Students stay up late to meet deadlines: high productivity but low quality?

Easy to learn, easy to work without hassle

Students are a young age group who have a lot of time to do their favorite things. Therefore, instead of meeting deadlines at appropriate times of the day, many youth choose to stay up late or stay up until early morning to get work done.

FGD (second-year student, University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City) shared: “I often set deadlines in the evening because I feel I can concentrate better and “Can work.” More effective, my mind gets relaxed and doesn’t have to think about other things. I often go to the 24/7 café because I feel like it’s a quiet time, without anyone’s hassle.’

However, N. That said, staying up late to meet deadlines has a negative impact on your health and schedule. Due to fatigue, drowsiness, and compensating sleep during the day, sometimes there are unexpected school or work schedules in the morning, and you often lose concentration.

But instead of rearranging her schedule to stay healthy and improve her scores, Ann still opted to run up her deadline at night because she couldn’t give up her long-standing habit of staying up late. could.

Unlike his peers, Tran Phuong Dung (second year student, Foreign Trade University) decided to run his deadline in the morning because he clearly understood the consequences of staying up late. Due to a period when he often worked at night, Dung assessed that this work was not very effective, and instead left many negative effects on work and study.

“Staying late at work, although temporarily effective, breeds many pathogens, weakens the body in the morning and can affect each person’s ability to remember and work productivity. In addition, at work Staying up late causes acne, skin problems…makes me lose confidence, feel guilty, and it invisibly affects my chances at work,” Dung shared.

Work part time so I have to “plow” at night

When asked about the reason for staying up late, Tran Bao Hanh (third year student, University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City) said that because during the day, in addition to the class schedule, You also have to go to work. Have to work extra work to afford school.

The alternating work and class schedules left Han with little free time to complete assigned homework. Therefore, Han often takes time off in the evening to race to the next class on time.

“I’m interning at a media company. I have a lot of work to do, so I have to go to the company at least 3 times a week. Except on days when my school schedule is busy, I have to go sometimes- Sometimes the company works on projects even while working till evening.

So, even though I really want to sleep early, I have no other option. It’s a little tiring, but I make money and complete my assigned homework,” Han said.

According to the Department of Communication Technology Management, Nguyen Le Uyen Thu (final year student, Hoa Sen University, Ho Chi Minh City) also sometimes stays up late to complete homework.

The letter states that because you are working in a film club, in your free time during the day you often help out at the studio. Also, Thu wants to spend her time working and studying as a student to gain more experience, especially in a subject that requires a lot of practical experience such as communication.

Such time arrangement forces Thu to run the deadline at night as there is no other free time.

body is tired, mind is stressed

Talking about the issue of staying up late at work, Associate Professor, Dr. Ngo Minh Tuan – Lecturer at the Department of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City – said that nowadays a lot of students Their mentality is that they wait for “water to reach their feet before they jump”, then work late at night, even into the next morning, partly due to not having a suitable work plan.

Associate Professor Tuan said that it is unreasonable to make the excuse of not having enough time to complete in the free time of the day, as all subject exercises also have clear time limits.

If you set a scientific work plan, comply with the plan, know how to make reasonable calculations and organize, appropriately allocate time, the person will complete the task and achieve work results. Good.

“Most mistakes in night work occur between 2 and 3 a.m., because the body needs rest in the evening after a long day’s work,” Mr. Tuan said.

According to him, staying up late will lead to physical fatigue, psychological stress and dealing with work, so even though productivity increases, it may not bring high results.

What are the harmful effects of staying up late and sleeping late?

Many people have the habit of staying up late so they sleep in the next morning. Sunrise for these people usually occurs between 11 am and 12 noon. How will the habit of sleeping ‘roasted’ harm the body?