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Ever feel like that you are moving in a slow pace, or just feel sluggish? Well this could be the cause of sleep loss. One of the effects of sleep deprivation is feeling sluggish/loss of balance. A perfect example of this is my self. Last Tuesday I only had one class, and before class started I took out my pen and notebook, even though it only took me half a minute, but it felt like it took five minutes just to take out a pen and notebook. This was the result of not getting sleep the night before. The link above is an example of how sleep loss affects coordination.

Now I know that I'm not the only person who has felt sluggish because of doing last minute homework, watching TV till the next day, having late classes, working late hours, or anything else that can cause a person to stay up all night. Sleep loss also affects how the thought process of a person after awhile. Here's another video to see what I'm talking about:


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Here some tips that I'm going to try next semester and the years after that, and I also encourge other students/people who are having trouble sleeping:

• Manage your time better
• Pick earlier classes if you feel that you cannot handle late ones
• Do homework and any other assignments at least one week before it’s due
• Try to go to sleep earlier
• Don’t listen to music to try to fall asleep because it really doesn’t work, you’ll only end up getting excited
• If you’re tired but you want to see a show, just go to sleep because you can always stream it on the internet the next day, sleep is important every bit counts
• Study two days before an exam, and three for mid-terms and finals