[0:00:00] Gentlemen, Antonio here.
All right.
Today, we’re going to talk about sleep specifically how you can use these five tips to get more
and better sleep every single night.
Guys, look around you, people are walking around like they’re zombies.
I mean literally I was just reading some of the data, the average American is getting
less than 7 hours and in some cases 6 to 5 hours of sleep depending on what industry
and, you know, depending on what study you look at, but guys that is well below what
most people need and you’ve probably heard 8 hours of sleep, well, that’s an average.
Some people and very few of them need as few as six hours, five hours.
Most people need about eight if not a little bit more.
Me, personally I am a selfish sleeper, I like to get at least eight hours, I would prefer
ten hours of sleep.
And, many of you guys are also thinking, Antonio, how am I going to be able to cram more things
into my day.
Go check out this other video I’ve got on the priority matrix, most likely you’re
staying busy with things which aren’t giving you much return on investment.
In addition, I’m going to give you four more tips to the five tips I’m about to
dive into over here at the support article at Real Men Real Style.
So, again, go check out the support article, I’m going to link to the research I’m
going to give you more tips, I’m going to go into more details there.
But, you guys are here for the five tips so number one, prioritize sleep.
I alluded to it, but sleep affects your mood, it affects your memory, affects your physical
performance.
In fact, go look at the routines of the top athletes in the world and you’re going to
see that they nap they sleep, they are selfish sleepers.
I was just talking to my friend, Ben Greenfield and this guy over in Spokane, Washington,
he talks about how he gets about ten hours at least and it’s a priority.
And this is a guy with kids and I’m going to talk about barriers here in a second, but
I’ve got four kids, I understand that some of you guys also are law students, perhaps
you are working two jobs and like, Antonio, where am I going to find it.
Guys, understand that lack of sleep is going to shave years off of your life.
And you may be working hard now, but what if you can’t enjoy it, what’s the point.
Also, think about weight gain, think about, you know, just the overall health of your
body.
If you don’t prioritize sleep, nobody else is going to prioritize it for you.
And, when you have a family, I know for me the biggest barrier I’ve got four kids,
I have a wife who has a very different sleep schedule than me.
Because of that, I had to set up systems in my life which I’m going to get into here
in a second.
But, the point is it is a priority and therefore with my kids we’ve set up a routine.
I try to set up systems that protect me and enable me to get at least what I feel I need
for a minimum because if I don’t I’m not going to perform well at my company.
So, number one, prioritize it.
Number two, let’s look at your food.
So, a lot of you guys are just shooting yourself in the foot because you’re drinking coffee
all day.
And, you know, okay, don’t drink coffee right before you go to bed, but did you know
it sticks in your system for six to fourteen hours after you drink it.
My personal rule no coffee no caffeinated drinks or anything afternoon.
In addition, let’s think about alcohol.
So some of you guys like to drink maybe like a couple of glasses of wine before going to
bed, be – try to move that a little bit earlier.
The issue with alcohol is it can help you fall asleep, but the second half the deep
sleep is what it interferes with, so alcohol can have a very negative effect.
Now, if you are used to drinking just a glass of wine with dinner, that’s probably good
to go.
Now, what foods actually help you sleep better?
Well, I’ve done a little bit of, you know, quite a bit of research on this and I think
it was it tryptophan?
Actually, and trytophan can be found in eggs, it’s going to be found in cheeses, it’s
going to be found in turkey and chicken, in nuts and things like that.
But, this right here this is going to increase the amount of serotonin levels in the brain
and this supposedly helps with sleep.
So, eating foods like that, you know, for dinner and not having a huge dinner, you don’t
want to eat a lot of spicy food that you’re not used to eating because then you’re going
to have a stomach ache and then wake up in the middle of the night.
So, number three having a bed time routine.
With four kids, this is incredibly important.
I can tell you guys it takes ninety minutes for us to go to be and, I’m very realistic
about that.
When I’m not realistic when I think I can get everyone to bed in less than thirty minutes,
most of the time I fail and I get frustrated and all of a sudden it’s 9:30, 10:00 at
night and it’s just not going very well.
I know some of you guys don’t have kids, you’ve got, you know, but if you are studying,
don’t save your studying ‘til that last moment.
You are not going to help yourself by cramming all night the night before and going into
that test without any sleep.
So, take it from me, I’ve gone through all that, you need to start preparing on day one.
[0:04:49] Number four, create the right environment.
So, you want to have a nice bed.
I can tell you guys I’m testing a bed and a mattress, I’ll get into that at later
video at a later point.
But, over the last two years I’ve been using quality sheets, quality comforters.
I’ve set an environment that when I get into my bed, I look forward to getting into
my bed.
Sure, I’ve got a beautiful woman in there with me, but it helps when you’ve got great
sheets, when you’ve got a comforter that’s just wonderful.
I want you guys to go check out my friend Steve over at Vero Linens, an amazing company.
Guys, you know, I’m not getting paid for this, I’ve just been using their sheets
for couple of years.
I love them.
And what I really like about this is he actually goes directly, I mean he skipped the middle
man he gets his stuff out of Italy.
I mean this is really high-end sheets, but when you lay in something like this, you’re
going to notice the difference.
Think about it, you go to a hotel, guys, been to a five, four star hotel, you get into that
bed and you’re like, man, I could stay here all day.
Why don’t you have that at home?
You spend one-third of your life in your bed, have a great mattress, invest in – you know
one thing I didn’t even know about comforters until I went over and I started following
Steve’s YouTube channel which I’m going to link to right here, a great YouTube channel,
very informational.
But, I didn’t realize there were different levels of down feathers and a lot of them
smell really bad and they’re more susceptible to being infected by mites and things like
this.
So, you want to go with a higher quality down comforter which isn’t going to just last
you one year and after one cleaning fall apart.
You want something that’s going to retain its shape that can be cleaned multiple times
and can last you about five years.
Number five, if you allow electronic devices into your room, you’re setting yourself
up for failure.
The phone, get yourself an alarm clock, don’t use this.
You will get notifications.
You’ll forget that you signed up for this new app and it’s sending notifications all
night right before your exam.
Gentlemen, get rid of the smartphone in your room, get rid of your tablet, get rid of the
computer.
I don’t even have a television in my house.
You know why?
Because I’ve set up a system that I spend more time with my kids and I’m sure – I
sure as heck would not allow it into my bedroom.
So, be very careful about the electronic devices you allow in your room.
Gentlemen, those are the five tips, if you want more information, go check out the article
at Real Men Real Style, I’m going to a lot more there.
Let me know in the comments how many hours of sleep you get a night and I look forward
to seeing you in the next video.
Bye.
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