WAYS TO STAY AWAKE
Added on: 7th Nov 2015
DRINK WATER. OFTEN, DEHYDRATION IS AMONG THE
MAIN CAUSES OF YOUR DROWSINESS.
APART FROM DRINKING IT, YOU CAN ALSO SPLASH COLD
WATER ON YOUR FACE. THIS WILL HELP YOU GET RID OF
EYE FATIGUE WHICH IS USUALLY CAUSED BY STARING AT
YOUR LAPTOP FOR LONG HOURS.
GO OUTSIDE AND EXPOSE YOURSELF TO SUN LIGHT.
THE MORE LIGHT YOUR BODY IS EXPOSED TO, THE MORE
ACTIVE AND ALERT IT WILL BE. MOREOVER, VITAMIN D FROM
THE SUN INCREASES YOUR ENERGY.
IF YOU CANNOT GO OUT OR THE SUN IS NOT SHINING,
TURN ON ALL THE ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS AROUND YOUR
WORKSPACE FOR A WHILE. IT WILL HAVE ALMOST THE
SAME EFFECT ON YOU.
EYE STRAIN IS ONE OF THE MOST ANNOYING
SYMPTOMS OF DROWSINESS. PREVENT IT BY
EXERCISING YOUR EYES. YOU CAN ROLL THEM UP AND
DOWN, SIDE TO SIDE. REMEMBER TO BLINK AND LOOK
OUT INTO DISTANCE.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS A GREAT WAY TO FIGHT SLEEPINESS.
IF YOU CAN, TRY DOING A FEW JUMPING JACKS OR
PUSH-UPS EVERY 30 MINUTES.
IF YOU CANNOT HAVE A BREAK FOR A REGULAR EXERCISE,
MOVE DISCREETLY. WIGGLE YOUR FEET, BOUNCE YOUR
KNEES, STRETCH YOUR ARMS AND LEGS ETC.
MENTAL ACTIVITY IS ALSO IMPORTANT. KEEP YOUR BRAIN
BUSY BY WATCHING OTHER PEOPLE AND LISTENING TO THEM.
STARTING A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR COLLEAGUE
WILL BOOST YOUR MIND.
IF THERE IS NOBODY TO INTERACT WITH, LISTEN TO
MUSIC. GENRES SUCH AS HIP HOP, ROCK OR METAL
ARE THE BEST FOR KEEPING YOU AWAKE. IF YOU CAN,
SING OR HUM ALONG THE SONGS.
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