Study: Small Doses of Caffeine Best to Stay Awake

Ralph writes "This study concludes that smaller doses of caffeine throughout the day are more effective in keeping awake for long hours, rather than the traditional morning mug of coffee. However, in many cases, myself included, the problem isn't staying awake for long hours, but rather using uptime efficiently. Any known cures for the "laziness disorder" out there?"

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[bergeron76]

I've found that the best way to get over laziness is to set a goal for myself for the next day. I do this when I go to bed at night and when the day arrives, I just feel more motivated. I've also found that the less sleep I get, the more motivated I am. If I wake up at 11AM on a Saturday, I'll just kind of slough around the house (thinking about doing all kinds of stuff, but not actually doing it). However, if I get up early, I seem to have much more energy (when I do finally get going) and get a lot more done in the day (I don't mean relatively; my premise is based on days with equal # of awake hours).

I have a theory that all of this "extra" energy could be of consequence later in life (shorter lifespan maybe?), but I have no way to quantify something like that; so I won't speculate.

I'm just pointing out my own first hand experiences - as always, YMMV.