Reading over sleeping

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Re: Reading over sleeping

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I love it when a book can get me that sucked into it that I end up staying up reading a lot later then I should. Typically if that happens I've lost all track of time in the first place. It's odd how books like that seems to be moving along a lot quicker in my head then books that I don't lose track of time with.
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All the time. It's such a dangerous thing, books that are good enough to keep you from sleep. I still do it now, which is terrible because sometimes I work in the mornings.
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Many times. And I am always sorry the next day.
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If a book is worth it, I'll always choose reading it over sleeping.
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I know I definitely have! I remember when I was 13 I was reading Harry Potter and I just couldn't stop. It was my first all nighter. My mother was livid, it was a school night... I like reading at night. Less activity, I like to end my day with a good book, so it's really probable that I stay up reading especially if the plot is addictive.
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Never read the whole night, but occasionally I will stay up a bit later to finish a book
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Oh my gosh. I think in the last 6 months I've pulled 3 all nighters. It's not good. I always feel horrible at work on no sleep but I know I'll probably do it again. I never regret reading the book. I do wish I had made the smart decision and put the book down earlier.
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Ebbingwhitelight wrote: 12 Feb 2018, 00:42 Oh my gosh. I think in the last 6 months I've pulled 3 all nighters. It's not good. I always feel horrible at work on no sleep but I know I'll probably do it again. I never regret reading the book. I do wish I had made the smart decision and put the book down earlier.
Do you use coffee or something?! 😂 I always want to stay up late to read but am prone to falling asleep mid-sentence!
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When I was younger this was something I would to constantly. Now I have to force myself to accept that I have to get some sleep to function as a mother and human being towards my family.
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Kieran_Obrien wrote: 12 Feb 2018, 05:30
Ebbingwhitelight wrote: 12 Feb 2018, 00:42 Oh my gosh. I think in the last 6 months I've pulled 3 all nighters. It's not good. I always feel horrible at work on no sleep but I know I'll probably do it again. I never regret reading the book. I do wish I had made the smart decision and put the book down earlier.
Do you use coffee or something?! 😂 I always want to stay up late to read but am prone to falling asleep mid-sentence!
Lol I am usually heavily caffeinated yes :oops: I average 5 hours of sleep most nights. I literally count the hours thinking I can manage on 4 hours that's not so bad, then 3 then 2 then oh well I'll get ready for work in a few min.
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I have had far quite a few nights of very late night reading but I regret nothing :lol2:
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Yes. If I'm close to finishing a book, it's especially hard to go to sleep before I'm done. I've stayed up til 3am many times to read, then somewhat regretted it when my alarm went off.
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I have read a couple of books that kept me up all night. Time flew by so fast I had no idea when the the night changed into day.
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I have stayed up at night reading before, but not to the point of neglecting sleep.
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Post by GabbiV »

As a kid, I was always getting in trouble for reading when I was supposed to be asleep. I would constantly be reminded that I shouldn't read in low light because it's bad for your eyes (but it's not true), so they would get me a reading light. Talk about mixed signals!
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