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Ways to stay awake
Elizzybeth:
The more time you can spend in the sun around people (assuming temperatures are bearable and you've taken care of necessary sun cancer protection issues) / the less in dark, quiet rooms, the better. Sit by a window in class; have lunch on the patio. Light exercise can help, too--adrenaline and whatnot. When I'm really sleepy and find myself drifting off while at work or school, I take a deep breath and stare at a light for a few seconds without blinking.
Also, it should be noted that of drinks not specifically designed to be energy drinks, espresso still packs the biggest punch (that is, a full 43.8 mg/oz more than black tea... I mention this because there have got to be people out there other than me who cannot stand most energy drinks).
imapiratearg:
Light exercise is probably the best, I'd say. Getchya adrenaline a-flowin'.
Or if you're the type of person who can't sleep when there's stuff on your mind, stay engaged. Keep active.
That's my two-cents.
Dimmukane:
Alcohol, for whatever reason, seems to work for me. At least, it used to. I would have a bottle's worth of mixed drinks and stay up until 9 the next morning. Haven't tried it since, but I can still say the drunker I am the less prone I am to sleeping voluntarily, because I do not like sleeping drunk.
Aurjay:
In the army we pull 24hr shifts sometimes where we have to stay awake no matter what for a full day. My ticks have been: playing with my cellphone and updating facebook and QC forums. Texting all day in pointless conversations. Doodles on scrap paper. Talking about the dumbest of things with whoever else is stuck there with me. Can't think of anything else. Luckily i i only have to do this once a week or so.
Drill King:
The Internet, internet arguments, hating on yourself.
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