How to Wake Up

Here are a few tips to wake up. I'm no doctor but enjoy the easy reading and hope it gives you a little pick me up. At the very least it should give you another hour or two.

1. Splish Splash.

The first thing to do when caffeine isn't working anymore is pretty simple. Splash some cold, cold, cold - as cold as you can have it - water on your face. It's elementary, but it can do wonders. The issue here is that sleep is a physical need. So physical stimulus is the key. The drop in temperature should force your body to heat up, meaning make it more active. In effect, you should wake up.

2. Call a friend.

Call, SMS, chat, whatever the medium, connect with another human being. It helps to realize someone else is awake. I've tried to stay up in the living room when I'm well aware that my entire family is cozily sleeping in their beds. The envy can get so bad, you'll find yourself unconsciously walking towards your room and just dropping dead on the inviting pillow. Talk to someone. Try a friend who lives in the other side of the world. The time difference should play a big part.

3. Drink up to wake up.

anything that will make you need to pee. If caffeine won't do it, the diuretic characteristics of coffee should do the trick. Truth be told, you can't fall asleep when your bladder is forcing you to stand up and walk to the toilet.

4. Volume matters.

The technique is to use external factors to your advantage. Play the worst music you have in the loudest volume your eardrums can take. No! Do not turn deaf. We do not want anyone to get hurt. Just play something really annoying. It will infuriate you and anger equates to adrenaline. Good thing when you need a boost.

5. Gain another minute with pain.

Again, do not attempt anything too dangerous. Pain here is a simple pinch on the soft skin between your nails and your finger. Or bite your tongue for a minute. Or squeeze the skin between your thumb and pointer. These are sensitive points that will sting your internal organs and shift them to wakefulness.

Right now, I am myself trying to stay awake. So if you have any tips for me, do share. Stay awake!