What do you do to stay alert throughout your day? Coffee? Energy drinks? Fist fights? Constant panic?

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1. Yes.

2. A lovely combination from stress, coffee and more stress.

3. Diet, water, good sleep, manage stress.

4. Thankfully, I’ve got the flexibility at my work to just get up and go for a walk when I need one. It’s a big campus with walking trails, and just getting up and moving for a little bit is usually enough.

5. I find working with a chainsaw keeps me pretty aware.

6. I start my day with 7 to 8 hours of sleep behind me and then a good workout and run, followed by breakfast with a cup of coffee. All that, plus some water throughout the day works to keep me energized most of the day. I get a little dip around 3:00 or so and have another cup of coffee which gets me across the finish line at the end of the day

7. Yes

8. Good sleep at night and black coffee/water during the day

9. A good nights sleep is better than any coffee or drink. When I started focusing on my sleep, my daytime energy went through the roof.

10. Coffee. If I’m still feeling sleepy then I just pinch myself.

    Need to sleep more, last time I did pinching it left some pretty obvious bruises….

11. Constant overthinking and too much to do to relax. Then stay hydrated and eat.

12. ADHD. Would not recommend.

13. Water, good sleep schedule, healthy diet, and meditation.

14. I try to fast as long as possible into the work day. Gives me laser focus. Problem is when I lift before work I’m starving 2-3 hours after so I eat around 9-10 am.

15. A good night of sleep and a cup of coffee. That and eating good

16. Decent sleep, some coffee, modest breakfast and lunch, water, no sweet sugary stuff.

17. Constant panic with a dash of existential dread

18. Wellbutrin and buspirone

19. Is there a reason you should kick an energy drink habit though? It’s an alternative to coffee and some people don’t like the taste of coffee. What’s so bad about energy drinks?

20. Fist fights ? Indeed, some Street Fighter 2 rounds are a good ways to stay tuned up to not slam your pain in the ass colleague…

21. Born with ADHD, take my medication to not easily lose focus

22. Constant panic pretty much sums it up….

23. If possible,a little Sativa mid day is a great boost

24. Lots of water. Stand up as much as I can. Peppermint tea if I’m *really* tired. But mostly I rely on punk and hardcore at borderline damaging volumes and decent earbuds.

25. Cocaine!! Murrricccaaaa fuckkk yeahhhh!!! Just kidding, i drink coffee, pre workout…and….cocainnnnne!! 🤘🔥 kidding again ;P

26. Man I get up like 5 min before I’m supposed to be at work and run out the door with a nas or monster

27. Mushrooms and coffee!

28. I take naps. Those naps keep me up longer at night. That makes me more tired the next day. So to fix that, I take a nap.

29. all of the above

30. Not sponsored but G fuel. Small bits of caffeine through the day helps.

31. Water and walking breaks

32. Caffiene and Nicotine. My heart is probably on the verge of cardiac arrest at every passing moment, but hey it gets the job done without letting my depression sink me into a balled up lethargic shitpile each day.

33. Pre workout. Just to get through the end of my shift.

34. Panic is for staying awake at night, when I really need to be sleeping.

    During the day, I stand more at work, and I stay active away from work. Movement will keep you alert more than anything else.

35. Enough sleep at night

36. Yes

37. Not that “alert” but I kept myself functional and aware by doing power naps (10-15 minute nap). Might not for everyone but it’s effective for me tho. Especially during exams. I passed the licensure examination for teachers doing power naps between sets of questionnaires.

38. Water