The thing is that on most days, even if I go home, I don’t sleep. I get distracted on Facebook, watch E! News and completely disregard time and end up going to bed at around 2 or 3 am.
And no, pulling all nighters are not an excuse this early in the semester.
In fact, according to a 2001 Brown University Study, only 11 percent of college students get their beauty sleep. Unfortunately, I think I’m part of that other 89 percent that doesn’t.
In high school, I used to sleep a lot. I went to school at around 7 am, got home at 3 pm, took a nap and went to bed at around 10 pm. I always had energy in class, kept up with my homework, and I actually enjoyed the time that I spent in school.
But in college, things are a little different.
7:00 a.m.: Go to school
6:00 p.m.: Get home
1:00 a.m.: Homework
3:00 a.m.: Sleep
This shows that on average, I’m probably sleeping somewhere around four hours a night... not good.
Not only do I look like crap the next day, but it’s not a healthy thing to do. I’m not 100 percent alert in class, I can’t pay attention for long periods of time, I’m tired and grumpy, and I’m not enjoying my time in school as much as I should.
So in response to my lack of sleep, I thought I’d put together a few causes and solutions to get us 89 percent back on track.
- Problem: We’re partying too much. Yep, I know I’ve said this an endless amount of time, but partying is a factor in our lack of sleep. It certainly does wonders for your social life, not to mention the free amounts of alcohol from those new friends you made, but partying seven nights a week is not healthy.
- Solution: Cut back on the partying and leave it for only Fridays and Saturdays. Forget about partying on Sundays. You will be hung over on Monday and won’t pay attention at all in class and you will basically lose the money that you’re paying for your education.
- Problem: Spending too much on Facebook or related websites. I know I’m not the only one that spends hours lurking other people’s profiles and reading the little newsfeeds.
- Solution: Unless you really need your computer to do research or write a paper, my suggestion is to turn your baby off. I know it’s hard, but love hurts sometimes. If you keep wasting time online, you’ll never get anything done and leave everything for the last minute.
- Problem: Overwhelming amounts of work. Yes, we do have to study after all... that’s what we’re in college for. But we cannot let ourselves lose so much sleep over homework.
- Solution: Two words: time management. Don’t let your homework stack up over the weeks and do it the day before the test. Write yourself a personal schedule in which you make time for afternoon naps, homework, and an early bed time. I know it sounds ridiculous, but it is possible to go to bed before midnight.
Hope these tips helped. Please, do yourself a favor and hit up your sheets more often. Trust me, they miss you.
5 comments:
Your blog sucks.
Easy solution to this all. Do what I do. Earliest class, 12:30, and only 3 days of classes a week.
You know what you SHOULD DO follow your schedule. After that you'll be okay .
Time management is a bitch!
Send that bitch to obedience school.
Oh, lower your sugar intake. I was eating alot of naturally sugary foods, (fruits, candy, carbs, etc.) and I found myself not being able to crash until 2 or 3am. Try not to eat any of that crap after lunch, and if you do... try not to eat too much.
Change your diet and you'll feel a world better!
-d.
PS
Try studying in the morning. Television has nothing but infomercials and most of your friends just went to sleep.
Dan knows what he's talking about on all points. Go with what he said.
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