My Top 10 Ways To Stay Awake In A Meeting

Don’t Get Offended This Is My Damn List (No Particular Order)

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1. Grab a can of soda or a cup of coffee before you go into the meeting. Caffeine will keep you awake long enough to make it through the meeting.
2. Chew gum. This will keep your motor functions going and hopefully keep you awake.
3. Pop some type of sour candy in your mouth.
4. Bite the tip of your tongue or inside of your cheek. Don’t go Hannibal Leture on yourself. Apply just enough pressure to keep yourself alert and blood-free.
5. Pinch yourself. The same rules apply to pinching yourself as does bitting your tongue. Pinch yourself on your thigh or hand with enough pressure to keep you alert.
6. Sit straight up in your chair. Do not lean back in that seat like you are joyriding or you will fall asleep I promise
7. Avoid sitting in the back of the room. The further you are away from the speaker the heavier those eyelids are going to get. In your mind, they won’t notice you anyways.
8. Try sitting as close to the speaker as possible so you will be too scared to go to sleep. If you know the speaker is looking dead at you the chance of falling asleep goes down.
9. Go in with a medium-full bladder. If you have to pee or worse you won’t be tempted to fall asleep at all.
10. Avoid sitting near the ac vent. That cold air will trick you into thinking you are at home laying in your bed.

If you’re reading this post and struggle staying awake in those company meetings I hope the above tips help.