Got any good staying awake tecniques?
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I've taken part in a few sleep deprivation experiments and i found that the thing that kept me going the most was conversation or games. preferably both.\nif you're interested in something that uses more than one part of your brain, then you will stay awake longer. its got to be something that will not add to tiredness though, so nothing too demanding.\n\nare you allowed any sleep at all? if so, micro sleeps are useful. you literally nod off for about 3 seconds and then you nod yourself back awake... or someone nudges you. but a few of these can keep you awake.\n\navoid sugar/ caffeine as stated above. the highs are great, but 20 minutes later the lows make you so drowsy.\ngentle exercise - a walk (difficult to sleep while your walking); nothing that will get you too out of breath.. you may get a blood sugar dip and that will make you sleepy.\nno coffee. its great in the short term... but your brain will produce more and more sleep drug to compensate... while your kidneys are getting rid of the caffeine... eventually there will come a point where you have so much sleep drug in your brain that you will be too tired.\n\nwill power.\n\nmain point: don't do any one thing for too long... change works
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Exercise and enough sleep!
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take plenty of eye breaks before they get too tired. just close your eyes for a few minutes and let them rest and pick something in the office you can look at for a few seconds to keep from staring at the screen all the time buy some natural tears eye drops or some other kind of eye drops that sooth the eyes, only use these by the directions on the box. Read the eyedrop boxes and find the one that is for soothing tired eyes
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Take green coconut water - its excellent for this problem. Take pomegranate juice regularly. Take cold milk in small quantities.\n\nAvoid acidic food like tomatos, chillies, vinegar, tea, coffee, etc.\n\nDont remain awake for long hours in night.
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Don't take any medicine to fall asleep.  Try reading a book or a magazine.  Don't get on the computer though.
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get lots of sleep, like at least 8-10 hours
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sleep b4 taking off. :)
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Total darkness might help.  A sleep mask can be very helpful.  I've used one for 12 years and highly recommend it.
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The smell of lavender makes me sleepy. If I am pressed for time and need to sleep it has to be dark and I mean turn your alarm clock to the wall dark. As dark as you can make it. No tv, all those flickering lights from the screen in an otherwise dark room seems to really distract the mind and the eyeball. No music, unless you can pinpoint a song that you can kind of tune out and let your mind wander along with. No caffeine or exercise before bed...blah blah blah if all else fails turn on the weather channel.
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Exercise regularly; start a consistent bedtime routine; avoid caffeine and nicotine before bedtime; try relaxation techniques like breathing exercises, meditation, or yoga; take a warm bath before bedtime; don't stress about not sleeping which can make you stay up even longer; and I like sleeping with the window open for fresh air.
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lets just say u dont do it...y do u want to anyways? make ur computer go to sleep, its basiclly the same but u dont loss anything
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Don’t watch TV or even so much as look at a computer screen atleast 30 minutes before you lie down. The light from both a television as well as a computer monitor mimic the same intensity of light as sunlight. This fools your body and brain into thinking it’s nowhere near time for sleep.\n\nDrink milk. Milk has an amino acid in it called Tryptophan that increase the levels of serotonin and/or melatonin in the brain which slow down brain activity. It’s science folks.\n\nGo to bed when you are tired. Different strokes for different folks here. Just because your wife goes to bed at 9PM doesn’t mean you are ready. You might only require seven and half hours of sleep while she might require ten. If you aren’t tired, do something low-key until you are, like read a book, play solitaire (NOT on your computer), or play with some legos.\n\nReserve the bed for bed things (ie sleep and sex). I for one don’t strictly follow this rule as I’ll read some before I go to sleep, but for some people this is a must.\n\nMeditate. No, don’t cross your legs and hum, but focus on relaxing…if that makes sense. Take deep, long breaths. Tense each muscle one at a time from head to toe. Focusing on doing this takes your mind off of other things and you’ll be in lala land in no time.\n\nExcercise during the day. I emphasize during the day. Excercising at night just gets everything going instead of shutting down for sleep. But excercising during the day tires the muscles out and makes for a solid nights sleep.\n\nThese are the majority of the things I have either tried or actually do routinely. What are some things that have worked for you?
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ZZZZZzzzzzzzz  for sleep\nMmm  Mmm  for tasty
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I am surfing the internet, wasting some time. \n\nHow can you get to sleep? Masturbate, it helps a lot if it's an emergency to sleep.
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Exercise.. While your exercisingand after you'll have none but it will built up. It keeps you awake.
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Take the tv out of the bedroom. Lower the lights and make it a restful environment with nothing to busy your mind. Then if that alone doesn't work try Valerian Root or if you are over 25 try 1 mg. Melatonin.
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stay in the front of your TV :D