4 Simple Strategies for Coping With Less Sleep at Work

Drink lots of water

Not only will it quench your thirst, it'll keep you active, running back and forth to the bathroom.

"I drink enough to use the bathroom every hour," says Ann Austin, 46, a health-care training and development specialist in St. Louis who has narcolepsy, which causes her to have sudden sleep attacks during the day, particularly when she is driving or working at the computer for long stretches. "As soon as I leave the bathroom, there's a water fountain, and I drink until I feel full. And there's always water at my desk."

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