How do you stay awake? Forum
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How do you stay awake?
I don't get it. How do people stay awake? If I've been up late the night before reading, I physically cannot stop myself falling asleep the next morning (in class, at work, at home). Sometimes, when I'm trying to study, I just find myself with my head on the page, two hours later.
Coffee seems to have no effect. What else can I do? I'm worried this will never work for me...
Coffee seems to have no effect. What else can I do? I'm worried this will never work for me...
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Re: How do you stay awake?
Stims, you idiot
Did you even go to college
Did you even go to college
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Re: How do you stay awake?
You're doing something wrong if you're literally up all day and night reading
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Re: How do you stay awake?
I work full time, so I'm not up all day reading (except that my job is an office job).
And unfortunately I'm in a jurisdiction (outside the US) where stims are much more difficult to obtain...
And unfortunately I'm in a jurisdiction (outside the US) where stims are much more difficult to obtain...
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Re: How do you stay awake?
DCfilterDC wrote:You're doing something wrong if you're literally up all day and night reading
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- Good Guy Gaud
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Re: How do you stay awake?
+1CFC1524 wrote:DCfilterDC wrote:You're doing something wrong if you're literally up all day and night reading
But to answer your question: caffeine, dmaa, cocaine
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Re: How do you stay awake?
You have to make a sacrifice here somewhere though. Your choice on what you decide to take a hit on: School, work, or sleep.
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Re: How do you stay awake?
heavy caffiene use, / people use addy/vyvanze. but not this guy, because I don't study
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anyone else have an hour+ commute that requires major awake time?
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I used to drive 40 minutes, and had a real problem with micro-sleeps at the wheel. I'd wake up veering off the road.barkschool wrote:anyone else have an hour+ commute that requires major awake time?
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Re: How do you stay awake?
I turn the radio up louder and/o slap myself in the face repeatedly to stay awake in those situations. But I've also gotten better at it with practice.koalawala wrote:I used to drive 40 minutes, and had a real problem with micro-sleeps at the wheel. I'd wake up veering off the road.barkschool wrote:anyone else have an hour+ commute that requires major awake time?
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Re: How do you stay awake?
I used to drink about two coffees and two to three sodas per day in law school. On bad days, I would add red bulls to the combo.
I sure don't miss those days.
I sure don't miss those days.
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Re: How do you stay awake?
You're doing something seriously wrong if it's taking you that much time to study. Don't compensate with drugs or coffee or even more sleep honestly. Figure out if what you're doing is actually going to help you on the exam, and if it's not, stop doing it right now.
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You should have a workout regimen, if you don't already. If I'm not going to the gym 3+ times a week, my energy gets sapped easily. Going to the gym (even if it's just to do 20 minutes on the treadmill) makes a huge difference.
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Re: How do you stay awake?
If you're really tired then don't go to class. If you're going to class exhausted, falling asleep, then tired the rest of the day because you haven't slept enough you're much worse off than getting your sleep, and doing 2-3 hours of work a day. This time right now is the only time your entire life that appearances and politics don't matter. If you're absorbing the stuff but just falling asleep and are concerned, don't be. Nobody cares. In a decade all people will remember about you are: (1) are you a freak? and (2) are you an asshole?
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- RareExports
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Re: How do you stay awake?
Pretend you're being chased by a bear until the adrenaline kicks in.
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clovis wrote:espresso
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You don't. Don't fight it. Sleep > everything else.
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