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- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+90tip #2: Stay away from DIGG and blogs when you have work due the next day!
- AnteChronos, on 10/12/2007, -5/+51This guy's "hardcore" all-nighter is defined as going to sleep after the sun's up? Hell, I do that on a regular basis. To me, and all-nighter is when you wake up, and don't go to sleep again until the *next* night. If you completely skip one of your sleep cycles, THAT'S an all-nighter. I've done my share of those, and I usually spend the rest of the week sleeping extra each night to recover.
Oh, and even when I pull all-nighters I *still* don't post blog-spam to Digg. - SoulMaster2, on 10/12/2007, -2/+38Tip 3: Don't take naps, by the time you're asleep, enough melatonin has been released into your system to keep you asleep for hours
- Oxygen, on 10/12/2007, -3/+23"dont procrastinate and get work done to aviod all-nighters"
As a college student i reserve the right to put off any assignment untill the night before it's due; especially ones I've had all semester to work on. - CanadianAviator, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20@ stanley...
Exactly the problem I'm having now with a final exam tomorrow. - Oxygen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15If I had known how to pull a proper all-nighter in Kindergarten perhaps I could have learnt how to spell correctly. :P
- themachina, on 10/12/2007, -8/+21Stupidest post EVER, and blogspam.
Is this news to anybody? "Drink caffeine, don't go to sleep." WTF?
Check out my article, "How to get drunk." I think you'll all find it very helpful. - Yankees368, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14My tip: DISCONNECT THE INTERNET
That is the biggest distraction for me. Compulsive checking of digg, AIM, etc are a procrastinators worst nightmare. - op3ra7or, on 10/12/2007, -4/+15Anyone else think he makes this sound just a tad more difficult/epic than it really is? All-nighters aren't so uncommon or hard-core.
- boredzo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13SoulMaster2: Only if you sleep for more than half an hour. A nap of 15-25 minutes can be an effective temporary pick-me-up.
- florin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11@t0dd
"I have never used but apparently Modafinil is THE way to pull an all nighter."
No, not really:
"For those who want more info on modafinil, it's half life is around 7-15 hours. Possible side effects include headache, nausea, hypersalivation, nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, euphoria, and to a lesser extent, increased blood pressure and tachycardia.
Because it may cause psychoactive and euphoric effects, along with alterations in mood and perception, it's been classified as a Schedule IV drug." - MrTea, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Perhaps "disable networking card" should be a tip.
- economissed, on 10/12/2007, -1/+101) If you overcaffeinate and find yourself jittery, eat protein. I like mozarella sticks.
2) Complex carbs are good for long term energy.
3) Pushups are great for a boost if you need a sudden burst of clarity or energy. They also take the edge off if you overcaffeinate (something I tend to do).
4) Stare into your desk lamp.
5) Music
6) "Just one more thing" attitude. Sometimes you just need to get ***** done (because you were supposed to have it done already >.>
7) Drink water. - affinity, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8dugg because guess what I'm doing right now at 2:37 am... CODING. Lol :(
Just created my first GUI program in C :) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Thank you, thank you for the clarification, I thought it was 3 a.m. the same day and you were just going backwards in a time machine.
- lava, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Yeah, procrastinating doesn't have anything to do with it. Sometimes you just have a crapload of work to do. I've been pulling a lot of allnighters in the last month or so, and I've been finding that they get easier and easier each time. It's a lot easier if you're doing an all nighter with someone else... you can talk and your brain stays awake.
- trooz1, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Yeah, it doesn't count to go to sleep right when the sun goes up. I've pulled several in school, usually toward the end of projects (architecture). It's not fun spending an entire night in studio, then going to classes the next day after no sleep. 40 hours awake can take its toll, especially after a week of 3-hour sleep nights.
- Haplo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7My record is 80+, and no, that's not a good thing to do.
- Haplo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7amen to that. I never understand people bragging about how they sleep on the office floor, drink liters of coke and program for 18+ hours. I so not want to see the result of that "programming".
- tabledesk, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Keeping the room temperature slightly chilly is very effective as well.
- mv10, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Medical School students know this very well :p
- krusbjorn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7I think more poeple need a tutorial of how to NOT do an all nighter, ie how to be able to fall asleep. Most times when I see the sunrise before going to sleep, it's more of a catastrophy than something to show off in front of my friends.
- bryant, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11My system:
Step one-Slug back a few cans of Jolt.
Step two-Slug back a few cans of Rockstar.
Repeat as necessary. - brandizzle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6My psychology teacher told us that instead of drinking caffiene a person should have plenty of b12 and fruit juice. And to eat lots of nuts. I don't know how true that is, but it worked for him.
But...6 AM is way too early for me to wake up every morning so for most of the week I stay up. Not too hard... I'd rather have a tutorial telling me how to sleep & wake up on time. - BugMeNot2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Hope you don't kill yourself.
Just in case...
http://www.gamerzplanet.net/forums/showthread.php?p=172377#post172377 - eastbeast314, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7I wish this had been on the frontpage last night. He should add "Read digg.com at around 4 in the morning. Read the comments. You will laugh so hard at a lame geek joke that you'll be instantly refreshed!"
Worked for me! - ohmar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5You know, sometimes i wonder why i dont just go to sleep at a normal hour. that would make way more sense when i have class at eight.
- cookedchicken, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5As a graduate student I've pulled my share of all-nighters. The worst one ever was rather recently, I woke up at 6am, was in school till 5pm, worked till midnight, studied from midnight to 6am, had a test that morning, was in class till 5pm again, worked from 5 to midnight, finally went to bed around 3am. I felt like I was going to die, didn't wake up until 13 hours later. I think human beings are much more capable of enduring stress and fatigue then people think. Rarely do people push themselves beyond the limits of what they think they can do. Oh, I got an A+ on that test too, and I wouldn't of gotten it without staying up all-night, but was it worth the cost to my health? Do what you have to do, but generally, I don't recommend all nighters unless its absolutely necessary.
- mushoo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7You guys beat me to the punch. But I would just like to reiterate the point. In fact I'm pulling an all-nighter right now. I personally avoid caffeine during the all-nighter, take a couple of bawls in the morning during classes so as not to nod off, and avoid it after wards. Can't count the times that I've overdone the caffeine and end up pulling two all-nighters in a row and end up nearly missing a class the following day.
Music also helps a lot. Specially instrumental music, I avoid music with lyrics as find myself singing along and distracting me from the task at hand. I find the Dead really helpful in these instances. Take regular breaks and avoid naps unless you're a light sleeper and can get back to the task without too much trouble. You don't want to take a quick nap only to wake up only minutes before class. Happy coding/studying/work. - ScoTTeh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Only 2:37am? You still have a lot to learn then ;)
- alexkrycek, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6If you make it past 3am then you're probably over the worst of it. After that, you're kind of on cruise control and don't have to struggle so much to stay awake.
- cybertron3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4My longest all nigher was waking up Tuesday morning at 9am (nap for 3 hours on thursday afternoon) and went to bed at 1:30am Saturday. The cause: Networks homework. I had to implement my own network protocols akin to tcp/ip. Boo.
- PuyoDead, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4One problem, some people are immune to caffeine, such as myself. I could drink 6 pots of coffee, and the net result would be frequent trips to the bathroom. That's it.
The earlier suggestion of lots of juice (for vitamins) and other such natural energy supplying foods would be a better course, since caffeine may have quite a downfall if you don't keep drinking it. - apache2, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6I'm up every night in the summer until the sun comes out, then I sleep until like 4. Anything over 24 hours awakeness is an all-nighter in my book.
My record is 42 hours though, man it feels good to sleep after that :) - ckpcw, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Monster Energy Drink + Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies = I'm set for the night.
- chuck2006, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I find that after I surpass the 24 hour mark it is difficult to go to sleep. I feel like my brain has been so intent on staying awake that it doesn't want to relax enough to fall asleep. After I lay down for 10 or 15 minutes though it hits me like a train and I can literally feel myself withdrawing from reality and beginning a dream.
- Trjn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3All nighters are nothing, I've done a 6am - 3am before, and that's 3am the next day.
I've found the best trick is to have friends around. I could think of explanations why, but essentially social interaction helps, and if you're doing an all night study session before a test, the whole study group thing isn't bad either, even with assignments.
Oh, and what he said about music and food isn't exactly right, same with lying down. Many an all nighter of mine has been aided by a little Beethoven, McDonalds and little lie downs. - Derrekito, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I prefer my secret weapon... adderall ;) lol works like a charm.
- Areku, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Everyone's got their little tricks.
- Track40, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I made it through 5 years of architecture school without any caffeine, and more than a fair share of all-nighters. For me and those that survived with me, the total keys to surviving all-nighters, are: 1) Food -- at least 1 full meal and a few snacks, 2) Non-stop music, and 3) THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL... DO NOT, NO MATTER WHAT, stay awake when the sun rises. After 5 years, I found that if you take a 1hr power-nap before the sun rises, and wake up after the sun is up, you are good to go. If you stay awake while the sky changes a million colors of blue and you see the sun rise, forget it. It's all over.
To this day, my record is 9 all-nighters in a row -- with no coffee, intentional dosing of caffeine, or drugs... the only sleep being that 1hr when the sunrises.
Give it a shot. - UltravioletMars, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3If you like all nighters you should be in the architecture program. 48 hours straight is par for the course...
- Kemo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I actually fell asleep while reading this article. Not that I'm saying it was boring...I enjoyed it, but I just thought it was funny! I woke up an hour later with my laptop on my lap on the page talking about how to say awake!
- duality, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3As a college student he also has the right to make typing errors and not have everybody on Digg think that they're spelling errors instead.
Then again, I don't believe it, so it's technically not everybody anymore. His right has been enforced! - dipswitch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3So it was YOU who came up with NetBEUI...
- Xtopherous, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Changing your entire way of life is more practical than just staying up all night every once in a while?
- burke, on 10/12/2007, -1/+42 jolts and 2 rockstars literally leaves me shaking. It adds up to well over half a gram of caffeine. oddly enough, rockstar has more caffeine that one of those large-ass cans of jolt.
- skerg, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6lol this isnt hardcore or extreme. I work 3am-8:30am during the week. I had no problems switching over to sleeping after work rather then sleeping in the middle of the night. If you need a tutorial on how to stay up all night, you probably shouldnt be trying it.
- EnhanceYourCalm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2 Large swings in your sleeping patterns are horrible for your memory, cardiovascular system, etc.
For those who haven't heard about this yet, check out stevepavlina.com. He documented daily his transition from circadian to polyphasic sleep. It's pretty detailed, and the resulting productivity gains, once he got over the "hump," (about two weeks) are enticing indeed.
The only question about polyphasic that I've never seen answered is how it affects muscle and endurance recovery from high-impact physical training. I can sort of see how the brain can adjust to three hours cumulative sleep a day, but how do skeletal muscles, heart, and lungs recover? - Trjn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Tommstein, I meant instead of saying, from 6am on the 23rd to 3am on the 24th, from 6am on the 23rd to 3am on the 25th.
Because lets face it, 6am until 3am in one day is nothing worth bragging about. - directedition, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4The term "All-nighter" simply implies staying awake through the night. A full day following is not requisite.
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