{"id":1454,"date":"2014-02-19T20:44:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T20:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/?p=601"},"modified":"2023-01-22T03:07:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T03:07:01","slug":"5-tips-for-staying-awake-at-work-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/5-tips-for-staying-awake-at-work-2\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips For Staying Awake At Work, Plus A Homemade Bulletproof Coffee Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you ever find yourself struggling to stay awake at work? I know I have those days, and the kids aren’t always to blame either! Whether it’s up too late, unable to turn off our brains, excitement or anxiety, we all have days where no amount of coffee is going to cut it. I have 5 tips that I have found extremely helpful when I cannot keep my eyes open to save my life.<\/p>\n

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  1. Sit on the edge of your seat.<\/strong>\u00a0This helps you sit with better posture and prevents you from sinking into your seat. You engage more muscles and can’t accidentally nod off…and if you do, the floor will happily wake you up.<\/li>\n
  2. Write things by hand instead of on the computer.<\/strong> There’s something that happens mentally when we write by hand. Maybe it’s the break our eyes need from technology or engaging more muscles and thought into what we are doing, or both. All I know is that it really works.<\/li>\n
  3. Get up and move regularly.<\/strong> Try to get up for 10 minutes every hour. This will get your blood moving, give you a break from what you are doing and a chance to possibly even walk outside and get some sunlight. Sun really does a body, and brain, good. The change will help keep you from feeling ready to fall over.<\/li>\n
  4. Stand up when you can.\u00a0<\/strong>Sitting for several hours straight isn’t healthy for us at all. It promotes chronic disease, reduces life expectancy, and increases our waistline (source<\/a>). Add exhaustion on top of that and you have a double whammy. Whenever you can, stand up out of your seat. Not only will it make you healthier, it’ll help keep you awake.<\/li>\n
  5. While sitting, straighten your legs and flex your feet, roll your shoulders and stretch your neck periodically.\u00a0<\/strong>Another tactic to engage your brain and get blood moving. Plus, it just feels good.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Along with these ideas, I also love a good cup of Bulletproof coffee. \u00a0 Along with these ideas, I also love a good cup of my version of Bulletproof coffee.<\/span><\/a> <\/strong><\/span>
    \nI use:<\/p>\n