Good Grades Are for Suckers

Good Grades are for Suckers

Countless hours are spent throughout a student's lifetime preparing for those important tests that ultimately determine their final grades. But why should you? Not everyone wants to be considered a nerd and having everyone wanting to copy off them. You shouldn't have to bear the burden on your shoulders of whether everyone else is going to pass the class, because if you make yourself out to be a nerd that's what will happen. So forget about the healthy eating habits, the endless amount of hours spent studying, or the numerous hours spent sleeping to be well rested, because good grades aren't everything.

It's said that it's important to eat at regular intervals and not just the three main meals each day, such as five to six smaller meals throughout the day. Let's be serious though, who has time to eat five to six times per day? Not you. Stick to the three main meals and if you're busy day can't fit that in, then just eat what you can. There's no need to go out of the way to make sure your brain is functioning at peak performance. Also it's said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and to be sure to include a serving of fiber, calcium, and protein. You probably don't want to lose precious sleep time in the mornings to get up and cook some huge breakfast to make sure you get all your important nutrients in, so just grab a donut and some milk on your way out the door.

Studying has got to be the biggest bore of this whole process; sitting around for hours staring into that huge text book full of info as you try to decipher the words and their meanings. There are plenty of better things that you could be doing with this precious time that you have before its time to refuel your body with some sleep. There are video games to be played, television shows to be watched, and friends to hang out with. If you think you must do some studying make sure to turn the television on or the radio. There's no sense in not making it as enjoyable as possible during this huge bore.

That leaves us with the final part of preparing for a test, sleep. Seven to nine hours is the recommended amount of sleep for the average teenager and adult needed to repair their body. There is no need in getting that amount of sleep since you've already decided not to put forth the effort to achieve top grades. You could save ten hours per work week just by cutting off per night. Stay out late and enjoy yourself with your friends and family. There's too much to life to just throw it away to sleep. The old saying goes, "You can sleep when you're dead." Don't let your sleep schedule control your life.

With all that being said, eat what you want, study as little as possible, and go to sleep only when you can't stay awake any longer. Approximately twenty-five percent