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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