By Niki Tsumagari
In Dalat, a
student’s life revolves around his/her school. This is a reasonable statement
to make. Elaboration: sometimes, a student’s life can be very well-organized,
making everything that’s happening in it seem like they’re placed correctly in
the right spot. Other times, however, things don’t look like they are. In
addition to this, problems sometimes seem to fancy piling up on one another…
The life of a
high school student (in Dalat) involves both mountains and valleys all the
time. As much as there are ups and downs that make one’s life so complicated as
it is, there is always room for improvement; a little extra thinking and effort
put in will never fail to increase the number ups while reducing the amount of
downs. Solutions to a slightly/much better quality of life can require you to
perform the simplest of tasks.
One of the best
examples for this that a good number of Dalat students currently aren’t
accomplishing is getting enough sleep. Not a lot of people should be surprised
by this fact. One of the biggest enemies of growing, daily challenges-facing
teenagers is sleep deprivation. A well-established pattern of nights of getting
enough good sleep can easily be pushed off track by a single, unlucky night
consisting of a slumber short by a few hours.
“When I only
get like 6 or 7 hours of sleep, I don’t participate in class discussions. Even
just talking takes effort. When I get home, I can’t focus on getting work done
for the next day,” says Elise Johnson (12).
One night of
inefficient sleep can affect a student’s performance at school the next day and
how he/she will be able to get their work done once they’re back home.
Depending on how well the student adjusts his/her situation, there is a
potential of additional days of similar disorientation, which is why the simple
task of getting enough sleep is challenging.
Another quote that
contributes to the importance of sleep was stated by Laviynia Jaya (12): “On nights that I get enough sleep, I actually feel a drastic difference
in my productivity and energy going through my daily activities. I find myself
walking a little bit faster, getting a little more work done, and smiling a
whole lot more.”
Watching an
extra episode of that amazing TV series, going to Gurney Plaza to get bubble
tea on Monday, opening YouTube to watch a clip of your favorite movie; these
are all necessary spices that give your life some extra fun. Getting enough
sleep is necessary and fun too, just, unlike these activities, you won’t know
that it is until after you experience it, and you won’t be able to do it at
ease until after you’re done with all your work. So give “sleeping” a chance;
work a little harder to get your daily tasks done on time just to experience
that delightfulness in the morning.
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