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How to REALLY Pull an All-Nighter, and When Not to Do It

[link: How to pull an all-nighter]

This guy definitely haven’t tried anything remotely hardcore. As one of the comments stated, his method only describes a "late-nighter", not an "all-nighter". Here’s my take:

• You don’t have to plan it, especially for newbies. If you have to actually plan it, the thought of "OMG I’m gonna stay up all night" will always be weighing heavily on your mind. Just go with the flow.
• If you find your productivity drop below a certain threshold, just give in to your body’s request. The threshold is affected by the nature of the work, the urgency, caffine intake and tolerance, your surrounding environment, and your personal bio-rythym.
• Some people are better at staying up all night than waking up without sufficient sleep. When you tally the amount of sleep each person has over a longer period (say, two weeks), the latter type can usually spend less time sleeping than the former, not to mention having higher productivity average.
• If you really, really want to get "better" at pulling an all-nighter, get used to having your curtains down and lights on at all times. You can fool (or at least mute) your body’s sensitivity to natural lighting this way.

Personally, I can go about 48+ hours without sleep if I’m in front of a computer. Without physical activity, I can go on a pattern of 40 waking hours + 12 hours sleep for at least two weeks. On the other hand, I can (and regularly do) sleep for 12+ hours straight. In fact, my "best" record for sleeping was 22 hours straight, stayed up for about 2 hours for food and hygene, than sleep another 20 hours. And trust me, I didn’t force myself doing either, nor do I need to.

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