That sunrise is going to be beautiful.
1. Dread
You saw this coming from the minute your alarm went off this morning. You’ve got too much stuff to do, whether it’s from procrastination or carrying too many credits, and now you are about to pull the dreaded all nighter. Perhaps you groan, perhaps you cry a bit, but now is the time to prepare yourself for battle, my valiant academic.
2. Preparation
You get yourself pumped to get as much as you can get done before the sun rises. You play your favorite music to get pumped, pour a mug or glass of your favorite drink of choice, open your books and get to work.
3. The almost crash
It’s around 1 am and you can feel your body tensing up out of fatigue. You attempt to stay wake for as much as you can, determined to beat the tired fog and get back to work.
4. That weird hyper awareness stage
Around 2 or 3 a.m., either caffeine or something else kicks in, because suddenly you are more awake than you were earlier that evening. You’re able get things done and done quickly as you blast through assignments as if they were nothing, a true superhero of the night.
5. The second coming
After hours of productivity, late into the night things begin to lull again. All you want to do is curl up in the fetal position and fall asleep right then and there, but you can’t. Not yet. You still have quite a bit of work to do, and you don’t see it ending at any time soon.
6. Self loathing
Towards the end of your adventure a sense of regret begins to envelop you, echoing the loathing you felt earlier that day. You sit there, hunched over your laptop, questioning your existence and how you somehow managed to allow things to get to this point in your academic career.
7. You finished… but the sun’s out
Finally, you’ve finished all your work, but here comes the first sign of dawn, an orange reminder of just how tiresome and hectic your life has become. You’re relieved your work is done, but also exhausted. While you cannot change what has happened, what this incident does prove is that this provides you with the motivation to work on your time management skills. So grab a cup of coffee and go out to get yourself a planner, my friend.