![]() ![]() And I have some very different and, er, very non-scientific tips for what works for me when I’ve managed to get approximately one hour of shut-eye in an evening…ġ. And they’re backed-up by science, so that makes them even better.īut I’ve also done a whole lot of work days off the back of sleepless nights, due to the particularly stupid combination of trying to finish a law degree while also working a lot. ![]() If you can sneak away, even into a bathroom cubicle, for even 20 minutes: “Even a 20-minute nap’s restorative powers can last for hours.” Save the dull stuff for the afternoon, when you’ll really be battling to focus on anything: “A very sleepy person, in fact, has trouble concentrating for more than ten minutes at a time.” You have a limited window of opportunity in the morning when you’re most alert, so use it for the tasks that demand the most attention. Getting outside is also good, because fresh air and sunshine will wake you up (and so will freezing-cold rain, if you’re in the middle of a winter rainstorm). According to the article, “anything that causes that sugar spike and insulin spike is followed by a crash, so it’s going to make you more sleepy later.” Also, limit the coffee, because too much of it is actually ineffective. Food and caffeine will clear the fog of sleepiness just enough for you to get your shit together for a few hours – but make it healthy food. The full article is here, but if you’d like a summary, here are the most important findings: Last week, NY Mag did this brilliant thing where they consulted a whole lot of sleep scientists and put together their recommendations for how to get through the day when you’ve had minimal sleep. You just have to play it the right way to avoid everyone else cottoning on to the fact that you’re so tired that your face is pretty much melting off. Luckily for us, the human body has made it possible to get through a work day even when you’ve barely had any sleep. Youtube wormholes, crazy flight schedules, uni assignments, sick children, addictive TV show marathons, unexpected big drinking nights… they all happen and leave us sleep-deprived and cranky. Life is cruel and constantly throws unexpected, sleep-interrupting situations at us. Every single night.īut this isn’t an ideal world. In an ideal world, all of us would get eight or nine hours of sleep. When this happens after just two hours sleep…
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