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From my own collection and experience:<\/p>\n
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- lowering the temperature<\/li>\n
- trimethylxanthine\u00a0 soup <\/a>[1] [2]<\/li>\n
- walking, loading the dishwasher, hanging and folding clothes<\/li>\n
- change of scene (room, air, lighting)<\/li>\n
- standing instead of seating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What other tricks can you recommend to stay awake?<\/p>\n
On another note, I’ve started to shift my naps around a little. \u00a0I was trying to keep them roughly equidistant before ( 7:00, 12:00,17:30, 23:00) but I was noticing a clear drop in attention and\u00a0wakefulness\u00a0around 5:30 – 6:00.<\/strong>\u00a0 So why fight it? \u00a0Since my circadian rhythm<\/a>\u00a0seems to still be in control,\u00a0\u00a0I feel a cortisol<\/a> kick after 7:00 \u00a0(the cortisol hormone usually raises when we have been sleep deprived to help us stay awake). \u00a0So instead of waiting for that kick, why not just fall asleep and catch up right when I need it). \u00a0So for a few nights I’ll try to take the morning night when\u00a0Morpheus<\/a>\u00a0knocks on my door after 5:30<\/strong>.). \u00a0Below is the schedule today:<\/p>\n
![\"sleep](\"https:\/\/six40winks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/20120322_core_hypnogram-1.png\" "\\"20120322_core_hypnogram\\"")
<\/a>sleep diagram on everyman schedule 22 - March 2012<\/p><\/div>\n
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[1] more on the\u00a0effect of coffee<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0[2] HowStuffWorks\u00a0article on sleep<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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