Looking for sleep-deprivation techniques (yes you read that write).

With two kids, I'm exhausted by the time they go to bed and can't do my second shift which I need to. Coffee seems to have stopped working (don't know if it's an age thing at 35. I'll try darker stuff but am also leery of staying awake post-work). Looking for other ideas.

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Sleep deprivation is a common torture technique, so I’d start there: bright light, physical movement, lack of ability to sit/lie down, small electrocution, stimulating drugs, … But - on a more serious note, the way we fellow dads do this is by cutting down on the time (at least the non quality time) needed for the kids - by becoming more efficient in both work and childcare, getting help (spouse, nanny, grandparents, childcare), scaling down at work, and generally dropping/ doing less of the things we used to do to free up time.

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Believe it or not, lighter roast coffee has more caffeine. Also, if you have a machine, you can set the strength which does not necessarily translate to “darkness”

If you want to really mess around, they sell concentrated coffee. But be careful, thats about as close as you should get to dryscooping.

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I like to do some exercise when I need a burst of energy. Body weight stuff is good, but 15-20 mins of cardio is perfect to give me a boost when I need it.

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