HOW TO STAY AWAKE

AVOID HUGE, HEAVY MEALS. IT'S A WELL-KNOWN

FACT THAT PEOPLE TEND TO FALL ASLEEP AFTER

EATING HEARTY MEALS. INSTEAD, HAVE SOMETHING

LIGHTER, SUCH AS A SALAD.

BE CAREFUL ABOUT CAFFEINE. IT DOES HELP PREVENT

SLEEPINESS BUT IF YOU TAKE TOO MUCH, YOU CAN

HAVE A MAJOR CAFFEINE CRASH.

WATCH OUT FOR ENERGY DRINKS AS WELL. THEY MIGHT

HELP YOU OVERCOME A SHORT-TERM DROWSINESS

BUT IN THE LONG RUN (SIMILAR TO COFFEE) THEY CAN

MAKE YOU FEEL EVEN MORE TIRED.

STIMULATING YOUR SMELL ALSO HELPS TO KEEP YOU

AWAKE. SNIFFING ON CITRUS SCENTS OR PEPPERMINT

CAN HELP WAKE YOU UP.

IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SNIFF, CHEW ON A GUM OR

PUT A FEW ICE CUBES IN YOUR MOUTH.

ACUPRESSURE CAN BE USEFUL TOO. PULLING DOWN

YOUR EARLOBES AND RUBBING THE BACK OF YOUR

HAND BETWEEN YOUR THUMB AND INDEX FINGER

ARE AMONG THE MOST COMMON TRICKS.

IF YOU FEEL YOURSELF LOSING THE SLEEPING BATTLE,

CAUSING A LITTLE PAIN TO YOURSELF MAY JUST DO

THE TRICK. PINCHING YOURSELF ON A SENSITIVE SPOT

LIKE THE FOREARM OR UNDER YOUR KNEES

USUALLY WORKS.

TAKE THE STAIRS INSTEAD OF THE ELEVATOR.

CLIMBING STAIRS WILL GIVE YOUR BODY A

MINI WORKOUT.