The Science
of Teens

It’s 1:00 a.m. Your room is dark except for the glow of your phone. You tell yourself, Just five more minutes. Then you check the time again. It’s somehow 2:00. Sound familiar? After spending all day at school, sitting through practice, finishing homework, and studying for tomorrow’s test, this finally feels like your time. No teachers. No parents asking about grades. No assignments. Just you and your phone. Psychologists actually have a name for this: revenge bedtime procras