Learning by HEART: The power of sleep

What is at least one thing that the article CONFIRMED for you that you knew already
  • Sleeping is extremely important for college success. This includes both quantity and quality of sleep.

What is at least one NEW thing that you learned that you did not know before?
  • All nighters only help if you have to memorize a lot of content. It doesn't help you learn complex material.

What is the one thing you are now CURIOUS to explore (i.e. something you want to try in your life, something you want to research and learn more about, etc.) and what are you going to do in order to act on that curiosity?

  • I want to learn more about the the specific effect that sleep has on your GPA.
  • I'm going to explore a few of the links in this article
Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/well/an-underappreciated-key-to-college-success-sleep.html

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