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Make Sleeping Cool Again

I still can't begin to understand how people manage to function off of 2-3 hours of sleep every night. And yet, everyone seems to be doing it? There's no doubt that we've turned it into some crazy competition. I'm already prepared to walk in tomorrow and hear the following conversation:

"oh my godddddd. i literally stayed up until midnight to finish that blog post."

"that means you basically got 6 hours of sleep. ugh you're so luckyyyyy. i stayed up till 3."

So, not only are we invalidating others' problems, but we are also creating a culture that encourages others to make unhealthy choices for bragging rights. It's not the only thing we do it for either:

"you wrote your ap seminar paper three days before it was due? i did mine the literal day it was due."

"i can't believe you drive 50 in a 45. like you gotta drive 65 at least!"


This isn't to say that I'm not guilty of the exact same things, but I'm starting the petition now for us to stop doing this. Not only is it severely annoying, but it's genuinely toxic. In fact, research is saying that not sleeping enough can have the same effects as being drunk. Plus, we are 19% less productive when sleep-deprived, causing us to stay up later, and repeat a seemingly never-ending cycle. 

Instead, we can get a little more sleep, allowing us to get things done faster and have so much more energy doing it. And I know it's not the easiest, we seem to be doing every extracurricular on the planet and every AP class our school has to offer, but if we create a less sleep-hating environment, we can be both more productive and healthier overall.

If you didn't get enough sleep last night, it's okay, it happens, but bragging about it is not getting you anywhere. Most importantly, let's not make anyone feel bad for getting the sleep they need, and let's make sure sleeping more than others isn't seen as a negative thing.

My Weekend (since I’m ALWAYS busy):
- Troy Daze (7/10 because they got rid of the zipper?)
- My friend’s sweet 16 (9/10 because it started at 7:30 in the MORNING)
- Game night at my cousin’s house (8/10 because I became the designated babysitter)
- Sleepover with my friends (10/10, much needed)
- Instructor training (7/10 because the warm-up killed me)

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