Jocko looks like he wakes his alarm clock up every morning.

😆

Bro I dead ass was gonna comment the exact same thing 😂

Books read Jocko stories before bedtime.

LOL!!! LMAO!! Good one!

haha

Just so you know...this video has been the catalyst to a massive life change for me. Seriously. I'm coming back to it after 6 months. I've lost almost 40 pounds. Written 16 chapters of a book. This video is so motivating, so logical, and the visual aid is perfect. Edit: Thank you Casey

at what time d oyou wake up and go to sleep? Also do you keep the trend all throughout the week?

Keep going you can do it

Woooo! i love seeing this energy!!!

Good job Brian love it ❗️❗️

My boy Brian! Good work!

Mike Tyson talked about this in the 80's. He woke up because it gave him confidence in the fact that is opponent was asleep.

But Mike was on coke, he never slept

Even Floyd may weather jr does that it’s a psychological thing

his opponent probably had confidence when he was training in the night because Mike was asleep.

Cuzcatan and then Mike slept in the ring

@haiku859 he did??

I'm not as extreme as Jocko, but I am usually up at 6am. Then its immediately into 30 min of HIIT, followed by 30 min of personal / quiet time. The key is not the extreme early start, it's the discipline of the routine that gets your day started, allows you time for yourself, before the rest of the world is awake.

Most of the world is awake at 6... Only 1% are awake at 4

@LCR- Lawn Care Rookie The .5% is awake at 3:30am

@JL 👍👍

@LCR- Lawn Care Rookie no they aren’t lmao

@JL What about the insomniacs

Jocko wakes up the sun every morning.

Yes

Best comment

Almost literally.

And David pushes it away every night just to get a little uncomfortable.

@Hit M haha

Man, this is wild. I started going thru some of Casey's older videos since he's back in NYC. I'm a huge Jocko fan, listen to his pod, reading his book, etc. I saw this video 4 years ago when it came out, had no idea who Jocko was, then found him again on my own about a year later. So crazy to go back and watch this again now, as a fan of both

Badass: I wake up at 4AM and beat the sunrise! Not so badass: I drink a warm tea at 7:30pm and I'm in bed by 8pm.

First reply

A it’s still cool 😎

Least your body clock on point

still pretty badass! the way I do it too ;)

Same pretty much

I heard when jocko left his home, he turned to his dad and said, "your the man of the house now"

hahahahaha

🤣

Nah I heard different, I hear he said “you’re the man of the house now.”

This literally has me crying 😭

1000th like

Why is nobody talking about the fact, that he's only getting 5h of sleep every day?

I actually wanna know what would be a good sleep routine. I want to wake up early but also want to have enough sleep. I wake up at 7 and sleep at 12 at night, so 7 hours of sleep everyday. Works good enough to keep me motivated though

@Rohit Kondaye 7 hours min 8 hours max is the healthiest sleep schedule. 5 hours of sleep is NOT healthy.

@robofish312 Thanks for making me confident about my routine! This helped.

trooper no it's not, read literally any scientific study ever

Rohit Kondaye depends on age, at Casey’s age 5-6 hours is okay

Ive been waking up at 330 every week day for this year to get to the gym from 4-530 before work and my family wakes up. It has literally changed my whole life. I feel 10000% better in all aspects of my life. Ive lost ~80 lbs, my marriage is better, I'm a better father, I'm better at my job, I'm better mentally, and I feel way more confident.

Manic episode

Chertsey Nermal no, im still doing it and im up all day and fine. By 930-10PM im ready for bed though.

@Paulieforce Only sleeping for 6 hours is not healthy for most people though. Most people need 7.5 hours of sleep

@algot34 it's entirely possible by rerouting how your body utilises that energy

Work smart, not fast

Discipline tries to get more Jocko every day

😂

Jocko’s line of reasoning holds up and can be applied even without getting up at 4am. He utilizes the foundations of habit building to become the future self he wants to be. Casey seems to work hard for the sake of working hard…to tell people he works hard. Tho, he is more entertaining than Jocko.

Casey works hard because his hard work produces stellar results. The guy is one of the OG creators on YT and has retained a massive audience over the course of like 10+ years.

Watching this at 4:30 am feeling good, then realizing I havent slept yet

Yup

Hahahaha

Same

Youre doing it wrong😂

Tbh it is 4:17 right now and I thought the same thing😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

If Kasey can : runs a company,exercises twice a day,makes videos, helps his wife and he is older than me and he can still wake up at 4:30am.....then basically I have zero excuses to try it and be more productive. You are leading a good example for me Kasey. Thank you!🙏

Hey its Casey not kasey

don't sweat the small stuff bro. I wanna see u up at 4.30 tomorrow

For anyone that is in need of some assistance, I learned about this in my college class. The reason why you are tired when you get up is because of at which point in your sleep schedule you actually wake up. You sleep is divided into different parts. I won’t go into the extreme details, but it boils down to deep sleep and light sleep. If you wake up during light sleep, you will feel refreshed and ready to go. If you wake up in deep sleep however, your body will want to go back to sleep. It’s not about the time on the clock, it’s about the time in ur mind.

@Garrett Melling True, another thing I learned about that is to not drink coffee for an hour and a half after you wake up. Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman explains how we need to give our adenosene time time to be processed. He has a YouTube channel (his name) but I don't remember which video it is. He has a few of them on caffeine. He's not against coffee he just says we need to drink it at the optimum time.

@Chris Penfield did you not see Casey has a coffee when he wakes up?

@PutinPussyRiot Yeah I saw it. Not sure what you mean. I didn't say don't drink coffee, I said that I learned to wait before drinking it. Everyone can do their own thing. I don't think there are any coffee Nazis (yet). 🙂

Great video. As someone who was in the military for over 20 years, I can tell you that starting early in the morning is tough if youre not used to it, but over time you get naturally conditioned to it. It works folks. Also, wash off in the shower in cold water!

I like how Jocko called him out for the donut.

Ever since I've started waking up at 6 AM and developed a morning routine I've noticed I get more done during my day. I start work at 2 PM and I end work at 10 PM. Getting up early really helps squeeze in everything I have to do before I leave for work. I usually have between 1 and 2 cups of tea every morning.

I think the key is the brain. When you have somthing to look forward to...its easier to get up. Also you are still somewhat in theta brainwave mode and that's when you are the smartest and creative. Having that alone time in the morning is so important for me and I dont leave rushing out the door which sets your whole day up with anxiety. I used to be that way and now I get up early and demand peace and alone time just to do stuff that makes me happy. Do a braindump of creative ideas or anything. I don't do anything work related until work.

Jocko doesn't have sex, he tactically inserts his unit.

FUCKING ELL😭💀💀💀

This is legitimately one of the best comments I’ve ever seen on any platform

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Very necessary but true

LastVendetta oooooooooooooooooo

Man I truly appreciate your talent at vlogging every moment of your patience has led directly to your practice... Keep inspiring

This gives me a reason to wake up so early! Thank you, Casey and Jocko! 🙏🏼

Unemployed for the first time in my adult life, pursuing my dreams. Trying to live like you Casey and make it happen!

I'm up at 5:14 and I've come back to figure out what to do next 😂😂 Just kidding, I'll start editing now

Awesome informative vid. I have way too many wasted hours in my day. Thank you Casey and Jacko!!! 👍🏻❤️ I love the way you guys think and your success is very inspirational. 🤩💕👊🏼🙇🏼‍♀️👍🏻

It’s crazy how some of us are here three years later. Caseys videos are timeless and still purposeful.

Problem is not getting up early. Problem is: getting in bed early.

Incorrect its sleeping lkl

True. This only works if you can get in bed early. If not, it'll do damage in the long run!

Yep. 100%. The insomnia doesn't help either

No shit its 4:17 here in michigan. I'm up. But I have yet to sleep.

Big facts

I tried waking up early, slept 5 hours a day and every day I was getting less and less productive, to the point I was a complete vegetable in the evening. Now I just sleep 10 hours a day and feel great, my performance never been better.

Well it’s not just about adjusting your wake up time, it’s also about choosing what time to go to sleep. Obviously only getting 5 hrs of sleep isn’t good but in order to avoid that while waking up earlier is to pick a earlier night hour, 9/10 pm.

Don’t feel bad . I promise you Casey gets more then 5 hours of sleep a night . A lot of this guys get 8 hours of sleep. They just cap a lot to make themselves look badass or something they ain’t . Jocko probably did get 5 hours of sleep in the military but probably enjoying a nice 7-8 hours now .

Если ты засыпаешь в час ночи, то конечно, будет сложно проснуться в пять утра. Я засыпаю в 9 , откладываю домашние дела на утро, когда чувствую себя свежо

@Jerry Chavez I agree

Everyone has a different circadian rhythm and that includes what time you go to bed, how often you sleep, and how many times you sleep(some people sleep 4 hours 2x a day). Personally, I have a ton of energy when I get 5-6 hours of sleep but if I sleep 8+ I’ll sit on the couch and be depressed all day, so I choose less sleep. My partner is the complete opposite and requires 10+ hours of sleep a day (Edit: spelling)

Casey: gets up early Also Casey: still eats his donuts

That’s balance

you can bet ur bottom dollar Case eats healthy most of the time. More energy/productivity. He's not stupid, and His wife would make sure of that.

I might not be the first to say this, but I absolutely needed this video. I get up at 9am and think I've done well... after doing exactly what Jocko said; turning over and embracing a little more sleep. I do have the 'excuse' that I'm a night shift worker. But that's what that is; an excuse. Now, I see exactly where it goes wrong. My day, every day, starts of on the wrong side of productivity. GET UP. WIN.

Cmdr. Thanks for explaining this. I always woke up at 5am when I was on board ship because I wanted to be ahead of my shipmates, when I got out I kept this, but after hearing you say this it put things more into perspective. Thank you again sir.

Love your vibes. Hey I really miss you Casey, please bring them back. You are such a great influencer out there, outstanding, weird and interesting. Love to see your life exciting, down-to-earth, practical, ruthless yet kind and funny... :) peace out, from NZ

now i feel bad that I went back to bed after my alarm lol. this definitely motivated me to get up earlier on the first time and win. thanks Casey. also love the domino schedule marker :)

Don't thank Casey, Thank the Navy Seal that inspired the video 🙄.....

Just be sure to get 7-8 hours of sleep per day, as it will affect your health in the future if you don't.

@Netrics 6 is enough lol

*It's not about the time you wake up- what matters most is what you do while you are awake*

That what happens when you go to New York or watch American youtubers, just want to do what they do

Love how Casey purposely added a donut-eating scene before talking to Jocko who explicitly says, "NO DONUTS!" Love the small rebellious gesture.

So awesome that I came across this cause I just recently told myself and wife that I’m going to be getting up at 5:30 again. I feel better look better and days just all around better and way more productive. Thanks for the bud, Alexa set alarm for 5:30am! 💪🏽💯🤑

He was an instructor at BUDS class 234 in 2001, the full 4 hour documentary of it is on YouTube. Legend man

No he wasn’t

@Ricardo Urena what?

I used to be the closing supervisor at work, getting off at 10pm, staying up til 3am. Then I switched to the morning shift, which STARTED at 4am, so my alarm was going off at 3am. I learned to love it. Got promoted and don't have to come in til 7am usually now, but I still wake up early just to have that quiet chill time before going in.

Now THIS is the old school content that I LOVE. I followed Casey not for all the cool things he does but to see how he works, how he hustles, to get me going!

Yesssss Same

snap

I absolutely love this channel for inspiration. Its amazing. I have changed my life in so many ways for the better, just by watching Caseys videos. It is extraordinary that this mans life has had such an impact on mine. Casey, never forget who you are, because that one simple fact means so much to so many people. I know you know this, but I feel obliged to comment. Stay safe.

This video changed my approach to life, I actually started thinking about discipline instead of covering my ass with “lack of motivation” excuse.. It’s a life changer

Definitely feel like we should be implementing elements of this into our lives. Dunno if the partner will be happy about getting up at 4.40am 😂

practice silence like a navy seal

The ironic part is that Casey said he gets up at 4 every morning yet he still had a clip of him eating a donut lol

you're not supposed to notice that! don't u wanna get up at 4am and NOT eat the donut or have the extra glass of [alcohol beverage] and be the coolest of the cool!? don't u wanna be super "successful" and be the best of all time for a brief moment in time!??!!! don't u wanna???!!!!

Jocko is the kind of guy that the microwave uses to warm up its food

I’m a 5th Year med student and I’ve been doing this too! Changed my life! Balancing school and youtube

Third year here. Struggling with motivation and focus when studying.... guess I’ll try to make this change.

First year, greetings guys.

5th year student but calls himself "doctor" 😂

How do you afford schooling?

Same! Getting hours of studying before heading to placement feels GOOD.

I wake up between 3 and 4 am every day, mainly due to my summer job. But boy is it the most satisfying feeling being up that early.

Great advice. Sacrifice the moment for the betterment of the future. And smart time management. Just what I needed.

I remember first watching this in 2018 and exploring the thought of waking up early and I loved it. Fast forward 19 months and I was doing this willingly. I'm not at 4:30 yet, but 6 am is a lot better than 7am. I need more discipline!!!

what about now?

Felix. 6 a.m. is gr8 bro

Everyone has a different circadian rhythm and that includes what time you go to bed, how often you sleep, and how many times you sleep(some people sleep 4 hours 2x a day). Personally, I have a ton of energy when I get 5-6 hours of sleep but if I sleep 8+ I’ll sit on the couch and be depressed all day, so I choose less sleep. My partner is the complete opposite and requires 10+ hours of sleep a day

When Jocko was at school, his teachers asked him for permission to go to the toilet.

he was homeschooled...

so the teachers could clean them for him.

This actually made me laugh brother😂 good one.

You mean zlatan huh 🤔

Haha

This man used to be the best youtuber insired millions even me he got me into camera gear so sad to see him not post daily. God bless his sould

I love waking up at about 3-4 am, I get time to wake up and feel so much better, you can watch the sun rise and realise a sunset means nothing without it rising, nobody is awake so I can focus, no distractions, 100% wake up early people, do what you gotta do and you're better for it

I literally came back for this video years after watching it to model my day

One key aspect was at the end of the video: PURPOSE. Some times you wake up early but then can find yourself wandering aimlessly with your time (ultimately back into bed). Define your purpose, and your purpose will define your days

The SEALS I knew were just a unique breed. Highly intelligent, even intellectual. The ones I knew slept, kinda. It’d be nothing for them to go on a ten mile run before dawn, work, work out again, squeeze in a college course, hit the rack around midnight or one, and start the whole routine all over again.

Built different.

man that navy seal commander looks exactly like you would imagine a navy seal commander looks like

So true, right of central casting.

Press F to pay respects to navy seal commander

@Fenton112 f

I always think that when I see Jocko

This is the most chill and non-intimidating version of Jocko I've ever seen.

I'm up at 4:15 Monday to Saturday, walk the dog (speed walk) for 30 mins. In the gym (5 mins from my house) by 5 out by 6:15. Home, breakfast, shower, and out to work by 7:05 am, home by 6:15 pm for family time. Sunday, awake by 5:30, walk the dog, back by 6, breakfast, Take out the trash, clean the bins, jet wash the garden, clean my taxi/cab and all done for the family being awake by 8:30.......always in bed by 10:15 pm. Never feel tired.

Very nice❤️👍👍.

The life of a robot. I'd probably blow my brains out with that kind of schedule.

@Phenics Yeah same here, but I understand needing a schedule or having a rythem.

@r but a little variety in your life doesn’t hurt. Like fucking christ…

@Phenics It seems rigid because while going through the paragraph, one is reading task, task, task and task. But there is time between that. Time that people enjoy.

i started the 10 pm sleep 4 am wake routine, 3rd night now, and i can confirm that i feel free, Jocko is right about discipline = Freedom.

I wake up at 5 am every day because my work starts at 7 am and it's about an hour drive away. I don't really have any choice not to wake up early, but at least it means I have some free time after work. My work isn't always this far away, but waking up at 5 means I generally don't need to change my wake up time for when work is farther away and gives me some time to be productive in the morning before work when it's closer.

Jocko is a total weapon. Great time/priority management too, Casey.

This guy is so productive, he doesn't waste time twisting the wrist to tell the time

also because when he holds a weapon he doesn't have to turn his wrist to tell the time, I think its what most military are taught

@jimmyjthorn great point.

Thanks a lot man...I'm making a case for myself to wake up early. You have helped me a great deal and you should feel good about this piece of content you have put out. Alright I'll stop simping

I've been waking up at 3-4 am naturally, without much effort and it's been really nice. I've been forcing myself to not take naps so that I have to pass out early enough from exhaustion. I'm about to pass out soon, 8-9pm, I can tell. I think drinking coffee early in the morning has also helped secure this particular sleep cycle. I think I'm turning into my ENTJ Naval officer father. Lol. If your sleep cycle is off, just push yourself to not sleep till the time you want to go to sleep, and it seems to set the cycle, at least that's how I got here initially, but I'm thinking the coffee/early morning ritual is also reinforcing the habit.

I find if I start my day with a short (15-20min) jog, I have much more energy throughout the day. For those looking for motivation, try making yourself do this one thing. Don't push yourself too hard (or you won't benefit from the max energy). It works. From there, the rest of the day is easy.

It's not Jocko's alarm that wakes him up, It's Jocko that wakes his alarm up

Perfect video to watch as I’m up early working overtime on my day off. Thanks 🙏

Does anybody else get a wave of hate that runs through your body when you hear that alarm sound or it’s only me

If it's on your phone, change it to your favor song. Pump you up.

Carla V V you’re gonna hate it after a while ngl

change it every 3-4 weeks

@Carla V V NO! NO! nO!!! NEVER set your alarm as your favorite song!!! I guarentee you in 2 weeks you'll start hating the song.

@Carla V V Such a bad idea. Been there, done that. You'll hate that song with a passion in about 2-3 weeks.

He is the most navy seal looking navy seal I've ever seen.

I was able to lose over 90Lbs due to a similar discipline. Early mornings can be the devil but they helped a lot in my transformation.

Interesting. Ive always wondered why my dad tried to cram his militaristic lifestyle in my ears over all of these years.

Last week being that I would have drowned had I not kept swimming towards the shore I can honestly say Jocko is spot on.

I’ve been trying to fight this battle of waking up everyday for the last 6 months man. I wake up before my alarm clock but somehow I still end up getting back into bed and waking up late. I need to break this habit.

Jocko once killed 20 people with a grenade, then it exploded.

hahahaha

Umar 95 that sucks

Damn

best comment ahahahahahaha

it exploded again?

I always see this episode when I need to remind my self that I need to work. Shut up and work! Thank you Casey. Thank you Jacko.

Waking up early is a real + because of the quiet time. No distractions. But don't ever sleep less than 7 hours. Try 8. Because the time that takes you to fall asleep and the random wake-ups in the night take you maybe 30-40 minutes of sleep. Matthew Walker speaks better about sleep than anyone.

Man, I felt how crushed you felt with the whole donut thing Jocko said hahaha

I've been watching Casey for years but surely I can't be the only one who was blown away by how many bottles of booze he has in his office 8:14 😵🥴

There is such a thing as being or not being a morning person as well, and for me personally getting up that early just isn’t a good thing. I’m more comfortable working late until midnight consistently than I am getting up before 8

Wake up 4:30 in the morning “To take care of things that are important to you.” Important to me is getting a bit more sleep 😂

Bob Bee If you’re getting to all the things you want to in life on 10 hours of sleep fair enough!

- hey wake uuupppp!!!!! Wake uuupppp!!! - what???!!!! What is it????!!!!! - hey....I just wanted to make sure if you wanna carry on sleeping or not....just wanted to make sure.....

Facts 😂😂

Sleep early

Blimey, every now and then you read or watch something that just clicks and wakes your brain up! This video was definitely one of those - thank you x

you've really got me hyped to divert all the time in my day when I'm relaxed and happy to hours where i can be productive so i can increase my well being for the hours that I am productive or asleep.

I like the free time argument. That's a reason why I love working late. At 2 am nobody calls. But I wonder, they say, discipline can get drained by making decisions and using discipline. Ain't I using up my discipline by forcing myself out of bed against my will and then feeling like shit and making every following decision even harder because I feel like shit doing anything? At 2 pm I'm not useful anymore. Sometimes I think this "every successful person gets up at 4 am" mantra is real bs that does not apply to everybody, otherwise some people would not be perfectly happy and productive being up until 3 or 4 and sleeping until 10-12. To me it also seems like false grandiosity because what is always ingrained: While everybody else sleeps (is lazy) I AM UP HERE BEING PRODUCTIVE. I mean - why is it so important what the rest of the world does? Just take care of your shit. Whenever. The trick is not waking up at 4 am but thinking you're God and so much better by doing so.

I got up at 4am twice this week, I managed to get more work done and even got some exercsie time in. I'll do this for a month and see what happens.

I've shown this video to so many people and I'm watching it again because I just love it so much.

*Geez, my Uncle was just like this, only 4 or 5 hours of sleep a night, healthy as hell but had a heart attack at 57 that was attributed to a lack of sleep... not good advice at all. Sleep is essential, far too many studies have proven that!* 8 hours work, 8 hours play, 8 hours rest equals the 24 best. Dad has lived by these rules all his life, now he’s 87 and still getting around like a 20 year old!!!

Yep. *Most* adults need seven to eight hours minimum to maintain health. Anything less and cortisol (neurotoxic) begins accreting, and tissues do not have enough time to repair themselves.

Wellllllll usually people drink coffee with lack of sleep. If he drank coffee everyday, then i believe that could be the cause of the unfortunate heart-attack

Casey is gonna die in 10 years don’t @ me

True! This video is the best example for our meritocracy we are living in. Life is not about work!

I feel like his advice is still valid ...but sleep is very important he may be one of those genetic freaks that dont need as much sleep and can still function normally ,its an easy fix just go to bed 2 hours earlier then Casey that way you get 7 ish hours sleep and still get the benefits.

I go to sleep at 1930 and wake up at 0330 five days a week. Most mornings I wake up before my alarm goes off, immediately get up and make my bed. The making of my bed is an important achievement that sets propels me into being productive for the entire day.

He says I sleep at 11 AM and get up at 5, so he gets 6 hours of sleep, not 5! which I think is doable for most people, thanks Casey for sharing your wisdom.

So technically, the free time that I thought I was using to watch this video is actually productive since I’m learning about how to be disciplined enough to increase productivity? Thanks, man.

To the people watching this in 2020 thinking about better disciplining themselves... You can do it. I believe in you. Get that first victory under your belt and don’t stop. You got this.

Great film from Casey again- I’m trying so hard to learn from you. Inspirational. Jacko is awesome and has made me think hard about self discipline- but the funniest moment in the film - Casey please tell me you made it happen - is when Jacko says “don’t eat the burger, it’ll taste great but you will feel so bad afterwards”, and just then, right then, we have a YT add for burgers, a huge larger than life Deliveroo cheese burger, full screen....brilliant 🍔

With all those motivation videos on the internet, it's important to keep in mind that sometimes it's okay to just do less, take time off, have a lazy day,... We are only human

Yeah I agree. People always have the tendency for taking things too far. Some people are lazy and some people work themselves into the ground until they can't anymore. Both aren't healthy.

Nothing’s more truer

exactly! balance!!!

My grandfather always said: "In the end the only thing I want to be is happy." As long as you are happy it's the right way! Everyone has his own journey.

Couldn't agree more. I think thats why so many are depress in this generation is because we tend to be so hard on ourself. Pushing and being productive all the time and when we slack we tend to punish ourself.

Dad retired in 2005 and still wakes up around 3-5 am. 25 years in, 7 years as a team leader on SEAL team 6. And I only figured that out when I stopped sleeping lol.

I love how Casey ate a donut during the part during his morning office work. Then Jocko came in and said no donuts. 😂

I hope y’all understand waking up at 4 is natural for all service members. It’s not as bad as y’all think it is.

It's always great to revaluate what could be improved in your life. But also want you to know: different people have different routines and different amount of sleep time. Don't feel defeated if you try something and find out it doesn't work out for you.

I get up at 4 everyday to run or lift.It’s really not hard as long as you go to bed at a time that allows you to get enough sleep.

Big Ups to the legends who still come back to watch this piece.

So many studies show that the proper amount of sleep is even more important to your health than nutrition and exercise. Too much sleep isn’t good for you either but five hours is not enough.

April McClain totally agree with you, you need a balanced life or eventually your body will crack.

Can you imagine Jock coaching his kids sports teams?

I need to watch this video more often. It motivates the hell out of me.

Me watching this at 4 am when I still have to go to sleep: 👁️👄👁️