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As a late sleeper (and a high school student), i've found a way to make the 8am classes (waking up at 6:45) more bearable. I used to go to bed at 12 and was tir

As a late sleeper (and a high school student), i've found a way to make the 8am classes (waking up at 6:45) more bearable. I used to go to bed at 12 and was tired all the time since I did not get the 7 1/2 hours I needed. When I had classes late (twice a week, waking up at 8:15, 8:45 respectively, and going to bed at 1am), I still felt tired because I did not sleep much the days before. What I do now is go to bed at about 2am and nap for 2 to 3 hours a day. Once I got used to it, it worked out great. I am not tired in the mornings at all and can make it though the whole school day. At 5pm, I start getting tired and that's when I starting taking my nap. At 9-10pm, after dinner, I start doing my homework for which I now have plenty of time and I'm not even tired. That might not work for everybody, but I advice everybody to try out what works best for them.

throwaway41597 11y ago
I tried that when I was your age and it didn't work that great for me. I did it because I was just so tired after school that I crashed for hours when I came back. My problem was that I overslept (2 to 4 hours) during the nap and I felt so refreshed I wasn't tired until 2am. So I ended up sleeping only 5 hours for the night, pretty much like you. On the other hand, I was still tired during the day. My point is that naps are good but at some point they're harmful for your night, and 3 hours is getting close. I believe it's better to keep at least 7-hour nights and have 30- to 90- minute naps. But the truth is that school hours are poorly designed. This is a kind of biphasic sleep by the way.