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Seriously, the only practical thing that works is exercise and sleep. If you have to push through, exercise 1hr per day and sleep at least 6 hours during your
by caffeine 12y ago
Seriously, the only practical thing that works is exercise and sleep. If you have to push through, exercise 1hr per day and sleep at least 6 hours during your ordeal. The exercise will clear your fog brain like nothing else can. Also, moderate your caffeine intake during this period - your adrenals are already shot from stress and exhaustion, no need to make it worse.
- gopalv 12y ago+1 for exercise. Also as you give up coffee/sodas, don't give up fluids altogether. Keep a bottle of water near you at all times. Enough people I know have ulcers or kidney stones from pushing through late shifts.
- masukomi 12y agomeh, exercise and sleep are great, and they certainly help, but sometimes the job itself is the core problem... Doesn't matter how fit and well rested you are if you're sick of doing the same thing day after day after day after day...
- caffeine 12y agoAgreed, but OP asks about getting the job done despite fatigue and burnout, short-term. For more general information on handling burnout long-term, I believe there are a wealth of HN posts already.
- notjustanymike 12y agoAgree 100% on the caffeine. You can get into a cycle of over-drinking coffee and ruining your sleep cycle. This kills your productivity the next day, so you drink more coffee...