University Students’ 6 to 8 Doctrine Should Be Abolished

Name: Student ID:

MEGAT ABDUL AZIM BIN MEGAT ROZLAN 2021604944

WAN MUHAMMAD AQIL BIN WAN 2021874324

AMIRUDDIN

ADAM UKASYAH BIN MOHD JAILEZEMEE 2021608918

 The article entitled “Benefits of Being a Late-Night Sleeper” written
by Nele Köstler(n.d) describes the advantages of staying awake at
night and that they are not to be belittled. The author is optimistic
and supportive towards the benefits of being a night owl.
Therefore, he has stated his perception of the benefits of being a
late-night sleeper, which are students who stay up late at night
INTRODUCTION are proven to have higher creativity compared to other students,
night owl student are proven to be more intelligent and night
owls show they have better mental strength

Firstly, students who stay up late at night are proven to have

higher creativity compared to other students. Creativity liberates
the mind, allowing a person to absorb information more easily. It
improves the efficiency with which learning is processed. This helps
night owls to fit into society better as creative people tend to be
open-minded therefore, people who stay up late can solve problems
as a group and also individually.
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Besides that, night owl students are proven to be more

intelligent. Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics
and Political Science identified a link between intellect and
late-night sleeping. In his research, it has been demonstrated that the
smartest pupils sleep late in the evening, whilst individuals with low
to average IQs sleep and wake up at typical hours. Intelligence is
important since with high thinking skills, we will be able to solve
any problem in terms of life or academically. We will solve it,
slowly but surely progress to be a better person.
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 Last but not least, night owls show they have better mental
strength. As the saying goes, mental strength is like a fish tank. It
keeps our insanity from falling over. Having a strong mental
strength is what keeps our minds motivated. This somehow applies
to the night owl students. A study done by the University of Leige
in Belgium in the article stated that the night owls display stronger
alertness compared to morning people. This means the night owl
students can study from morning to night due to strong alertness
because they can keep wide awake for a long period.

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We totally disagree with the author that late-night sleep gives

benefits to the night owl students because late-night sleep gives you
various negative impacts. Not following the 6 to 8 doctrine, a belief
where all students must sleep around 10 or 11 O’ Clock at night and
have 6 to 8 hours of sleep is lethal because an inconsistent sleep
schedule can alter our blood. According to Chris. Depner (2018)
BP4 He discovered that the simulated night shift affected as much as
10%, or 129 proteins, of the 1,129 proteins tested. Proteins that are
ordinarily more common during the day were spiking at night, and
vice versa. This can cause diabetes and irregular protein formation
towards our body. Besides that, not utilising the 6 to 8 doctrine is
unhealthy. A study has stated that if you don't get enough sleep on a
regular basis, you're more likely to develop obesity, type 2 diabetes,
high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, poor mental health,
and even early mortality. (Paruthi S, 2016). Some students may be
affected by this negative effect and it could change their life
negatively. We believe that rather than students being night owls,
they should consider of keeping their health healthy first.
 In conclusion, we reaffirm our opinion that becoming a late-night
sleeper seems to have no impact on student health. We believe that
sleeping early has much more positive effects on students than
sleeping late, since late sleeping is closely associated with
hypertension, heart attacks, and strokes. Students are advised to
familiarize themselves with early sleep that brings advantages to
them. Therefore, university students’ 6 to 8 doctrine should not be
CONCLUSION abolished.
The article entitled “Benefits of Being a Late-Night Sleeper” written by Nele Köstler(n.d)
describes the advantages of staying awake at night which shows that the 6 to 8 doctrine is not as
important as it is. The author is optimistic and supportive towards the benefits of being a night
owl. Therefore, he has stated his perception of the benefits of being a late-night sleeper,
which are students who stay up late at night are proven to have higher creativity compared
to other students, night owl student are proven to be more intelligent and night owls show
they have better mental strength.

Firstly, students who stay up late at night are proven to have higher creativity compared to
other students. Creativity liberates the mind, allowing a person to absorb information more
easily. It improves the efficiency with which learning is processed. This helps night owls to fit
into society better as creative people tend to be open-minded therefore, people who stay up late
can solve problems as a group and also individually.

Besides that, night owl students are proven to be more intelligent. Satoshi Kanazawa of the
London School of Economics and Political Science identified a link between intellect and
late-night sleeping. In his research, it has been demonstrated that the smartest pupils sleep late in
the evening, whilst individuals with low to average IQs sleep and wake up at typical hours.
Intelligence is important since with high thinking skills, we will be able to solve any problem in
terms of life or academically. We will solve it, slowly but surely progress to be a better person.

We totally disagree with the author that late-night sleep gives benefits to the night owl students
because late-night sleep gives you various negative impacts. Not following the 6 to 8 doctrine, a
belief where all students must sleep around 10 or 11 O’ Clock at night and have 6 to 8 hours of
sleep is lethal because an inconsistent sleep schedule can alter our blood. According to Chris.
Depner (2018) He discovered that the simulated night shift affected as much as 10%, or 129
proteins, of the 1,129 proteins tested. Proteins that are ordinarily more common during the day
were spiking at night, and vice versa. This can cause diabetes and irregular protein formation
towards our body. Besides that, not utilising the 6 to 8 doctrine is unhealthy. A study has stated
that if you don't get enough sleep on a regular basis, you're more likely to develop obesity, type 2
diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, poor mental health, and even early
mortality. (Paruthi S, 2016). Some students may affect by this negative effect and it could change
their life negatively.

In conclusion, we reaffirm our opinion that becoming a late-night sleeper seems to have no
impact on student health. We believe that sleeping early has much more positive effects on
students than sleeping late, since late sleeping is closely associated with hypertension, heart
attacks, and strokes. Students are advised to familiarize themselves with early sleep which brings
advantages to them. Therefore, we know that university students’ 6 to 8 doctrine should not be
abolished.

Prepared by:
1. Megat Abdul Azim Bin Megat Rozlan
2. Wan Muhammad Aqil Bin Wan Amiruddin
 3. Adam Ukasyah Bin Muhd Jailezemee

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Köstle, N. (n.d). The benefits of being a late-night sleeper.

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reveals why all-nighters may be so dangerous for your health (K. Lee, Ed.)

Paruthi S (2016), Not utilising 6 to 8 doctrine is unhealthy, Brooks LJ, D’Ambrosio C,

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