Why you should'nt study late at night ??
When exams are bearing down on you it’s oh-so-tempting to stay up late to cram in as much information in as you possibly can. Most of the time this is a rather poor strategy to use, though if you’ve skipped out on studying all semester and have an exam at 9:00 tomorrow morning then staying up all night is your only real choice.
For the rest of the students out there, come exam time the last thing on your mind should be late night study sessions.
There are three really strong reasons why you should just pack it in at an appropriate time…
You’ll Be More Productive
Let’s say you wake up at 9:00 a.m. and by 10:00 a.m. you’re busy studying. You study all day, taking breaks for meals, and eventually 10:00 p.m. rolls around. At this point your mind is probably fried, you’re physically exhausted, and your eyes ache from staring at tiny textbook font all day long.
Over the day your productivity has decreased by large measures – continuing to study isn’t going to be the smart choice here. To make matters worse, not only will you become even less productive as the night goes on, you’re also going to build a sleep deficit which will only make it more difficult to study the next day.
By going to sleep at an appropriate time you’ll wake up the next morning feeling fresh and ready for a new day of studying.
You’ll Have Less Stress
If you stay up late and wake up early you won’t be getting enough sleep. Studies have shown that individuals which get long amounts of unbroken sleep will have decreased amounts of cortisol, the stress hormone. The less stressed you are the more you’ll be able to concentrate and perform under pressure – something very handy for exams.
You’ll Feel Better
Feeling great feels…well great! If you have a three week exam period and you start pulling crazy hours the week before that’s almost a month where you will feel miserable. We know that exams are difficult time but you shouldn’t need to put in eighteen-plus hour days each day. If you’re doing that we can’t help but question the effectiveness of your study habits.
So there you have it, three powerful reasons to wrap the day up at a good time and get a solid night’s sleep.
For the rest of the students out there, come exam time the last thing on your mind should be late night study sessions.
There are three really strong reasons why you should just pack it in at an appropriate time…
You’ll Be More Productive
Let’s say you wake up at 9:00 a.m. and by 10:00 a.m. you’re busy studying. You study all day, taking breaks for meals, and eventually 10:00 p.m. rolls around. At this point your mind is probably fried, you’re physically exhausted, and your eyes ache from staring at tiny textbook font all day long.
Over the day your productivity has decreased by large measures – continuing to study isn’t going to be the smart choice here. To make matters worse, not only will you become even less productive as the night goes on, you’re also going to build a sleep deficit which will only make it more difficult to study the next day.
By going to sleep at an appropriate time you’ll wake up the next morning feeling fresh and ready for a new day of studying.
You’ll Have Less Stress
If you stay up late and wake up early you won’t be getting enough sleep. Studies have shown that individuals which get long amounts of unbroken sleep will have decreased amounts of cortisol, the stress hormone. The less stressed you are the more you’ll be able to concentrate and perform under pressure – something very handy for exams.
You’ll Feel Better
Feeling great feels…well great! If you have a three week exam period and you start pulling crazy hours the week before that’s almost a month where you will feel miserable. We know that exams are difficult time but you shouldn’t need to put in eighteen-plus hour days each day. If you’re doing that we can’t help but question the effectiveness of your study habits.
So there you have it, three powerful reasons to wrap the day up at a good time and get a solid night’s sleep.
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