![]() |
||
|
|
Welcome to the Exploding Garrmondo Weiner Interactive Swiss Army Penis. |
GFF is a community of gaming and music enthusiasts. We have a team of dedicated moderators, constant member-organized activities, and plenty of custom features, including our unique journal system. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ or our GFWiki. You will have to register before you can post. Membership is completely free (and gets rid of the pesky advertisement unit underneath this message).
|
![]() |
|
Thread Tools |
What do you guys do to stay awake?
Taking short walks outside usually works sometimes for me. Music/internet radio seem to help a bit as well. But these don't lasts long. Neither does the candy/sweets/gum that I buy sometimes (however, they are useful during meetings!)
I believe that taking small naps is the best solution (15-30 minutes with sleep), but I'm often in situations where small naps is not an option. I'm interested in hearing what you guys do. Office tips are wanted! Jam it back in, in the dark.
Thanks to Fjordor for the funny image!
|
Energy drinks?
To be honest, making myself fall asleep is more of a problem than making myself stay awake. I haven't done any really long (i.e. > 24hrs) sessions in a few years, but I used to be able to do them regularly without issue. At the office, I'm not tired, but I get restless and often take quick walks just to keep my mind fresh and focused. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Coffee doesn't help me anymore
![]() How ya doing, buddy?
Thanks to Fjordor for the funny image!
|
This may only work for me, but being in a hot environment helps me stay awake. The colder it is the better I sleep, and oppositely the hotter it is the more I stay awake.
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
The hard part is staying awake after a short sleep. It is much easier to just skip sleep to begin with and catch up on it later. I don't find it hard to stay awake myself. Pretty naturally energetic.
I was speaking idiomatically.
THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES ARE YOUR 2008 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
|
Make sure you're in a well lit and preferrably noisy (music for example) environment. It helps for me, it feels more like daytime. Also, make sure you've got something to do. Staying awake with nothing to do is hard.
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? ![]() |
Last time I was awake for 42 hours.
The most interesting thing I tried was to play simple arpeggios on guitar - that possibly cleared my brain. The rest was just enduring the headache and the pain of being awake for a long time. A healthy amount of water might be of help too. FELIPE NO ![]() |
5-Hour Energy for me. Stuff works really good, even for longer than 5 hours. Perfect for me, since I hate the taste of coffee.
What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?
I'm taking over this town...
I'm screaming for vengenace... I'm shouting at the devil... I'm not dead and I'm not for sale... Ain't lookin' for nothin' but a good time... |
Coffee is my poison, but I can see that changing really soon. Occasionally I go off of it for a few months to a year, especially if I hit a really high 'required dose' of coffee a day (ex: 5 or more cups). Then I detox on green tea or something less caffeinated.
Jam it back in, in the dark. |
It can be habit forming if you use it for, like 10 straight days or more (like I had to at one point...But I got off it pretty easily after an off day where I didn't use it), but really no...No crash, no jitters, 4 calories, no sugar, very little caffeine, very "natural" energy (not hyper energy, like the other drinks I used to use -Rockstar and the Sobe ones-). Sometimes at the end of the day, I don't think it wears off completely, so I just go for a walk around the block to tire myself out. Oh and the taste is iffy, but it's grown on me. I'd definitely recommend trying it once. I've gotten two people in my office to convert to it.
There's nowhere I can't reach.
I'm taking over this town...
I'm screaming for vengenace... I'm shouting at the devil... I'm not dead and I'm not for sale... Ain't lookin' for nothin' but a good time... |
Those five hour energy drinks don't do anything for me...
Lately, I've taken to using a light therapy box and melatonin supplements to better control my sleep schedule. Working the night shift, and coming home in the dark, I get conflicting day and night signals. Hopefully this will be able to sort them out. And failing that, I can always fall back on good ol' Mountain Dew! This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
Coffee doesn't help me, either!
I just play my favorite game..like PES They keep me awake ![]() I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
I hardly ever try to stay awake; when I'm tired, I go to bed. But I guess I've had some experience in the past; relatively uptempo or intricate music usually helps, and doing something like tapping your foot on the ground repeatedly (lol insane) can help. A bit of movement to keep you focused or somethin', I dunno the physics.
Most amazing jew boots |
I think your mental state also really has an influence on how tired you are as well. For example, when I have a lot on my mind and am really excited or anticipating something I find it hard to sleep. When I am bored, with nothing on my mind and am really not looking forward to anything I get tired easier.
So if you are having trouble staying awake, maybe try to get yourself amped up for something. It won't work all the time, because you might not consistently be able to do it, but it works a lot for me. May not work for everyone though. Different things work for diff people. Also a late-night exercise might give you some energy. You may think it will do the opposite and wear you out, but a nice workout really gets me going. What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?
THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES ARE YOUR 2008 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
|
COFFEE! lots of coffee and espresso! that will usually make me stay awake.
FELIPE NO |
Larry Oji, Super Moderator, Judge, "Dirge for the Follin" Project Director, VG Frequency Creator |
in the car on a long trip = caffeine + blasting air conditioning, ever try to sleep when your freezing
What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
![]() I also hear blatant denial does wonders for keepings one spirits (and mind) up in the lowest of times. Jam it back in, in the dark. ![]() John Mayer just asked me, personally, through an assistant, to sing backup on his new CD. |
A cousin of mine who stays in the US often asks us to buy her Extra Joss to keep here awake at work. The down side is that.. after the waking effect....you get VERY tired. I drank one once..... I didn't see the effect until I saw my bed. Slept like a stone. My brother drinks tea (not the herbal one). I..um have this immunity to caffeine...so the only way I can not sleep..is to make sure I am sitting up straight.
There's nowhere I can't reach. ![]() from the makers of Death Note!! Bakuman. Am happy..because AgitoXIII and Parasite Eve 3 is a comin to the PSP!! |
I don't drink coffee or energy drinks, so I just have 15-20, sometimes 1 hour naps to keep going overall. I have a friend of mine who has 3-4 hour rests every 8-10 sometimes 12 hours.
Most amazing jew boots |
A whole lot of coke.
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
Caffeine gum works wonders.
I was speaking idiomatically. |
The only way I can suggest is by using sheer willpower. That's how I managed to bugger up my sleeping patterns for about two years and that's why I can't sleep any earlier than 12 now. It may also be the reason I constantly look like someone punched me in both eyes.
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? ![]() ![]()
Last edited by Bernard Black; May 30, 2008 at 11:39 AM.
|
Seriously though... I drink coffee. I usually need at least ONE cup to even me out in the morning and a considerable multiple of that dose if I've been drinking. FELIPE NO |
Heck, I need something to get me asleep most of the time instead of staying awake. I drink no coffee nor any energy drinks of any kind. I don't want to get addicted to any kind of energy replenisher because in the end you'll need it every day at regular times otherwise you'll be not so much unlike a zombie craving for human brains and guts, except that it'll be energy drinks you'll be craving and not a humans intestinal system.
What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? ![]() |
Nico nico douga, it's super effective! Unless your reason for staying awake is to get some work done.
Usually I try to sit in well-lit spaces, preferably in front of a bright monitor. It might strain on the eyes but it keeps me awake when needed. How ya doing, buddy?
Chankoro?
|