The alarm clock spells dread in the morning whether you must get ready for work or for school. Many turn to caffeine to help them come alive, get focused, and be more productive.
你得去上班了，或是要去上學了，鬧鐘的恐怖的咒語在清晨響起。你可能會喝點帶咖啡因的飲料，讓自己重新活起來，保持專注，更有效率。?

However, drinking too much caffeine can lead to desensitization, which makes it harder and harder to get the same feeling that you first did. Instead, it is better to find more sustainable ways to solve your morning problems.
不過，喝太多的咖啡因可能會引發(fā)脫敏現象，越是多喝以后就越難達到同樣的效果。不如去尋求一些可持續(xù)的方法，解決早晨的這種問題。

1. End showers with cold water
洗澡最后沖個涼

It may seem like a terrible idea at first, but warm showers will actually make you more relaxed and lethargic. If you get clean with warm water, but gradually go towards a colder temperature, you will easily wake up. For the final minute, try to have water as cold as you can stand.
初看可能是個爛透了的方法，不過洗熱水澡在實際上會讓你更放松，更加昏昏欲睡。如果你用熱水沖干凈身體以后一點一點把溫度調低，你馬上就能醒過來。在沖澡的最后，把水溫降到你能夠忍受的最低溫度。

2. No carbs for breakfast
早飯不含碳水化合物

If you eat a lot of carbohydrates for breakfast you are going to end up crashing within a few hours. Try to eat eggs, vegetables, and some fruits instead of bagels, cereal, or similar products.
早飯要是吃了很多的碳水化合物，那么沒幾個小時你就會撐不住了。盡量吃雞蛋、蔬菜、水果等，而不是面包圈和谷物之類的東西。

3. Wake up at the same time
在固定時間起床

If you have a varied schedule on the weekend and in the week, your body is going to be constantly trying to adjust. Set a time and leave it there for the entire week no matter what. Your body will get used to it.
如果你在周末和工作日的作息時間不一樣，那么你的身體就要一直做自我調整，適應你的作息。定下一個時間，不管發(fā)生什么每天都在那個時間起來。你的身體會適應這個時間的。

4. Exercise
鍛煉

Doing some form of exercise in the morning will help to ward off fatigue and it will surely wake you up.
早晨做些鍛煉能幫你抵抗疲勞，也肯定能讓你清醒起來。

5. Give yourself time
多留一些時間

If you need to be awake for an important early morning meeting or test, give yourself enough time to wake up. Sleeping as long as you can might actually keep you in a daze while you are doing something important.
如果你起床后有很重要的會議或是考試，那么就給自己足夠的清醒時間。睡得天昏地暗實際上會讓你在做重要的事情時也暈暈乎乎的。

6. Expose your body to sunlight
多曬太陽

Natural sunlight alerts your internal clock to wake up better than artificial light.
自然光會告訴你的生物鐘應該清醒一下了，這比燈光效果更好。

7. Stimulate your brain
刺激大腦

Spend some time thinking about another important puzzle or problem when you get out of bed and your brain will feel far more alert.
起床的時候花點時間解解迷，解決重要的問題，你的大腦會變得敏銳得多。