5 Things to do to Stay Awake while Driving or at Work

Sleep sometimes intrudes in our daily affairs when we don’t really desire to observe one. It’s a natural phenomenon anyway, if all things being equal. That is, no drugs, alcohol or other substances that may affect the body system to react in that favor.If you often find yourself in the web of being caught up in ‘the sleep mode’ all the time while at work;  do these things to keep you awake and working:

#1 Plan your time and do the needful as at when due

Most times, improper time management is the cause for many people falling asleep at work. Staying awake all night on a trending movie may be enjoyable at the time but you’ll find yourself paying for it in the day and in that situation you’re most likely at work. There is no tenable excuse to give here.

Plan your time. Make time for every of your daily activity and follow same religiously. Observe the required hours needed for the body to have a good rest.

#2 Avoid working too long hours

Time is surely money, but you can’t always every time have the monopoly of this. Your body system will rival you when there is the need. Having multiple shifts may fetch you that extra income but your body also returns an opposite reaction in like manner.

#3 Observe your break and take a short nap if you work long hours

Every organization has a break period you can utilize to get yourself rejuvenated by stealing a short nap right there in the office or some suitable place if you choose to work that long. But don’t forget to have an alarm wake you up when it’s time, else, the rest would be a story to tell some other time!

#4 Get the mouth busy, chew something

Chewing can be one of the ways to stay awake at work. This should be done with caution, though, if you’re in an office environment.  You can do this lightly and not be seen to be odd or attracting undue attention.

#5 Use devices that keep you on alert

Sleep detector devices are great tools to stay awake while driving and can equally be employed in other fields of life endeavors. There are various designs you can purchase depending on your style. The common and widely used one is the ring design pattern. You may want to try this out on your fingers. It’s both fashionable and functional for keeping awake on the duty post.

This device works on the principle of skin conductivity and has eight measuring sensors that can detect your state of alertness through the skin.

Signals are raised at specific intervals of the result from the conductivity.

When the conductivity is low, that is a warning signal point that you’re on the verge of falling asleep. You’re alerted through a vibration, then beeps and finally a loud sound continuously until there is a change in the system.