How not to fall asleep while reading?

Question

Books

As a child, it was possible to read for hours without stopping, and now after 10 pages even an interesting book makes me sleepy. This is basically what happens when reading any large amount of information, as if this skill has atrophied.
There is very little information on the internet about this.
If anyone had or has this problem, how does one deal with it? Share your experience

Answer 1

You are trying to deceive yourself by saying that this book (with a lot of information) is of interest to you.
Actually no, not interested. It may be useful, it may develop, but it is not interesting.
+ commonplace fatigue.

Answer 2

Read standing

Answer 3

I am reading the book "Learning C#" 3rd ed. Stillman E., Green J.. It just uses techniques that make the brain perceive the book as "something important" and turn off the block against unnecessary information. If only everyone would write books like that!)
From 27 to 30, techniques are described to deceive the brain so that it perceives the book as important and does not fence itself off from it. You can try to apply them yourself.
On page 31, there are 10 tips on how to increase your receptivity to information from the book.

Answer 4

Essentially, reading can be different. If you asked this here, then, I suppose, we are talking about professional literature. Everything is simple, but no one really wants to understand. Option two

• Are you really sleep deprived
  
• The reason is in the brain. With a weight of 2% of the total body weight, the brain in "working mode" consumes 30% of the body's energy. This is instinctively not beneficial for the organism (the "old cortex" is controlled). The neocortex (controls realtime) wants to read the book and understand all the content. There is a conflict. The old cortex takes its toll, since it is more powerful in the world of the brain, because we have had it since the beginning of the manifestation of the brain as an organ. Therefore, it is necessary to overcome the old bark. More reasons and inspiration to read. More proteins and vitamins. And just before reading more sweets. Sugar is one of the simplest sources of ATP molecules - energy molecules that store the energy supply of neurons. Also, don't forget the importance of sleep. Chemical reactions taking place in the brain release waste products of neurons that, oddly enough, they are removed from the head area only during sleep. In general, point 1 must be followed in any case)
  

Answer 5

It is normal to sleep and read what is really interesting.

Answer 6

Perhaps you read when you are tired and need to sleep?
Remembered Giza - Reading

Answer 7

caffeine sodium benzoate

Answer 8

Useful books and interesting ones are different publications)) Useful books (on science, technology, etc.) - do not contain dialogues, plot twists, do not keep you in suspense. You read them like an endless sheet and fall asleep. And breaking into chapters doesn't help. Still a sheet. Therefore, it is better to read them little by little (if they are not really captivating, like some problem books). Then what you read will remain in your memory.
Interesting books - a good science fiction, a detective story, a novel - force you to follow the plot, think out and assume a denouement, and then you won’t fall asleep. You "swallow" such books in three days.
Therefore, when you need to master a large amount of "useful" information, I alternate it with fiction - like a lesson and a break. Great help.

Answer 9

So switch to audio books, you can do at least one more thing in parallel and your eyes don’t get tired ..)

Answer 10

More sleep, read immediately after sleep.

Answer 11

Hold in your hands while reading a 5 kg dumbbell. or a small weight, if not, then a simple brick :)

Answer 12

A well-known and very effective life hack:
Always ask yourself the question: "Why am I doing this?".
Something inside you understands that by reading this particular book like this, you are just wasting your time. And he's trying to keep you out of it. You don't need this book. Or only a single idea will be interesting.

Answer 13

Hey!
It all depends on the purpose for which you read. If you need to read a textbook or specialized literature, then it is better not to read in bed when reading. Sit at the table and read. Need to study it overnight? Then drink plenty of fluids and get up every half hour to an hour and do some physical exercise.
If you are reading a work of fiction, then there are really only two reasons why you fall asleep quickly: either you did not get enough sleep, or the book is not so interesting. Try reading during the day and see how your body reacts. Whether you want to sleep or not.
Read with pleasure!

Answer 14

I also had such a problem.
Personally, I realized for myself that the problem is ordinary fatigue and insufficient light. This is especially true if you read paper books. When I read from a computer screen in a lighted room, I do not get tired, unless, of course, the book is completely dull. On the other hand, both of my parents cannot read books at all - my eyes get tired quickly, I want to sleep.
So maybe it makes sense for you to go to the optometrist.

Answer 15

The brain is like a huge muscle that needs to rest. I had the same problem. After 2 hours of searching the Internet for a solution, I realized that if you feel sleepy, then this is normal. You just need to go to sleep. When you pull up or do push-ups, you don’t continue further when you are no longer strong, you just go to rest - and then the number of lifts you have increases. Just go to sleep with your brain. After sleep, the number of pages will increase.

Answer 16

Don't forget fresh air. The best thing is if it blows on the forehead. The head, like the processor, gets very hot during thinking and it needs to be cooled (more precisely, to remove heat, and to deliver oxygen along the way).

Answer 17

Read out loud

Answer 18

From lack of glucose. What nutrition does the brain need and can a person live without glucose, eating only fatty foods and getting energy from ketones? No, because the rate of lipid breakdown and energy production from them is very low. But glucose is absorbed and supplied to the brain almost instantly (a person receives energy from it already 30-40 minutes after consumption), so it is so necessary. Hence the philistine opinion appeared that the brain loves sweets and “feeds” on them. More precisely, the brain spends energy. And a person can get it both from glucose and from fats, which, as necessary, are synthesized to simple and complex carbohydrates. The optimal rate is 37.5 grams per day.