All Nighters
I have probably spent as many days awake as nights in my 4 years of college. I was always more active past midnight than I ever was in class. I think it had something to do with dorms only quieting down around midnight, only then could I really think. Not that noise bothers me, it just stifles creativity. Then again, I’ve been reading a lot about circadian rhythms lately, maybe mine is just backwards.
Stumbling around the internet, I have again found something I’d like to share with the BWW, Bob Wide Web. Anatomy of an All Nighter is a college study done at the University of Texas Austin, where I happen to have been born. It covers the best way to go through the night alert and ready to work. When I compare it to my all nighters, its very different. I usually never had protein, the best snack for an all nighter. My night time meals were usually ramen or pop-tarts. Also, when I wrote, everything seems smarter the later night got. That isn’t to say I actually write better when I’m sleep deprived, but I think I do, and that is all that matters.
I also looked up WikiHow’s all nighter strategy. It seems like a bunch of quick fixes rather than a plan to last all night and get any work done. How often do you stay up all night? What is your plan of attack?
