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The secret to staying up light?

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Thegreatbeyond
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States287 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-12-10 03:22:15
December 10 2007 03:20 GMT
#1
Ok, recently as finals are coming, and I have shit load of work to do, I find a need to stay up very late without falling asleep ANY BIT. But being the person I am, the maximum time I can stay up is 10:30, which is embarassing. So any tips or advice to staying up late, and brutally opressing any sleep urges?


Edit: Sorry for the typo in the Title

obloquy
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States265 Posts
December 10 2007 03:27 GMT
#2
Lots of soda, sugar, caffeine, energy drinks, and cocaine...preferably all at once.
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Day[9]
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
United States7366 Posts
December 10 2007 03:29 GMT
#3
don't stay up late if you can't

sleep is far more important than studying

if you are convinced you need to stay up to work, just get up early instead
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fanatacist
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
10319 Posts
December 10 2007 03:32 GMT
#4
I prefer to sleep usual time, and wake up earlier to do all my work. Way earlier.
Peace~
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
December 10 2007 03:42 GMT
#5
keep lights on, drink a soda or energy drink, don't "rest your eyes", don't keep looking at the time

idk what else to suggest, i never really have a problem staying awake >_<
fanatacist
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
10319 Posts
December 10 2007 03:47 GMT
#6
On December 10 2007 12:42 Snet wrote:
keep lights on, drink a soda or energy drink, don't "rest your eyes", don't keep looking at the time

idk what else to suggest, i never really have a problem staying awake >_<

I found that soda only gives me a momentary feeling of being awake. I'd recommend eating carbs like bread and pasta, which are a longer lasting form of energy.
Peace~
Divinek
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada4045 Posts
December 10 2007 03:57 GMT
#7
Try some dayquil.
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FoieGras
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Canada270 Posts
December 10 2007 03:58 GMT
#8
A few things I do is go outside, take a walk or go for a light jog while trying to go over key points in your head (especially when it's cold). Have some hard candy or gum when you're feeling tired (or chocolate if you're not worried about all the fat that's in it). Stretching and washing your face also helps. But if you're really sleepy and you just can't stand it, sleep for a few hours. You'd make more progress when you wake up than if you don't sleep at all.
Folca
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
2235 Posts
December 10 2007 04:06 GMT
#9
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QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32157 Posts
December 10 2007 04:07 GMT
#10
coke.

adderol works wonders too.

but go to bed early, and wake up early and study, its better.
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Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
December 10 2007 04:13 GMT
#11
I wish I had this problem, I have the opposite problem. I don't know if I am technically an insomniac, but I never go to sleep before 4 or 5 am. Even when I do get in bed, I still wont fall asleep for at least an hour. I've gotten used to it, since I was like that all through high school and so far through college, but I really wish I could sleep regularly. But I would say, as others said, if your body wants to go to sleep at 10:30, let it, and wake up earlier. People rarely get quality work done as efficiently when their body wants sleep or food or whatever.
thoraxe
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States1449 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-12-10 05:22:31
December 10 2007 05:22 GMT
#12
I'm a normal, I go to sleep around 2am most of the time(mostly because of homework), and could stay up later, but I have school. Surprisingly on the weekends I sleep before 12.

turn the light on, and have some cofee, don't lay down, and have the same mentality as you would have when anticipating a LIVE EVER OSL 2007 FINAL BROADCAST!!!
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littlechava
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States7221 Posts
December 10 2007 05:39 GMT
#13
On December 10 2007 12:42 Snet wrote:
keep lights on, drink a soda or energy drink, don't "rest your eyes", don't keep looking at the time

idk what else to suggest, i never really have a problem staying awake >_<

not looking at the time is a pretty good tip, i have such a hard time with that
its like impossible for me to study without looking at the clock every 2 minutes :| i dunno why i always wait till the last minute for this shit

but tbh i think energy drinks+mass caffeine might be a bad idea, like day said sleep is more important, if you study so much that you'll be dead tired the next day whats the point? also, caffeine and sugar drinks tend to only give me a slight push, followed by a big slump in energy.
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intotherainx
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States504 Posts
December 10 2007 05:43 GMT
#14
staying awake is all mental. you can pop 3 caffeine pills but if you don't want to stay awake badly enough, you won't be able to. lol, but if you want products, red bull works like a charm. you'll get over the bad taste, and eventually end up liking it.
knyttym
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States5797 Posts
December 10 2007 06:19 GMT
#15
I usually shower when I start getting tired and drinking something hot also helps me.
Like, if I need to stay up until 3, I will shower at like 12 and drink tea constantly.
kdog3683
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States916 Posts
December 10 2007 06:31 GMT
#16
drink a nice warm glass of milk. ( + turkey if you have any)
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
December 10 2007 06:53 GMT
#17
don't stay up late if you can't

sleep is far more important than studying
I disagree. I've written some of my most brilliant shit when I'm sleep deprived and can barely go on. It's not something I do very often, but it helps for important papers and finals. Then again, I think I need that feeling of desperation to really get going.

I don't do anything besides caffeine though.
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ram
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
Lithuania602 Posts
December 10 2007 09:43 GMT
#18
On December 10 2007 12:29 Day[9] wrote:
don't stay up late if you can't

sleep is far more important than studying

if you are convinced you need to stay up to work, just get up early instead


oh so true!
then wake up at 4am, drink a good cup of coffe and here you go!
i used to do that for studying and it's a better idea, cuz in the morning your brain is fresh
Aepplet
Profile Joined December 2003
Sweden2908 Posts
December 10 2007 10:40 GMT
#19
err..conditioning sucks. what you do is you partion the night and take siestas instead.

for example last week i got up really early to do some work, slept one hour around lunch, then i fell asleep again (by accident) at 7pm only to wake up at 10pm. After that i was not sleepy at all and stayed up studying until 8.30 in the morning (had breakfast at 4.30). The next day I woke up at 12.30, not worse than a really lazy weekend.
tec27
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States3708 Posts
December 10 2007 13:52 GMT
#20
Live in a dorm. I couldn't really get to sleep before 1AM around here except for rare cases
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