Why don't people ever get enough sleep? Like all my friends for example, they always say their so tired every day at school because they stayed up late doing homework. Then when it is Christmas break, like right now, or another break they have they stay up late partying with friends. Even myself, on the days when I can go to bed early I stay up and play. So it goes on staying up late every night until we make ourselves sick and have to stay in bed to get better. So why do we do it? I guess it's just the American culture and we follow it because that's just how it happens. We spend our days with so many things to do, and then we want to have some fun for a change and stay up late.

So what is the solution to the sleep deprivation we have? People can say "well just go to bed early" but it never works. Or do we even need a solution? Well not getting enough sleep stunts growth, weakens immune system, slows cognitive functions, and all sorts of other bad things. So it's pretty clear we need a solution. I think there are a few things people can do. One thing is to take out some of the activities in our days. Or maybe we can just use our time more efficiently. Don't spend time sitting around eating after getting home from school, and other such things. But I think for most of us we just have to decide that we will get more sleep, maybe a goal that we will get to bed at least by 11:00 five nights each week or whatever. It's something people have to decide between themselves and their health.