Comments on: Tips for pulling an all nighter

By: Ace

Ace — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:27:10 +0000

I tend to eat a crap load of ice lollies. DON’T LIE IN BED, LOL. It’s the worst thing for you, you’re out. If you’re like me, and live in the country where it’s pitch black outside, put a light on. Lamps really close help too.

I always find the late morning the most difficult because my eyes slow down, and my vision gets blurry. WASH YOUR FACE AND EYES OUT :L Especially your eyes. But do not use soap, fools! Use lukewarm water, and make sure to pat your face dry. You might get really horrific headaches, so take some painkillers when needs be.

Don’t eat anything particularly sugary until the afternoon, lol. Uhm..Eat lots of bananas, too. Their energy is released slowly, so it doesn’t give you a kick up the arse or a sluggish feeling. Eat lots of fruit, in general, actually. Don’t forget to feel a little cold, too. Cold keeps me awake.

Sometimes, give yourself a little prick with a compass or a pinch on the leg or something – Sharp things, you know? And SIT UP STRAIGHT. Hope I gave a hand. <:

By: Kagami

Kagami — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:19:58 +0000

Never sit in a dark room with the screen on for more than one hour, if you do, expecially if youre strange like me and sit on the floor, youre going to be waaaaay sleepier than if you took time away to watch tv or play violence-rated video games with lots of booms and crashes. if you live with other ppl and dont want to disturb them, try to prepare all the food/drinks/games youll need during the sane hrs of the day and never use colored lighting! especially red, its knock you out in thirty minutes flat!!! if you have studio lighting, dont point them all at you, because the heat they give off is too comforting(at least for me) and if you hate one temperature extreme, say cold, then dress to freeze.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:02:26 +0000

I’ve found that if you run/walk a lap around your house (inside obviously) you are awake and active. Also doing normal work outs such as crunches or push ups. Physical activity helps keep you away, or at least it does me. Also try brain puzzles such as Crosswords or Sudoku. They exercise your brain and that helps keep me awake.
Hope I Help! Stay Awake!

By: nav

nav — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:55:06 +0000

i find that if i take shower in the night, it puts me to sleep. I try to get up every 2 hours and stretch my back and get a glass of water. Never eat sugary foods at the beginning, you;ll be energetic for like an hour and then you’re gunna be fallin asleep

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:06:40 +0000

I’m pretty used to it, since I bounce back and forth between doing overnight stock at work friday/saturday/sunday, then have class pretty much all day tuesday/wednesday/thursday. The absolute best advice I could give anyone is to sleep, sleep, sleep the day before, as much as possible. I wouldn’t normally condone skipping, but if you have an afternoon class that you’re doing well in and must pull an all-nighter to get ahead the next day for a morning class, by all means skip the afternoon and get a good six-eight hours in before getting up to work. Just make sure that you’re waking up with a little sunlight left, otherwise your body will just want to keep snoozing through the night.

Cold water, caffeine after the halfway point of the night, and multivitamins and nutritious food the day before also help.

After you’re done messing up your sleep schedule, melotonin tablets can help get you back on track, as well as valerian root.

Good luck!

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By: ms danielle

ms danielle — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:56:56 +0000

oh man, i don’t think i’ve ever successfully pulled off an all-nighter. i tried it ONCE in college and almost died during my final. i can’t function, literally, on less than three hours of sleep. if i go to work on 3 hours, which has happened, i’ll usually be very confused while trying to complete the most menial of tasks.

By: jamie

jamie — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:01:47 +0000

try to drink lots of water! it keeps the metabolism going. i find that an all nighter will dehydrate me more than if i were getting proper sleep; water helps the kidneys and liver keep going after they want to sleep

By: Jordan Lapp

Jordan Lapp — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:36:51 +0000

“strait” is a body of water. I think you mean “straight”

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