What I got wrong about all nighters

Hello lovely humans! How are y'all doing? I hope you are doing great and if not I hope this blog helps in brightening up your day!

This blog is going to be kind of a storytime, with tips towards the end!

It's going too be divided into three parts

i) my initial approach

ii) what I got wrong + consequences

iii) new approach + tips!

i)      I N I T I A L      A P P R O A C H

My initial approach towards all-nighters was rather intense. I thought oh, I'm staying up so all I have to do is work. If I'm not working I'm wasting time, since I'm awake and putting in energy all I have to do is work.

And I used to work all night pretty intensely, no breaks and no eating or drinking anything.

I think we can all see where this is going at this point, we've all read the importance of taking breaks, but I thought they would be a waste of the since I'm staying awake (smh Ann) and boy did I learn the hard way. Since we had a lot of exams back to back, I was doing this continuously, not sleeping well, or eating.

ii)     M I S T A K E    +    R E S U L T

Pretty clear if you have read the above, I was not taking breaks and time to rest. Overworking myself and trying to justify it as not wasting time. Major mistake. I was not taking care of myself mentally or physically.

The result, an exam had just got over, I had a few days till the next, I had relaxed that day, but I felt so guilty, I panicked. High blood pressure. Fainted. Had to be rushed to the hospital. This had other underlying factors as well. I had to stay two days and was given two IVs. For those of you who don't know the meaning, here :

I was dehydrated, and later got diagnosed with generalised anxiety.

All this in the middle of exams, all of which I could had avoided if I didn't overwork myself and put unnecessary pressure on myself, to keep going, even when I could not. This seemed productive, but it was not effective, I realised that during the exam results. So, during the finals, I didn't pull a single all nighter.

iii)       N E W     A P P R O A C H  

I no longer pull all-nighters till its absolutely necessary, now is not a good example since my sleep cycle is a mess. But, don't stay up all night until absolutely necessary. Also, please take breaks and take care of yourself, get some water and snacks.

Some tips and word of advice:

• plan it out, this goes for anything, but if you are going with the flow, set a timer for breaks, and if you are planning it out, plan breaks too.

• don't go on your phone, at night with no one to stop you, you can go on it for hours, down a spiral, so don't do it.

• if you are like me and want company, or feeling anxious staying up so late all alone, then real time study with me videos are for you buddy!

• do not have too much coffee or energy drinks. I'm guilty of this, but this can have negative effects. Like when you are finally done with work, you won't be able to sleep in peace.

• WATER IS YOUR BEST FRIEND! learned this the hard way too, maybe install a app that reminds you. Or drink water in the breaks! But still be careful, don't get carried away.

This is in no way medical advice, know what's best for you. Take care everyone!

That's all I have for you guys today I hope you found it helpful ^^

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And in the words of Ruby Granger, have a productive week!

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