Taking a quick nap - and managing to wake up
I’ve always read about how politicians and people who need to get by on little sleep take micro-naps. Well, if I need to sleep, I need to sleep, so a micro sleep is perhaps an option for me for one, maybe two nights.
If you need to use the extra wake time, but need a hour or two of shut-eye, I read about a great way to make sure you wake up. This will most probably only work for people with a minimal every-day caffeine intake, because what you should do is drink a can of coke, or a cup of coffee just before going to bed.
By the time the caffeine releases its waking up goodness you will have slept an hour or so and you will wake up more easily. I won’t guarantee this works every time, but it may make the difference between the “Oh my God, I can’t lift my eyes” type of waking up and the “I’m really tired” waking up.
As you all know caffeine is also a great productivity booster, but I would advise to only use it when you really do need it. For one thing, your body grows used to it after a while and in large doses it will do more harm than good anyway.
Like they say..
" A morning without coffee is like sleep."
