Uni Life Hacks: Pulling an All-Nighter & Not Crashing the Next Day

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While it’s not always the healthiest option, sometimes pulling an all-nighter is necessary and inevitable. Unfortunately, for a lot of people, they have to find a way to stay awake and functional the following day. If you’re wondering what does and doesn’t work after an all-nighter, read on.

1. Morning problems. Prepare to be at your worst in the morning after staying up all night. You’d think that you’d get worse as the day goes on, but the truth is that you’ll feel you’re most tired and out of it shortly after the sun comes up.

2. Don’t drive after an all-nighter, if you can avoid it. The monotony of driving, especially if you have a long commute, is enough to make you fall asleep behind the wheel.

3. Planning helps. Plan your hardest tasks for 10 a.m. which is when you’re bound to get a second wind. Throughout the day, you may experience these short spikes of energy. You’ll likely get another one around 6:30 p.m., too.

4. Take a cat nap. Short naps, even ones that last just ten minutes, can help you feel refreshed. Try not to sleep for longer than 45 minutes, though, which will make you feel groggy. After 45 minutes, you’ll slip into a deep sleep, which is difficult to wake up from. Do it right and the cat nap can be very effective.

5. Caffeination for the win. Energise with some caffeine, but don’t overdo it. Aim for about 200 mg, which is the equivalent of 10 ounces of coffee. If you need an even quicker dose of caffeine, you can get an over-the-counter caffeine pill in 100 or 200 mg doses.

6. Mindfulness stimulants. There’s a drug called modafinil that has been growing in popularity at universities and in business because it promotes wakefullness. Have you ever watched Limitless? It was a movie about a blue tablet that turned Bradley Cooper into a genius overnight. While modafinil won’t guarantee a first, it can help give you an edge where you’d otherwise give up. You can get it online from ModafinilCat.
It’s important to understand how sleep deprivation affects the brain. Your reaction time will be slowed, you won’t be able to pay attention like you normally can and you won’t be able to remember information like you usually do. Functioning when you’re sleep-deprived is similar to being drunk.

Don’t assume you’ll be able to just naturally stay awake without some clever life hacks. The adrenaline will eventually wear off and you’ll feel pretty tired. In truth, staying away the entire day after an all-nighter can be more difficult than staying awake all night was.

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