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* Quit drugs, including alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis. Any of these drugs will greatly reduce the quality of your sleep, potentially making your adaptation impossible. Caffeine also has a strong negative effect on most schedules, and it is best to limit consumption to an insignificant amount. | * Quit drugs, including alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis. Any of these drugs will greatly reduce the quality of your sleep, potentially making your adaptation impossible. Caffeine also has a strong negative effect on most schedules, and it is best to limit consumption to an insignificant amount. | ||
* Get used to wake up from alarms immediately. A snoozing habit is an easy way to oversleep and ruin your adaptation. | * Get used to wake up from alarms immediately. A snoozing habit is an easy way to oversleep and ruin your adaptation. | ||
* Create a long list of things to do when you are tired. All the extra hours you have will work against you when you get sleepy. These things can include: | |||
** Exercise | |||
** Household chores | |||
** Video games | |||
