Getting enough sleep, without getting too much sleep, is essential to long-term success and well-being. For those whose brains are still growing (25 years and younger), good sleep is especially essential.
Adulthood is that privileged state where people do whatever they want whenever they want (an inevitably self-correcting perception). At some point adolescents determine that staying up late is a rite of passage and better than Mom’s advice to go to bed by 10:00. Social and sports events, dorm life, late night munchies, completing research papers or cramming for exams are college staples. Saturday mornings are the quietest hours on a college campus.
Adulthood is that privileged state where people do whatever they want whenever they want (an inevitably self-correcting perception). At some point adolescents determine that staying up late is a rite of passage and better than Mom’s advice to go to bed by 10:00. Social and sports events, dorm life, late night munchies, completing research papers or cramming for exams are college staples. Saturday mornings are the quietest hours on a college campus.