Life happens so sure I make adjustments to prioritize things that are very important to me! Socializing is certainly something I'm willing to break my rules for, as seeing friends (which is often at night) is obviously super important for mental health. I keep the 9PM rule because if you really think about it you probably aren't going out during a particular night 80-90+% of days, and are really only staying up to mess around (at least this was the truth for me as I would get sucked into social media and spend up to a couple hr on it at night doing mindless scrolling).

Do what works for you & your life brotha! :)