I learned a valuable lesson this morning. It’s a simple story, with a note of advice. I had an exam at 9am. Last night at 2am I got out of bed after realising that I hadn’t revised enough for it. I broke open my 4-pack of Blue Charge, plugged in the kettle in my room, put a bit of ambient music on and prepared for a full night of revision. Oli, who has sleeping disorders anyway, decided to join me in my “all-nighter”. I learned all the equations I needed to know and revised the basic concepts involved in “Properties of Matter”. Later on in my exam I found myself not only forgetting everything due to fatigue, but also falling asleep several times, catching myself on the edge of the slumbery abyss only to wake up feeling drained and confused. I failed the exam miserably. This exam also consisted of 50% of the module.
My lesson is, it’s better to not revise than to over-exert yourself. I’m sure I knew the answers without the ridiculous revision I partook in and for tomorrow’s exam (and Wednesday’s) I will be ensuring I get my full eight hour’s sleep.
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