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JamesM — 2009-11-19 00:16:04

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	+ ------ + 2009-11-19 00:12:36 [[nbsp]] My all nighters tend to include drinking and smoking... My teachers always complain about the "Flow" of my papers, but I find they flow quite freely. --["Users/JamesM"]

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SunjeetBaadkar — 2009-10-09 14:31:36

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- >> Are you serious? That sounds scary!--["Users/WengFF"]	+ * Are you serious? That sounds scary!--["Users/WengFF"] + * Yeah, it was scary in hindsight. I have vague memories of it though. I do remember hearing voices and such, but I didn't remember talking to anything. Good times, though I don't intend on repeating that again. --["Users/SunjeetBaadkar"]

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WengFF — 2009-10-06 23:43:15

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JasonAller — 2008-08-23 08:27:01

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- * I can attest from my undergrad days taking certain liberal arts classes that the cramming all-nighter can be quite effective. If you are sufficiently motivated, you can in fact read 400 pages of psych text in two nights of reading, and still get an A on the material (assuming of course that there are 800 people in the class, so the only conceivable test type is multiple choice. Never try this if it is an essay test). -["EricKlein"] - * Dude, actually reading 800 pages is the most inefficient way of studying for a psych test I've ever heard of. But okay, maybe it works for multiple choice tests. -["JaimeRaba" jr] - * Well, perhaps, but it does work. If the only material for the class is the textbook, and you've already been to all the lectures and sections, then just reading all of the text actually crams quite a lot of useful test info into your head. Of course, I suspect this wouldn't work for most people, but I have a pretty good memory, and read fairly fast. -["EricKlein"] - * This strategy applies very well to HUM1 and SOC3. The finals are essays but you can get away with reading all the required text right before the final and get an A. -["TerencePhan"]	+ * I can attest from my undergrad days taking certain liberal arts classes that the cramming all-nighter can be quite effective. If you are sufficiently motivated, you can in fact read 400 pages of psych text in two nights of reading, and still get an A on the material (assuming of course that there are 800 people in the class, so the only conceivable test type is multiple choice. Never try this if it is an essay test). -["Users/EricKlein"] + * Dude, actually reading 800 pages is the most inefficient way of studying for a psych test I've ever heard of. But okay, maybe it works for multiple choice tests. -["Users/JaimeRaba" jr] + * Well, perhaps, but it does work. If the only material for the class is the textbook, and you've already been to all the lectures and sections, then just reading all of the text actually crams quite a lot of useful test info into your head. Of course, I suspect this wouldn't work for most people, but I have a pretty good memory, and read fairly fast. -["Users/EricKlein"] + * This strategy applies very well to HUM1 and SOC3. The finals are essays but you can get away with reading all the required text right before the final and get an A. -["Users/TerencePhan"]
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- * I once stayed up for two nights straight working on a final project for a class. I finished the project at 8am on the morning it was due (I had to present at 11am or so), so I went home to have a shower. After the shower, I sat down on the bed, and the next thing I knew, it was 12:30, well after class was over. Quite luckily, my professor had a sense of humor about it, and since I went straight to his office to present it to him in person, everything worked out OK, but still the stuff nightmares are made of. Moral of the story: if you REALLY need to stay up, don't ever do anything that could even make you comfortable enough to fall asleep. Once you are tired enough to have your mind spontaneously stop thinking, sleep can strike at any time. -["EricKlein"] - * I've found anything less than three hours is worse than not sleeping at all, since it just makes you crave what you're missing and slows down your spinning head. Plus the sleep is always fitful with dreams about failing to wakeup again. -["AmeliaCarlson" aec] - * I agree. Three hours can work wonderfully, though. It's long enough to refresh your mind to some degree, as you can actually dream during three hours -- expect dreams about your paper though. I've never actually pulled an all-nighter, due to the fact that I usually think sleep deprivation effects will be worse. But this Friday I went to sleep at 3AM, woke up at 6AM, finished my project, and still managed to stay awake until 1AM the next day. Note that when you wake up, you'll probably want to take a ''hot'' shower to start up your metabolism. - ["BrentLaabs"]	+ * I once stayed up for two nights straight working on a final project for a class. I finished the project at 8am on the morning it was due (I had to present at 11am or so), so I went home to have a shower. After the shower, I sat down on the bed, and the next thing I knew, it was 12:30, well after class was over. Quite luckily, my professor had a sense of humor about it, and since I went straight to his office to present it to him in person, everything worked out OK, but still the stuff nightmares are made of. Moral of the story: if you REALLY need to stay up, don't ever do anything that could even make you comfortable enough to fall asleep. Once you are tired enough to have your mind spontaneously stop thinking, sleep can strike at any time. -["Users/EricKlein"] + * I've found anything less than three hours is worse than not sleeping at all, since it just makes you crave what you're missing and slows down your spinning head. Plus the sleep is always fitful with dreams about failing to wakeup again. -["Users/AmeliaCarlson" aec] + * I agree. Three hours can work wonderfully, though. It's long enough to refresh your mind to some degree, as you can actually dream during three hours -- expect dreams about your paper though. I've never actually pulled an all-nighter, due to the fact that I usually think sleep deprivation effects will be worse. But this Friday I went to sleep at 3AM, woke up at 6AM, finished my project, and still managed to stay awake until 1AM the next day. Note that when you wake up, you'll probably want to take a ''hot'' shower to start up your metabolism. - ["Users/BrentLaabs"]
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- ''2005-06-11 02:46:39'' [[nbsp]] All nighter? A piece of cake for Design students!!! we do that a lot. It's fun... only if you like to design stuff. --["DingLiu"] -	+ ''2005-06-11 02:46:39'' [[nbsp]] All nighter? A piece of cake for Design students!!! we do that a lot. It's fun... only if you like to design stuff. --["Users/DingLiu"]
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- One trick I use for staying awake during those late nights is chewing peppermint gum. Peppermint is a natural stimulant, and it works if you need to wake up quickly. I also use Burt's Bees lip balm (with peppermint) regularly. --["AnnaHamilton"]	+ One trick I use for staying awake during those late nights is chewing peppermint gum. Peppermint is a natural stimulant, and it works if you need to wake up quickly. I also use Burt's Bees lip balm (with peppermint) regularly. --["Users/AnnaHamilton"]
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- ''2006-02-14 17:03:21'' [[nbsp]] Under 30 minutes or above 3 hours- any amount of sleep in the middle just makes you groggy. Of course, the accidental all-nighter is best: absorbed in the material or working in the studio, you realize it's starting to get light outside and you're ravenously hungry. --["TorreyaCummings"]	+ ''2006-02-14 17:03:21'' [[nbsp]] Under 30 minutes or above 3 hours- any amount of sleep in the middle just makes you groggy. Of course, the accidental all-nighter is best: absorbed in the material or working in the studio, you realize it's starting to get light outside and you're ravenously hungry. --["Users/TorreyaCummings"]
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- ''2006-03-17 06:24:06'' [[nbsp]] Thanks for the Advice....This week has been a string of All Nighters for me, and as its 6:15 am right now, you can see that I just finished one. Luckily i slept from 5am to 5pm yesterday, giving me the energy to be awake from 5 to 6... --["MaxMikalonis"]	+ ''2006-03-17 06:24:06'' [[nbsp]] Thanks for the Advice....This week has been a string of All Nighters for me, and as its 6:15 am right now, you can see that I just finished one. Luckily i slept from 5am to 5pm yesterday, giving me the energy to be awake from 5 to 6... --["Users/MaxMikalonis"]
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- ''2007-02-07 02:19:17'' [[nbsp]] I had more all-nighters than sleep nights in high school. College is awesome, I sleep more. This is only my 4th all nighter but it's hard to keep track sometimes...I heart calculus. --["GregWebb"]	+ ''2007-02-07 02:19:17'' [[nbsp]] I had more all-nighters than sleep nights in high school. College is awesome, I sleep more. This is only my 4th all nighter but it's hard to keep track sometimes...I heart calculus. --["Users/GregWebb"]

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SunjeetBaadkar — 2008-07-12 12:14:36

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	+ ------ + ''2008-07-12 13:14:36'' [[nbsp]] I once stayed awake for 5 days in order to get a project done. My friends told me that I was going insane and forced me to sleep. I found afterward that I had been talking to inanimate objects and the conversation was less then coherent. --["Users/SunjeetBaadkar"]

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MaryLieth — 2008-07-11 15:54:15

i'm glad I don't have to do these anymore...

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- Pulling an all-nighter is a rite of passage that separates ["Procrastinating" procrastinators] from those students who study and write papers in a timely fashion. The root of most ["Procrastinating" procrastination] is perfectionism. OR laziness. Or both. But generally, even if a paper is due the next day, a ["Procrastinating" procrastinating] perfectionist won't even get started until late into the ["Night Time" night], because he/she lacks the inspiration to write ["The perfect paper" that perfect paper]. Inspiration and desperation, at a certain hour, become interchangeable. So by about 3am, the wheels of creativity turn out 7-10 pp, double spaced. So what if it has 1.5" margins and is in Courier, the largest font known to TrueType or Postscript fonts?	+ Pulling an all-nighter is a rite of passage that separates ["Procrastinating" procrastinators] from those students who study and write papers in a timely fashion. The root of most ["Procrastinating" procrastination] is perfectionism. OR laziness. Or both. But generally, even if a paper is due the next day, a ["Procrastinating" procrastinating] perfectionist won't even get started until late into the ["Night Time" night], because he/she lacks the inspiration to write ["The perfect paper" that perfect paper]. Inspiration and desperation, at a certain hour, become interchangeable. So by about 3am, the wheels of creativity turn out 7-10 pages, double spaced. So what if it has 1.5" margins and is in Courier, the largest font known to TrueType or Postscript fonts?
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- While all-nighters can be essential for paper-writing, they are actually counter-productive for most types of studying. If someone is fairly good with material, and they pull an all-nighter to perfect their knowledge, their ensuing loss of mental clarity due to lack of sleep, probably more-than-offsets their increased knowledge due to a night of studying. However, this can produce a net gain, if the student never actually went to class.	+ While all-nighters can be essential for paper-writing, they are actually counter-productive for most types of studying. If someone knows the material fairly well, and pulls an all-nighter to perfect their knowledge, their ensuing loss of mental clarity due to lack of sleep probably more-than-offsets their increased knowledge due to a night of studying. However, this can produce a net gain, if the student never actually went to class.
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- Unlike caffeine and other energy boosters, sugar has never been scientifically proven to give someone more energy than other carbohydrate rich foods (i.e. pasta) for even a short period of time([http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=1658232&page=2 "sugar does not make kids hyper story"]). However, some students still claim that sugar, if consumed in regular intervals, will keep you energized and awake. However, if you fail to continually introduce sugar into your body, you will quickly feel sleepy. Essentially your body will raise your insulin levels, which has the direct effect of fatigue and lethargy.	+ Unlike caffeine and other energy boosters, sugar has never been scientifically proven to give someone more energy than other carbohydrate rich foods (i.e. pasta) for even a short period of time ([http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=1658232&page=2 "sugar does not make kids hyper story"]). However, some students still claim that sugar, if consumed in regular intervals, will keep you energized and awake. However, if you fail to continually introduce sugar into your body, you will quickly become sleepy. Essentially, your body reacts to a large dose of sugar by raising your insulin levels, which has the direct effect of fatigue and lethargy.
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- ["Caffeine"] is an essential part of maintaining the all-nighter. Unlike sugar, it can keep you going all night without the risk of sudden fatigue. However one must be mindful of the caffeine source. If someone drinks REGULAR soda, such as Mountain Dew or Coke, they run the risk of an insulin surge once the sugar runs its course through your metabolism. This CAN (although not necessarily) be dramatic enough an effect to offset the caffeine. Some people describe the insulin versus caffeine reaction as "very alert tiredness." Diet soda, however, does not contain sugar. While it tastes somewhat gross, if you drink it somewhat regularly, your taste buds will desensitize to its sharp aftertaste. Another trick is to squeeze lemon or lime into your diet soda -- you can also buy a bottle of RealLemon or RealLime. What matters with caffeine is that you use it consistently. While this might not apply to an essay or project, it does for exams. If you study with caffeine, take the test with caffeine. Don't stay up studying with ["Coffee" coffee] and then take the test without it.	+ ["Caffeine"] is an essential part of maintaining the all-nighter. Unlike sugar, it can keep you going all night without the risk of sudden fatigue. However one must be mindful of the caffeine source. If someone drinks REGULAR soda, such as Mountain Dew or Coke, they run the risk of an insulin surge once the sugar is metabolized. This CAN (although not necessarily) be dramatic enough an effect to offset the caffeine. Some people describe the insulin versus caffeine reaction as "very alert tiredness." Diet soda, however, does not contain sugar. While it tastes somewhat gross, if you drink it somewhat regularly, your taste buds will desensitize to its sharp aftertaste. Another trick is to squeeze lemon or lime into your diet soda -- you can also buy a bottle of RealLemon or RealLime. What matters with caffeine is that you use it consistently. While this might not apply to an essay or project, it does for exams. If you study with caffeine, take the test with caffeine. Don't stay up studying with ["Coffee" coffee] and then take the test without it.
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- * Diet Mountain Dew - This citrusy soft drink contains enough lime flavor to make the aspartamine undetectable. It tastes slightly better than regular Mountain Dew because it has more lime and less orange flavor.	+ * Diet Mountain Dew - This citrusy soft drink contains enough lime flavor to make the aspartame undetectable. It tastes slightly better than regular Mountain Dew because it has more lime and less orange flavor.
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- *A word of caution with diets and artificial sweetners, they contain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame Aspartame] which may be more harmful to you than the mere effects of caffeine; seriously, this is bad stuff.	+ *A word of caution with diets and artificial sweeteners, they contain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame Aspartame] which may be more harmful to you than the mere effects of caffeine; seriously, this is bad stuff.
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- Though it sounds bizarre, one way to quickly get your endorphins pumping and your adrenaline shooting through your body is by a quick ["exercise"] session. Going on a quick jog for about 15 minutes can get you wired for awhile, and make it difficult to fall asleep even if you try. So a jog followed by an energy drink or another dose of ["Caffeine" caffeine] can leave you wired for hours. This is also a great way to wake yourself up if you catch yourself falling asleep as the words in your reading become blurred, or you are making multiple typos in your attempt for ["The Perfect Paper" the perfect paper]. Be careful: know your limits. If you are extremely out of shape, then maybe try an 8 minute jog or so. Whatever you do, don't go for an intense workout that will tire you out, just one that will keep you on your toes.	+ Though it sounds bizarre, one way to quickly get your endorphins pumping and your adrenaline shooting through your body is to ["exercise"]. Going on a quick jog for about 15 minutes can get you wired for awhile, and make it difficult to fall asleep even if you try. A jog followed by an energy drink or another dose of ["Caffeine" caffeine] can leave you wired for hours. This is also a great way to wake yourself up if you catch yourself falling asleep as the words in your reading become blurred, or you are making multiple typos in your attempt for ["The Perfect Paper" the perfect paper]. Be careful: know your limits. If you are extremely out of shape, then maybe try an 8 minute jog or so. Whatever you do, don't go for an intense workout that will tire you out, just one that will keep you on your toes.
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- A Quick Nap is theoretically possible. Some all-night avatars can actually take 45 minute power naps so they can sustain themselves all night without the use of additives. However, most people cannot do this. This ultimately causes people to sleep through alarms and miss finals, deadlines and other horrible consequences. This ultimately results in claims of rare, spontaneous illnesses. Food poisoning is a popular one, due to its unprovable nature. (Some purists claim that even a short nap takes away the honorable designation of pulling an all-nighter.)	+ A Quick Nap is theoretically possible. Some all-night avatars can actually take 45 minute power naps so they can sustain themselves all night without the use of additives. However, most people cannot do this. This ultimately causes people to sleep through alarms and miss ["finals"], deadlines and other horrible consequences. This ultimately results in claims of rare, spontaneous illnesses and the [http://www.cis.gsu.edu/~dstraub/Courses/Grandma.htm death of grandparents quarter after quarter]. Food poisoning is a popular one, due to its unprovable nature. (Some purists claim that even a short nap takes away the honorable designation of pulling an all-nighter.)

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RichardYeh — 2008-05-06 05:08:22

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	+ ------ + ''2008-05-06 06:08:22'' [[nbsp]] I'm on one right now. The sun is coming up and I feel fine, and all I've had is some Powerade. I think the trick is that when you feel yourself drifting away, indulge yourself, but only for a short nap. I crashed at 2 and awoke at 3 feeling refreshed, and I still am. But I guess I won't know how effective this session has been until the test, which is still over four hours away. --["Users/RichardYeh"]

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MattHh — 2008-03-23 10:06:50

seems like general consenus is sugar does give energy (only was much as bread)

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MattHh — 2008-03-23 09:36:08

I know its not 100 percent the same, but ill try to find a better source

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MattHh — 2008-03-23 02:16:14

sugar increasing energy is not factual (aspartame claim is somewhat contraversia

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- *A word of caution with diets and artificial sweetners, they contain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame Aspartame] which is more harmful to you than the mere effects of caffeine; seriously, this is bad stuff.	+ *A word of caution with diets and artificial sweetners, they contain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame Aspartame] which may be more harmful to you than the mere effects of caffeine; seriously, this is bad stuff.
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- * Tea - Avoid caffeine-free tea. Theoretically the caffeine in tea has a slightly different molecular composition than caffeine in other things. It affects certain people somewhat differently.	+ * Tea - Avoid caffeine-free tea. Theoretically the caffeine in tea has a slightly different molecular composition than caffeine in other things. It affects certain people somewhat differently. Green tea gives less of crash after the caffeine wears off as compared to coffee.

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- ''2008-03-23 00:44:44'' [[nbsp]] Exercise works really well for me. --["Users/JoFeuerstein"]	+ ''2008-03-23 00:44:44'' [[nbsp]] Brief exercise works really well for me. --["Users/JoFeuerstein"]

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	+ * This strategy applies very well to HUM1 and SOC3. The finals are essays but you can get away with reading all the required text right before the final and get an A. -["TerencePhan"]

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EdwinSaada — 2006-09-27 14:41:42

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- ["Sugar"] if consumed in regular intervals, will keep you energized and awake. However, if you fail to continually introduce sugar into your body, you will quickly feel sleepy. Essentially your body will raise your insulin levels, which has the direct effect of fatigue and lethargy.	+ Sugar if consumed in regular intervals, will keep you energized and awake. However, if you fail to continually introduce sugar into your body, you will quickly feel sleepy. Essentially your body will raise your insulin levels, which has the direct effect of fatigue and lethargy.
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- ["Caffeine"] is an essential part of maintaining the all-nighter. Unlike sugar, it can keep you going all night without the risk of sudden fatigue. However one must be mindful of the caffeine source. If someone drinks REGULAR soda, such as Mountain Dew or Coke, they run the risk of an insulin surge once the sugar runs its course through your metabolism. This CAN (although not necessarily) be dramatic enough an effect to offset the caffeine. Some people describe the insulin versus caffeine reaction as "very alert tiredness." Diet soda, however, does not contain sugar. While it tastes somewhat gross, if you drink it somewhat regularly, your taste buds will desensitize to its sharp aftertaste. Another trick is to squeeze lemon or lime into your diet soda -- you can also buy a bottle of RealLemon or RealLime. What matters with caffeine is that you use it consistently. While this might not apply to an essay or project, it does for exams. If you study with caffeine, take the test with caffeine. Don't stay up studying with ["Coffee" coffee] and then take the test without it.	+ ["Caffeine"] is an essential part of maintaining the all-nighter. Unlike sugar, it can keep you going all night without the risk of sudden fatigue. However one must be mindful of the caffeine source. If someone drinks REGULAR soda, such as Mountain Dew or Coke, they run the risk of an insulin surge once the sugar runs its course through your metabolism. This CAN (although not necessarily) be dramatic enough an effect to offset the caffeine. Some people describe the insulin versus caffeine reaction as "very alert tiredness." Diet soda, however, does not contain sugar. While it tastes somewhat gross, if you drink it somewhat regularly, your taste buds will desensitize to its sharp aftertaste. Another trick is to squeeze lemon or lime into your diet soda -- you can also buy a bottle of RealLemon or RealLime. What matters with caffeine is that you use it consistently. While this might not apply to an essay or project, it does for exams. If you study with caffeine, take the test with caffeine. Don't stay up studying with ["Coffee" coffee] and then take the test without it.
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- Though it sounds bizarre, one way to quickly get your endorphins pumping and your adrenaline shooting through your body is by a quick ["exercise"] session. Going on a quick jog for about 15 minutes can get you wired for awhile, and make it difficult to fall asleep even if you try. So a jog followed by an energy drink or another does of ["Caffeine" caffeine] can leave you wired for hours. This is also a great way to wake yourself up if you catch yourself falling asleep as the words in your reading become blurred, or you are making multiple typos in your attempt for ["The Perfect Paper" the perfect paper]. Be careful know your limits. If you are extremely out of shape, then maybe try an 8 minute jog or so. Whatever you do, don't go for an intense workout that will tire you out, just one that will keep you on your toes.	+ Though it sounds bizarre, one way to quickly get your endorphins pumping and your adrenaline shooting through your body is by a quick ["exercise"] session. Going on a quick jog for about 15 minutes can get you wired for awhile, and make it difficult to fall asleep even if you try. So a jog followed by an energy drink or another does of ["Caffeine" caffeine] can leave you wired for hours. This is also a great way to wake yourself up if you catch yourself falling asleep as the words in your reading become blurred, or you are making multiple typos in your attempt for ["The Perfect Paper" the perfect paper]. Be careful know your limits. If you are extremely out of shape, then maybe try an 8 minute jog or so. Whatever you do, don't go for an intense workout that will tire you out, just one that will keep you on your toes.

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MaxMikalonis — 2006-03-17 05:24:06

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- ["Caffeine"] is an essential part of maintaining the all-nighter. Unlike sugar, it can keep you going all night without the risk of sudden fatigue. However one must be mindful of the caffeine source. If someone drinks REGULAR soda, such as Mountain Dew or Coke, they run the risk of an insulin surge once the sugar runs its course through your metabolism. This CAN (although not necessarily) be dramatic enough an effect to offset the caffeine. Some people describe the insulin versus caffeine reaction as "very alert tiredness." Diet soda, however, does not contain sugar. While it tastes somewhat gross, if you drink it somewhat regularly, your taste buds will desensitize to its sharp aftertaste. Another trick is to squeeze lemon or lime into your diet soda -- you can also buy a bottle of RealLemon or RealLime. - What matters with caffeine is that you use it consistently. While this might not apply to an essay or project, it does for exams. If you study with caffeine, take the test with caffeine. Don't stay up studying with ["Coffee" coffee] and then take the test without it.	+ ["Caffeine"] is an essential part of maintaining the all-nighter. Unlike sugar, it can keep you going all night without the risk of sudden fatigue. However one must be mindful of the caffeine source. If someone drinks REGULAR soda, such as Mountain Dew or Coke, they run the risk of an insulin surge once the sugar runs its course through your metabolism. This CAN (although not necessarily) be dramatic enough an effect to offset the caffeine. Some people describe the insulin versus caffeine reaction as "very alert tiredness." Diet soda, however, does not contain sugar. While it tastes somewhat gross, if you drink it somewhat regularly, your taste buds will desensitize to its sharp aftertaste. Another trick is to squeeze lemon or lime into your diet soda -- you can also buy a bottle of RealLemon or RealLime. What matters with caffeine is that you use it consistently. While this might not apply to an essay or project, it does for exams. If you study with caffeine, take the test with caffeine. Don't stay up studying with ["Coffee" coffee] and then take the test without it.
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	+ ------ + ''2006-03-17 06:24:06'' [[nbsp]] Thanks for the Advice....This week has been a string of All Nighters for me, and as its 6:15 am right now, you can see that I just finished one. Luckily i slept from 5am to 5pm yesterday, giving me the energy to be awake from 5 to 6... --["MaxMikalonis"]

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	+ ------ + ''2006-02-14 17:03:21'' [[nbsp]] Under 30 minutes or above 3 hours- any amount of sleep in the middle just makes you groggy. Of course, the accidental all-nighter is best: absorbed in the material or working in the studio, you realize it's starting to get light outside and you're ravenously hungry. --["TorreyaCummings"]

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EdwinSaada — 2005-08-01 11:09:00

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MikeIvanov — 2005-08-01 10:51:43

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- * A word of caution with diets and artificial sweetners, they contain [wiki:Wikipedia:Aspartame Aspartame] which is more harmful to you than the mere effects of caffeine; seriously, this is bad stuff.	+ *A word of caution with diets and artificial sweetners, they contain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame Aspartame] which is more harmful to you than the mere effects of caffeine; seriously, this is bad stuff.

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MikeIvanov — 2005-08-01 10:51:28

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VivianPham — 2005-06-13 12:46:27

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- Though it sounds bizarre, one way to quickly get your endorphins pumping and your adrenaline shooting through your body is by a quick exercise session. Going on a quick jog for about 15 minutes can get you wired for awhile, and make it difficult to fall asleep even if you try. So a jog followed by an energy drink or another does of ["Caffeine" caffeine] can leave you wired for hours. This is also a great way to wake yourself up if you catch yourself falling asleep as the words in your reading become blurred, or you are making multiple typos in your attempt for ["The Perfect Paper" the perfect paper]. Be careful know your limits. If you are extremely out of shape, then maybe try an 8 minute jog or so. Whatever you do, don't go for an intense workout that will tire you out, just one that will keep you on your toes.	+ Though it sounds bizarre, one way to quickly get your endorphins pumping and your adrenaline shooting through your body is by a quick ["exercise"] session. Going on a quick jog for about 15 minutes can get you wired for awhile, and make it difficult to fall asleep even if you try. So a jog followed by an energy drink or another does of ["Caffeine" caffeine] can leave you wired for hours. This is also a great way to wake yourself up if you catch yourself falling asleep as the words in your reading become blurred, or you are making multiple typos in your attempt for ["The Perfect Paper" the perfect paper]. Be careful know your limits. If you are extremely out of shape, then maybe try an 8 minute jog or so. Whatever you do, don't go for an intense workout that will tire you out, just one that will keep you on your toes.

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	+ + ---- + One trick I use for staying awake during those late nights is chewing peppermint gum. Peppermint is a natural stimulant, and it works if you need to wake up quickly. I also use Burt's Bees lip balm (with peppermint) regularly. --["AnnaHamilton"]

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	+ ------ + ''2005-06-11 02:46:39'' [[nbsp]] All nighter? A piece of cake for Design students!!! we do that a lot. It's fun... only if you like to design stuff. --["DingLiu"]

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- Pulling an all-nighter is a rite of passage that separates ["Procrastinating" procrastinators] from those students who study and write papers in a timely fashion. The root of most ["Procrastinating" procrastination] is perfectionism. OR laziness. Or both. But generally, even if a paper is due the next day, a ["Procrastinating" procrastinating] perfectionist won't even get started until late into the ["Night Time" night], because she's lacks the inspiration to write ["The perfect paper" that perfect paper]. Inspiration and desperation, at a certain hour, become interchangeable. So by about 3am, the wheels of creativity turn out 7-10 pp, double spaced. So what if it has 1.5" margins and is in Courier, the largest font known to TrueType or Postscript fonts?	+ Pulling an all-nighter is a rite of passage that separates ["Procrastinating" procrastinators] from those students who study and write papers in a timely fashion. The root of most ["Procrastinating" procrastination] is perfectionism. OR laziness. Or both. But generally, even if a paper is due the next day, a ["Procrastinating" procrastinating] perfectionist won't even get started until late into the ["Night Time" night], because he/she lacks the inspiration to write ["The perfect paper" that perfect paper]. Inspiration and desperation, at a certain hour, become interchangeable. So by about 3am, the wheels of creativity turn out 7-10 pp, double spaced. So what if it has 1.5" margins and is in Courier, the largest font known to TrueType or Postscript fonts?

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PhilipNeustrom — 2005-04-29 16:37:58

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	+ + ----- + All nighters can be really valuable for getting things done, but make '''sure''' what you're staying up for is due the next day. Many have fallen ill to pointless all nighers! This is especially likely to happen if you skip class a lot.

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MikeIvanov — 2005-03-22 10:33:10

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- Pulling[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]all-nighter[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]rite[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]passage[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]separates[[nbsp]]["Procrastinating" procrastinators][[nbsp]]from[[nbsp]]those[[nbsp]]students[[nbsp]]who[[nbsp]]study[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]write[[nbsp]]papers[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]timely[[nbsp]]fashion.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]The[[nbsp]]root[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]["Procrastinating" procrastination][[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]perfectionism.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]OR[[nbsp]]laziness.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Or[[nbsp]]both.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]But[[nbsp]]generally,[[nbsp]]even[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]paper[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]due[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]next[[nbsp]]day,[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]["Procrastinating" procrastinating][[nbsp]]perfectionist[[nbsp]]won't[[nbsp]]even[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]started[[nbsp]]until[[nbsp]]late[[nbsp]]into[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]["Night Time" night],[[nbsp]]because[[nbsp]]she's[[nbsp]]lacks[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]inspiration[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]write[[nbsp]]["The perfect paper" that_perfect_paper].[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Inspiration[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]desperation,[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]certain[[nbsp]]hour,[[nbsp]]become[[nbsp]]interchangeable.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]So[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]about[[nbsp]]3am,[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]wheels[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]creativity[[nbsp]]turn[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]]7-10[[nbsp]]pp,[[nbsp]]double[[nbsp]]spaced.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]So[[nbsp]]what[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]has[[nbsp]]1.5"[[nbsp]]margins[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]Courier,[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]largest[[nbsp]]font[[nbsp]]known[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]TrueType[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]Postscript[[nbsp]]fonts?	+ Pulling an all-nighter is a rite of passage that separates ["Procrastinating" procrastinators] from those students who study and write papers in a timely fashion. The root of most ["Procrastinating" procrastination] is perfectionism. OR laziness. Or both. But generally, even if a paper is due the next day, a ["Procrastinating" procrastinating] perfectionist won't even get started until late into the ["Night Time" night], because she's lacks the inspiration to write ["The perfect paper" that perfect paper]. Inspiration and desperation, at a certain hour, become interchangeable. So by about 3am, the wheels of creativity turn out 7-10 pp, double spaced. So what if it has 1.5" margins and is in Courier, the largest font known to TrueType or Postscript fonts?
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- While[[nbsp]]all-nighters[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]essential[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]paper-writing,[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]counter-productive[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]types[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]studying.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]If[[nbsp]]someone[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]fairly[[nbsp]]good[[nbsp]]with[[nbsp]]material,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]pull[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]all-nighter[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]perfect[[nbsp]]their[[nbsp]]knowledge,[[nbsp]]their[[nbsp]]ensuing[[nbsp]]loss[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]mental[[nbsp]]clarity[[nbsp]]due[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]lack[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]sleep,[[nbsp]]probably[[nbsp]]more-than-offsets[[nbsp]]their[[nbsp]]increased[[nbsp]]knowledge[[nbsp]]due[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]night[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]studying.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]However,[[nbsp]]this[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]produce[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]net[[nbsp]]gain,[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]student[[nbsp]]never[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]class. - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]attest[[nbsp]]from[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]undergrad[[nbsp]]days[[nbsp]]taking[[nbsp]]certain[[nbsp]]liberal[[nbsp]]arts[[nbsp]]classes[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]cramming[[nbsp]]all-nighter[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]quite[[nbsp]]effective.[[nbsp]]If[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]sufficiently[[nbsp]]motivated,[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]fact[[nbsp]]read[[nbsp]]400[[nbsp]]pages[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]psych[[nbsp]]text[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]two[[nbsp]]nights[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]reading,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]still[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]A[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]material[[nbsp]](assuming[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]course[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]there[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]800[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]class,[[nbsp]]so[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]only[[nbsp]]conceivable[[nbsp]]test[[nbsp]]type[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]multiple[[nbsp]]choice.[[nbsp]]Never[[nbsp]]try[[nbsp]]this[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]essay[[nbsp]]test).[[nbsp]]-["EricKlein" EricKlein] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Dude,[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]reading[[nbsp]]800[[nbsp]]pages[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]inefficient[[nbsp]]way[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]studying[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]psych[[nbsp]]test[[nbsp]]I've[[nbsp]]ever[[nbsp]]heard[[nbsp]]of.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]But[[nbsp]]okay,[[nbsp]]maybe[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]works[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]multiple[[nbsp]]choice[[nbsp]]tests.[[nbsp]]-["JaimeRaba" jr] - [[nbsp]]*[[nbsp]]Well,[[nbsp]]perhaps,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]does[[nbsp]]work.[[nbsp]]If[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]only[[nbsp]]material[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]class[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]textbook,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]you've[[nbsp]]already[[nbsp]]been[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]all[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]lectures[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]sections,[[nbsp]]then[[nbsp]]just[[nbsp]]reading[[nbsp]]all[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]text[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]crams[[nbsp]]quite[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]lot[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]useful[[nbsp]]test[[nbsp]]info[[nbsp]]into[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]head.[[nbsp]]Of[[nbsp]]course,[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]suspect[[nbsp]]this[[nbsp]]wouldn't[[nbsp]]work[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]people,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]pretty[[nbsp]]good[[nbsp]]memory,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]read[[nbsp]]fairly[[nbsp]]fast.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]-["EricKlein" EricKlein]	+ While all-nighters can be essential for paper-writing, they are actually counter-productive for most types of studying. If someone is fairly good with material, and they pull an all-nighter to perfect their knowledge, their ensuing loss of mental clarity due to lack of sleep, probably more-than-offsets their increased knowledge due to a night of studying. However, this can produce a net gain, if the student never actually went to class. + * I can attest from my undergrad days taking certain liberal arts classes that the cramming all-nighter can be quite effective. If you are sufficiently motivated, you can in fact read 400 pages of psych text in two nights of reading, and still get an A on the material (assuming of course that there are 800 people in the class, so the only conceivable test type is multiple choice. Never try this if it is an essay test). -["EricKlein"] + * Dude, actually reading 800 pages is the most inefficient way of studying for a psych test I've ever heard of. But okay, maybe it works for multiple choice tests. -["JaimeRaba" jr] + * Well, perhaps, but it does work. If the only material for the class is the textbook, and you've already been to all the lectures and sections, then just reading all of the text actually crams quite a lot of useful test info into your head. Of course, I suspect this wouldn't work for most people, but I have a pretty good memory, and read fairly fast. -["EricKlein"]
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- ["Caffeine" Caffeine][[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]essential[[nbsp]]part[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]maintaining[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]all-nighter.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Unlike[[nbsp]]sugar,[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]keep[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]going[[nbsp]]all[[nbsp]]night[[nbsp]]without[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]risk[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]sudden[[nbsp]]fatigue.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]However[[nbsp]]one[[nbsp]]must[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]mindful[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]caffeine[[nbsp]]source.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]If[[nbsp]]someone[[nbsp]]drinks[[nbsp]]REGULAR[[nbsp]]soda,[[nbsp]]such[[nbsp]]as[[nbsp]]Mountain[[nbsp]]Dew[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]Coke,[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]run[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]risk[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]insulin[[nbsp]]surge[[nbsp]]once[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]sugar[[nbsp]]runs[[nbsp]]its[[nbsp]]course[[nbsp]]through[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]metabolism.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]CAN[[nbsp]](although[[nbsp]]not[[nbsp]]necessarily)[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]dramatic[[nbsp]]enough[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]effect[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]offset[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]caffeine.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Some[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]describe[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]insulin[[nbsp]]versus[[nbsp]]caffeine[[nbsp]]reaction[[nbsp]]as[[nbsp]]"very[[nbsp]]alert[[nbsp]]tiredness."[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Diet[[nbsp]]soda,[[nbsp]]however,[[nbsp]]does[[nbsp]]not[[nbsp]]contain[[nbsp]]sugar.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]While[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]tastes[[nbsp]]somewhat[[nbsp]]gross,[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]drink[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]somewhat[[nbsp]]regularly,[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]taste[[nbsp]]buds[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]desensitize[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]its[[nbsp]]sharp[[nbsp]]aftertaste.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Another[[nbsp]]trick[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]squeeze[[nbsp]]lemon[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]lime[[nbsp]]into[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]diet[[nbsp]]soda[[nbsp]]--[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]also[[nbsp]]buy[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]bottle[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]RealLemon[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]RealLime.	+ ["Caffeine"] is an essential part of maintaining the all-nighter. Unlike sugar, it can keep you going all night without the risk of sudden fatigue. However one must be mindful of the caffeine source. If someone drinks REGULAR soda, such as Mountain Dew or Coke, they run the risk of an insulin surge once the sugar runs its course through your metabolism. This CAN (although not necessarily) be dramatic enough an effect to offset the caffeine. Some people describe the insulin versus caffeine reaction as "very alert tiredness." Diet soda, however, does not contain sugar. While it tastes somewhat gross, if you drink it somewhat regularly, your taste buds will desensitize to its sharp aftertaste. Another trick is to squeeze lemon or lime into your diet soda -- you can also buy a bottle of RealLemon or RealLime.
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- [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Diet[[nbsp]]soda - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Diet[[nbsp]]Mountain[[nbsp]]Dew[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]citrusy[[nbsp]]soft[[nbsp]]drink[[nbsp]]contains[[nbsp]]enough[[nbsp]]lime[[nbsp]]flavor[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]make[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]aspartamine[[nbsp]]undetectable.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]It[[nbsp]]tastes[[nbsp]]slightly[[nbsp]]better[[nbsp]]than[[nbsp]]regular[[nbsp]]Mountain[[nbsp]]Dew[[nbsp]]because[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]has[[nbsp]]more[[nbsp]]lime[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]less[[nbsp]]orange[[nbsp]]flavor. - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Diet[[nbsp]]Red[[nbsp]]Bull[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]Tastes[[nbsp]]horrible.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Some[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]other[[nbsp]]ideas.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]However,[[nbsp]]highly[[nbsp]]effective. - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Some[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]claim[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]diet[[nbsp]]sodas[[nbsp]]containing[[nbsp]]Splenda[[nbsp]]makes[[nbsp]]them[[nbsp]]lethargic. - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]No-Doze[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]careful[[nbsp]]with[[nbsp]]these.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]these[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]make[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]stomach[[nbsp]]hurt[[nbsp]]SO[[nbsp]]bad. - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Careful[[nbsp]]with[[nbsp]]these.[[nbsp]]As[[nbsp]]few[[nbsp]]as[[nbsp]]20[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]kill[[nbsp]]some[[nbsp]]people.[[nbsp]]:) - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Tea[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]Avoid[[nbsp]]caffeine-free[[nbsp]]tea.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Theoretically[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]caffeine[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]tea[[nbsp]]has[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]slightly[[nbsp]]different[[nbsp]]molecular[[nbsp]]composition[[nbsp]]than[[nbsp]]caffeine[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]other[[nbsp]]things.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]It[[nbsp]]affects[[nbsp]]certain[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]somewhat[[nbsp]]differently. - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Black[[nbsp]]coffee[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]add[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]non-sugar[[nbsp]]sweetener. - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Espresso[[nbsp]]shots[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]very[[nbsp]]effect,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]wary[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]upset[[nbsp]]tummies. - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Chocolate[[nbsp]]covered[[nbsp]]espresso[[nbsp]]beans[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]great[[nbsp]]idea,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]watch[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]sugar[[nbsp]]content. - [[nbsp]]*[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Excedrin[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]advanced[[nbsp]]medicine[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]pain.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Has[[nbsp]]plenty[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]caffeine.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Don't[[nbsp]]take[[nbsp]]too[[nbsp]]much,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]also[[nbsp]]helps[[nbsp]]take[[nbsp]]care[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]headache[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]neckache[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]probably[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]already.	+ * Diet soda + * Diet Mountain Dew - This citrusy soft drink contains enough lime flavor to make the aspartamine undetectable. It tastes slightly better than regular Mountain Dew because it has more lime and less orange flavor. + * Diet Red Bull - Tastes horrible. Some people have other ideas. However, highly effective. + * Some people claim that diet sodas containing Splenda makes them lethargic. + * No-Doze - be careful with these. these can make your stomach hurt SO bad. + * Careful with these. As few as 20 can kill some people. :) + * Tea - Avoid caffeine-free tea. Theoretically the caffeine in tea has a slightly different molecular composition than caffeine in other things. It affects certain people somewhat differently. + * Black coffee - or add a non-sugar sweetener. + * Espresso shots - very effect, but be wary of upset tummies. + * Chocolate covered espresso beans - great idea, but watch out for the sugar content. + * Excedrin - advanced medicine for pain. Has plenty of caffeine. Don't take too much, but it also helps take care of the headache and neckache you probably have already.
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- Though[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]sounds[[nbsp]]bizarre,[[nbsp]]one[[nbsp]]way[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]quickly[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]endorphins[[nbsp]]pumping[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]adrenaline[[nbsp]]shooting[[nbsp]]through[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]body[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]quick[[nbsp]]exercise[[nbsp]]session.[[nbsp]]Going[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]quick[[nbsp]]jog[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]about[[nbsp]]15[[nbsp]]minutes[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]wired[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]awhile,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]make[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]difficult[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]fall[[nbsp]]asleep[[nbsp]]even[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]try.[[nbsp]]So[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]jog[[nbsp]]followed[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]energy[[nbsp]]drink[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]another[[nbsp]]does[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]["Caffeine" caffeine][[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]leave[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]wired[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]hours.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]also[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]great[[nbsp]]way[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]wake[[nbsp]]yourself[[nbsp]]up[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]catch[[nbsp]]yourself[[nbsp]]falling[[nbsp]]asleep[[nbsp]]as[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]words[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]reading[[nbsp]]become[[nbsp]]blurred,[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]making[[nbsp]]multiple[[nbsp]]typos[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]attempt[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]["The Perfect Paper" the_perfect_paper].[[nbsp]]Be[[nbsp]]careful[[nbsp]]know[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]limits.[[nbsp]]If[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]extremely[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]shape,[[nbsp]]then[[nbsp]]maybe[[nbsp]]try[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]8[[nbsp]]minute[[nbsp]]jog[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]so.[[nbsp]]Whatever[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]do,[[nbsp]]don't[[nbsp]]go[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]intense[[nbsp]]workout[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]tire[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]out,[[nbsp]]just[[nbsp]]one[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]keep[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]toes.[[nbsp]]	+ Though it sounds bizarre, one way to quickly get your endorphins pumping and your adrenaline shooting through your body is by a quick exercise session. Going on a quick jog for about 15 minutes can get you wired for awhile, and make it difficult to fall asleep even if you try. So a jog followed by an energy drink or another does of ["Caffeine" caffeine] can leave you wired for hours. This is also a great way to wake yourself up if you catch yourself falling asleep as the words in your reading become blurred, or you are making multiple typos in your attempt for ["The Perfect Paper" the perfect paper]. Be careful know your limits. If you are extremely out of shape, then maybe try an 8 minute jog or so. Whatever you do, don't go for an intense workout that will tire you out, just one that will keep you on your toes.
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- A[[nbsp]]Quick[[nbsp]]Nap[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]theoretically[[nbsp]]possible.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Some[[nbsp]]all-night[[nbsp]]avatars[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]take[[nbsp]]45[[nbsp]]minute[[nbsp]]power[[nbsp]]naps[[nbsp]]so[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]sustain[[nbsp]]themselves[[nbsp]]all[[nbsp]]night[[nbsp]]without[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]use[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]additives.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]However,[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]cannot[[nbsp]]do[[nbsp]]this.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]ultimately[[nbsp]]causes[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]sleep[[nbsp]]through[[nbsp]]alarms[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]miss[[nbsp]]finals,[[nbsp]]deadlines[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]other[[nbsp]]horrible[[nbsp]]consequences.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]ultimately[[nbsp]]results[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]claims[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]rare,[[nbsp]]spontaneous[[nbsp]]illnesses.[[nbsp]]Food[[nbsp]]poisoning[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]popular[[nbsp]]one,[[nbsp]]due[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]its[[nbsp]]unprovable[[nbsp]]nature.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]](Some[[nbsp]]purists[[nbsp]]claim[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]even[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]short[[nbsp]]nap[[nbsp]]takes[[nbsp]]away[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]honorable[[nbsp]]designation[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]pulling[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]all-nighter.) - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]once[[nbsp]]stayed[[nbsp]]up[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]two[[nbsp]]nights[[nbsp]]straight[[nbsp]]working[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]final[[nbsp]]project[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]class.[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]finished[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]project[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]8am[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]morning[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]due[[nbsp]](I[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]present[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]11am[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]so),[[nbsp]]so[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]home[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]shower.[[nbsp]]After[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]shower,[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]sat[[nbsp]]down[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]bed,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]next[[nbsp]]thing[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]knew,[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]12:30,[[nbsp]]well[[nbsp]]after[[nbsp]]class[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]over.[[nbsp]]Quite[[nbsp]]luckily,[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]professor[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]sense[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]humor[[nbsp]]about[[nbsp]]it,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]since[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]straight[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]his[[nbsp]]office[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]present[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]him[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]person,[[nbsp]]everything[[nbsp]]worked[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]]OK,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]still[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]stuff[[nbsp]]nightmares[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]made[[nbsp]]of.[[nbsp]]Moral[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]story:[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]REALLY[[nbsp]]need[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]stay[[nbsp]]up,[[nbsp]]don't[[nbsp]]ever[[nbsp]]do[[nbsp]]anything[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]could[[nbsp]]even[[nbsp]]make[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]comfortable[[nbsp]]enough[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]fall[[nbsp]]asleep.[[nbsp]]Once[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]tired[[nbsp]]enough[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]mind[[nbsp]]spontaneously[[nbsp]]stop[[nbsp]]thinking,[[nbsp]]sleep[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]strike[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]any[[nbsp]]time.[[nbsp]]-["EricKlein" EricKlein] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]I've[[nbsp]]found[[nbsp]]anything[[nbsp]]less[[nbsp]]than[[nbsp]]three[[nbsp]]hours[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]worse[[nbsp]]than[[nbsp]]not[[nbsp]]sleeping[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]all,[[nbsp]]since[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]just[[nbsp]]makes[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]crave[[nbsp]]what[[nbsp]]you're[[nbsp]]missing[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]slows[[nbsp]]down[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]spinning[[nbsp]]head.[[nbsp]]Plus[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]sleep[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]always[[nbsp]]fitful[[nbsp]]with[[nbsp]]dreams[[nbsp]]about[[nbsp]]failing[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]wakeup[[nbsp]]again.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]-["AmeliaCarlson" aec] - [[nbsp]]*[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]agree.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Three[[nbsp]]hours[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]work[[nbsp]]wonderfully,[[nbsp]]though.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]It's[[nbsp]]long[[nbsp]]enough[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]refresh[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]mind[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]some[[nbsp]]degree,[[nbsp]]as[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]dream[[nbsp]]during[[nbsp]]three[[nbsp]]hours[[nbsp]]--[[nbsp]]expect[[nbsp]]dreams[[nbsp]]about[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]paper[[nbsp]]though.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]I've[[nbsp]]never[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]pulled[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]all-nighter,[[nbsp]]due[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]fact[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]usually[[nbsp]]think[[nbsp]]sleep[[nbsp]]deprivation[[nbsp]]effects[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]worse.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]But[[nbsp]]this[[nbsp]]Friday[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]sleep[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]3AM,[[nbsp]]woke[[nbsp]]up[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]6AM,[[nbsp]]finished[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]project,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]still[[nbsp]]managed[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]stay[[nbsp]]awake[[nbsp]]until[[nbsp]]1AM[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]next[[nbsp]]day.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Note[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]when[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]wake[[nbsp]]up,[[nbsp]]you'll[[nbsp]]probably[[nbsp]]want[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]take[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]''hot''[[nbsp]]shower[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]start[[nbsp]]up[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]metabolism.[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]["BrentLaabs" BrentLaabs]	+ A Quick Nap is theoretically possible. Some all-night avatars can actually take 45 minute power naps so they can sustain themselves all night without the use of additives. However, most people cannot do this. This ultimately causes people to sleep through alarms and miss finals, deadlines and other horrible consequences. This ultimately results in claims of rare, spontaneous illnesses. Food poisoning is a popular one, due to its unprovable nature. (Some purists claim that even a short nap takes away the honorable designation of pulling an all-nighter.) + * I once stayed up for two nights straight working on a final project for a class. I finished the project at 8am on the morning it was due (I had to present at 11am or so), so I went home to have a shower. After the shower, I sat down on the bed, and the next thing I knew, it was 12:30, well after class was over. Quite luckily, my professor had a sense of humor about it, and since I went straight to his office to present it to him in person, everything worked out OK, but still the stuff nightmares are made of. Moral of the story: if you REALLY need to stay up, don't ever do anything that could even make you comfortable enough to fall asleep. Once you are tired enough to have your mind spontaneously stop thinking, sleep can strike at any time. -["EricKlein"] + * I've found anything less than three hours is worse than not sleeping at all, since it just makes you crave what you're missing and slows down your spinning head. Plus the sleep is always fitful with dreams about failing to wakeup again. -["AmeliaCarlson" aec] + * I agree. Three hours can work wonderfully, though. It's long enough to refresh your mind to some degree, as you can actually dream during three hours -- expect dreams about your paper though. I've never actually pulled an all-nighter, due to the fact that I usually think sleep deprivation effects will be worse. But this Friday I went to sleep at 3AM, woke up at 6AM, finished my project, and still managed to stay awake until 1AM the next day. Note that when you wake up, you'll probably want to take a ''hot'' shower to start up your metabolism. - ["BrentLaabs"]
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- ''2004-12-18[[nbsp]]23:10:18''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]recent[[nbsp]]finals[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]evil[[nbsp]]teacher[[nbsp]]who[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]eight[[nbsp]]page[[nbsp]]paper[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]same[[nbsp]]day[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]final[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]8am,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]swear[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]god[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]fell[[nbsp]]asleep[[nbsp]]AND[[nbsp]]STARTED[[nbsp]]DREAMING[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]middle[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]writing[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]sentence[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]last[[nbsp]]half[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]sentence[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]dream[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]nothgin[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]do[[nbsp]]with[[nbsp]]what[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]intended[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]write[[nbsp]]about..!![[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]["KrisFricke" KrisFricke]	+ ''2004-12-18 23:10:18'' [[nbsp]] This most recent finals I had an evil teacher who had an eight page paper the same day we had a final at 8am, and I swear to god I fell asleep AND STARTED DREAMING in the middle of writing a sentence - the last half of the sentence was my dream and had nothgin to do with what I intended to write about..!! - ["KrisFricke"]

All-Nighters

RobertMorris — 2005-03-22 09:32:19

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- Pulling an all-nighter is a rite of passage that separates ["Procrastinating" procrastinators] from those students who study and write papers in a timely fashion. The root of most ["Procrastinating" procrastination] is perfectionism. OR laziness. Or both. But generally, even if a paper is due the next day, a ["Procrastinating" procrastinating] perfectionist won't even get started until late into the ["Night Time" night], because she's lacks the inspiration to write ["The perfect paper" that perfect paper]. Inspiration and desperation, at a certain hour, become interchangeable. So by about 3am, the wheels of creativity turn out 7-10 pp, double spaced. So what if it has 1.5" margins and is in Courier, the largest font known to TrueType or Postscript fonts?	+ Pulling[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]all-nighter[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]rite[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]passage[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]separates[[nbsp]]["Procrastinating" procrastinators][[nbsp]]from[[nbsp]]those[[nbsp]]students[[nbsp]]who[[nbsp]]study[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]write[[nbsp]]papers[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]timely[[nbsp]]fashion.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]The[[nbsp]]root[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]["Procrastinating" procrastination][[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]perfectionism.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]OR[[nbsp]]laziness.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Or[[nbsp]]both.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]But[[nbsp]]generally,[[nbsp]]even[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]paper[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]due[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]next[[nbsp]]day,[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]["Procrastinating" procrastinating][[nbsp]]perfectionist[[nbsp]]won't[[nbsp]]even[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]started[[nbsp]]until[[nbsp]]late[[nbsp]]into[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]["Night Time" night],[[nbsp]]because[[nbsp]]she's[[nbsp]]lacks[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]inspiration[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]write[[nbsp]]["The perfect paper" that_perfect_paper].[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Inspiration[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]desperation,[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]certain[[nbsp]]hour,[[nbsp]]become[[nbsp]]interchangeable.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]So[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]about[[nbsp]]3am,[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]wheels[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]creativity[[nbsp]]turn[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]]7-10[[nbsp]]pp,[[nbsp]]double[[nbsp]]spaced.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]So[[nbsp]]what[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]has[[nbsp]]1.5"[[nbsp]]margins[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]Courier,[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]largest[[nbsp]]font[[nbsp]]known[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]TrueType[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]Postscript[[nbsp]]fonts?
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- While all-nighters can be essential for paper-writing, they are actually counter-productive for most types of studying. If someone is fairly good with material, and they pull an all-nighter to perfect their knowledge, their ensuing loss of mental clarity due to lack of sleep, probably more-than-offsets their increased knowledge due to a night of studying. However, this can produce a net gain, if the student never actually went to class. - * I can attest from my undergrad days taking certain liberal arts classes that the cramming all-nighter can be quite effective. If you are sufficiently motivated, you can in fact read 400 pages of psych text in two nights of reading, and still get an A on the material (assuming of course that there are 800 people in the class, so the only conceivable test type is multiple choice. Never try this if it is an essay test). -["EricKlein"] - * Dude, actually reading 800 pages is the most inefficient way of studying for a psych test I've ever heard of. But okay, maybe it works for multiple choice tests. -["JaimeRaba" jr] - * Well, perhaps, but it does work. If the only material for the class is the textbook, and you've already been to all the lectures and sections, then just reading all of the text actually crams quite a lot of useful test info into your head. Of course, I suspect this wouldn't work for most people, but I have a pretty good memory, and read fairly fast. -["EricKlein"]	+ While[[nbsp]]all-nighters[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]essential[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]paper-writing,[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]counter-productive[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]types[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]studying.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]If[[nbsp]]someone[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]fairly[[nbsp]]good[[nbsp]]with[[nbsp]]material,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]pull[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]all-nighter[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]perfect[[nbsp]]their[[nbsp]]knowledge,[[nbsp]]their[[nbsp]]ensuing[[nbsp]]loss[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]mental[[nbsp]]clarity[[nbsp]]due[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]lack[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]sleep,[[nbsp]]probably[[nbsp]]more-than-offsets[[nbsp]]their[[nbsp]]increased[[nbsp]]knowledge[[nbsp]]due[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]night[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]studying.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]However,[[nbsp]]this[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]produce[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]net[[nbsp]]gain,[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]student[[nbsp]]never[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]class. + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]attest[[nbsp]]from[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]undergrad[[nbsp]]days[[nbsp]]taking[[nbsp]]certain[[nbsp]]liberal[[nbsp]]arts[[nbsp]]classes[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]cramming[[nbsp]]all-nighter[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]quite[[nbsp]]effective.[[nbsp]]If[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]sufficiently[[nbsp]]motivated,[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]fact[[nbsp]]read[[nbsp]]400[[nbsp]]pages[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]psych[[nbsp]]text[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]two[[nbsp]]nights[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]reading,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]still[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]A[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]material[[nbsp]](assuming[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]course[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]there[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]800[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]class,[[nbsp]]so[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]only[[nbsp]]conceivable[[nbsp]]test[[nbsp]]type[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]multiple[[nbsp]]choice.[[nbsp]]Never[[nbsp]]try[[nbsp]]this[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]essay[[nbsp]]test).[[nbsp]]-["EricKlein" EricKlein] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Dude,[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]reading[[nbsp]]800[[nbsp]]pages[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]inefficient[[nbsp]]way[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]studying[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]psych[[nbsp]]test[[nbsp]]I've[[nbsp]]ever[[nbsp]]heard[[nbsp]]of.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]But[[nbsp]]okay,[[nbsp]]maybe[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]works[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]multiple[[nbsp]]choice[[nbsp]]tests.[[nbsp]]-["JaimeRaba" jr] + [[nbsp]]*[[nbsp]]Well,[[nbsp]]perhaps,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]does[[nbsp]]work.[[nbsp]]If[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]only[[nbsp]]material[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]class[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]textbook,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]you've[[nbsp]]already[[nbsp]]been[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]all[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]lectures[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]sections,[[nbsp]]then[[nbsp]]just[[nbsp]]reading[[nbsp]]all[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]text[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]crams[[nbsp]]quite[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]lot[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]useful[[nbsp]]test[[nbsp]]info[[nbsp]]into[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]head.[[nbsp]]Of[[nbsp]]course,[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]suspect[[nbsp]]this[[nbsp]]wouldn't[[nbsp]]work[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]people,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]pretty[[nbsp]]good[[nbsp]]memory,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]read[[nbsp]]fairly[[nbsp]]fast.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]-["EricKlein" EricKlein]
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- ["Sugar"] if consumed in regular intervals, will keep you energized and awake. However, if you fail to continually introduce sugar into your body, you will quickly feel sleepy. Essentially your body will raise your insulin levels, which has the direct effect of fatigue and lethargy.	+ ["Sugar" Sugar][[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]consumed[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]regular[[nbsp]]intervals,[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]keep[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]energized[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]awake.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]However,[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]fail[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]continually[[nbsp]]introduce[[nbsp]]sugar[[nbsp]]into[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]body,[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]quickly[[nbsp]]feel[[nbsp]]sleepy.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Essentially[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]body[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]raise[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]insulin[[nbsp]]levels,[[nbsp]]which[[nbsp]]has[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]direct[[nbsp]]effect[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]fatigue[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]lethargy.
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- ["Caffeine"] is an essential part of maintaining the all-nighter. Unlike sugar, it can keep you going all night without the risk of sudden fatigue. However one must be mindful of the caffeine source. If someone drinks REGULAR soda, such as Mountain Dew or Coke, they run the risk of an insulin surge once the sugar runs its course through your metabolism. This CAN (although not necessarily) be dramatic enough an effect to offset the caffeine. Some people describe the insulin versus caffeine reaction as "very alert tiredness." Diet soda, however, does not contain sugar. While it tastes somewhat gross, if you drink it somewhat regularly, your taste buds will desensitize to its sharp aftertaste. Another trick is to squeeze lemon or lime into your diet soda -- you can also buy a bottle of RealLemon or RealLime.	+ ["Caffeine" Caffeine][[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]essential[[nbsp]]part[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]maintaining[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]all-nighter.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Unlike[[nbsp]]sugar,[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]keep[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]going[[nbsp]]all[[nbsp]]night[[nbsp]]without[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]risk[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]sudden[[nbsp]]fatigue.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]However[[nbsp]]one[[nbsp]]must[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]mindful[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]caffeine[[nbsp]]source.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]If[[nbsp]]someone[[nbsp]]drinks[[nbsp]]REGULAR[[nbsp]]soda,[[nbsp]]such[[nbsp]]as[[nbsp]]Mountain[[nbsp]]Dew[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]Coke,[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]run[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]risk[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]insulin[[nbsp]]surge[[nbsp]]once[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]sugar[[nbsp]]runs[[nbsp]]its[[nbsp]]course[[nbsp]]through[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]metabolism.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]CAN[[nbsp]](although[[nbsp]]not[[nbsp]]necessarily)[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]dramatic[[nbsp]]enough[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]effect[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]offset[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]caffeine.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Some[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]describe[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]insulin[[nbsp]]versus[[nbsp]]caffeine[[nbsp]]reaction[[nbsp]]as[[nbsp]]"very[[nbsp]]alert[[nbsp]]tiredness."[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Diet[[nbsp]]soda,[[nbsp]]however,[[nbsp]]does[[nbsp]]not[[nbsp]]contain[[nbsp]]sugar.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]While[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]tastes[[nbsp]]somewhat[[nbsp]]gross,[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]drink[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]somewhat[[nbsp]]regularly,[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]taste[[nbsp]]buds[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]desensitize[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]its[[nbsp]]sharp[[nbsp]]aftertaste.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Another[[nbsp]]trick[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]squeeze[[nbsp]]lemon[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]lime[[nbsp]]into[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]diet[[nbsp]]soda[[nbsp]]--[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]also[[nbsp]]buy[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]bottle[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]RealLemon[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]RealLime.
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- * Diet soda - * Diet Mountain Dew - This citrusy soft drink contains enough lime flavor to make the aspartamine undetectable. It tastes slightly better than regular Mountain Dew because it has more lime and less orange flavor. - * Diet Red Bull - Tastes horrible. Some people have other ideas. However, highly effective. - * Some people claim that diet sodas containing Splenda makes them lethargic. - * No-Doze - be careful with these. these can make your stomach hurt SO bad. - * Careful with these. As few as 20 can kill some people. :) - * Tea - Avoid caffeine-free tea. Theoretically the caffeine in tea has a slightly different molecular composition than caffeine in other things. It affects certain people somewhat differently. - * Black coffee - or add a non-sugar sweetener. - * Espresso shots - very effect, but be wary of upset tummies. - * Chocolate covered espresso beans - great idea, but watch out for the sugar content. - * Excedrin - advanced medicine for pain. Has plenty of caffeine. Don't take too much, but it also helps take care of the headache and neckache you probably have already.	+ [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Diet[[nbsp]]soda + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Diet[[nbsp]]Mountain[[nbsp]]Dew[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]citrusy[[nbsp]]soft[[nbsp]]drink[[nbsp]]contains[[nbsp]]enough[[nbsp]]lime[[nbsp]]flavor[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]make[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]aspartamine[[nbsp]]undetectable.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]It[[nbsp]]tastes[[nbsp]]slightly[[nbsp]]better[[nbsp]]than[[nbsp]]regular[[nbsp]]Mountain[[nbsp]]Dew[[nbsp]]because[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]has[[nbsp]]more[[nbsp]]lime[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]less[[nbsp]]orange[[nbsp]]flavor. + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Diet[[nbsp]]Red[[nbsp]]Bull[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]Tastes[[nbsp]]horrible.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Some[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]other[[nbsp]]ideas.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]However,[[nbsp]]highly[[nbsp]]effective. + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Some[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]claim[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]diet[[nbsp]]sodas[[nbsp]]containing[[nbsp]]Splenda[[nbsp]]makes[[nbsp]]them[[nbsp]]lethargic. + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]No-Doze[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]careful[[nbsp]]with[[nbsp]]these.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]these[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]make[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]stomach[[nbsp]]hurt[[nbsp]]SO[[nbsp]]bad. + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Careful[[nbsp]]with[[nbsp]]these.[[nbsp]]As[[nbsp]]few[[nbsp]]as[[nbsp]]20[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]kill[[nbsp]]some[[nbsp]]people.[[nbsp]]:) + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Tea[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]Avoid[[nbsp]]caffeine-free[[nbsp]]tea.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Theoretically[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]caffeine[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]tea[[nbsp]]has[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]slightly[[nbsp]]different[[nbsp]]molecular[[nbsp]]composition[[nbsp]]than[[nbsp]]caffeine[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]other[[nbsp]]things.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]It[[nbsp]]affects[[nbsp]]certain[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]somewhat[[nbsp]]differently. + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Black[[nbsp]]coffee[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]add[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]non-sugar[[nbsp]]sweetener. + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Espresso[[nbsp]]shots[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]very[[nbsp]]effect,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]wary[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]upset[[nbsp]]tummies. + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Chocolate[[nbsp]]covered[[nbsp]]espresso[[nbsp]]beans[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]great[[nbsp]]idea,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]watch[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]sugar[[nbsp]]content. + [[nbsp]]*[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Excedrin[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]advanced[[nbsp]]medicine[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]pain.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Has[[nbsp]]plenty[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]caffeine.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Don't[[nbsp]]take[[nbsp]]too[[nbsp]]much,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]also[[nbsp]]helps[[nbsp]]take[[nbsp]]care[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]headache[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]neckache[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]probably[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]already.
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- Though it sounds bizarre, one way to quickly get your endorphins pumping and your adrenaline shooting through your body is by a quick exercise session. Going on a quick jog for about 15 minutes can get you wired for awhile, and make it difficult to fall asleep even if you try. So a jog followed by an energy drink or another does of ["Caffeine" caffeine] can leave you wired for hours. This is also a great way to wake yourself up if you catch yourself falling asleep as the words in your reading become blurred, or you are making multiple typos in your attempt for ["The Perfect Paper" the perfect paper]. Be careful know your limits. If you are extremely out of shape, then maybe try an 8 minute jog or so. Whatever you do, don't go for an intense workout that will tire you out, just one that will keep you on your toes.	+ Though[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]sounds[[nbsp]]bizarre,[[nbsp]]one[[nbsp]]way[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]quickly[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]endorphins[[nbsp]]pumping[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]adrenaline[[nbsp]]shooting[[nbsp]]through[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]body[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]quick[[nbsp]]exercise[[nbsp]]session.[[nbsp]]Going[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]quick[[nbsp]]jog[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]about[[nbsp]]15[[nbsp]]minutes[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]wired[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]awhile,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]make[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]difficult[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]fall[[nbsp]]asleep[[nbsp]]even[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]try.[[nbsp]]So[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]jog[[nbsp]]followed[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]energy[[nbsp]]drink[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]another[[nbsp]]does[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]["Caffeine" caffeine][[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]leave[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]wired[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]hours.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]also[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]great[[nbsp]]way[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]wake[[nbsp]]yourself[[nbsp]]up[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]catch[[nbsp]]yourself[[nbsp]]falling[[nbsp]]asleep[[nbsp]]as[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]words[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]reading[[nbsp]]become[[nbsp]]blurred,[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]making[[nbsp]]multiple[[nbsp]]typos[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]attempt[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]["The Perfect Paper" the_perfect_paper].[[nbsp]]Be[[nbsp]]careful[[nbsp]]know[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]limits.[[nbsp]]If[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]extremely[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]shape,[[nbsp]]then[[nbsp]]maybe[[nbsp]]try[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]8[[nbsp]]minute[[nbsp]]jog[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]so.[[nbsp]]Whatever[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]do,[[nbsp]]don't[[nbsp]]go[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]intense[[nbsp]]workout[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]tire[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]out,[[nbsp]]just[[nbsp]]one[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]keep[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]toes.[[nbsp]]
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- A Quick Nap is theoretically possible. Some all-night avatars can actually take 45 minute power naps so they can sustain themselves all night without the use of additives. However, most people cannot do this. This ultimately causes people to sleep through alarms and miss finals, deadlines and other horrible consequences. This ultimately results in claims of rare, spontaneous illnesses. Food poisoning is a popular one, due to its unprovable nature. (Some purists claim that even a short nap takes away the honorable designation of pulling an all-nighter.) - * I once stayed up for two nights straight working on a final project for a class. I finished the project at 8am on the morning it was due (I had to present at 11am or so), so I went home to have a shower. After the shower, I sat down on the bed, and the next thing I knew, it was 12:30, well after class was over. Quite luckily, my professor had a sense of humor about it, and since I went straight to his office to present it to him in person, everything worked out OK, but still the stuff nightmares are made of. Moral of the story: if you REALLY need to stay up, don't ever do anything that could even make you comfortable enough to fall asleep. Once you are tired enough to have your mind spontaneously stop thinking, sleep can strike at any time. -["EricKlein"] - * I've found anything less than three hours is worse than not sleeping at all, since it just makes you crave what you're missing and slows down your spinning head. Plus the sleep is always fitful with dreams about failing to wakeup again. -["AmeliaCarlson" aec] - * I agree. Three hours can work wonderfully, though. It's long enough to refresh your mind to some degree, as you can actually dream during three hours -- expect dreams about your paper though. I've never actually pulled an all-nighter, due to the fact that I usually think sleep deprivation effects will be worse. But this Friday I went to sleep at 3AM, woke up at 6AM, finished my project, and still managed to stay awake until 1AM the next day. Note that when you wake up, you'll probably want to take a ''hot'' shower to start up your metabolism. - ["BrentLaabs"]	+ A[[nbsp]]Quick[[nbsp]]Nap[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]theoretically[[nbsp]]possible.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Some[[nbsp]]all-night[[nbsp]]avatars[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]take[[nbsp]]45[[nbsp]]minute[[nbsp]]power[[nbsp]]naps[[nbsp]]so[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]sustain[[nbsp]]themselves[[nbsp]]all[[nbsp]]night[[nbsp]]without[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]use[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]additives.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]However,[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]cannot[[nbsp]]do[[nbsp]]this.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]ultimately[[nbsp]]causes[[nbsp]]people[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]sleep[[nbsp]]through[[nbsp]]alarms[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]miss[[nbsp]]finals,[[nbsp]]deadlines[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]other[[nbsp]]horrible[[nbsp]]consequences.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]ultimately[[nbsp]]results[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]claims[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]rare,[[nbsp]]spontaneous[[nbsp]]illnesses.[[nbsp]]Food[[nbsp]]poisoning[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]popular[[nbsp]]one,[[nbsp]]due[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]its[[nbsp]]unprovable[[nbsp]]nature.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]](Some[[nbsp]]purists[[nbsp]]claim[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]even[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]short[[nbsp]]nap[[nbsp]]takes[[nbsp]]away[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]honorable[[nbsp]]designation[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]pulling[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]all-nighter.) + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]once[[nbsp]]stayed[[nbsp]]up[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]two[[nbsp]]nights[[nbsp]]straight[[nbsp]]working[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]final[[nbsp]]project[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]class.[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]finished[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]project[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]8am[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]morning[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]due[[nbsp]](I[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]present[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]11am[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]so),[[nbsp]]so[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]home[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]shower.[[nbsp]]After[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]shower,[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]sat[[nbsp]]down[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]bed,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]next[[nbsp]]thing[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]knew,[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]12:30,[[nbsp]]well[[nbsp]]after[[nbsp]]class[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]over.[[nbsp]]Quite[[nbsp]]luckily,[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]professor[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]sense[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]humor[[nbsp]]about[[nbsp]]it,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]since[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]straight[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]his[[nbsp]]office[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]present[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]him[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]person,[[nbsp]]everything[[nbsp]]worked[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]]OK,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]still[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]stuff[[nbsp]]nightmares[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]made[[nbsp]]of.[[nbsp]]Moral[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]story:[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]REALLY[[nbsp]]need[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]stay[[nbsp]]up,[[nbsp]]don't[[nbsp]]ever[[nbsp]]do[[nbsp]]anything[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]could[[nbsp]]even[[nbsp]]make[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]comfortable[[nbsp]]enough[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]fall[[nbsp]]asleep.[[nbsp]]Once[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]tired[[nbsp]]enough[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]mind[[nbsp]]spontaneously[[nbsp]]stop[[nbsp]]thinking,[[nbsp]]sleep[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]strike[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]any[[nbsp]]time.[[nbsp]]-["EricKlein" EricKlein] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]I've[[nbsp]]found[[nbsp]]anything[[nbsp]]less[[nbsp]]than[[nbsp]]three[[nbsp]]hours[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]worse[[nbsp]]than[[nbsp]]not[[nbsp]]sleeping[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]all,[[nbsp]]since[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]just[[nbsp]]makes[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]crave[[nbsp]]what[[nbsp]]you're[[nbsp]]missing[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]slows[[nbsp]]down[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]spinning[[nbsp]]head.[[nbsp]]Plus[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]sleep[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]always[[nbsp]]fitful[[nbsp]]with[[nbsp]]dreams[[nbsp]]about[[nbsp]]failing[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]wakeup[[nbsp]]again.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]-["AmeliaCarlson" aec] + [[nbsp]]*[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]agree.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Three[[nbsp]]hours[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]work[[nbsp]]wonderfully,[[nbsp]]though.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]It's[[nbsp]]long[[nbsp]]enough[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]refresh[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]mind[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]some[[nbsp]]degree,[[nbsp]]as[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]dream[[nbsp]]during[[nbsp]]three[[nbsp]]hours[[nbsp]]--[[nbsp]]expect[[nbsp]]dreams[[nbsp]]about[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]paper[[nbsp]]though.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]I've[[nbsp]]never[[nbsp]]actually[[nbsp]]pulled[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]all-nighter,[[nbsp]]due[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]fact[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]usually[[nbsp]]think[[nbsp]]sleep[[nbsp]]deprivation[[nbsp]]effects[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]worse.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]But[[nbsp]]this[[nbsp]]Friday[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]sleep[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]3AM,[[nbsp]]woke[[nbsp]]up[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]6AM,[[nbsp]]finished[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]project,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]still[[nbsp]]managed[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]stay[[nbsp]]awake[[nbsp]]until[[nbsp]]1AM[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]next[[nbsp]]day.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Note[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]when[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]wake[[nbsp]]up,[[nbsp]]you'll[[nbsp]]probably[[nbsp]]want[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]take[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]''hot''[[nbsp]]shower[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]start[[nbsp]]up[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]metabolism.[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]["BrentLaabs" BrentLaabs]
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- ''2004-12-18 23:10:18'' [[nbsp]] This most recent finals I had an evil teacher who had an eight page paper the same day we had a final at 8am, and I swear to god I fell asleep AND STARTED DREAMING in the middle of writing a sentence - the last half of the sentence was my dream and had nothgin to do with what I intended to write about..!! - ["KrisFricke"]	+ ''2004-12-18[[nbsp]]23:10:18''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]recent[[nbsp]]finals[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]evil[[nbsp]]teacher[[nbsp]]who[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]eight[[nbsp]]page[[nbsp]]paper[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]same[[nbsp]]day[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]final[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]8am,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]swear[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]god[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]fell[[nbsp]]asleep[[nbsp]]AND[[nbsp]]STARTED[[nbsp]]DREAMING[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]middle[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]writing[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]sentence[[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]last[[nbsp]]half[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]sentence[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]dream[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]nothgin[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]do[[nbsp]]with[[nbsp]]what[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]intended[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]write[[nbsp]]about..!![[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]["KrisFricke" KrisFricke]

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AbbyLawson — 2005-03-12 23:57:19

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	+ == Exercise == + Though it sounds bizarre, one way to quickly get your endorphins pumping and your adrenaline shooting through your body is by a quick exercise session. Going on a quick jog for about 15 minutes can get you wired for awhile, and make it difficult to fall asleep even if you try. So a jog followed by an energy drink or another does of ["Caffeine" caffeine] can leave you wired for hours. This is also a great way to wake yourself up if you catch yourself falling asleep as the words in your reading become blurred, or you are making multiple typos in your attempt for ["The Perfect Paper" the perfect paper]. Be careful know your limits. If you are extremely out of shape, then maybe try an 8 minute jog or so. Whatever you do, don't go for an intense workout that will tire you out, just one that will keep you on your toes. +
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BrentLaabs — 2005-01-30 14:58:29

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	+ * I agree. Three hours can work wonderfully, though. It's long enough to refresh your mind to some degree, as you can actually dream during three hours -- expect dreams about your paper though. I've never actually pulled an all-nighter, due to the fact that I usually think sleep deprivation effects will be worse. But this Friday I went to sleep at 3AM, woke up at 6AM, finished my project, and still managed to stay awake until 1AM the next day. Note that when you wake up, you'll probably want to take a ''hot'' shower to start up your metabolism. - ["BrentLaabs"]

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TravisGrathwell — 2005-01-29 16:43:04

another badly chosen link

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- ["A Quick Nap"] is theoretically possible. Some all-night avatars can actually take 45 minute power naps so they can sustain themselves all night without the use of additives. However, most people cannot do this. This ultimately causes people to sleep through alarms and miss finals, deadlines and other horrible consequences. This ultimately results in claims of rare, spontaneous illnesses. Food poisoning is a popular one, due to its unprovable nature. (Some purists claim that even a short nap takes away the honorable designation of pulling an all-nighter.)	+ A Quick Nap is theoretically possible. Some all-night avatars can actually take 45 minute power naps so they can sustain themselves all night without the use of additives. However, most people cannot do this. This ultimately causes people to sleep through alarms and miss finals, deadlines and other horrible consequences. This ultimately results in claims of rare, spontaneous illnesses. Food poisoning is a popular one, due to its unprovable nature. (Some purists claim that even a short nap takes away the honorable designation of pulling an all-nighter.)

All-Nighters

TravisGrathwell — 2005-01-29 16:42:29

what is an all night avatar this link is ridiculous

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- ["A Quick Nap"] is theoretically possible. Some ["all-night avatars"] can actually take 45 minute power naps so they can sustain themselves all night without the use of additives. However, most people cannot do this. This ultimately causes people to sleep through alarms and miss finals, deadlines and other horrible consequences. This ultimately results in claims of rare, spontaneous illnesses. Food poisoning is a popular one, due to its unprovable nature. (Some purists claim that even a short nap takes away the honorable designation of pulling an all-nighter.)	+ ["A Quick Nap"] is theoretically possible. Some all-night avatars can actually take 45 minute power naps so they can sustain themselves all night without the use of additives. However, most people cannot do this. This ultimately causes people to sleep through alarms and miss finals, deadlines and other horrible consequences. This ultimately results in claims of rare, spontaneous illnesses. Food poisoning is a popular one, due to its unprovable nature. (Some purists claim that even a short nap takes away the honorable designation of pulling an all-nighter.)

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AmeliaCarlson — 2005-01-19 11:07:07

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	+ * I've found anything less than three hours is worse than not sleeping at all, since it just makes you crave what you're missing and slows down your spinning head. Plus the sleep is always fitful with dreams about failing to wakeup again. -["AmeliaCarlson" aec]

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JabberWokky — 2005-01-12 00:06:48

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- Pulling an all nighter is a rite of passage that separates ["Procrastinating" procrastinators] from those students who study and write papers in a timely fashion. The root of most ["Procrastinating" procrastination] is perfectionism. OR laziness. Or both. But generally, even if a paper is due the next day, a ["Procrastinating" procrastinating] perfectionist won't even get started until late into the ["Night Time" night], because she's lacks the inspiration to write ["The perfect paper" that perfect paper]. Inspiration and desperation, at a certain hour, become interchangable. So by about 3am, the wheels of creativity turn out 7-10pp, doublespaced. So what if it has 1.5" margins and is in Courier, the largest font known to truetype or postscript fonts?	+ Pulling an all-nighter is a rite of passage that separates ["Procrastinating" procrastinators] from those students who study and write papers in a timely fashion. The root of most ["Procrastinating" procrastination] is perfectionism. OR laziness. Or both. But generally, even if a paper is due the next day, a ["Procrastinating" procrastinating] perfectionist won't even get started until late into the ["Night Time" night], because she's lacks the inspiration to write ["The perfect paper" that perfect paper]. Inspiration and desperation, at a certain hour, become interchangeable. So by about 3am, the wheels of creativity turn out 7-10 pp, double spaced. So what if it has 1.5" margins and is in Courier, the largest font known to TrueType or Postscript fonts?
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- While all-nighters can be essential for paper-writing, they are actually counter-productive for most types of studying. If someone is fairly good with material, and they pull an allnighter to perfect their knowledge, their ensuing loss of mental clarity due to lack of sleep, probably more-than-offsets their increased knowledge due to a night of studying. However, this can produce a net gain, if the student never actually went to class.	+ While all-nighters can be essential for paper-writing, they are actually counter-productive for most types of studying. If someone is fairly good with material, and they pull an all-nighter to perfect their knowledge, their ensuing loss of mental clarity due to lack of sleep, probably more-than-offsets their increased knowledge due to a night of studying. However, this can produce a net gain, if the student never actually went to class.
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- ["Caffeine"] is an essential part of maintaining the all-nighter. Unlike sugar, it can keep you going all night without the risk of sudden fatigue. However one must be mindful of the caffeine source. If someone drinks REGULAR soda, such as Mountain Dew or Coke, they run the risk of an insulin surge once the sugar runs its course through your metabolism. This CAN (although not necessarily) be dramatic enough an effect to offset the caffeine. Some people describe the insulin versus caffeine dillema as "very alert tiredness." Diet soda, however, does not contain sugar. While it tastes somewhat gross, if you drink it somewhat regularly, your taste buds will desensatize to its sharp aftertaste. Another trick is to squeeze lemon or lime into your diet soda -- you can also buy a bottle of RealLemon or RealLime.	+ ["Caffeine"] is an essential part of maintaining the all-nighter. Unlike sugar, it can keep you going all night without the risk of sudden fatigue. However one must be mindful of the caffeine source. If someone drinks REGULAR soda, such as Mountain Dew or Coke, they run the risk of an insulin surge once the sugar runs its course through your metabolism. This CAN (although not necessarily) be dramatic enough an effect to offset the caffeine. Some people describe the insulin versus caffeine reaction as "very alert tiredness." Diet soda, however, does not contain sugar. While it tastes somewhat gross, if you drink it somewhat regularly, your taste buds will desensitize to its sharp aftertaste. Another trick is to squeeze lemon or lime into your diet soda -- you can also buy a bottle of RealLemon or RealLime.
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- ["A Quick Nap"] is theoretically possible. Some ["all-night avatars"] can actually take 45 minute powernaps so they can sustain themselves all night without the use of additives. However, most people cannot do this. This ultimately causes people to sleep through alarms and miss finals, deadlines and other horrible consequences. This ultimately results in claims of rare, spontaneous illnesses. Food poisoning is a popular one, due to its unprovable nature. (Some purists claim that even a short nap takes away the honorable designation of pulling an allnighter.)	+ ["A Quick Nap"] is theoretically possible. Some ["all-night avatars"] can actually take 45 minute power naps so they can sustain themselves all night without the use of additives. However, most people cannot do this. This ultimately causes people to sleep through alarms and miss finals, deadlines and other horrible consequences. This ultimately results in claims of rare, spontaneous illnesses. Food poisoning is a popular one, due to its unprovable nature. (Some purists claim that even a short nap takes away the honorable designation of pulling an all-nighter.)
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KrisFricke — 2004-12-18 23:10:18

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	+ ------ + ''2004-12-18 23:10:18'' [[nbsp]] This most recent finals I had an evil teacher who had an eight page paper the same day we had a final at 8am, and I swear to god I fell asleep AND STARTED DREAMING in the middle of writing a sentence - the last half of the sentence was my dream and had nothgin to do with what I intended to write about..!! - ["KrisFricke"]

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KrisFricke — 2004-12-18 23:09:06

added comment box - I foresee a lot of war stories being told about this...

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EricKlein — 2004-12-18 22:26:50

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	+ * Dude, actually reading 800 pages is the most inefficient way of studying for a psych test I've ever heard of. But okay, maybe it works for multiple choice tests. -["JaimeRaba" jr] + * Well, perhaps, but it does work. If the only material for the class is the textbook, and you've already been to all the lectures and sections, then just reading all of the text actually crams quite a lot of useful test info into your head. Of course, I suspect this wouldn't work for most people, but I have a pretty good memory, and read fairly fast. -["EricKlein"]
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JaimeRaba — 2004-12-18 21:59:26

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	+ * Dude, actually reading 800 pages is the most inefficient way of studying for a psych test I've ever heard of. But okay, maybe it works for multiple choice tests. -["JaimeRaba" jr]

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EricKlein — 2004-12-18 21:15:59

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EricKlein — 2004-12-18 21:13:57

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	+ * I can attest from my undergrad days taking certain liberal arts classes that the cramming all-nighter can be quite effective. If you are sufficiently motivated, you can in fact read 400 pages of psych text in two nights of reading, and still get an A on the material (assuming of course that there are 800 people in the class, so the only conceivable test type is multiple choice. Never try this if it is an essay test). -["EricKlein"]

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EricKlein — 2004-12-18 21:10:16

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-	+ * I once stayed up for two nights straight working on a final project for a class. I finished the project at 8am on the morning it was due (I had to present at 11am or so), so I went home to have a shower. After the shower, I sat down on the bed, and the next thing I knew, it was 12:30, well after class was over. Quite luckily, my professor had a sense of humor about it, and since I went straight to his office to present it to him in person, everything worked out OK, but still the stuff nightmares are made of. Moral of the story: if you REALLY need to stay up, don't ever do anything that could even make you comfortable enough to fall asleep. Once you are tired enough to have your mind spontaneously stop thinking, sleep can strike at any time. -["EricKlein"]

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JaimeRaba — 2004-12-18 21:03:42

"It affects certain people somewhat different." heh. yeah, hi, I can write.

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JaimeRaba — 2004-12-18 21:01:52

Sugar-free perhaps a better term that "non-sugar containing"

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PhilipNeustrom — 2004-12-18 20:57:57

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- Pulling an all nighter is a rite of passage that separates procrastinators from those students who study and write papers in a timely fashion. The root of most procrastination is perfectionism. OR laziness. Or both. But generally, even if a paper is due the next day, a procrastinating perfectionist won't even get started until late into the night, because she's lacks the inspiration to write that perfect paper. Inspiration and desperation, at a certain hour, become interchangable. So by about 3am, the wheels of creativity turn out 7-10pp, doublespaced. So what if it has 1.5" margins and is in Courier, the largest font known to truetype or postscript fonts?	+ Pulling an all nighter is a rite of passage that separates ["Procrastinating" procrastinators] from those students who study and write papers in a timely fashion. The root of most ["Procrastinating" procrastination] is perfectionism. OR laziness. Or both. But generally, even if a paper is due the next day, a ["Procrastinating" procrastinating] perfectionist won't even get started until late into the ["Night Time" night], because she's lacks the inspiration to write ["The perfect paper" that perfect paper]. Inspiration and desperation, at a certain hour, become interchangable. So by about 3am, the wheels of creativity turn out 7-10pp, doublespaced. So what if it has 1.5" margins and is in Courier, the largest font known to truetype or postscript fonts?
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JaimeRaba — 2004-12-18 20:53:46

Pasta?

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JaimeRaba — 2004-12-18 20:52:43

pulling an alnighter is a 'designation' not a 'title'

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	+ = Paper-writing = + + Pulling an all nighter is a rite of passage that seperates procrastinators from those students who study and write papers in a timely fashion. The root of most procrastination is perfectionism. OR laziness. Or both. But generally, even if a paper is due the next day, a procrastinating perfectionist won't even get started until late into the night, because she's lacks the inspiration to write that perfect paper. Inspiration and desperation, at a certain hour, become interchangable. So by about 3am, the wheels of creativity turn out 7-10pp, doublespaced. So what if it has 1.5" margins and is in Courier, the largest font known to truetype or postscript fonts. + + = Test-taking = + + While all-nighters can be essential for paper-writing, they are actually counter-productive for most types of studying. If someone is fairly good with material, and they pull an allnighter to perfect their knowledge, their ensuing loss of mental clarity due to lack of sleep, probably more-than-offsets their increased knowledge due to a night of studying. However, this can produce a net gain, if the student never actually went to class. + + = Techniques = + == Sugar == + ["Sugar"] if consumed in regular intervals, will keep you energized and awake. However, if you fail to continually introduce sugar into your body, you will quickly feel sleepy. Essentially your body will raise your insulin levels, which has the direct effect of fatigue and lethargy. + + == Caffeine == + ["Caffeine"] is an essential part of maintaining the all-nighter. Unlike sugar, it can keep you going all night without the risk of sudden fatigue. However one must be mindful of the caffeine source. If someone drinks REGULAR soda, such as Mountain Dew or Coke, they run the risk of an insulin surge once the sugar runs its course through your metabolism. This CAN (although not necessarily) be dramatic enough an effect to offset the caffeine. Some people describe the insulin versus caffeine dillema as "very alert tiredness." Diet soda, however, does not contain sugar. While it tastes somewhat gross, if you drink it somewhat regularly, your taste buds will desensatize to its sharp aftertaste. Another trick is to squeeze lemon or lime into your diet soda -- you can also buy a bottle of RealLemon or RealLime. + + === Non-sugar contain caffeine sources === + * Diet soda - watch out for splenda-containing stuff. It's chlorinated sugar, which can make you lethargic for other reasons. + * Diet Mountain Dew - This citrusy soft drink contains enough lime flavor to make the aspartamine undetectable. It tastes slightly better than regular Mountain Dew because it has more lime and less orange flavor. + * Diet Red Bull - Tastes horrible. Some people have other ideas. However, highly effective. + * No-Doze - be careful with these. these can make your stomach hurt SO bad. + * Tea - Avoid caffeine-free tea. Theoretically the caffeine in tea has a slightly different molecular composition than caffeine in other things. It affects certain people somewhat different. + * Black coffee - or add a non-sugar sweetener. + * Espresso shots - very effect, but be wary of upset tummies. + * Chocolate covered espresso beans - great idea, but watch out for the sugar content. + * Excedrin - advanced medicine for pain. Has plenty of caffeine. Don't take too much, but it also helps take care of the headache and neckache you probably have already. + + == Sleep == + ["A Quick Nap"] is theoretically possible. Some ["all-night avatars"] can actually take 45 minute powernaps so they can sustain themselves all night without the use of additives. However, most people cannot do this. This ultimately causes people to sleep through alarms and miss finals, deadlines and other horrible consequences. This ultimately results in claims of rare, spontaneous illnesses. Food poisoning is a popular one, due to its ["unprovable nature."] (Some purists claim that even a short nap takes away the honorable title of pulling an allnighter.) +