Tips for staying up late for work

[Jaguar]

I have somewhat mundane work to do. (It is copying something, basically.) I don't need to be alert, but the less alert I am the longer it will take.) This is probably the last work I will need to do this week. So I just need to stay awake tonight. How can I keep myself awake enough to finish before, say, 4:00? (its 1:15 now for me.) I have some easy tests this week so I'd prefer to get as much sleep as possible. Once after staying up till 5:00 I wrote the word "nevertheless" three times in a row on a test, so I'd prefer

Some questions: Is caffiene good? Or will it make me more tired in the long run? What is a good way of keeping myself awake?

Normally I can stay up to 3:30 without trouble, but 4:00 is pushing it and I'm more tired than normal, so this might be difficult.

[Asher]

In my experience caffeine is good provided you don't need to be too active the next day.

It picks you up for a while then brings you down faster than usual once the effect expires. At that point, take more caffeine!

[Drake Tungsten]

Take some speed. It works for the Air Force.

[Jon Miller]

mad river or sobe (this would have been my post 7.5 hours ago)

Jon Miller

[Zkribbler]

Take an exercise break. Do wind sprints. If you're alone, try screaming at the top of your lungs.

[Urban Ranger]

Copying something? By hand? I thought they don't have scribes anymore. Why not just use a photocopier or something?

[Zero]

Caffeine pills. My roomate used to take them. It had like "100% safe!", "guaranteed to work!" stamped all over the package. Freaked me ot a bit so I never tried it. He also took sleeping pills, which I wasnt too afraid of giving it a try. He had some serious sleep problems.

Btw, Ambien is better than weed. Not that I am endorsing drug uses... but just sharing the wealth of knowledge...

[C0ckney]

yeah do some exercise for about 10-15 minutes, that should wake you up a bit.

[Graag]

I would call myself an expert in staying awake long periods of time (everyone has to be good at something )
Without recourse to chemicals I find a short shower/bath wakes me up quite well, or just spending 10-15 mins in a chair with eyes closed, perhaps listening to music.
Alternatively, if you find the above suggestions just cause you to fall asleep, constantly listen to loud angry music or find something else that interests you and take a ten minute break every hour doing that.

[Jon Miller]

just eating will help you stay awake

Kpm

[Ming]

Drinking cold (iced) water also helps.

[Bereta_Eder]

redbull
burn
nescaffe
caned capuccinos (made in taiwan of all places)

lots of them again and again

[Graag]

Originally posted by Jon Miller
just eating will help you stay awake

Yes! This is far and away the most important thing most people (including me) forget. Without energy your body will shut itself down, fact of nature. And I don't mean a Mars bar, sugar rush is about as good as caffine. Get some decent food in you every couple of hours, and you can go for days.

[Zero]

2 liter coke keeps me awake for the whole night just fine.

(no you silly putz, the drinking coke. Besides the other one is measure in grams.)

[MattyBoy]

A friend was married to the CEO of a big company in Oz, so she had to attend plenty of corporate dinners. Her technique for remaining alert was to occasionally drop ice into her bra.