Claire:
College is a rough time for sleep, especially at an academically rigorous school like Stevens. Still, a good sleep schedule is key to staying focused and doing well in all of your classes. Nearly everyone has pulled a few late nights studying, finishing assignments, and accidentally become nocturnal, but you have to break this cycle somehow. Otherwise, you’ll end up getting exhausted and missing classes and opportunities. The best way to go back to eight hours of sleep is to go to bed early. Sounds simple, right? Well, it might not be for everyone. After weeks of your body being used to staying up late, you might experience some insomnia while trying to break this cycle. Insomnia is frustrating and can make you feel like you’re wasting time laying in bed that you could spend being productive, but you just have to stick with it or else you will just reinforce the habit even more.
I’m sure you all have heard the classic advice on how to get better sleep: don’t drink caffeine too late, don’t look at a screen before you sleep, etc. This advice is true but not always helpful for students who can’t avoid doing homework on computers before bed or drinking coffee to get through late night classes. I think you should try to stick to these rules as much as possible, especially when first setting a new routine, but don’t stress yourself out over it. You know your body and what it needs better than anyone so pay attention to what you need, take a nap every now and then, and try to get to bed as early as you can.
Ethan
Stop asking me dumb questions, I’m sick of writing this column, god damn! It’s been half a semester and you have yet to be creative with your questions. At least last week was on theme, but other than that you have been insufferable. But as your weekly civil servant, I am obligated to answer your questions regardless of how boring they may be. I’m assuming your schedule is all out of whack as a result of countless midterms spanning the last few weeks, which means it’s time to get back on track. To start to fix your sleep schedule you should try just going to sleep at an earlier hour, going to sleep at 2 a.m. every single night is not a healthy way to live your life. Trying to get to bed before midnight and waking up about an hour before your first class is a good way to get at least seven hours of sleep a night. But who cares about that? When the weekend rolls around you’re just going to stay out until sunrise and mess up the entire schedule, having to try to rebuild your schedule from scratch again. You are falling into a painful cycle that is your responsibility and very common among all college students, and I wish you luck in your endeavors to correct this inconvenience. Some real advice that I have is to get used to this because it will become a common occurrence in your pursuit of academic success.
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