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Hope in the Fight Against Climate Change (w/ Katharine Hayhoe) and Overcoming Bedtime Procrastination

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Science

4.6964 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe explains why climate change isn’t as “doom and gloom” as you might think, and gives tips for how to talk about it to inspire action. Plus: learn about how to overcome “bedtime procrastination.”

"Bedtime procrastination" may come down to beliefs about willpower by Kelsey Donk

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0:00.0

Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from

0:04.8

Curiosity.com. I'm Cody Goff, and I'm Ashley Hamer. Today you learn about

0:09.0

why bedtime procrastination may come down to beliefs about willpower.

0:13.2

Then you'll hear about some much needed hope

0:15.4

when it comes to fighting climate change.

0:17.4

From renowned climate scientist Catherine Hayho.

0:20.4

But satisfy some curiosity. Just like being sleepy when it's raining outside,

0:25.0

I know you've had this experience.

0:28.0

It's really late, you're really tired,

0:31.0

you should go to bed, but somehow you just can't stop scrolling through your phone.

0:36.4

Social scientists have a term for this bad habit, bedtime procrastination.

0:41.9

And a new study suggests that it may come down to willpower,

0:45.6

specifically our beliefs about how willpower works. So on its surface,

0:50.8

bedtime procrastination is just like any procrastination.

0:54.2

You're putting off doing something that would benefit you in the long run.

0:58.0

But unlike writing an essay, sleep is enjoyable.

1:01.8

So why do we put it off? Maybe because it's not bedtime we're putting

1:06.8

off, it's the bedtime routine. And when given the choice between watching another

1:12.0

rerun of Star Trek the next generation and brushing your teeth, there's no contest.

1:17.0

It takes self-control and willpower to fight that urge and actually get ready for bed.

1:22.0

The researchers behind this study wondered if people's beliefs about

1:25.1

willpower were linked to bedtime procrastination. See, some people believe that willpower is a limited

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