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This! I found in university, strangely through sheer accident, (during the first two years of my PhD program in physics) that I performed best on my final exam

This! I found in university, strangely through sheer accident, (during the first two years of my PhD program in physics) that I performed best on my final exams and written qualifiers with three hours of sleep. I would sleep 3 hours after late-night study, drink a lot of coffee, and then be able to hyper-focus like a felon on a three-hour-long exam.

andai 8y ago
How was the recovery?
- jeffwass 8y ago
  Not ideal, but in some cases manageable for several days. Eg, I remember doing 3 qualifiers on Mon, Wed, and Fri in one week, so a small nap and then back to studying for the next one. Not a fun week, that.