I worked graveyard waiting tables for about a year and a half. The way it worked for me was to go to bed as soon as I got home. Black out the room or wear an eye mask—the 2 strap Alaska Bear is what I use today: https://www.amazon.com/ALASKA-Natural-Blindfold-Super-Smooth-Straps (No referral link BS). Focusing on getting a good day of sleep is going to be the best way to help keep you awake longer. Caffeine can be a double edged sword too because of the 12 hour half life—you’ll get a buzz, it’ll wear off but then it will act against you when you try to get to sleep.

Granted, my experience working nights was walking/running around waiting tables—and it’s pretty easy to stay awake when you are actively moving. So that may be a good technique too if your night work is with computers or stationary, try to get up and move around regularly.

When I had to stay awake driving late nights and early mornings, my trick was to have a bag of trail mix and eat whenever I started feeling tired. It's pretty hard to fall asleep while you're eating.

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