2 questions to ask yourself before pulling an all-nighter

2019-10-11T12:30:00-04:00

The all-nighter is a common occurrence in architecture today, especially in school. We briefly explored the reasons for this growing phenomenon in The Architecture Student's Guide to Studio, but let's dive a little deeper into the issue. Here are 2 things you should ask yourself before you decide to pull an all-nighter:

Would I be better off getting rest and returning to the work?

Tiredness is one of the primary factors in decreased performance, both mentally and physically. We think we are "sticking it out" and "working hard" by staying awake for 48 plus hours with no sleep. We even brag about it to each other. During school, I'd always show up to studio early in the morning and one day, a colleague who had been up for around two and half days came up to me visibly exhausted and told me she kept hallucinating and having "visions." After she told me this she walked back to her desk and continued working.

I've done this before too (not to the extreme of my colleague). I stay late, tr...

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2012-02-06T13:34:00-05:00

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2 questions to ask yourself before pulling an all-nighter

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