This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Toronto MU chapter.
It’s no surprise that all-nighters aren’t good for your health or your academic career, but we all still do it. A study from St. Lawerence University concluded that students who frequently pulled all-nighters had lower grades in school. But if that’s not enough to convince you, here are six more reasons:
- Pulling all-nighters decreases your productivity
- Losing sleep decreases your mental sharpness needed to tackle your day’s worth of work
- Sleep deprivation from all-nighters can decrease long-term learning and memorization
- People who pull all-nighters usually rely on caffeine and Adderall for energy, both of these are detrimental to your health when used improperly and/or excessively.
- Sleep deprivation often leads to overeating, and by extension, unwanted weight gain.
- Exhaustion can cause a weakened immune system, depression, and irritability.
Make sure you get some shut eye, you owe it to yourself. How else are you going to take on the world?