Get Organized With LifeHacker

September 29, 2008 by Chris · 3 Comments
Filed under: Writer's Life

I’m a regular reader of the LifeHacker blog. Can’t remember how I stumbled upon it, but there you go. I was intrigued by a post last week about ways to stay energized.

Last Friday it was unseasonably warm in Minnesota, getting up into the mid 80s. Every one I had contact with that afternoon seemed to be yawning and just plain tired. Even I had to reach for that extra cuppa to me through the afternoon. I attributed it to the weather, akin to the feelings we have during early spring when our thickened blood tries to race through our veins when the weather gets warmer.

This post by LifeHacker is just the thing for such a day. Before reading this post, I had incorporated some of its suggestions not so much to get energized, but to get organized. Exercise in the morning and getting out to do it have done wonders for me. If I accomplish anything, I can at least say I took some exercise.

Then the caffeine bit. I love my morning cup of coffee. During the day though, I switch to tea. I’m one of the lucky ones that could, if I chose, drink a cup of coffee and then go to bed. The advice to take the caffeine down a notch is good for those more sensitive to the effects of caffeine.

An alternative to caffeine that I’ve used in the past is ginkgo biloba. It’s a pleasant lift and no crash afterwards. Ginseng also has a similar effect. Caution though if you are on blood thinners or take ibuprofen regularly. There can be reactions between the two.

The top ten ways to stay energized is a good read with some great advice.

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