Bodybuilders and weightlifters know that muscle grows in one's sleep. I think the key to working on anything into the night is following up with lots of sleep.

Bodybuilders and weightlifters know that muscle grows in one's sleep. I think the key to working on anything into the night is following up with lots of sleep. That way, one gets the benefit of both sleep and sleep deprivation. Every once in a while in the past, when I was working on my own project, I've done it to the point where I would sleep from 2am to 1pm, and the next time living in the dark for a day due to going to bed around sunrise (5am) and waking up at sundown (6pm), and so on. Eventually, I would have a normal schedule again. :) This was when my only focus was on writing code for my software and working out, period. Since my software became better every week, and I grew stronger, bigger, and faster as well, my goals were pretty much met and I was happy. I like my current life as a student, due to the social aspect of learning from, and working with, others. But I am nowhere near as productive at developing my own software on a daily basis nor working out as I was when those were my only two goals. However, I understand that it has only been a few weeks, and I will be able to figure out how to introduce software and personal development into my schedule as I get more used to the demands of my classes. And even though I won't be able to dedicate as much time as I could before, I have the experience and confidence to get in shape and create software more efficiently, as well as the benefit of a being around lots of potential users.