What are the best tricks for staying awake and alert during an all-nighter?
Speaking as a professional procrastinator (and in college), I’d agree with SemiSophos and filmgeek: Drink lots of fluids! It keep you awake, keep you hydrated, and I find also help keep you on task because you have built-in breaks (put something inane and sound-bitey like an Us Weekly on the back of the toilet, if you need to take a mental break). Water really is best, I personally alternate with that and unsweetened tea. Bonus if your washroom is on the other end of the house from where you’re working, I find getting up and moving around every hour or two keeps me more alert as well. If you had more time, I’d recommend finding out your own nap-schedule, like filmgeek brings up. As it is, unless you know a fair bit about your own sleep cycle you DO NOT want to risk it. There is nothing worse than forcing your body to wake up in the middle, you’ll just be more groggy and unable to think. Before I figured out what my body could handle, several of those “naps” turned into credit-threateni
