What do you use to stay sharp during night?

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>What do you guys/gals use to stay sharp during those unavoidable times when you have to stay up during most of the night and study. Any special exercises/foods/drinks that help?</p>

<p>Don't say coffee and energy drinks like monster because those are the obvious.</p>

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<p>My uncle told me about how back in the first gulf war, whenever he or his buddies had to pull late-night sentry duty, guys would either chew on coffee grounds or put tabasco sauce in their eyes in order to stay awake. I know what you're thinking "tabasco ***", but he told me that it doesn't hurt as much as you would think, keeps you alert, and the medics assured him that there were no lasting negative consequences.</p>

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<p>Eat an apple.</p>

<p>It'll wake you up a bit. Any fruit can really wake you up. If I felt sleepy when staying up till 4AM finishing AP US History outlines, I would just pull an apple from a fridge and start cutting it up and eating it. One apple kept me pretty awake for the rest of the night.</p>

<p>I don't recommend milk though- that always tends to make me more sleepy.</p>

<p>And don't listen to soft music. I also recommend putting an alarm on every half hour to hour or so.</p>

<p>I detest energy drinks.</p>

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<p>eat something. chew gum. take a cold shower.</p>

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<p>Just eat anything.</p>

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<p>lol, whenever I need to pump myself up, like when there's a test during 1st period at school or I have a project that's due that day, I just listen to the song remember the name. haha, I get pumped up pretty easily afterwards, but it's usually only when I really feel competitive for something</p>

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<p>I'll have a snack of some kind, and I'll turn up my music as loud as it can go (with earphones so I don't wake anybody else up).</p>

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<p>My determination. ;)</p>

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<p>take breaks. if not, then you'll slowly wind down. During the short break.. eat or something that others suggest</p>

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<p>play rammstein.</p>

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I agree. But not to one of their slow songs...</p>

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<p>every hour or so i put on a really energetic song like 'it's my life' by bon jovi, and i dance around my room like a maniac, it always works for me.</p>

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<p>I like Reise Reise.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wBH6HXidO4%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wBH6HXidO4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>try sonne..</p>

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<p>Don't put Tabasco sauce in your eyes!</p>

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<p>Exercise, or shower. Sometimes I just walk around the house a bit. Anything to get the blood moving and keep you from falling asleep at your desk.</p>

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<p>I use a fan to keep me cold and I keep a really bright light on.</p>

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<p>I listen to music and pace around my room...it helps me stay awake.</p>

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<p>have you ever tried zipfizz? That **** is awesome. Just pour some in a glass of water, drink it, and presto your set. They sell it at costco, at least here in hawaii. I recommend using only half a tube for like 12oz water</p>

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<p>Buy a pet tiger, make sure it's uncaged, put it in the same room as you</p>