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# I've had my first good night of sleep in weeks and I know why
- URL: https://www.jacobpugmire.com/ive-had-my-first-good-night-of-sleep-in-weeks-and-i-know-why/
- Published: 2025-04-18T01:50:36.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-18T01:56:47.000Z
- Description: I identified lack of sleep as a key-stone habit causing all my bad behaviors and thinking. Reframing discipline as a form of self-love and as a gift, I set up new healthy boundaries to keep myself successful in the long-term.
- Author: Jacob Pugmire
- Tags: Habits, Bad Habits, Work Life Balance, Discipline, Self-Love, Sleep, Phone Addiction, Social Media, Key-Stone Habit

## I cut off social media before bed

At 8pm, all social media apps on my phone are blocked.

This gives my brain a few hours to slow down and process everything that has happened during the day. Also, it allows me a brief moment of not being pulled in twenty different directions *(of not being constantly stressed and distracted.)*

Now, by the time I go to sleep, my brain is calm and no longer stressing about messages of other people.

### This is a form of self-love and discipline

I realized in order to maintain high-performance in the long-term, I need a healthy and sustainable system.

Cutting off social media like this doesn't feel like a chore or punishment, but rather **it feels like a gift.**

It feels like I give myself permission to relax after a long day of work, to do nothing and to wind down before bed. It feels like a reward.

> I think that is what discipline should be - setting up healthy boundaries that are beneficial towards your goals and view it from a framing of self-love and commitment. 

### Discipline shouldn't be framed as self-mutilation and whiping yourself into obedience. 

Why frame it like this?

*The objective act of being discipline does not change - but your narrative about it does.*

So just pick a good narrative and live happily.

### Sleep for me is the leading cause of all my bad behavior.

All of my slacking-off, bad habits, unhappy mood, rude behavior, destructive thoughts, and more - are directly influenced by the amount of sleep I have been getting recently.

If I lose hope and faith in my vision and dreams - that is from deep tiredness, not because I actually lost faith.

That is why it is so important for me to address this issue. **It is a key-stone habit. Meaning that if this one issue is resolved, then all other issues linked to it will be resolved too.**

> That is the power of key-stone habits, and that is why it is important to identify and address them timely and properly.

Have a wonderful day everyone.

Love you,

Jacob Pugmire