I Woke Up at 5AM For 30 Days... is it worth it? 

I wake up at 5 every day for school.

Few hints on changing your sleeping schedule to 9-5 (am): 1. Make sure you have an hour of calm relaxing time before bed 2. Don't drink caffeine or other stimulants after morning 3. Get good curtains (no really) 4. Accept that you'll have trouble falling asleep at the start and will miss a few hours of sleep, no matter what you do. 5. Don't use anything with a screen for around 1 hour and 30 minutes before bed. It wakes you up and makes it WAY harder to fall asleep. 6. In the line of the last advice: learn to get into non-phone and non-pc habits, like reading, or doing simple chores. 7. Finally, have a routine you follow before bed. You can do this before you start the challenge to make it easier to fall asleep. Your brain will learn to fall asleep after the routine and it will speed up the process of adapting.

i love seeing more people wake up at 5. to be honest waking up at 5am, disconnecting at 9pm, and in bed by 10pm super helped my depression and anxiety. It was the stepping stone to a ton of other great habits! i was able to go from 225 to 170, read more, meditate, organize my life more, and get my entire work life balance (mostly the life part) in order.

As someone who is a natural early bird and wakes up at 5AM without an alarm, it is so interesting hearing how hard it is and the pros to waking up early

You can feel the frustration in her voice. Waking up at 5am for 30 days is crazy😂😂

This is very true. I don't have to do this challenge because I have to be AT work at 5 am. It's kind of nice having a routine but it's crazy seeing people driving to work at 4:30 in the morning like "I'm crazy. Why are you crazy here with me?"

As someone who woke up at 5 am for 2 years due to work, I can say there is nothing I hate more than waking up earlier than 8

Reminder that if you do this challenge, you gotta go to sleep early, all the good benefits of this challenge only come if you get at least 7 hrs of sleep, that is the minimum necessary for being healthy in general. From eye bags to things like a higher risk for diabetes, not getting enough sleep has soooo many bad effects on your body.

There was a period of time when I was in law school where I woke up at 6AM every day. Easily the most productive era I've ever had in my lifetime lol. I wish I could find that kind of motivation again, it was truly so good for me... but my depression got no chill, I wake up at like noon nowadays 😂😭😂😭

cypher den: i have awaken students: laughing maniacally love your work as always and super interested in you sharing your experience :)

As a student waking up at 5am isn't really optional as I have classes and work to get to but I find not staying up super late or sleeping in super late on weekends or breaks make waking up on work weeks way easier. Keeping your sleep schedule as regulated as possible helps a lot! For example I wake up about 4:50-5:00 Am pretty much every weekday for school or work on weekends or breaks I wake up around 9:00-10:00Am to allow myself to sleep in but not so late that I feel I've wasted the day sleeping. Rewarding yourself also helps a lot , usually on weekends I love having some tea and coffee cake to start my morning and then watch a show or video I've been interested in but didn't have the time during the week to watch. It feels good and I look forward to it during the week! I've always had trouble falling asleep but I have a pretty solid schedule now I always take melatonin an 1hr or 30 minutes before I want to be asleep apply some Dr teals sleep lotion (smells amazing) and relax.

if your in college and wanna wake up early, try to get whatever work you have out of the way and set a alarm the night before. But waking up early does give you time to do your daily care, pack your bag and get time to eat breakfast. Personally ive been waking up early since freshman year of high school and now I'm in college I guess I got use to it, I don't like it , but I got use to it.

You made excellent points & being ADHD, I can definitely see how this would be in a sense a helpful progression. But My inner body clock is a night owl. Probably depends. Good for you, tho! Proud! 🎉

I did this experiment too. But not by choice it just happened every day.

The easiest way to actually wake up at 5am is to sleep early. For 2 years I had to wake up at 5am to drive a school bus. I tried sleeping at 10-11pm to wake up at 5am and that made it so hard to get up. Id wake up and contemplate If those kids actually needed to be picked up. After 2 months I finally figured it out (helps that I can fall asleep in -5 seconds even if I had just woken up) and I just started sleeping no later than 9pm. I was doing very well! Making my kale smoothies, coffee and breakfast and heading to work early and all. Then I got married, got addicted to morning cuddles and have had the toughest time getting the hubby to sleep before 11pm if I don’t walk him and he will not get up before 7am. Thank god I got a 8-5 job but not gonna lie I do sometimes miss getting up at 5am.

George is such a vibe in this video with no lines. Hands down star of the show

CypherDen: "I woke up at 5AM for 30 days!" Me, an insomniac: "Lightweight!"

You know what? Respect for trying stuff out, and staying on the grind. :) getting up at 5 was a habit that frustrated me, and staying in the pattern is hard, until you get that momentum. Major respect.

As a person who wakes at 5AM everyday, this was very entertaining

Tips I've learned from having to wake up at 4am almost everyday. 1.) As soon as u wake up get up. No joke. Don't let yourself sit there on ur bed. Get up and do your routine 2.) Eat something small. If u not hungry enough to eat a meal eat a lil snack when u get up. Can be some fruit, a granola bar, etc. 3.) If u gotta get up 4 work or school give yourself only a few minutes to get ready. Can't sit around and play on your phone when you got 15 to get ready and head to the bus LMAO 4.) Don't let yourself sleep in on days off/weekends. I know I know everyone wants to sleep in on your day off but in reality it makes u more tired. Get yourself up at a normal time everyday. If u had to work a really long shift before a day off gove yourself an extra 30 sleep. Don't do an hour. It will be harder to get up. 5.) Plan your days off. Don't got to go anywhere? Well that ok too. What do u wanna do on your day off? Catch up on a TV series? Read that comic u been putting off. Plan it. Give yourself a scedule. Will let you get everything done and you will be super tired and fulfilled by the end of the day. U don't gotta get up super early like I do but these do help you stay productive :))

OMG! I was waiting for this video for so long I followed almost all your journey on Instagram and it's so impressive the effort that you made, congrats! 🎉

As someone very very familiar with severe long term sleep deprivation, I’m really concerned about them saying that they slept so little for so long :/ I am conflicted as I’m happy for them that they’re proud of having achieved their goal and that they found many benefits, but also it is okay to listen to your body’s natural sleep chronotype. 5am is some people’s perfect start for productivity, but you can be just as productive, mindful, and healthy in your mind and body by listening to what it responds best to rather than forcibly mapping it onto someone else’s timeline and ending up depriving yourself of sleep since your body doesn’t natural seem to want to sleep that early. Societal Jet Lag is real, so remember that while it’s great to want to improve yourself and be more productive, remember that no one strategy works for anyone and to listen to your body while making adjustments. This message goes out to Den or anyone who may be reading this ^-^ be your best self for yourself in whatever your timeframe may be 😊

thank you for the motivation Seeing you do it is different from other motivational speakers as it seems so much more real💕

Literally I would encourage you to make videos like this one because videos like these give a really nice impact on people's life It really gives a good vibe and a good energy.

Personally I'm in high school at the moment and they make us all wake up at 5-6am depending on 6iur bus routes, they also make the middle schoolers wake up just as early including the 6th graders, who are only 10-11 years old. I get that for some people this could boost productivity or whatever it's supposed to do but for us it just kills our motivation to do work and causes us to fall asleep in lectures. Everyone I've met at this school has admitted to sleeping in class. The school's excuse for making everyone wake so early and learn about geometry? Because some kids have sports and they need to get there by 2 or 3pm. I myself participate in these sports, and even I think it's insane. I think the world will remain in fact if some kids have to find a sports place that runs at 5or6pm instead of 2 or 3pm. But hey, that's just me.

This might help you guys but idk, I wake up at 4 in the morning to get ready for school, cuz if i wake at that time, i still have time to learn stuff if theres a test or do homework ^^ and if your done showering and have nothing to do, no test, no homework, you still have free time until 6 in the morning you go down stairs to eat and go to school ^^

I’m so glad to see another video from you Den!

As someone who has trouble sleeping, I can understand the frustration of taking this on for someone who would rather state up late and get up late. I literally just got out of bed after being up since 3 am the day after watching this the first time, I feel like so exhausted that it feels like I'm wasted. Good job on sticking with it even if you felt like quitting because I sure as hell would have quit day one.

Thank you for doing this, perfect motivation to *not* do this. Sleep is great.

Lol fun fact I’m watching this at 4 rn because: 1. I’m doing homework 2. My sleep schedule is extremely screwed up 3. I love watching Cypherden Will I ever get a normal schedule? The answer is most definitely not.

This was fun to watch. Like your video style.

Haven’t watched your videos in a while and happy I came back to this ❤

Well waking up early is good, if you get used to that, you will have no troubles doing things early, but you shouldn't watch motivational videos or be awake at 12:00 if you are really going to wake up at 5, also something that works for me is a rag with cold water for the eyes, coffee makes me sleepy.

I know that feeling Den I always wake up at 3am for no apparent reason I've felt like I lost a little of my brain😂💙

Good job, your so adorable. "No more naps cause scary" lolz so cute. It's nice to know that having a coffee maker would help but five though? i guess it's not that early but i'd consider getting up at 6 to be early enough. if only i had reason to get up so early.

I'm definitely going to do this challenge once spring starts in Finland! Darkness is depressing so definitely not doing it in the winter.. One tip tho! Definitely take some melatonin to help you sleep earlier! Even just 1mg is usually helpful but if you really have trouble your doctor can prescribe 3mg, and it's also cheaper!

Personally I can't do that "no-device" thing before bed cause ASMR makes me fall asleep. I always face my phone downwards though so I don't have the light. I don't have to wake up that early, I usually wake up at 7 every day. My best way of staying awake when it's early is taking a shower, doing my hair, skincare, makeup, getting dressed then forcing myself to eat and do SOMETHING (on days when I don't have school)

Congratulations Den for completing the challenge! My body seems to wake up naturally around 8:30 am so maybe I’ll try this challenge with that time instead. My classes are cursed though cause I have to get up at 7:30 am and why would I want to go to bed at 10:30 instead of 11? I have autism so I can’t exactly function on less than five hours sleep, I will full on cry or have a meltdown in public if I do that so no thanks.

Ya know… I think I’m gonna try this! I’m already trying to erase some bad habits anyway, might as well try some things that could make it easier to do! I have an outlet right by my bed, so I should try to find some plastic covers or something so I’m forced to plug my devices *away* from my sleeping area. Maybe start plugging them upstairs so I’m pretty much forced to get my routine done before I watch any vids…unlike this morning :( But hey. I’m already replacing my bad Tw*tter habits with better, healthier, and more fun ones, not the least of which is migrating my main online presence from the bird app, to the legendary Newgrounds! (That place is basically my dream platform anyway!) And one more habit I wanna break: rambling too much! 😅 So on that note, gotta go get my day started!!! Thanks for the motivation, CypherDen! I believe in you, and congrats on going a full 30 days waking up at 5am! 👍👍😎😎 …and…I think it’s about time I start believing in me as well!❤

Congrats on your success. As a person who can't stay sleep until 10AM (Thank you military sleep cycle), I can feel the struggle at first, but then it's like clockwork. I need to get back to my get up and record schedule... Next month I'll start...

I would like to say that waking up early is really helpful with a lot of the things she mentioned, but I wouldn't wake up that early, and rather just a bit later, like between 6-8 am instead. That, at least, worked for me

I think the important thing about waking up at 5 am is the fact that you get up and start being productive immediately

GIRL YOUR SO PRETTY💗

I struggle a lot with major depressive disorder so I totally relate to most of the points in the video. Especially the drinking water regularly omg, I never had bad skin but not good skin. Once I drank water a lot more people started asking me for my routine! (Literally was just drinking water LOL) I remember hitting that desperate point of trying the motivational videos when I was 18 in 2017. Here are some things that helped me. 1. External validation is a double edged sword. I don't want to disappoint people, and I want to be held accountable by people I care about. But if I lean on them too much I found my motivation wasn't doing this for ME, it was to appease my peers. Self improvement is not for anyone else. Also doing things to spite my friends because they doubted me, I never got long term value from and found it to just be a toxic response on my end. Don't get me wrong though, I love a good "I told you so, doubters 😎". 2. I NEVER have snooze on my alarms, unconscious/partial conscious me will find some way to sabotage and blank my memory so I have the excuse of blaming my phone.

Been waking up most days around 5-6 am every day for nearly four months now, mainly because of work. I struggled for a while to go to bed early like around 9pm or so, here what works for me to fall asleep easier. Firstly turning off the lights/have a low light on. Second is smells you like, such as lavender. Lastly calming music on repeat.

Don't forget people have a biological clock, chaninging this is possible but it won't make you happier, besides, it might just make you feel more sad. Like for me at school. I wake up at 6 AM daily for it and I don't really feel happier about it. Every weekend I can go to bed at 11PM and wake up around 9-10AM, and it's perfect. On those days I feel much less depressed than on school days or early days.

This is totally adorable!🤣 Yeah, the struggle to fall asleep at a reasonable time is next level.

This challenge is literally my life😂😂 I need to wake up at 5:00 am to get ready for work/uni

Considering I have so much trouble with waking up and making time for self care each day, I think I'll give this a try! I'd love to be able to start my day a bit earlier so I can have time to wake up and take care of things before the bulk of the day begins. ^^

I think attempting to sleep regularly harmed me far more than it helped me. I used to attempt to go to bed in the dark and usually failed, so almost all of my sleep was during daylight. Now, I do not keep a regular schedule tied to a 24-hour day so it is about 50/50 between dark and light. I am much more productive and feel better!

Tbh now you inspired me also to try this, thx for the vid and for the efforts

Waking up early is good. It's just that sleep as well😅😴 The mix of both is all the better. Today I had the worst sleep- in a long time, I made a drawing after midnight, and finished it only at 2:30~ I liked it, but uh-I crashed on my bed at 3 am. And I didn't fall asleep because well, I have to decide to sleep- to actually being able to sleep. And I didn't even wear a blanket and my head wasn't even on the pillow. I kind of woke up half dead (haven't fully fallen asleep) and looked at the clock realising it was 5 am.... So yeah. You're doing well... More than me- :p :'-)

2:09 didn't have to call me out like that

You have inspired me to try this change I don't wake up till 11am and sence I'm home schooled nothing really makes me get out of bed I just do things on my own time and this makes me fell very gross and lazy I'll try to keep y'all updated :) Day 1: I woke up yayy I started my school early and I got cleaning around the house I thought it would be harder but ig not... Sorry if I right this weird I'm not used to wakeing up this early DAY 2: I felt super energized to day but today felt so long I'm not used to days being that long lol anyways I cleaned up a lot worked on some of my art and worked out for a bit my body hates me because of it so yea I was just productive today

Omfg, I used to watch you and somehow didn't subscribe? Glad you got recommended again this time I sure I am lol. Great vid ♡

That's it.. This is my sign to flip my schedule! (It's currently 8:30am and I haven't slept yet ..yesterday, i stayed up till noon..) I'm gonna force my self to wake up at 5am tomorrow.... Wish me luck😅🤞 Also amazing job Den! 👏🔥🔥

I usually get up at 5 because I have to pray fajr and sometimes I stay up to finish all the things I need and if I finish early I just reward myself with a nap And that's the best thing about getting up early

My body has been wanting me to wake up at 4 am and not be able to go back to sleep for a while. It’s a mix of both being tired during the day from a lot of things and going to bed earlier than normal around 8 or 9. I also think the time change is part of the reason as well. The biggest reason is my own bad habit of being on my phone before I got to bed and then my eyes think it’s bright sooner than it is. If I spend 30 minutes reading a book then I can sleep through the night or if I wake up on the middle of the night it’s easier to go to sleep

I know for me I got so used to staying up late over the summer since I graduated high school and didn’t have school anymore. Because I wasn’t in school anymore I kind of lost my routine. Because you have to wake up at a certain time for school and you have a schedule for school which is like eight hours, you basically have a routine laid out for you. But now that I am an adult now and don’t have school anymore I have to rely on myself to wake up on time and get things done that I want to do. It may seem hard for us but I totally recommend waking up early. I haven’t been waking up at 5 AM because that’s just way too early. However I’ve been waking up around eight or 9 AM depends on the day. But for those of you who want to start waking up on time just take a little steps. If you wake up before 12 PM that is already a goal.

For me there's a big gap between "getting up" and "waking up". Like getting up I can do. I can physically move myself downstairs. But WAKING up? That takes like 3 hours.

So I remember reading that for people with ADHD, their internal clocks are actually set back later than others. They're brains are most productive from around 11pm to 2am. And I have ADHD. Good to know it's quite literally hard wired into my coding.

"Was my body finally used to it?" I had to to wake up at 6 for half a year, and I never got used to it.

I wake up around 5 most days and sometimes even earlier thanks to the military. At some point you just get used to it and "sleeping in" means 8-9 wake up. I highly recommend a bell alarm clock placed across the room. They ring for an entire hour and the off button (no snooze) is a small switch on the back you have to fumble with

Me: wakes up for work at 4:30am This video: wakes up a full 30 minutes more than me for a month. “What a trooper”

I haven't seen this channel in So long- I'm so glad to be back ! ^^

I wake up at 5 every day and let me say… it’s worth it! It helps motivate you to do new things at the same time and push yourself with more time after going about your own for the first hour or two in the day. Glad you had a positive experience with it!

HAHAHA watching this relates to me so much. having class at 6AM so need to wakeup at 5AM is so hard especially as a student

One thing that helps me with getting to sleep is setting up a bed time routine, that means I just listen to chill slow music, brush my teeth, groom, etc. Usually you want this to be an hour before your intended bed time. That should be 9 hours before 5 if you want to wake up at 5. I tend to wake up around 7 or 8 rather than 5 but I had woken up alot earlier than that due to work circumstances. Definitely aim to get at min 7 hours of sleep but no more than 9. After 9 you delve into the nap territory and a bad nap makes ya feel groggy at best.

Wake up at 5 am challenge? I've been doing that for more than 3 years, because epilepsy and meds. But it feels very good to wake up before everyone else and think about life while drinking a cup of tea (can't drink coffee) .

As a homeschooler that usually gets up at some point from 8:30 to 11:00 I should probably do something similar to that lol

Thank you for being an inspiration.

OMGG YOUR SO PRETTYYYYY CONGRATS ON THE 30 DAY XDDD

Because you experimented this,was it easy to wake up that early in the morning and should I try not to be tired in the morning?

Good morning den

I'm glad you made it through 😁

You have motivated me to try this challenge🎉

How is your hair so fabulous right after waking up?

so your basically waking up for school?

As someone who gets around 4-5 hours of sleep per day and has to stay up for a whole day of school, I applaud you Den

I was coasting those insta stories and was like 'wow she actually did it and showed signs of progress. Id thought she'd hate this halfway through' but I still believed in you. Good job also... Naturally waking up at early hours is a really good feeling. I've been doing it for a few weeks and Im either inclined to go back to sleep or have the thought do something productive. Just this morning I woke up at 5 to water a few houseplants. Feels good man

I’m trying to fix my sleep schedule, it’s so hard!

You think this is bad? Try waking up at *4:30 AM* just to get ready for school.

Cypher, I have shifts at my job that start at 5am. It's very hard to get up but once I get moving, I'm pretty good. I get to leave work at 1pm when I have those shifts. I am thankful I only have to deal with the 5am shifts once or twice a week.

Whenever Den drops, it feels like a reunion with an old friend

I remember last July I started a new job where I go into work in the morning (I used to work later shifts).. I immediately shifted a bunch of things in my day-to-day, with recommendations from my bf (since his shifts, well.. shift, every couple of weeks at his workplace). So now I wake up at 7-7:30AM, have breakfast by 7:45, my lunch is around 12-1:30PM, & I try to make sure my dinner is no later than 6:30PM (sometimes I'll have a snack if I used a lot of energy in the day & feel hungry still). I'm always asleep by 11:30PM, but try to make sure I'm not on any social platforms by 10PM. (I'll put on RU-vid vids to fall asleep to because I have PTSD & need something to distract my thoughts ^^''''). Having used to gone to bed by 2-3AM & waking up close to noon, to immediately switching my entire routine, was tough, & took a while for the diet portion especially, but it really has helped a lot in the long run!

i’ve been doing this “challenge” for a decade even when there was no school or work to prepare for. from the first frame of this i remembered why i don’t like these story time animation channels.

Leaving a comment for the algorithm. Great video

I'm glad this worked for you! My mom wakes up at 5am too but sadly her life is miserable. I did too trough highschool and I was just always tired and sleeping in class. So I think sadly it doesnt work for everyone XD

I was like u gaming/entertaining till late night , then i got job and started waking up at 5:05am and did it for past year , now waking up is a total joy . fun fact : Kujou Sara from Genshin impact also wakes up at 5:05am ;)

I used to wake up every 5am in grade 4 elementary to high school. Thats like 6 yrs! Not gonna lie I missed the routine. Since its going to be our Christmas break soon, I'm gonna try it out too! Thanks Den for the inspiration

Ohhh den is uploading again

Day 4 I noticed your shirt design and I went I GOT THAT SHIRT!!

Me who just woke up, has school soon and saw this video: .....I'm gonna try this tomorrow🙂what could go wrong😄 Love your videos Den💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

“My coffee is making though(???)” hahahaha

reminds me of when I was a kid. I would wake up at 5 AM for 4 years to watch cartoon network. Beyblade, Total drama Island, and Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 was all worth it. I stopped getting up at 5 consistently and feeling like shit in the morning at the start of high school. I hope to start again soon. I'm finally healthy enough and well fed to do so. I miss training and running in the morning.

Recreyo boys pulling through with the support tho that’s so cute 🥺 Ivan will be Ivan ig lolol

There was a time I used to wake up at 6am. That's super early for me, because if I can I will sleep until midday or afternoon. But somehow that one month, I would wake up before my alarm and realize I had a ton of time before I needed to do anything. So I used that time to relax and slowlywake myself up by doing fun and nice things for myself. It was a nice realization that even if I wake up early, I don't need to work immediately. At night, I had already caught up with the fun stuff I usually watch/read before bed, so it was easier to simply lie down maybe with a cup of decaf tea and calm down, preparing to get some good sleep.

I am so proud of you=3

“I woke up at 5am everyday” welcome to the wonderful life of a student

I also had to switch my schedule because I would sleep all the till 2 pm and stay awake till 7 am and also I stopped working out and completely stopped my health progress. recently (like 2 months ago) I got spooked real bad by heart ache and it wouldn’t stop till 15 mins later so I told myself to wake up every morning at 5:30 and do at lest 30 mins of walking and it has been a godsend. I’ve also trying for better hygiene as well