|
  |
|
|
How To Get Better Sleep: For Night Shift Workers
By Mikey 777
Lock the door and throw away the key. You’re gonna need your sleep if you want to work graveyard shift. Dr. Graveyard is here to give you the advice you need for getting a good night's sleep while working third shift.
Tip #1–Get Rid Of Your Insomnia Box What the hell is an insomnia box, you ask? It’s that thing that sits at the foot of your bed. Your very best friend when you’re sick. Yes, it’s your TV. Get that thing out of your bedroom if you want to get some sleep while working the graveyard shift. Watching that last episode of Andy Griffith before bed can ruin the quality of your slumber, and you’ll end up performing like Barney Fife at work. Get rid of it! Tip #2–Remove All Annoyance Factors Know what’s annoying? Answering the phone at 10 AM when you’ve been working all night, that’s what. Either turn off your telephone’s ringer or unplug the darn thing. This includes cell phones too. You know your girlfriend will want to chat about her trip to the nail salon when you’ve only had 3 hours of sleep, so don’t take any chances. Set up voicemail if you haven’t already. If it’s an important call, they’ll leave a message. If they don’t, they probably want money, so it all works out. Tip #3–Re “Vamp” Your Bedroom Windows Working graveyard shift means sleeping when the sun is high in the sky. You’ve now officially become a vampire, so you’re gonna have to prepare. Get the room you sleep in as dark as possible. Taping aluminum foil to the windows works very well for getting the darkness you require. Alternately, you can hang a few blankets over the window. You’ll know you’ve done a good job when you turn off the lights and can’t see your hand in front of your face. Scared yet? Tip #4–Buy A Good Box Fan How in the world could that help anybody sleep? Well, buying a box fan will help circulate the air in your room, and they produce “white noise”, which will help you drift off to la la land in comfort. Having a box fan in your bedroom will also drown out a lot of outside noises that would otherwise wake you up. I don’t know about you, but Hector the lawn guy knows not to mow by my window on work days or there will be hell to pay. I don’t care which weeds need whacking… Tip #5–Set The A/C To Arctic Freeze Energy costs be damned! You need your rest. I don’t know about Arctic Freeze, but you’re going to want it to be cooler than normal when you’re trying to get some sleep for work the next night. Studies show that sleeping in a cool atmosphere provides better sleep quality, while sleeping in ambient (room temperature) air will cause you to wake up more often. And try not to use the heater if you can help it. I hate those dreams of being lost in some desert. You’re working the shift of the undead now, so man (or woman) up! Tip #6–Don’t Have Kids This can be an easy task or a hard one, depending. Only you can decide. But be forewarned: None of the sage wisdom above will work if you have kids of any age. There’s really no device that will stop your 4 year old from using your bed as a trampoline at 8 in the morning, so don’t bother looking. No amount of Disney DVDs will prevent your child from waking you up and asking you how to make toast. I’ve been there. You’re wasting your time. Find a day job. Your sleeping pattern is gonna be so screwed up for the first few weeks of graveyard shift, that you won’t know which end to pour the coffee down. But don’t get discouraged. That burning sensation will guide you down the right path. |
|
 |
|
PLEASE VISIT THE CONTRIBUTOR'S WEBSITE
No reactions yet.
Please login or sign up to rate this intel.
Please login or sign up to add a comment.
The copyright for this content entitled "How To Get Better Sleep: For Night Shift Workers" has been specified by the contributor as:
All Rights Reserved
This content may not be copied, distributed or adapted by anyone under any circumstances.
|
|
May, 2012
2008
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2009
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2010
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2011
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2012
January, February, March, April, May
|
|
Not a member yet?
Qondio is a powerful network for making it online. If you have a website to
promote, we can help.
Sign up and get in on the action.
|
|
Welcome to Qondio! Discover the awesome power this network can deliver by going to our About page. Or you could skip straight to the Sign Up form.
|
|
