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Wellness & Mindfulness Resources for UW Law Students

Sleep Facts & Tips

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People treat sleep like a luxury, she says. It isn't, and Barber points to research that shows staying up 17 to 19 consecutive hours is similar to having a blood-alcohol percentage over the legal limit (Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 2000). "Think about that for a minute," says Barber. "Late at night, you are basically writing your papers drunk. How efficient is that, given the amount of editing and reworking time you need the next day?"

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