The
blog I read was called “Student sleep problems aren’t just about individual
behavior” from the website www.interestingblogs.org. The intended audience of the
blog was students who are in high-school or college. The writer was trying to
emphasize the importance of maintaining a good sleep schedule. She provided
evidence of studies saying that students who get at least 8 hours of sleep, are
more likely to succeed than students who only get 6 hours of sleep. A
correlation between sleep and work ethic is definitely found in this blog.
This
blog is interesting to me because I am a college student who tends to run on
low amount of sleep. I like to stay up late in the night whether it be for
studying or watching TV. I have already realized that having a little amount of
sleep is bad, considering I was almost late to my first 8 a.m. class of my
college career. I slept in and missed my alarm, but luckily I was able to get
where I needed to be. If I had just gone to bed earlier I would have probably
been able to wake up for my class and get a better seat. I realized that I was
not as focused as I should have been, because I was running on 5 hours of
sleep.
I
am definitely going to try to manage my time better so I can get a good nights
rest. It is strange, because it feels like this blog was specifically written
for me. I realize that it is definitely better for me to get to sleep early, so
I can work more efficiently during the day. To end on somewhat of an ironic
note, I am currently writing this paper at 12:15 a.m. and I have an 8 a.m.
class tomorrow.
