Do you think you know yourself? Sure you know you're an extrovert-sensing-thinking-judgement type. You know you're a Taurus. Maybe you even know which character in The Breakfast Club you are (according to that Facebook app). That covers nearly every aspect of your self. The last missing piece? Take this Mirror quiz and find out your special sleeping style.
Questions:
- When and where are you most likely to next fall asleep?
a. Tonight at 9:30 p.m. in the comfort of my bed at home, same as every day.b. In about five minutes, after I finish this article, on the sofa in One Wheelock.c. Tomorrow morning at about 5 a.m. face down on the table in the 1902.
- Which of the following is most likely to cause you difficulty?
a. Staying up until 10 p.m., even if your favorite show (Frasier!) is coming on.b. Staying awake through the whole movie you went all the way to West Leb to see and staying awake on the car ride home.c. Getting to bed before dawn without playing a dozen or so games of Text Twist.
- Which song most fits your sleep style?
a. Sun It Rises Fleet Foxesb. Daysleeper R.E.M.c. Who Needs Sleep? Barenaked Ladies.
- Which experience are you least likely to have during college?
a. Being on blitz when a D2U from Dartmouth Daily Update arrives.b. Staying awake throughout an entire NOVA video shown in class.c. Passing up a free Redbull from one of those strange salespeople that pop up every so often.
- Which campus character are you most likely to sympathize with?
a. The kid who bangs on the wall of his dorm to tell his neighbor to turn his music down.b. The kid who sleeps in the aisle of Loew during American Drama.c. The kid who brings a change of clothes and toothbrush to the library when settling in for a night of studying.
Results:
Did you answer mostly a's? You're an early to bed, early to riser 21 going on 85, you're the kind of person who has to lollygag in the morning when picking out your argyle socks and wool sweater so that you can be sure Collis will be open by the time you get there. Do you see the sun rise? Always. Do you see it set? Usually, but not always in the summer months or at extreme latitudes. Though you might deny it to yourself, you secretly agree with your mother's well worn maxim: nothing good happens after midnight.
Did you answer mostly b's?You're a chronic cat-napper you are a person who needs lots of sleep but doesn't need it all in one chunk. So when do you get your forty winks, pray tell? At forty different times throughout the day. Sure you sleep a little bit in the privacy of your home, but to you the word "bedroom" bears no more suggestion of siesta than "couches in Collis" or "the top of the Hop." When it comes to sleeping, you don't discriminate. You boldly nap where others can only dream of napping: next to the professor in a discussion class, in the grill line at the Hop, between quarters of a football game, or at your very own graduation.
Did you answer mostly c's?You're an ever-wakeful wonder by the grace of some genetic quirk, or chemical imbalance, you just don't need that much sleep. It's midnight on your friend's birthday but you have a paper to write. Do you push through your homework and promise your pal a rain check? Or do you meet her out for a couple of games of celebratory pong and return to Novack to crank out the rest of your paper before heading to class in the morning? If you chose the latter, you may very well fit into this sleep category. There aren't hours in the day to do all the things you want to, why waste any of your precious time sleeping? And if you have to jack yourself up on 5-Hour Energy to get through, so be it.
