I'm known as extremely weird for this little habit: it's not like my life is any less full than most people, doing lights for the school play, violin, my youth group, keeping up writing and art, a class five internet addiction and a full homework load, and it's not like I have any secrets. I don't procrastinate less, (though I am known to be fairly antisocial in both senses) I just keep organized and slowly go crazy on the inside.
[Well, outside too.]
My friends are kind of used to me signing off at eight thirty to "go slee," not that that doesn't allow them to snark at me regularly. But really, everyone knows adults need a good solid eight hours, and teenagers, needing more food, should probably need more sleep too. It stands to reason.
Of course, busy lives tend to encroach on that principal.
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I understand it. Sometimes you want to do swimming AND theater and you can't leave that trombone alone either! Plus three types of dance and a social life. You took all AP's too didn't you. Of course you did.
You know what? You're hopeless. Have fun with dementia.
HOW DO YOU DO IT. And how did I never know of this quirk (kinda sad that sleeping adequately is a quirk these days) of yours?! I am in love with your gif. It is perfect. I'm still in awe though...and I respect you so much now. Left to my own unproductive devices, I would probably spend most of the day sleeping, but it's amazing that you manage to do pretty much what I do every day, yet sleep so much. I should probably stop repeating the same thing but still...yay dementia!
ReplyDeleteOn the flip side, I'm wasting 5/12 of my life lying horizontally doing nothing. If that makes you feel better.
DeleteI too, try to get a large amount of sleep, but I often prioritize videos games and homework over sleep. I used to try to sleep in 90-minute intervals, (the length of a sleep cycle) to feel more awake, but I recently found out (through personal experience) that it does not always work. Good post and nice gif.
ReplyDeleteThat's epic! I wish I could have more time to sleep. I think if I actually did more work throughout the day during my free period and Uni period, I could do less when I come home. By the time I come home, I feel lazy to do my homework and just procrastinate until I feel like it's getting late. That's why I almost never go to sleep before 10:30. I should probably change that habit if I want to start getting more sleep. Nice post!
ReplyDeleteHaha Ruth. your posts always make me chuckle. "You're hopeless. Have fun with dementia." Best line of the entire post. I'm also loving that moving picture thingy.... I am not well versed in my internet knowledge so I have no idea what one would call that...anyway it's cool! :D
ReplyDeleteSLEEEEEEEEP one of the most amazing things in the world. I used to get 10 hours a night.... buttttttt I now have so many excuses for my average of 7.5 hours a night. Yay for naptime in physics class! Sometimes I wish I slept more, though. It might help me do better on those physics quizzes.
What is this sleep you speak of? It sounds like something they do at UHS...
ReplyDeleteSomeday soon these last few weeks are going to catch up to me, and I hope it's not until winter break.
I also like to get my sleep. During swimming, I was pretty good about getting to bed early, but I have been gradually staying up later and later since the 6:30 AM wake-ups seem like a luxury.
ReplyDeleteBut this post is a good reminder that getting lots of sleep is important. And enjoyable. Sometimes I don't want to fall asleep (I'd rather get in that extra chapter in my novel or perhaps stay on facebook), but then I remember that it's the realm of dreams, and that's my main motivator. Plus, mornings are so much better with ten hours a sleep behind me.
Maybe you wouldn't need so much sleep if you ate your vegetables. Just saying. I like sleep too, but I have noticed that the more I get the tireder I am. On the weekend when I sleep all the time I just come back to school sleepier and it's inconvenient. Theory; anyone who gets sucked into the internet ever is infected. And when you get more sleep, the infection makes you tireder so you never leave it again.
ReplyDeleteWhat am I saying.
I need to sleep.
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I need sleep too! I am not a happy camper when I get less than eight hours. I can function for a couple nights on six or seven hours, but after that I need a lovely long rest. I also like your observation about how our busy lives can encroach on our sleeping time. Last night, I found myself choosing between practicing the cello and writing more of my English paper so that I could get to bed before eleven for my eight hours of sleep. I chose practicing, in case you were wondering--sorry Ms. Majerus!
ReplyDeletePetra, I would not begrudge you the choice of music over homework. But that's the nice thing about not putting an essay off 'til the last minute – you still have the choice.
ReplyDeleteRuth, good post. Sleep is important, and the right to sleep is worth defending in our over-busy culture.
How in the world do you sleep that much? Last night I attempted to sleep at 8 giving me a good 10 hours of sleep before I would have to go to school but I tossed and turned for two hours before finally drifting off to nowhereland. Even then I woke up at 5 in the morning because I just couldn't keep sleeping.
ReplyDeleteSleep and I do not have a good relationship.