Here are a few tips to try when you hit that point in the day where you are struggling to keep your eyes open, and you wish you could just go back to bed.
- Put on some peppy music. It is hard to be sleepy when your toes are tapping.
- Get up and walk around. Stop by a couple coworker’s offices, and find out how their day is going. When you sit too long, your blood pools in your legs and seat, and your brain doesn’t get as much oxygen.
- Caffeine. Go get a cup or can of your favorite caffeinated drink.
Cinnamon also works as a stimulant for some people. - If you are cold, get warmer. If you are cozy warm, get cooler.
- Write a letter to someone you care about. Once you are engaged in communicating, it is difficult to stay sleepy.
- Work creatively on a creative project. I’m fighting the midmorning slump by writing this blog entry.
- Stretch and yawn. It’s okay, and it really can help.
