low-sugar breakfast in the morning can combat the effects of sleep inertia.
But, to avoid those wake-up woes all together, Robbins suggests counting down from the number 5 the moment you open your eyes.
“You’re just gonna count backwards, 5-4-3-2-1,�she said in the vid.
“Boom! Get out of bed!.�/p>
“In those moments where you hesitate, and you stop and think about getting out of bed, if you hesitate for more than five seconds, you actually will lose all motivation to do it.�/p>
And Robbins, who previously admitted to feeling an overwhelming sense of “dreadâ€?about getting out of bed â€?so much so that she began “slitheringâ€?out of the sack rather than placing her feet on the floor â€?says counting backwards help trigger the body for forward-thinking action.Â
The former lawyer �who quit her high-powered career after suffering from burnout �says the hack helped revolutionize her mornings and her overall life.
“The second you start counting backwards, you’ve made a decision to get up,�she said, adding that her easy as ABC hack is truly a, “tiny, little micro-action that you take that starts the momentum rolling.�/p>
“If you want 2025 to be your best year yet,�Robbins captioned the clip, “start your morning off using this one simple tip.�/p>
