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> getting a good night's sleep each night is definitely crucial for learning anything challenging. That makes me wonder why sleep deprivation is such a large p

by MrDom 12y ago

> getting a good night's sleep each night is definitely crucial for learning anything challenging. That makes me wonder why sleep deprivation is such a large part of the college experience.

toddkaufmann 12y ago
so we learn how important sleep is?
wallflower 12y ago
I think pulling 'all nighters' (seriously, being in the computer lab when the sun comes up in totally not cool - especially with the gradual lightening of the sky and realization that you are bone tired and still have 2 hours left of work...) is part of the culture that college students expect at some but not all schools. Similar to binge drinking, there is a lot of peer pressure to 'pull an all nighter' or 'do a funnel (of beer)'. Peer pressure doesn't stop after high school. In fact, it might not "stop". As some of us grow older, your peers change until they reflect what you really want in life (for most, in my experience, that means having peers who are settling down and having two kids and a family). I'm sure there is definitely peer pressure at senior citizen/assisted living homes to be 'cool' (whatever the norm is). Startup culture is similar in the bubble of San Francisco. The norm is so skewed from the median/average of what most people in a business environment do. As David Foster Wallace said, the fish doesn't know it is in water. [1] [1] http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122178211966454607 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122178211966454607
a3_nm 12y ago
> makes me wonder why sleep deprivation is such a large part of the college experience In my experience, all-nighters were due to a combination of several factors: you start having large projects to do, there is little supervision to ensure you are making steady progress, you are starting to figure out how to organize on your own, and the projects are cooler and more open-ended so the sense of perfectionism is stronger.
lostlogin 12y ago
Agree that sleep is important, however you soon learn how well you know something when trying to do it whilst tired. If you get something ingrained enough you can still do it when paying almost no attention.
calibraxis 12y ago
Hazing is a typical reason for institutional sleep deprivation.

by MrDom 12y ago

> getting a good night's sleep each night is definitely crucial for learning anything challenging. That makes me wonder why sleep deprivation is such a large part of the college experience.

toddkaufmann 12y ago

so we learn how important sleep is?

wallflower 12y ago

I think pulling 'all nighters' (seriously, being in the computer lab when the sun comes up in totally not cool - especially with the gradual lightening of the sky and realization that you are bone tired and still have 2 hours left of work...) is part of the culture that college students expect at some but not all schools. Similar to binge drinking, there is a lot of peer pressure to 'pull an all nighter' or 'do a funnel (of beer)'. Peer pressure doesn't stop after high school. In fact, it might not "stop". As some of us grow older, your peers change until they reflect what you really want in life (for most, in my experience, that means having peers who are settling down and having two kids and a family). I'm sure there is definitely peer pressure at senior citizen/assisted living homes to be 'cool' (whatever the norm is). Startup culture is similar in the bubble of San Francisco. The norm is so skewed from the median/average of what most people in a business environment do. As David Foster Wallace said, the fish doesn't know it is in water. [1] [1] http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122178211966454607 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122178211966454607

a3_nm 12y ago

> makes me wonder why sleep deprivation is such a large part of the college experience In my experience, all-nighters were due to a combination of several factors: you start having large projects to do, there is little supervision to ensure you are making steady progress, you are starting to figure out how to organize on your own, and the projects are cooler and more open-ended so the sense of perfectionism is stronger.

lostlogin 12y ago

Agree that sleep is important, however you soon learn how well you know something when trying to do it whilst tired. If you get something ingrained enough you can still do it when paying almost no attention.

calibraxis 12y ago

Hazing is a typical reason for institutional sleep deprivation.