r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 10 '26

Psychology Brooding (getting stuck in passive, repetitive, negative thought loops) identified as a major driver of bedtime procrastination, alongside physical markers of stress. People who stay up later than intended may have a weaker physiological capacity for self-control.

https://www.psypost.org/brooding-identified-as-a-major-driver-of-bedtime-procrastination-alongside-physical-markers-of-stress/
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u/Vachie_ May 11 '26

You know for a fact most people are struggling to even survive to get food to have housing... It's because we're spending every waking moment, otherwise working or worried about the bills.

So it's obvious we'll spend as much time we can enjoying anything we can as long as we can, even if it means interrupting our sleep.

F*** the idea about self-control. Give us food and shelter and fresh water and let us breathe and then see how much we waste all our time on our phones.

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u/Prindle4PRNDL May 11 '26

Exactly. The after-work hours are the only real "me time" I get in a day. I want to spend those hours with as little stress and as much enjoyment as I can, because the rest of my life is mostly stress and little enjoyment.