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I read the article "Why Sleeping May Be More Important Than Studying" by Katrina Schwartz (found here) and was amazed by the information provided.
I knew sleep was important, but I never really knew the scientific reasonings behind why it was so important. I knew REM was a phase that we all fell into while we slept, but I also didn't know this was the time our minds took the time to organize all we did the day before.
Before I even started college, my cousin told me that that was his key to being successful in college: when he was tired, he would go to sleep. He found no point in staying up all night because it was only detrimental.
Coming into college I had this misconception about all nighters. And, it wasn't until I realized how bad I performed during the day without sleep that I realized I am not one of those people who can stay up all night prior to an exam.
This past summer, I fell into a routine of sleeping 8 hours, working out, and studying. It was the best routine for me because I woke up every day ready to learn more, and information was being absorbed. Now that the semester has started, I have to force myself to stop what I'm doing when it reaches 11 PM, and just go to bed. I know that there won't be any good coming out of me staying up till 2 AM, when I should be sleeping instead.
Time management is key to college, and sleep is one of the best things in the world, right? How could we give up on that?!
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