How to be awake while studying? There is something that's been bothering me these days. That is sleepiness. I study in the morning for one hour, go to work from 9:30 to 20:00, and start studying after

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How to be awake while studying? There is something that's been bothering me these days. That is sleepiness. I study in the morning for one hour, go to work from 9:30 to 20:00, and start studying after 23:00. I really need to study hard and make an effort to prepare for studying abroad, but I always become drowsy. I cannot concentrate on studying at all, and my eyes keep going out of focus. Everyday I promise myself that "I will be awake, I will study hard tomorrow!" which is never attained. How do you tackle with your sleepiness? I would like you to suggest me if you have a good solution. This is very serious problem for me ;(

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How to be stay awake while studying?

There is something that's been bothering me these days*.
That is sleepiness.
I study in the morning for one hour, then go to work from 9:30 to 20:00**, and start studying after 23:00.
I really need to study hard and make an effort to prepare for studying abroad,*** but I always become get**** drowsy.
I cannot concentrate on studying at all, and my eyes keep going out of focus.
Every day***** I promise myself that "I will be stay awake,****** I will study hard tomorrow!" which is never attained*******.
How do you tackle with your sleepiness?********
I would like you to suggest me if you have a good solution.
This is very serious problem for me ;(

Great writing. I think you are working too hard, but it's paying off, because your English is fantastic.

* Another good expression for 最近 or このところ is "lately." ("I have been working a lot lately" "There has been a lot of violence in the news lately" "Lately, superhero movies are popular.

** In the US, and I think in much of the English speaking world, 12-hour times are more common. So "20:00" (午後8時) would be 8:00 pm. Anna-san, you work too much! 午前9時半から午後8時まで？本当！！！

*** This is an excellent sentence. Well constructed, and good use of verbs. ("Make an effort to prepare for studying abroad" すごい！）

**** "Get" is more casual than "become" - but I think it is more natural.

***** "Every day" and "everyday" have different meanings. "Every day" (two separate words) means 毎日。"Everyday" is an adjective that means "normal" "regular" "typical." For example, on most days I wear everyday clothes. But I don't wear the same clothes every day.

****** "I will stay awake" means that I will not fall asleep. But "I will be alert" (or "I will stay alert") means that my eyes will be wide open and I will be paying attention.

******* "which is never attained" is a little unnatural. More natural expressions would be "but I never succeed" or "but I never accomplish it."

******** Coffee. And if you can, take a power-nap. But seriously, it sounds like you are doing too much! お大事に！

If I were you I'll try to go to bed as soon as possible so to be able to wake up at least at 6:00 AM and study until 9:00 AM. After that you can have a shower and go to work. ;)

Drowsiness is an issue for me too. Coffee could help, but after a while you will grow accustomed to it, which makes coffee almost useless (I can drink an espresso after dinner and still sleep without issues). I think that getting enough sleep (7~8 hours) is the best way. Even though I can understand that it might be hard can you leave work a little earlier? A solution might be to take a quick nap (not more than 30 minutes) halfway through the day (http://lifehacker.com/how-long-to-nap-for-the-biggest-brain-benefits-1251546669). This might help you in studying before and after work, even if you cannot manage to get 8 hours of sleep.

How to stay awake while studying?

There is something that's been bothering me these days (or - these last few days).
That is sleepiness.
I study in the morning for one hour, go to work from 9:30 to 20:00, and start studying after 23:00.
I really need to study hard and make an effort to prepare for studying abroad, but I always become drowsy.
I cannot concentrate on studying at all, and my eyes keep going out of focus.
Everyday I promise myself that "I will stay alert, I will study hard tomorrow!" but this is never attained.
How do you tackle your sleepiness?
I would like you to hear your suggestions if you have any good solutions.
This is a very serious problem for me ;(

Note: I would look at getting at least seven to eight hours of good sleep first, I don't know how many hours you normally get. Everyone's needs are different, but if you continuously get less sleep than you need, you will feel tired. It is difficult to study when you are working full time. I normally work about around 11 hours a day, similar to you, and I barely get half an hour or an hour of character revision in daily!

Maybe you are just too tired from your work and feels so comfortable when you come back home , I suggest you pick up a new location for your study , maybe Starbucks /

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