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That Simple, Challenging Task to a Better Lifestyle

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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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