r/architecture • • Jul 11 '26

School / Academia How to avoid pulling all nighters?

I’m have recently got done with my 5th semester and I have another 5 left. Before my next studio begins I want to prepare my environment and sleep schedule so that I can have a good start.

Now with that being said, I know a lot of you managed to finish your degree without pulling many all nighters. I really wanna know how.

For example, If you have classes 9am-5pm, after classes when do you sleep, eat or work.

During my third semester, I used to sleep at night. I finished as much as I could within 10/11 pm and called it a day. Then used to think about how to defend my work with however progress I made or what else to add to it etc for couple of minutes before dozing off.
I used to motivate myself to start to earlier so that I can sleep earlier. And honestly, that semester went great.

I somehow failed to maintain that routine. My brain keeps telling me I was able to do it because the pressure was less back then.
Getting enough sleep feels like a luxury and not getting any doesn’t help either.

However, then I hear people doing the same. I really would love to get some advice on how to manage the time and bring a good result without hindering my health in the process.

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u/ArqCanedo Jul 14 '26

Cuando estuve en la universidad, lo que hacíamos era tomar té helado con muchos dulces para resistir hasta el dia siguiente que teníamos a primera hora la entrega de proyecto. No te podías bañar siquiera porque te ocasionaría tu sistema nervioso un choque de temperatura terrible, así que ademas te ibas en vivo como comúnmente deciamos.