Are you a revenge bedtime procrastinator? Stop scrolling and delaying sleep with these expert tips

It's late, you're really tired, and you've got an early start tomorrow. You really should go to bed, but these are the only minutes you've had to yourself all day. So you keep scrolling through social media... and scrolling... and scrolling. And before you know it, it's after midnight. The next day, you're exhausted and cranky, so you resolve to get an early night. But that night, you end up doing the exact same thing.

Welcome to revenge bedtime procrastination, a modern term describing the decision to sacrifice sleep for leisure time - usually time on social media or streaming services - leaving you seriously sleep-deprived. 

According to psychology professor Nick Haslam from the University of Melbourne, revenge bedtime procrastinators might not feel quite ready for sleep at the time they physiologically need it.