How Coffee Naps Got Me Through College

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Napping is how I manage a spread and variable schedule and how I survive in the face of all my personal and professional obligations. I know some people think they can't nap, that it disrupts their sleep, or that they're more tired after a nap. I don't want to say those people are wrong, but when I spoken to them, I learn that they don't do it the way I do. Here's how I make it work for me.
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0:00 - Skoove Ad
0:05 - 100k subscribers! Future videos!
0:41 - My Super Productivity Tip: The Power Nap
3:17 - The Correct Length For a Nap
4:06 - Alarms, Rituals, and Expectations
6:01 - The Caffeine Nap
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Nap shortcut for iPhone: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/4374...
(I offer no warranty or support on this shortcut. And, I didn’t make it either. I just downloaded it from a post on Reddit. You may be able to open it up and tweak it for your needs but that’s on you. I see no reason why this should not work exactly as advertised(I use it all the time) but I won’t be able to help you if anything goes wrong. Just FYI - good luck!
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@BradHarrison 8 ай бұрын

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@Vindico0711 Жыл бұрын

The caffeine nap got me through conservatory as I was juggling multiple jobs. Good stuff 👌🏼

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

Isn't it the best?

@tataydev Жыл бұрын

This is so true! Naps got me through 20 years of graveyard call center and IT life. I used it as a continuation of my short 4 hour sleep at home... and my bus ride is approximately an hour and a half so that makes it 5.5hrs plus the minutes in the elevator line, 10 minutes in the pantry while smelling your hot coffee and everywhere else I can close my eyes and not process anything. That worked for me. What I don’t do though is set an alarm... yeah thats weird, because it makes me want to wait and process that an alarm is about to go off hahaha!!! For the videos, I’m waiting for the lesson on rhythm. I think this is very important most specially when you don’t know the song’s melody. Thanks again Brad and congratulations!!!

@bigmoneymandan360 Жыл бұрын

Dude you are a genius and your subs should be in the millions these days with your quality of videos and ability to teach.

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@bigmoneymandan360 Жыл бұрын

@@BradHarrison anytime Brad if they didn't work I would be trashing you lol. The proof is in the pudding as they say.

@ronaldoaryanto3227 Жыл бұрын

One of the best music content so far, i love youtube and found countless unhelpful video. But this one is professional yet fun, informative, yet somehow still serious and has high quality.

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed! That’s pretty much exactly the tone I was going for.

@Gisele11 Жыл бұрын

I've heard about the caffeine nap! nice!

@urimacchiavello698 Жыл бұрын

Jajaja i was doing it without knowing it!!!. Wake up take kids to school, practice, lunch, 70 minute Power Nap, go to work

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@MrStevem121 Жыл бұрын

Hey Brad. Love your videos dude. Find them really helpful. Looking forward to more

@AndresCastroGuitar Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@cunnyarchivetwt Жыл бұрын

Please do Sight Reading!!!! Greatly appreciate your content, really helps me a lot!

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

Excellent! It’s on the way!

@timmysixxstrings Жыл бұрын

That caffeine trick is brilliant! I'm going to try that.

@stevet6975 Жыл бұрын

Instead of scott asking "wht day is it" after sleeping dangerously, it should be "uhhh wht year is it? How many years has passed?". Waking up in danger zones really do be like that. And when u fall alseep in the evening when the sun hasnt gone down yet and u wake up at night, its always "is the time night or just before dawn"

@JacobR522 Жыл бұрын

The little texts are so funny🤣 "what.. uh... what day is it? Shoot. I'm late for everything."

@ziziroberts8041 Жыл бұрын

I had the best practice session after an unplanned power nap last week. I will try this.

@oliverlovekin Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! I've been doing this since 1st year, and its my energy superpower!!

@daegabmusic59 Жыл бұрын

I like, in particular, the coffee bit! 😀 As an Italian, I always have an "espresso" after lunch and immediately after I doze off for about 20 minutes! (no alarm clock).

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

Excellent routine!

@yodesdecero368 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are amazing. Plis keep doing this great job. Im excited for the new content

@yobabybubba Жыл бұрын

Great video and tips. I pretty much take a nap everyday. Now I'm gonna go check out that app and your description section.

@yuetyee0415 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree!

@teamcongelator Жыл бұрын

Congratulations for 100k :)

@germanmoreno9609 Жыл бұрын

2:01 Brilliant! Baby kept you up. "Baby" kept you up. : )

@talibont1 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic.. Many, many thanx for your very good youtube videos. This one is a stepstone for more health and more energy 👌

@lawrencetaylor4101 Жыл бұрын

I learned to take 7 minute power naps when I was working as an Assistant Doctor during the day and studying for my Swiss Boards at night. My daughter was just born, so I didn't start studying at 9 O'Clock at night, and would study til 2 or 3 in the morning, and have to work at 8 the next morning. No coffee, but I do that now when I take afternoon naps.

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

Whoa! 7 minute naps is pro level napping

@xiyang9726 Жыл бұрын

This is actually so useful thank you !!

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

@MrProspectPark Жыл бұрын

Great Musician Channel! Love the info and experience you part in it! Awesome stuff!

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@zareed7845 Жыл бұрын

Love your content mate

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@ziziroberts8041 Жыл бұрын

You deserve the subscribers. Your explanations are clear and your voice has a pleasant intonation. Glad the KZfaq algorithm found you. 😊

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@KodyKimani Жыл бұрын

Hi! this is great - wow I never thought of that with the caffeine! I am going to try that. My problem is I go for a long nap and then I can't get up - I'm way too tired - and really I think that may be the case- I have a sleep debt and I'm exhausted. So the caffeine trick may help. How do you discipline yourself to get up and move after 20 mins? I'd find that hard I think.... but I wish I could do it. BTW I just found your channel tonight and I love the music videos but this one - I love too - can you do more on productivity/ scheduling?

@HowlingUlf Жыл бұрын

Coffee! Make your coffee, wait until its temp is right so you can splash it down your throat in one go without burning yourself, then don't do that, it's barbaric, but enjoy your coffee for 2 minutes ... then ... BOOM! NAP! It's an order! :D Then let the coffee wake you up as described in the video. Now you're ready to rock! :D

@Rotatoechip Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for "How To Use A Pencil"!

@deadmanswife3625 Жыл бұрын

Use it to practice your violin bowling and finger strength when you can't carry your violin bow with you. If you don't have a pencil I guess you could use a pen but a pencil is best

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

@Peter Zhou it’s what we did in lessons… are more! ;-)

@ticarot Жыл бұрын

I remember in the 50's people served coffee in regular 6-8 oz cups they used for tea. The big coffee mugs seemed to get popular as boomers entered the workforce and needed lots of caffeine. Odd how the greatest generation saved the world on small cups of weak Maxwell House.

@CarlDaCool168 Жыл бұрын

2:00 The first one on the right is so me(and every one of my siblings) My sleep schedule is 12-1am wake up 9-10am but it is usually distorted by video games which stretch it to 2am and waking up earlier than that for school, around 7am My brother is sleep 2am and wake up around 12pm, And my sister is a total lunatic who will play games until 3am on a voice chat and then wake up super late like 1pm or 2pm I have managed to set my sleep schedule to sleep at 10-11pm and wake up 7am but it is forced, on things like Christmas break it will always go back to my normal, very stubborn circadian rhythm in 3 days or less.

@wilcramer7556 Жыл бұрын

I need more music theory videos from you, because of you I have a 100% in my music theory class

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

There will definitely be more of those in the future. What kind of stuff are you looking for?

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

ps. Congratulations on 100%!

@wilcramer7556 Жыл бұрын

@@BradHarrison I personally play guitar, so guitar based theory would be great, but other than that I have been looking for more advanced chord theory.

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! I’ll probably get to 7th chords and extensions and stuff eventually but there are several things ahead of it in the production queue. But I’ll get there!

@gedaliakoehler6992 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Stamford, didn’t have to get in 😂

@ilanpretz Жыл бұрын

🎉👍🏻

@storm1968eu Жыл бұрын

for people with AD(H)D a coffee gives the brain just enough stimulation to be able to filter out the excess of stimulation that prevents them from relaxing just enough to be able to fall asleep or clear their mind ... sounds weird but that's the way an ADHD-brain is wired differently.

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I guess Ritalin works the same way? It’s a stimulant.

@ingapeck Жыл бұрын

Good tip. I didn't know that caffein pills existed. 👌✊

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

Yeah, they're great. Really cheap and efficient. Just don't over do it!

@ingapeck Жыл бұрын

@@BradHarrison I'll try not to. I'm looking forward to your video about improvising!

@patrickm.4469 3 ай бұрын

2:05 Stamford? More like Scamford

@superkalifragilistisch6511 Жыл бұрын

The question is: where are you sleeping? If I'm very tired, I sometimes just nap shortly on the floor in practice room, but I'm everytime afraid someone comes in and sees how I waste the rare practice rooms (or just thinks I'm very weird), but I can't think of any other place

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

There were some couches and padded benches in various lobbies or lounges at my music schools. Napping students were common. The floor sounds pretty uncomfortable. But I think I also might not appreciate someone sleeping in a practice room if access is at a premium.

@superkalifragilistisch6511 Жыл бұрын

@@BradHarrison yeah that's what I meant😂

@deadmanswife3625 Жыл бұрын

I'm a chronic napper it's pretty bad

@felmusik5043 Жыл бұрын

Sorry i dont get it about drink coffe before to sleep??

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

You get the energy benefit of both. Take the caffeine and go to sleep. The caffeine will start hitting your bloodstream just as you’re waking up and hopefully feeling somewhat refreshed from the nap.

@deadmanswife3625 Жыл бұрын

@@BradHarrison this is exactly correct. And I have been doing it since School ( College)

@JamesJamieJam Жыл бұрын

The title of this video had me thinking so hard I needed a nap. I mean what? If you think can’t nap?

@kamb3800 Жыл бұрын

sleep in and take drugs... got it!

@BradHarrison Жыл бұрын

You don’t sleep in if you use an alarm! And only take appropriate varieties and doses of drugs. Consult a medical professional if you have any reason to be concerned. I’m just a guy who plays trumpet and talks about music on the internet!