Perhaps burning the midnight oil isn’t just an expression for leaving things to the last minute and working late.
Perhaps the midnight oil really is a kind of energy. An energy you get after everyone else has gone to bed. When you’ve finally realised that if you are going to get this done, it’s down to you. (Or up to you, if you’d prefer.)
Now, I’m not advocating procrastination and do or die deadlines. At least not all the time. But sometimes you can get a lot done when you don’t have much time to do it.
