Try: Get up and move around to feel awake a brief walk or movement can avoid drowsiness that’s because walking pumps oxygen through your veins brain and muscles try short walks or at least stand take a nap to take the edge off sleepiness there are two things to remember about naps don’t take more than one and don’t take it too close to your bedtime it’s best to nap about six or seven hours before you would normally go to bed if you must take a late nap close to bedtime make it a short one give your eyes a break to avoid fatigue continuous fixation on a computer screen can cause eyestrain and worsen sleepiness and fatigue look away from the screen for a few minutes periodically to relax your eyes eat a healthy snack to boost energy sugary snacks give you a quick energy boost followed by the sugar lows when low blood sugar produces mental fogginess and lethargy eat a healthy small snack instead start a conversation to wake up your mind if you’re fading fast engaging in conversation can get your mind moving again talk with a friend or family member turn up the lights to ease fatigue environments with dim lighting increase drowsiness studies have shown that exposure to bright light can reduce sleepiness and increase alertness try increasing light in the environment

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