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How To Pull An All Nighter In College

8 steps to stay awake and due an assignment overnight

John Michael Hook Jr

Nov 23, 2016

Lindsey Wilson College

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So you've put off an assignment until the last possible minute, or you've found out that you have done an entire paper wrong. What do you do? Here are some easy tips to pull an all night in college.

1. CAFFEINE UP

When it comes to staying up all night and easy go-to is coffee, energy drinks, or a 5-hour energy shot. Use this wisely, though. If you buy an energy drink, be aware that you might crash and need more than one to make it through the night. The bad side of coffee, well if you eat anything with it, you'll be spending time in the bathroom instead of on your project or paper.

2. CHEW GUM

It may not seem like it'll work but it does. Get a long lasting minty gum. Also chewing it may help you focus more on your assignment.

3. DON'T LOOK AT THE CLOCK

Doing that will make you realize how late it is and could make you sleepy. It's okay to make a quick glance here and there but don't let that tiredness sink in.

4. WALK AROUND

This will help wake you up and get you away from the spot you've been in for hours. It will get your blood flowing and help you refocus. Also doing push ups or sit ups could help as well.

5. MUSIC

If you have a roommate it may a little more difficult but loud music will help keep you awake. Also, try music that will help you work to keep you from possible distractions. Upbeat and fast pace music would be the best choice. Slower songs may put you to sleep.

6. SUGARY FOODS

Similar to caffeine, this can wake you up. But just like energy drinks, you must have a backup plan because when that sugar rush dies, you have a great chance of falling a sleep.

7. SET A GOAL

If you can only think about sleep, motivate yourself by thinking about the sleep you are going to get once you finish the project or paper. BUT STAY AWAKE. Resting your head for a minute can lead to sleeping during those hours then you need to finish the paper.

8. MOTIVATION

There is a good possibility that if you don't finish the assignment, you will fail the course. If that doesn't motivate you a little bit, I don't know what will.

If you found this helpful, great. I wrote this after an all-nighter.

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How To Pull An All Nighter In College

8 steps to stay awake and due an assignment overnight

1. CAFFEINE UP

2. CHEW GUM

3. DON'T LOOK AT THE CLOCK

4. WALK AROUND

5. MUSIC

6. SUGARY FOODS

7. SET A GOAL

8. MOTIVATION

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Who knows where we would be without them.

1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

25. Thank you for all the unforgettable college memories.

26. And most of all, thank you for being the best friends a girl could have.

I may or may not be stressing right now.

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3. "I’m going to ace this."

4. "Focus!"

5."I have no idea what I'm reading."

6. "I should call my smart friend about this."

7. "I’m going to fail. I’m going to fail."

8. "I’m dropping out of school."

9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

12. "I wanna go to bed."

13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

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Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine. — Snow White

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If watching is all you're gonna do, then you're gonna watch your life go by without ya. — Laverne

Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one. — Grandmother Willow

Always let your conscience be your guide. — Jiminy Cricket

To infinity and beyond. — Buzz Lightyear

Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved. — Pooh

Let it go. — Elsa

If you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all. — Thumper

Today's special moments are tomorrow's memories. — Genie

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