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What was something you learned too late in life? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] fubarx@lemmy.ml 36 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Any work or study done during an all-nighter is a waste.
If you meet someone and all they do is talk about themselves, they won't be a good friend.
Nobody really cares how you look or what you wear. And anyone who does has bigger issues they would rather not deal with.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Any work or study done during an all-nighter is a waste.

Depends. I did some of my best work at this time (private project. not for my actual workplace).

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I sense ADHD (source: am ADHD)

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

Maybe ;)

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Same. That's when everyone else goes to sleep and actually leaves you time to focus on your work.

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Depends. When I was in art school, I regularly worked for 36 hours straight, and at least once for 72 hours straight. But it's studio work, where you're actually making a <>; it never would have worked to have been trying to read Marx/Engels or Hegel and expect to have any kind of comprehension.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah engineering work on an all nighter is worse than not, but you gotta do what you gotta do and it’s physically there then.

Though writing for a classics class is the other area I’ve found all nighters to be acceptable. Though that was as a 19 year old on methylphenidate.