Omg Ella you’re so lucky for needing such a little amount of sleep… Not many people could go on for more than a week on 3-5 hours of sleep, they would physically collapse. Even if you feel exhausted (so you would actually need a bit more than 3-5 hours) if you can manage it for the entire school year it still means that you need fewer hours of sleep than a normal person. I’m so envious of you, that’s like having 2 more hours every day to accomplish stuff, I would kill for that…

It’s not as cracked out as it seems to be. Plenty students that I know, especially in the health sciences and maths, get around 3-4 hours of sleep when they’re in Uni. 

Not sleeping comes at a costly price. I constantly get headaches and sometimes have trouble concentrating.. Working out daily helps, but it also makes me more tired several hours later. Point is, it could go either way. If I’m tired, staying up longer has no effect on how productive I am, since completing tasks take longer. My advice to you would to focus on completing as much as you can without sacrificing quality. 

I think it’s my determination and sheer stubbornness that keeps me going, otherwise this school-hobby balance would be completely unsustainable. I could can home completely exhausted, but as soon as I open this blog, it feels as if I’m wide awake. Weird, huh?