As a college student I knew we are more target to our academic and not sleep enough of time , some time exam day we are Pull All NIGHTER ( and the result will be not perfect ), regarding to Matthew , when he was a student he is skiping sleep and cramping for the material and he now do research about it , since it is a worse thing that you have been to to your brain. The article, if you not sleep enough your brain will not absorbing new information. In Walker study is he has two group , one group will perform 8 hour of sleep and the all the group is stay awake all night and under supervisions. Yett, the result is shown who were sleep deprived experience 40% decrease in their ability to form new memories compared to the group that sleep for 8 hour. SO , sleep is also important for your academic success and do better in the exam.
Sleep deprivation is not just impair the memory and there is the cognitive function that are critical during the exam , lack of sleep ( all nighter ) cause set you up to failure by depriving your brain resource for the need of a success.
I understand this time of the year is a busy time of us . but shift your mindset. Break the study in each chunk session and manage the way you study and keep the quality of sleep. I know some time my self is take energy drink at night so I can stay awake and study , so the research above also mention avoid caffein late in the day so they won't disrupt your sleep schedule and aim at least 7-9 hour of sleep. The value of sleep is the tool of success for your brain help you think clearly , and retain the information.
DON'T STAY UP ALL NIGHT ...!
Thank You for Reading
References:
Why pulling an all-nighter is ineffective according to science: "It's the difference between passing an exam or not.". (2024, November 3). ContentEngine Noticias Financieras [English], NA. https://link-gale-com.dml.regis.edu/apps/doc/A814766720/HRCA?u=regis&sid=ebsco&xid=9da65cd9
I know sleep avoidance disrupts memory formation, however I wonder if lack of sleep or procrastination creates a rush of adrenaline that makes your body go into a flight or fight response when writing a paper or finishing projects. I tend to work on projects at the very last second due to never having the motivation or focus to pay attention to what I am writing. I found tremendous success in attempting to trick my brain via self punishments as to induce this stress response and success in focusing on papers. So I wonder if stress is good on projects while bad on exams due to self doubt? Either way, chronic stress is bad and sleeping instead of cramming for an exam will always be the safest and higher earning response.
ReplyDeleteFor my longitudinal challenge I decided to focus more on sleep because my sleep schedule is all over the place. I am definitely guilty of pulling several all nighters in order to study and they most certainly take a toll on performance. I have been working on getting into a habit of telling myself that I will not perform as well as I need to if I don't get the necessary rest. Sleep is really important, and I really appreciate you writing about how important it is to our academic performance.
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