I was
walking round the campus in my mind actually and I saw a lot of folks flipping
through the books, with the eyes lid closing and opening, some resorted to
Coffee-drink, water therapy, walking around therapy, soaking legs inside water,
music therapy…… all aimed at NOT SLEEPING!!!!
I know
so well that you must pay the sacrifice to get to the top but not at the
detriment of your health due to lack of ignorance. I know the pick up line ‘No
Pain No Gain’ but do you know that not all pain actually comes with
Gain. Ask the brother that Jumped from the 3rd Floor to the ground
in search of ORDER 10.
The society
in which we found ourselves is like an imaginary gun is pointed to our head and
we operate under fear to achieve our own dreams. A good example is the Law
School; we were told you have to be extra-ordinary to get called to the Bar, we
going to be assessed based on our lowest grade. The dread thought can be
likened to a gun to our head, so we do everything possible to achieve our goal
of becoming a lawyer under fear. The irony of life….
WHAT IS SLEEP?
I know
in your mind you like are you kidding me? Yes let go back to the meaning of
sleep. Let me give you this quote by William Shakespeare, Macbeth
‘’Sleep
that knits up the raveled sleave of care
The
death of each day’s life, sore labour’s bath
Balm
of hurt minds, great nature’s second course,
Chief
nourisher in life’s feast’’
According
to the Oxford English Dictionary it defines Sleep as;
‘’ A condition of body and mind which
typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is
inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness
practically suspended’’
TAKE NOTE
Resting
and Sleeping are two different things, what we do most time is rest which is
important and beneficial, I know your excuse will be, yes I do have time for
rest (Yinmu) lies!!! Do you even know what rest means. The state of
rest is when;
‘’ we give our body a period of
relaxation, our brain is still running and functioning actively and we have our
full consciousness about the surrounding during resting time’’
Suffice
you to say that all sleeping period is part of resting period, BUT,
all resting period is not part of sleeping period.
WHY SHOULD I
SLEEP?
If you
look at the definition of sleep and the psychology of sleep you will discover
that it a specific state of your brain, if you do not sleep properly or at all,
your brain will stop functioning properly and eventually makes you completely
dysfunctional.
I ask
myself this question, why do people lose consciousness or in lay main language
faint in the exam hall?
The answer is that they have refused to sleep
properly. I read a post by Robert
Oexman[1]
where he posits that;
‘’Research has consistently shown
that taking the time to sleep before an exam will benefit your tests score more
than four or five hours of staying awake staring at notes that you will not
remember’’
My
brother a Medical Doctor told me that sleep-deprived students have lower GPA’s
due to the fact that it impacts memory and concentration. The misconception
about sleep is that it was seen as a passive activity for Lazy people whereas
it’s smart to sleep the reason is that it helps;
a)
Relaxing
of Muscles
b)
Building
of immunity
c)
Repairing
Injuries
d)
Cleaning
Body
e)
Accounting
of recent memories
f)
Organizing
memories and experiences.
My
brother and sisters, sleep is that state in which our brain consolidates
memories of what we studied and learned. All the drafts and sections and legal
principles will be consolidated while we sleep. Robert Oexman further
states that;
‘’ Ignoring the need for sleep will
only lead to lower grades and productivity. On the flip side, making a
commitment to sleep will lead to a lifetime of learning with much less effort
and time’’
WHAT HINDERS US
FROM SLEEPING?
1.
Fear
The
first thing that hinders us is fear. i see Fear as a
mixture of the pill of Confusion and Anxiety. When you live
in constant fear, it will deprive you of sleep and the truth is that even when
you awake you not productive because the book you claim to be reading is
looking like Arabic.
You need
to stop living in fear, build your confidence by confessing right words and
trusting God. Fear is the state of mind that tells you what you can’t do, you
must be bold enough to face your fears, and confess that you can. Let me help
you with these quotes;
‘’I learned that courage was not the
absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not
feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear’’….NELSON MANDELA
‘’Nothing in life
is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand
more, so that we may fear less’’…..Marie Curie
So my
brother let get rid of Fear before he robs of our Jurisdiction to entertain
Sleep. Let me end with this;
‘’ You Just have to get rid of fear
and confront the world. Look at yourself in the Mirror and say to yourself, I
love you and nothing will destroy you and you’re not going to fail…..Ricky
Martin
2.
Stimulants
Bro Morphine!!!!
And Sis Caffine!!! Family of Energy Drinks…….
I
understand your predicament, you want to stay awake by all means, these
stimulants ends up depriving you of sleep which is the main aim, Halleluyah!!,
but you never know that it will negatively impact your ability to remember what
you just stayed up late to learn. So why submit yourself to the Jurisdiction of
failure paying a stimulant counsel to deprive you of sleep and deprive you of
your success.
Ask all
the First Class students you know that actually succeeded by taking stimulants,
please drop a comment and I will learn from him. Am not a science student but
bro!!! the end result of the stimulants is not good. Ask your brother that was
looking for Order 22 in the dustbin ……
In
conclusion, don’t build your success story on stimulants…….
3.
Malnutrition
LOL!!!
How many can actually boost that he or she is eating well in this period…ok I
can see your hands up….. The truth is that when you not eating well you will be
deprived from sleep and even reading will be difficult.
I wish I have enough money I would have told
you to send your account number, but if you reading this post in the YEAR 2018
OR SO SOON THEREAFTER,
please kindly send a mail to us I promise you that we would help.
I just
dropped this point because it the bitter truth, and Law School is not doing
anything to help situation neither is the Council of Legal Education. I pray
for a time when the indigent would not just be supported to come to the Law
School but provisions will be made for them to feed well. Some folks stay on
campus without good meal for days. Drinking Garri is not bad but waiting for
the water to swell is terrible……
In
conclusion, a good meal per day will go a long way in helping you achieve your
dream….
4.
Mosquitoes
Finally,
I just added this to make you laugh actually. Do you know the reason why most
of us do not sleep well is due to the different Genres of music played by
Mosquitoes in our ears every night; from Blues to Rock to High Life and
sometimes they Rap.
Enough
is enough, get yourself a Mosquito Net or Mosquito Repellant or anything to fix
it. The end result of Mosquito is Malaria, which will make your body weak and
deprive you of a sound sleep and even affect your reading.
TIPS FOR SLEEPING
BETTER
1.
Avoid
everything that have discussed above; hindrances to sleep. Try as much as
possible to overcome your Fears. Stop taking stimulants and get yourself a good
meal.
2.
Create
a Sleeping Time-Table:
This may sound funny, but it the truth; you need to create time intentionally.
It is not every time you just sleep. NO!!!. Have a schedule time you want to be
sleeping and the hours you intend to sleep
3.
Limit
the Use of your Phone: When
it time to sleep, you will have to stop using your smartphone, do you know that
your phone emits noise and lights that eventually stop you from sleeping. Let
me explain;
‘’All LCD screens
on phones emits lights that is blue enriched, this light influences the body’s
internal clock (circadian rhythm) and delays the release of the sleep
hormone called Melatonin. Without melatonin, although you can sleep,
the sleep you achieve will be light and non-refreshing ‘’[2]
4.
Clear
your Head Before Bed: The
mistake we make is that you take CAMA and other legislation coupled with drafts
to bed. By trying to meditate on these things while on the bed, you won’t be
able to sleep well. Get yourself a note write down what you thinking about and
if you can’t stand up and stop forcing yourself to sleep.
FINAL THOUGHT
We
grateful for reading till the end, I believe that you were really blessed. But
please take note that this post is not to encourage sleep instead of hard work,
let me quote a part from the Holy Bible( apologies to people of different
religion);
‘’The sleep of a laboring man is
sweet……’’ (Ecclesiastes 5: 1)
So the
above therapy is for a man that is diligent and hard-working, to try and get
sleep. Remember that one Night of sleep won’t hurt. I will end with the words
of one my best Lecturers;
READ HARD
EAT
HARD
PRAY
HARD AND
REST
HARD (Sleep)
THE
END
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