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After a jam-packed day, do you stay up late for some “me” time rather than go to bed a reasonable hour? If you’re in the habit of doing that, it could be a sign of revenge bedtime procrastination. Also known as sleep procrastination, it means you get “revenge” for your busy daytime schedule by fitting in leisure time at the expense of shut-eye.
The idea of sleep procrastination isn’t new to researchers, but the revenge spin is. It reportedly comes from the Chinese expression “bàofùxìng áoyè,” which took off on social media and roughly translates to “revenge bedtime procrastination” or “retaliatory staying up late.”
Revenge bedtime procrastination is prioritizing leisure over sleep, especially if the daytime hours are hectic and full. Here’s how my ADHD brain fell in and out of the habit.