Saturday, November 06, 2004
Can any of you, out there, explain to me why my roommate thinks that staying up for 35hrs straight to get himself back into a normal sleep schedule makes sense?
He stays up all night doing something, although under the auspices of doing work, sleeps all day, doesn't go to his classes, and then stays up all night writing papers he'll ultimately turn in late because he has no idea what to say because he has not gone to class.
And so, he's going to stay up some more. To get back to a normal schedule. He says he does this all the time.
I point out that in the nearly 3 months that we've lived together he's NEVER been on a normal sleep schedule and has consistently not gone to class and had problems completing his work. And so I say, "Rather than staying up for thirty-five hours, why don't you just sleep six more? Why don't you go to bed in two hours and wake up at a decent time tomorrow morning?"
"Dude, this is just my thing. It's what works for me."
"But clearly it's not working. Why do you think staying up for hours on end is a better idea than getting a few more hours sleep. Sure, you won't be doing your work, but you aren't doing your work when you're awake, either."
"Dude, I just need to stay up and get my paper done. If I go try to go to sleep now I'll just lay in bed doing nothing. Trust me."
Alright, good luck with that, sport.
He stays up all night doing something, although under the auspices of doing work, sleeps all day, doesn't go to his classes, and then stays up all night writing papers he'll ultimately turn in late because he has no idea what to say because he has not gone to class.
And so, he's going to stay up some more. To get back to a normal schedule. He says he does this all the time.
I point out that in the nearly 3 months that we've lived together he's NEVER been on a normal sleep schedule and has consistently not gone to class and had problems completing his work. And so I say, "Rather than staying up for thirty-five hours, why don't you just sleep six more? Why don't you go to bed in two hours and wake up at a decent time tomorrow morning?"
"Dude, this is just my thing. It's what works for me."
"But clearly it's not working. Why do you think staying up for hours on end is a better idea than getting a few more hours sleep. Sure, you won't be doing your work, but you aren't doing your work when you're awake, either."
"Dude, I just need to stay up and get my paper done. If I go try to go to sleep now I'll just lay in bed doing nothing. Trust me."
Alright, good luck with that, sport.
promulgated by SWS2.1 at 22:13.
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1 Comments:
On your roommate's planet, the sun is out for 35 hours at a time. It makes perfect sense.
Faustus, M.D.
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