Sleeping late at night can be beneficial in some cases because it gives you time to get things done but sometimes this can lead to bad sleeping habits.
I was fond of keeping late nights when I was in school and now when working. I must confess that late at night save me a lot, especially in school, sometimes, a lecturer might just pass a message about his impromptu test a day before, and then there are exams and also other things. I started keeping late nights right from secondary school, My SSS 1 precisely, I discovered I read and assimilate better at night than during the day.
When I started keeping late nights night, in secondary school, I became having trouble sleeping, this was the time I learnt about insomnia. I didn't even know the word existed. I was so scared of the thought that I have insomnia, I went to my mom. She made some enquiries both online and from doctors, and I had to change my routine. My mother helped me a lot and eventually, I overcame the problem. Perhaps I was at the early stage of insomnia or it was just a result of very bad sleeping habits, and I am happy am over it.
You never know how valuable sleep is until you find yourself unable to get some sleep, this helps you understand that sleep is good
how I stay up active at night
During my secondary school days and even at the university, I developed some tricks to help me stay active at night.
Firstly, I run all my activities during the day. I play and gist with my friends and everybody during the day. Then I sleep around in the night for a few hours and wake up again to read. I always use the study table and chair to read and not the bed. The day I mistakenly stayed on my bed to read, I woke up the next morning. To avoid this, I use my study table and chair. Another thing I do when reading is listen to music after a few hours, cool music, this has been helpful to me so far even now that am working. Also found out that eating something at night helps me stay awake, so at times I drink water or chew gum, sweets or junk, other times I even take a meal. One other thing I do is take my evening showers in the evening around 5 pm or 6 pm and not late at night, this helps my body to relax and helps me stay sharp after waking up.
Now that am working, my routine is a little bit different. I work during the day, and when I get home, I take my meals and sleep. When I wake up again, I still stick to my music but now I only take water, this is still very helpful to me. I turn the tv on if there is light too, the sounds do help me stay awake.
I would say keeping up later at night has been more helpful to me now that am working. Work takes most of my time and I hardly get free time except when I have off days. I am a fan of personal development, and late nights have helped me achieve this, hence, why i find it helpful.
