How to overcome drowsiness and apathy during the day?

Question

Work organization

Often there is such a state that it is difficult to force myself to start doing work, especially considering that I work for myself, it is not easy to overcome a drowsiness or apathy. I used to drink coffee, it helped for a couple of hours, but then the opposite effect arose and after 2 hours I suddenly began to fall asleep even more. Therefore, it was decided to quit coffee, I haven’t been drinking for almost a year, but I feel that there is a catastrophic lack of energy. I live in a country where almost many things are legalized, but I'm not sure that this is a panacea. I go in for sports 5 times a week, it helps a little, but also not a panacea. PS. I sleep 8-10 hours a day.

Answer 1

I was helped by a mortgage, a car loan, three children and a non-working wife.

Answer 2

Stop playing at night :) Normalize the regime - go to bed in the evening, not in the morning, get up in the morning, not in the evening :)
(Eh ... I just can't follow this advice ...)

Answer 3

Normalize:
- sleep
- nutrition
- physical activity

Answer 4

This is not a question for Habr, but for medicine. A good doctor will check non-obvious blood counts and recommend a solution. Drink vitamins such and such, give up something in nutrition, lean on something else.

Answer 5

Also had the same problem. I ended up falling asleep at lunchtime. Ate - went to bed. The alarm clock wakes up at 5 minutes. Approximately 25-30 minutes of time to sleep. After lunch you work like you just started and full of energy.

Answer 6

In the movie Fight Club, there are detailed two-hour instructions on what to do in such cases. The Destruction project will help.

Answer 7

A million reasons, from biological to mental, write down all the reasons for the groups that you read here, and start eliminating / solving them, you can immediately go to the hospital and take basic tests.

Answer 8

Mode, sports, healthy eating. This is the foundation. Avoid coffee, drink tea. Coffee hyperstimulates the nervous system, when it is exhausted, there will be no invigorating effect.

Answer 9

Punk rock music invigorates me.

Answer 10

Start with the delivery of basic tests, there may be some deviations from the norm:
- Cholesterol
- Apolipoprotein
- Creatinine
- Glomerular filtration rate
- Bilirubin (total, direct, indirect)
- ALT, AST (liver markers)
- Testosterone
- Estradiol
- Prolactin
- Progesterone
- SHBG (globulin-binding sex hormones)
- Cortisol
- LH (luteinizing hormone)
- FSH (conception)
- TSH, T3, T4
- Thyroid hormones
- Growth hormone and IGF-1
- Genetic test
- C-Reactive white
- PSA (total and free) oncology
- Ultrasound of the coronary artery
- ELI-N Test 12
So you will understand what you are missing. Or go to a psychotherapist. One session can open your eyes to your problem.

Answer 11

I put all my tasks on my trello board, so I know what I have to do.

Answer 12

You need to find a purpose in life.