How to get awake

by Stefan Knapen on July 8, 2010

in Productivity

This is a complete different point than waking up. This post will focus on how to get awake when you woke up already. You know that slow morning feeling right? Overslept while you have a test? You need to get awake instantly? Here are some tips to get awake.

6 tips to get awake when you woke up.

  1. Illuminate yourself. Open the curtains, turn on the light. We have a biological clock which is triggered by light, use it! Get light in your eyes, let your biological clock know that the day has begun!
  2. Coffee! The most easy way. Put off your alarm and put on your coffee machine. Caffeine is the most easy way to wake up right-away. Drink some coffee, be awake.
  3. Sing a song. When you put on your favorite number right when you woke up, you might sing along, dance along and act crazy. This behavior will arouse the secretion of adrenalin, which makes you alert and awake. Don’t feel ashamed, sing out loud and you will get awake!
  4. Eat sugar. Sugar awakes you. Eat something with sugar in it, make a sandwich with peanut butter and sugar (yucks? No, it’s delicious) and get awake!
  5. Get in the cold shower. The moment you step into the cold shower, you will get a great adrenalin rush and you are awake. Not a nice feeling, but it works.
  6. All of the above. Wake up, open curtains, put on coffee machine, put sugar in coffee, put your favorite song on and sing in the shower. If this doesn’t wake you, you probably need more sleep!

Getting up is one thing, getting awake is another one. I hope this will help you in the future to get awake.

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Jeroen
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July 8, 2010 at 7:07 pm

Nu is alleen nog de vraag; hoe zet ik die eerste stap mijn bed uit, in plaats van eerst een uur te snoozen…
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Jeroen
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July 8, 2010 at 7:10 pm

Iets te voorbarig, ik had de andere post nog niet gelezen!

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Niels Gouman
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July 9, 2010 at 12:17 am

I love using the Phillips Wake-up Light, it really helps a lot! :)
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Dan
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July 15, 2010 at 8:02 am

Ah, getting awake can be very difficult, especially after a night of heavy drinking or late night studying. These are some really great tips to follow. Turning on lights is definitely a huge part of telling your body it’s time to start the day. Another great idea is to go outside! There is nothing like the great light in the sky shining down.

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