Archive · 7 Jan 2026

Namita Thapar advises against all-nighters for exams

Namita Thapar advises against all-nighters for exams

Namita Thapar, a judge on Shark Tank, shared advice for students and parents during exam season.

She says that staying up all night to study, called 'all-nighters,' is not helpful.

Instead, she suggests that getting 8 hours of sleep is much better.

She explained that science shows people who sleep well remember things better and do better on exams.

Studies found that people who slept 8 hours had brains that worked 40% better than those who stayed up all night.

Another study showed that students who slept more than 8 hours scored higher on exams.

Not sleeping enough can make it harder to learn new things and remember them.

So, Namita advises students to sleep well before and during exams to do their best.

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