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Exclusive: Terry Crews Reveals How He Juggles Work Commitments and Spending Time With His Family: 'Multitasking Is a Myth'
Jan. 15 2024, Published 9:00 a.m. ET
It's safe to say Terry Crews is a busy guy — from hosting America's Got Talent to filming movies and TV series to being a father to five kids, he manages do it all with a smile on his face.
However, he immediately clears the air about his routine, declaring that "multitasking is a myth."
"I was doing four or five things at once, but that was my problem — I was doing a lot of things very below average, and it was passable. People would be like, 'He's doing it, he gets it done,' but when I got my rest and focused and decided if I am doing AGT, nothing else gets in the way. I don't even bring my phone on set. Everyone knows my phone is in the trailer, and so my focus is 100 percent on AGT. When I was doing Brooklyn Nine-Nine, I was 100 percent focused on that. When I am with my family or wife, I look her in the eyes and put my phone down so I am not distracted. All of a sudden, the quality of life improves!" the 55-year-old, who teamed up with Natrol, America’s No. 1 sleep aid brand, to show the nation how revitalizing sleep helps him to be the best version of himself and accomplish his fitness goals, exclusively tells Morning Honey.
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Terry Crews is an author, actor, TV host, former football player and so much more!
"Everything gets better. I get so much done by focusing on one thing at a time — and when it's over, you shift your focus to something else. When that is over, you put it down. Don't drag it on for three hours. I close the computer and focus on another thing," the author, who shares Naomi, Azriél, Tera, Wynfrey, and Isaiah with wife Rebecca King-Crews, adds.
The former football player admits the only time he can be alone with his thoughts is when he's working out. "That's my time. I will not answer your phone call!" he confesses. "It's funny because I told my son, 'Don't bother me unless the house is on fire. Then he came and bothered me, and he was like, 'The fire department is at the door.' I was so proud of him! He said, 'Dad, I know you said don't bother you, but the fire department is here.'"
The fitness guru seems like he's got a routine down now, but 12 years ago, that was not the case. "I was super busy doing movies, TV shows, ad campaigns plus being a dad to five kids. I had a lot going on, and I was going to do it all. I would stay up until 2 a.m. studying my scripts, then get up at 6 a.m. to go to work, work out, look at scripts, and then I stopped. When I say stopped, my head was pounding, my body was aching, I thought I couldn't breathe," he recalls.
Crews thought he had "picked up some crazy disease or something" because his body was unable to move. After going to the doctor, they gave him a simple diagnosis: he was exhausted.
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The star recalled getting burnt out 12 years ago and how he had to make a change.
"This is what happens when you burn the candle at both ends. I thought I was being a good businessman, but the problem was I was burned out. My doctor told me to go home and sleep for three days. I shut the blinds and I slept for three days straight. It was so scary because it's almost like you have to go too far to realize what it is you need. That was the wake-up call for me where I need to prioritize my sleep," he shares.
Now Crews — who goes to bed at 8:30 p.m. and wakes up at 4:30 a.m. — adds melatonin into his routine, in addition to turning down the thermostat and making sure his blackout curtains are closed so he can be well-rested everyday.
"My life has increased exponentially. Instead of doing 20 things below average, I can do three or four things above average, which created a better life for me. If you don't get your sleep, you can't do these things you want to do," he says.
Terry Crews is all about getting a lot of sleep.
In order to make sure the NFL star is in bed at a reasonable time, he "figures out what to say no to."
"I'm thankful for the age of streaming. I got my DVR which records everything. I used to watch sports games until the end, but then I realized I can just watch the highlights," he quips.
The dad-of-five goes to bed at 8:30 p.m. and wakes up around 4:30 a.m.
Since the White Chicks alum is so passionate about getting some zzz's, he's a "proud" ambassador for Natrol. "When they came to me, I was like, 'I already use this stuff!' No one talks about this, especially in the fitness and wellness space," he notes.
"I get up and I'm like a rocket!" he exclaims. "I've already been up for four hours before people show up for work, and I am ready to go! I want to be this ambassador for this and be one of those fitness guys that says, 'Hey man, sleep is the way to go.'"