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Anc13nt
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Harris1st
Germany7320 Posts
On October 01 2020 20:43 Anc13nt wrote: Need some advice for staying awake. Coffee and tea make me feel anxious and generally uncomfortable. I often regret having to use them to stay up and I'm not sure if they are even very useful tbh. I don't like napping either because it messes up my sleep schedule. I know that there are very few options beyond these but any advice would be appreciated. Playing BW used to help me stay awake for long hours but I had to uninstall because I was playing it a bit too much. Get out, go for a walk. Breath in some fresh air. Move some muscles. Get your blood pressure up. Probably the healthiest way to stay awake  | ||
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TelecoM
United States10789 Posts
edit : JK LOL , I would suggest watching a tv show / movie that gives you a lot of mental motivation. | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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CadenZie
Korea (South)545 Posts
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TelecoM
United States10789 Posts
On October 02 2020 01:22 CadenZie wrote: lie down in bed with the lights off and get comfy but then just make sure you dont fall asleep its so comfy and relaxing, your eyelids start to feel heavy, but the comfort is nice, relax, lay down, sleep~~~ I don't think you read the blog lol | ||
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Starlightsun
United States1405 Posts
reverse psychology technique | ||
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Alejandrisha
United States6565 Posts
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Anc13nt
1557 Posts
On October 02 2020 01:07 Jerubaal wrote: Can we ask why you need to stay awake? just need to squeeze more time out of the day to get work done tbh | ||
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Vivax
22407 Posts
One can really just reccommend aerobic physical exercise to increase one's endurance without stimulants. I envy you because I'm more of an insomniac and constantly struggle to keep a regular sleep schedule. | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
You can try different teas as well. Green tea or white tea might make you feel better than coffee or black tea. | ||
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Incomplete..ReV
Norway662 Posts
On October 02 2020 15:24 Anc13nt wrote: just need to squeeze more time out of the day to get work done tbh Frankly, if you struggle to stay away to get stuff done it rather sounds like the actual problem is that you have too much stuff going on. Helping you stay awake sounds like helping you get burned out. At which point you certainly won't be able to do much at all. Get enough sleep! | ||
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JoinTheRain
Bulgaria409 Posts
Just recently I read about sleeping and rest. I took this from Wikipedia, it might be of use to you: Chronic sleep loss can impact performance similarly to total sleep loss and recent studies have shown that cognitive impairment after 17 hours of wakefulness is similar to impairment from an elevated blood alcohol level. It has been suggested that work overload and circadian de-synchronization may cause performance impairment. Those who perform shift work suffer from increased fatigue because the timing of their sleep/wake schedule is out of sync with natural daylight (see Shift work syndrome). They are more prone to auto and industrial accidents as well as a decreased quality of work and productivity on the job. | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7320 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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FaZiNaTe
Germany290 Posts
On October 01 2020 20:43 Anc13nt wrote: Need some advice for staying awake. Coffee and tea make me feel anxious and generally uncomfortable. I often regret having to use them to stay up and I'm not sure if they are even very useful tbh. I don't like napping either because it messes up my sleep schedule. I know that there are very few options beyond these but any advice would be appreciated. Playing BW used to help me stay awake for long hours but I had to uninstall because I was playing it a bit too much. Well all has psychology reasons You are not alone with this challenge. What I do is meditating and Chakra work. Your challenge resonates with the Solaplexus - which is responsible for your energy that moves in and out of yur body. This may be not the "common reply" here on TL, but more and more people open up to those themes. Also I can highly recommend a clean food week. For example only vegetables and fruits for a week. This helps to improve the stomach. Like a coffee machine needs *anti kalk* every some month. Humans also should detox their body a lot more often. Anyway if SC2 or Gaming keeps you awake , maybe you should play again D: just do what you are passionate about. I did not do it for some time. All the best. | ||
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DM8
26 Posts
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art_of_turtle
United States1206 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27207 Posts
On October 02 2020 15:24 Anc13nt wrote: just need to squeeze more time out of the day to get work done tbh You could alternatively look at how your day works for you and where you have good energy/focus and work around that. Having just started school again it took me about 2 weeks to realise I couldn’t ram in overtime at my job and be out of the house until 10/11 and catch up studying hours until late doors. One, the information wasn’t being assimilated very efficiently and I was just getting cumulatively more tired trying to do this schedule that demonstrably didn’t work so I had to make changes | ||
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_fool
Netherlands682 Posts
https://www.sleepadvisor.org/coffee-nap/ Bottom line: - ingest caffeine - take a 20 minute nap, which clears all your adenosine receptors (adenosine is the stuff that makes you tired/drowsy) - caffeine kicks in, filling all available adenosine receptors. - new adenosine cannot attach itself to a receptor because they're all blocked - you don't get tired for a long time | ||
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Alejandrisha
United States6565 Posts
On October 03 2020 23:59 _fool wrote: Try the Espresso Nap(tm)! https://www.sleepadvisor.org/coffee-nap/ Bottom line: - ingest caffeine - take a 20 minute nap, which clears all your adenosine receptors (adenosine is the stuff that makes you tired/drowsy) - caffeine kicks in, filling all available adenosine receptors. - new adenosine cannot attach itself to a receptor because they're all blocked - you don't get tired for a long time my roomate did this with adderal. took 1 before a nap, woke up ready to run through a brick wall. he was also football player tho | ||
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
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Anc13nt
1557 Posts
On October 04 2020 23:16 Dangermousecatdog wrote: I love why he needs to stay awake essentially remains unanswered. I was deliberately being vague for privacy tbh. I'm not sure why it is a question worth asking anyway. | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
If you for some reason have to stay up for 40 hours straight, we might suggest one thing. If you have a regular night shift job, we might suggest something else. If you just have a regular schedule and feel tired all the time, we would suggest getting better sleep. | ||
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Anc13nt
1557 Posts
On October 05 2020 17:44 Jerubaal wrote: It matters a great deal to what sort of advice we might give you. If you for some reason have to stay up for 40 hours straight, we might suggest one thing. If you have a regular night shift job, we might suggest something else. If you just have a regular schedule and feel tired all the time, we would suggest getting better sleep. i see. it's not that big of a deal as those examples. I just need to stay up a few more hours on some days so I can prepare better for assessments. Universities are making students do a lot of quizzes these days. I didn't feel the need to say this earlier because I was looking for very short term (kind of like lifehack) advice, not long term but I get it now. | ||
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SenorChang
Australia4730 Posts
On October 02 2020 15:24 Anc13nt wrote: just need to squeeze more time out of the day to get work done tbh what period of time are you trying to stay awake for exactly? | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27207 Posts
On October 05 2020 20:27 Anc13nt wrote: i see. it's not that big of a deal as those examples. I just need to stay up a few more hours on some days so I can prepare better for assessments. Universities are making students do a lot of quizzes these days. I didn't feel the need to say this earlier because I was looking for very short term (kind of like lifehack) advice, not long term but I get it now. I’m in the same boat, as per my previous advice I would recommend finding the time to do the prep earlier in the day if your schedule allows. I’m atypical as I’m bipolar and can do/cannot do certain things vs other people. So in the former when I worked night shifts I’d do a 10-7am and stay up until the next day at 10/11pm with no particular ill effects, despite being up 30+ hours regularly on the other hand if I need to actually think and do work nights don’t work too well for me | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
1. Stay organized and don't procrastinate. 2. Get plenty of sleep. 3. Stimulants. | ||
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
On October 05 2020 17:36 Anc13nt wrote: I was deliberately being vague for privacy tbh. I'm not sure why it is a question worth asking anyway. Because context? Any job that needs you to stay awake by playing bw can be done by spending that time asleep. Or you know, if you just need the hours wake up earlier. | ||
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Burned Toast
Canada2040 Posts
The key to less sleep is good sleep (not staying awake), these are known things you should do: - Exercice everyday (at least 30 min) - Drink less alcohol, and never drink right before going to bed - Go to bed at regular hours - Eat healthy meals with enough green veggies - Go outside during the day, get enough daylight - Do something good for you at the end of the day, you don’t want to bring your anxiety to bed - If you can’t fall asleep in less than 15 min, you’re doing it wrong: try meditation or revisit the previous points The other key is being able to wake up effectively: - Plan in advance everything you want to do in the morning before going to bed, it helps motivate you - Always drink a lot of water as the first thing you do when you wake up: your body is dehydrated - Don’t snooze or wake up at different hours, unless you’re sick (sleep as much as you can when sick) I’ve tested many things along the years, my personal morning routine is the following (10-15 mins): 1. Turn off the alarm, never snooze, not even once. 2. Put some eyedrops (weirdly, it the most effective way to wake up I’ve found !) 3. Drink a litre of water 4. Look at my phone to an article I really wanted to read the day before to get my attention 5. Get out of bed, get dress in sports clothes 6. Eat an handful of almonds/other nuts 7. Go to the toilet 8. Drink some more water ... I’m ready to write/play/work/post on TL/train/etc. (exercising happens during the first 2 hours of the day) Hope it helps. | ||
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Aour
5 Posts
Physical basis. Critical factors. 1) Really eating well (vegetables, meat, minimal/no "white carbs"), 2) Drinking water, no/minimal caffeine etc., almost 100% water, 3) Whether you exercise some regularly, 4) How well you sleep. Mental basis. Critical factors. 5) Having a clear goal you really care about, that is your own, that you work towards every day. 6) One priority. No scattering. Getting one most important thing done. Then the next. Then the next. | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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alpenrahm
Germany629 Posts
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MeghaN329
3 Posts
On October 02 2020 01:22 CadenZie wrote: lie down in bed with the lights off and get comfy but then just make sure you dont fall asleep its so comfy and relaxing, your eyelids start to feel heavy, but the comfort is nice, relax, lay down, sleep~~~ amazing advice for someone who doesn't want to sleep | ||
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