Dr. Dev (Fictional Name) was surprised to see his senior class MBBS student studying in the morning in the BB Dixit Library, at AIIMS, New Delhi.
This senior was a confirmed night owl, study late in the night, sometimes till early morning. He is used to getting late in the day and used to start studying only in the evening.
Curious, Dev asked the senior for this change in his behavior.
The senior told Dr. Dev, “My final exams are approaching and they are scheduled in the afternoon from 2.00 to 5.00 pm. I am resetting my biological clock so that I can function with full mental ability at that time period.”
“In my old schedule, I was mentally sluggish in the afternoon. Therefore I had started sleeping early, getting up early and start studying from 11.00 am in the morning so that I am in my peak mental faculty in the afternoon.”
“When I have exams in the morning schedule, I get up at about 6.00 am in the morning and study continuously from 7.00 am to 1.00 pm to train my brain to perform at its peak in the morning exam. Otherwise, I feel like a zombie in the exam.”
All of us have a biological clock with sleep and awake cycle with periods of mental dullness and mental alertness. This may not be sync with your exam or interview or some important professional meeting schedule. For peak mental ability we should sync our biological clock / circadian rhythm with our expected mental activity timing.
You need around 2 to 3 weeks to reset your biological rhythm. So, start at least 2 to 3 weeks before the crucial exams, etc. But even starting even few days before may also be beneficial. If in the early days you are too dazed to study then do some other mental activity such as play Sudoku, solve riddles and puzzles or take a quiz.
(Based on true incident)
— ND
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