85% of students do not get enough sleep at night

Getting More Sleep Helps You Learn

For those of you that are students, here are a few tips to help you succeed in your endeavors.

Do you drive your car to school? You better buckle up because many of today's car crashes are caused by sleep depravation. Chances are you're not getting enough sleep at night. Sleep depravation doesn't just cause physical symptoms; your brain can be affected as well. This article looks at the connection between sleep and learning.

According to the national sleep foundation 85% of students do not get enough sleep at night. What's enough sleep? While definitions vary, the average is 8.5 hours of sleep per night according to the foundation. If 85% of your fellow students are suffering from sleep loss, then you can gain a major edge in the classroom just from lying in bed, relaxing, and falling asleep.

Sleep depravation can damage ones ability to stay focused, abstract thinking, creative ability, communication, and more. If these symptoms seem familiar, they are also symptoms of ADHD, the attention deficit disorder many people experience. It as been shown that these symptoms lead to poor performance in the classroom.

The secret to getting more sleep is to give sleep a bigger priority in our life. Many of us have a sleep schedule that treats sleep as a low priority. While this is very common, it is not really a healthy habit. People need incentives to help to encourage them to make sleep more of a priority. Some ideas could be to investing in a new set of soft sheets or to put some soothing music on the radio or music center.

Once a student finds a way of getting more sleep positive results should be instant. Grades will go up because of better quality work. There will be a large increase in energy which could be converted into more productive working time.

There are more fringe benefits from getting more sleep besides helping you learn better. When a student gets at least least 8 hours sleep there body burns more calories, this can lead to significant weight loss and more energy for a more active life style while awake. Also getting more sleep can contribute to feeling happier.