What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild
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Date: 2024-11-25
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PiushShukla-mr6uo
I used to constantly do all nighters for about 4 semesters, then my brain stopped working like it used to do before.
I just underestimated my potential which I shall advice you, if you're a student, to not do it. Study at your own pace. In 1 night, it's not possible for anyone to mug up everything. The brain during the 5th semester, was alert when I wished to sleep and hours were less than 7. Then in the exams, I just made serious blunders by forgetting 25% of what I knew.
So, I would advise anyone that if you are committing for all night study, take a nap for 2 hours the next day, and if you are sleepy, you should immediately sleep without thinking about exams even if it's the next day, for at least 8 hours and then wake up and continue studying.
Time table is crucial. Don't think with night stand study all the time will help you everytime. You wouldn't even realise when your brain starts malfunctioning and you live to regret it. Not everyone can survive for 4 semesters straight. One can survive only 1 semester (not 180 days) and it's normal. Sleep is the most important element, remember the scores in your exam is a testament of your health and well-being.
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I used to constantly do all nighters for about 4 semesters, then my brain stopped working like it used to do before.
I just underestimated my potential which I shall advice you, if you're a student, to not do it. Study at your own pace. In 1 night, it's not possible for anyone to mug up everything. The brain during the 5th semester, was alert when I wished to sleep and hours were less than 7. Then in the exams, I just made serious blunders by forgetting 25% of what I knew.
So, I would advise anyone that if you are committing for all night study, take a nap for 2 hours the next day, and if you are sleepy, you should immediately sleep without thinking about exams even if it's the next day, for at least 8 hours and then wake up and continue studying.
Time table is crucial. Don't think with night stand study all the time will help you everytime. You wouldn't even realise when your brain starts malfunctioning and you live to regret it. Not everyone can survive for 4 semesters straight. One can survive only 1 semester (not 180 days) and it's normal. Sleep is the most important element, remember the scores in your exam is a testament of your health and well-being.
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hamzatalib1551
I know this, lots of teachers and relatives and friends and who doesnt advice me this. BUT, heres the problem, i dont seem to be experiencing what you say. Coffee doesn't affect me, when i'm sleepy, i'm sleepy. My body doesnt seem to follow the Circadian Rhythm.
Normally, i sleep at 2am and wake at 6am for school and i have to take a 2 hour nap at around 2pm. Heres the problem, this isn't because I am a procrastinator (which I am, but even whenever i sleep regularly, sometimes upto 8 hours of continuous sleep, i tend to be sleepier in the afternoon and the mind only starts working around 7pm on a good night or as far as 10pm or 11pm normally. This is why i am forced to study late night, and yes, i know this is different from the topic of the video, all nighters, but is this not similiar
One thing I do experience are microsleeps, which indeed do mess up with my comprehension skills during the exams, but what am I supposed to do then, I am unable to revise the day before and the brain only wakes up when its night. I think it is possible due to my shift from a country that has its timing 2. 5 hours behind where I currently reside. I dont know, thoughts anyone
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I know this, lots of teachers and relatives and friends and who doesnt advice me this. BUT, heres the problem, i dont seem to be experiencing what you say. Coffee doesn't affect me, when i'm sleepy, i'm sleepy. My body doesnt seem to follow the Circadian Rhythm.
Normally, i sleep at 2am and wake at 6am for school and i have to take a 2 hour nap at around 2pm. Heres the problem, this isn't because I am a procrastinator (which I am, but even whenever i sleep regularly, sometimes upto 8 hours of continuous sleep, i tend to be sleepier in the afternoon and the mind only starts working around 7pm on a good night or as far as 10pm or 11pm normally. This is why i am forced to study late night, and yes, i know this is different from the topic of the video, all nighters, but is this not similiar
One thing I do experience are microsleeps, which indeed do mess up with my comprehension skills during the exams, but what am I supposed to do then, I am unable to revise the day before and the brain only wakes up when its night. I think it is possible due to my shift from a country that has its timing 2. 5 hours behind where I currently reside. I dont know, thoughts anyone
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ted_ed
Every single person on this Earth is a scientist.
Flat Earthers and Conspiracy Theorists don't bother to check their sources or apply science wrong so they believe random nonsense that boosts their cause
(usually) Thiests come up with their own matter origins but (plz do not cancel me) follow and believe the usual laws of science (gas and gravity in space makes a star)
And the rest, they are true scientists, nothing holds them back, they follow and believe every rule of scienc-
don't stay up late for studying
alright ima see myself out
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Every single person on this Earth is a scientist.
Flat Earthers and Conspiracy Theorists don't bother to check their sources or apply science wrong so they believe random nonsense that boosts their cause
(usually) Thiests come up with their own matter origins but (plz do not cancel me) follow and believe the usual laws of science (gas and gravity in space makes a star)
And the rest, they are true scientists, nothing holds them back, they follow and believe every rule of scienc-
don't stay up late for studying
alright ima see myself out
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Prashant_Dhanuk
a day before my physics exam, I started doing numericals and derivations from scratch, I studied whole day and I was very happy I thougth I will pass the exam. next day, in exam hall, I saw everyone questions that I had practiced a day before but couldn't solve it somehow, my brain forgot everything. after a long holiday, my results came out and turns out I have failed the exam including 24 students. only 5 students managed to pass. I am preparing for re-exam and second term exam at the same time
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a day before my physics exam, I started doing numericals and derivations from scratch, I studied whole day and I was very happy I thougth I will pass the exam. next day, in exam hall, I saw everyone questions that I had practiced a day before but couldn't solve it somehow, my brain forgot everything. after a long holiday, my results came out and turns out I have failed the exam including 24 students. only 5 students managed to pass. I am preparing for re-exam and second term exam at the same time
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ereaguilareal4811
That feeling of being drunk when you are awake 19 hours is so 3: 04 true. Every day I sleep 5 hours and I'm always feeling like this. Is the worse feeling you can ever feel. You are never concentrated, you get distracted easily, you don't pay attention to your class and surroundings, you lose interest on going out with friends, you just want to be alone. I hate feeling like this everyday. Maybe I need to start sleeping earlier, despite all the HW left to be done.
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That feeling of being drunk when you are awake 19 hours is so 3: 04 true. Every day I sleep 5 hours and I'm always feeling like this. Is the worse feeling you can ever feel. You are never concentrated, you get distracted easily, you don't pay attention to your class and surroundings, you lose interest on going out with friends, you just want to be alone. I hate feeling like this everyday. Maybe I need to start sleeping earlier, despite all the HW left to be done.
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khamjaninja.
Here's my trick: Get to your classroom early and take a nap at your desk until test time. It'll take the edge off the sleepiness, give you a bit of relief, and get some of your long-term memory working. Ideally, you'll get there at least one or two hours early, so you can have a decent nap.
Make sure you nap in the classroom, not somewhere else - because in the classroom, someone will wake you up at exam time, whether it's a student or a teacher.
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Here's my trick: Get to your classroom early and take a nap at your desk until test time. It'll take the edge off the sleepiness, give you a bit of relief, and get some of your long-term memory working. Ideally, you'll get there at least one or two hours early, so you can have a decent nap.
Make sure you nap in the classroom, not somewhere else - because in the classroom, someone will wake you up at exam time, whether it's a student or a teacher.
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amir_aj2974
Just a week ago I had an exam which In that time I had not even read the lessons yet. So I fell sleep in the afternoon and stayed up all night but let me tell you, although I read all the lessons, I couldn't answer the questions perfectly. In the time of exam I just couldn't keep my eyes open. So if you have an exam tomorrow stay up late and read your lesson however I recommend taking atleast two hours of sleep
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Just a week ago I had an exam which In that time I had not even read the lessons yet. So I fell sleep in the afternoon and stayed up all night but let me tell you, although I read all the lessons, I couldn't answer the questions perfectly. In the time of exam I just couldn't keep my eyes open. So if you have an exam tomorrow stay up late and read your lesson however I recommend taking atleast two hours of sleep
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kawardt6784
Not true though. I never had a fixed sleeping schedule, but I have pretty good GPA. Also, I perform quite well for a problem solving based questions (the entire paper was cade study) after not sleeping the entire night with exam in the evening. So, I really doubt the video here. Perhaps, it's individual. Regardless, it's best to have good sleeping habits.
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Not true though. I never had a fixed sleeping schedule, but I have pretty good GPA. Also, I perform quite well for a problem solving based questions (the entire paper was cade study) after not sleeping the entire night with exam in the evening. So, I really doubt the video here. Perhaps, it's individual. Regardless, it's best to have good sleeping habits.
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Lion1010NT
pulled an all nighter for 2 days, slept when i got back from school got up at 12 pm when to school at 9 came back, slept at 6 the next day so i missed school and stauyed up till 12, i relize it was bc i stayed in the washroom with bright light on, now its 4: 38 and im in the bathroom!
Edit: ive decided to sleep after 2 months of prosponong it to 2
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pulled an all nighter for 2 days, slept when i got back from school got up at 12 pm when to school at 9 came back, slept at 6 the next day so i missed school and stauyed up till 12, i relize it was bc i stayed in the washroom with bright light on, now its 4: 38 and im in the bathroom!
Edit: ive decided to sleep after 2 months of prosponong it to 2
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cronux9217
To all the parents as a student dont ask for your child to do more than he could handle or in general personally due to this ive been pulling all nighters in result of burning out and now i cant do anything while my mental health is declining, please to all the parents let your child go with their flow and if they ever need help theyll ask you
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To all the parents as a student dont ask for your child to do more than he could handle or in general personally due to this ive been pulling all nighters in result of burning out and now i cant do anything while my mental health is declining, please to all the parents let your child go with their flow and if they ever need help theyll ask you
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infovlogs7358
Here it's been said we need to sleep for 7 hours, I am a teen (17 years old, 12 th standard) and right now preparing for an exam to enter medical school in india, the exam is highly competitive and nearly all my friends I know only sleep for 6 hours or less! And I have been along with them sleeping like this for nearly the last 2 years!
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Here it's been said we need to sleep for 7 hours, I am a teen (17 years old, 12 th standard) and right now preparing for an exam to enter medical school in india, the exam is highly competitive and nearly all my friends I know only sleep for 6 hours or less! And I have been along with them sleeping like this for nearly the last 2 years!
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soleilpeik
not my fault i can pull an all nighter and be sleepy the whole day. yet STILL snap into extreme wakefulness the moment it hits 00: 00. its as if my body just wants to avoid sleeping at all costs, and it's annoying since ill have wasted the day whilst being sleepy and still not be able to fix my sleep schedule.
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not my fault i can pull an all nighter and be sleepy the whole day. yet STILL snap into extreme wakefulness the moment it hits 00: 00. its as if my body just wants to avoid sleeping at all costs, and it's annoying since ill have wasted the day whilst being sleepy and still not be able to fix my sleep schedule.
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ted_ed
I can confirm the euphoria and drunkenness, last week I stayed up all night studying calculus, and we had a geology exam before the test, I was sitting in the front row and I kept humming what apeared to be obscene cusswords at different kinds of rocks and Bowens reactions.
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I can confirm the euphoria and drunkenness, last week I stayed up all night studying calculus, and we had a geology exam before the test, I was sitting in the front row and I kept humming what apeared to be obscene cusswords at different kinds of rocks and Bowens reactions.
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aliancemd
This happens to procrastinators - I have been one of these students. These days I’ve conquered my procrastination but that’s years later - Pomodoro sessions of 60m work/20m break help the most. The 20min have to be an actual break though, completely isolated from work
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This happens to procrastinators - I have been one of these students. These days I’ve conquered my procrastination but that’s years later - Pomodoro sessions of 60m work/20m break help the most. The 20min have to be an actual break though, completely isolated from work
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HappinessHabit-q9u
Such an eye-opening video! It’s fascinating (and a bit scary) to learn how staying up all night impacts our brain and overall health. Thank you, for breaking down the science in such an engaging way. Definitely a wake-up call to prioritize sleep more!
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Such an eye-opening video! It’s fascinating (and a bit scary) to learn how staying up all night impacts our brain and overall health. Thank you, for breaking down the science in such an engaging way. Definitely a wake-up call to prioritize sleep more!
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ryuji8389
Rome wasn't build in a day but my professor who loves giving out a hefty 5-8k essay due every week makes me laugh-cry at how miserable and demanding my academics are. i haven't touched grass in a good week just absorbing information like an amalgamated sponge.
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Rome wasn't build in a day but my professor who loves giving out a hefty 5-8k essay due every week makes me laugh-cry at how miserable and demanding my academics are. i haven't touched grass in a good week just absorbing information like an amalgamated sponge.
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ted_ed
Friendly reminder that the schools that make you watch this and talk about why not getting enough sleep is bad for you are the same schools that make you study all night long and wonder why you are exhausted the next day
Talk about irony
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Friendly reminder that the schools that make you watch this and talk about why not getting enough sleep is bad for you are the same schools that make you study all night long and wonder why you are exhausted the next day
Talk about irony
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eld7476
I find the best way to get rest is to just simply stop working when I don’t feel like it.
Would’ve probably get better grades if I pulled all nighters but managed decent & passing grades in college with sufficient amount of sleep
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I find the best way to get rest is to just simply stop working when I don’t feel like it.
Would’ve probably get better grades if I pulled all nighters but managed decent & passing grades in college with sufficient amount of sleep
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maninthesnow4393
I wish i could sleep more then 4-6 hours, but thats not going to happen. Or just sleep in general. As of late i have barely sleep in the last 3 months and i have no idea why this has started to happen.
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I wish i could sleep more then 4-6 hours, but thats not going to happen. Or just sleep in general. As of late i have barely sleep in the last 3 months and i have no idea why this has started to happen.
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gaelleinjeyan
My school made the PWIWUWHWBDKDU decision of having finals start 10 days after second month exams end
I also learned I'll have to study math on my birthday for the 3rd year in a row
God help me
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My school made the PWIWUWHWBDKDU decision of having finals start 10 days after second month exams end
I also learned I'll have to study math on my birthday for the 3rd year in a row
God help me
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