Any Tricks to help me stay awake while writing articles?

LOL!!! I like this recommendation! It will be one long article! I usually like start writing in the morning when I'm fresh and after I've had a couple cups of coffee! All the best!

Exercise. Healthy eating.

(I'm sure someone is bound to recommend those Monster energy drinks...I know someone who had a very bad experience with them attempting to pull an all nighter for a test. I'd recommend you stay away from them...or no more than 1 or 2 a week if you must have them...)

Not so sure about that, I've always felt silly while doing what's essentially talking to myself. Or at the PC. How about loading up on caffeine beforehand? If you're susceptible to it, it can make you quite jumpy and energetic, enough that you won't doze off. The content of your articles can turn out a bit incoherent, but that's what proofreading is for.

I agree. These methods/systems are very helpful. Don't overlook the benefits of sleep and a healthy diet. Stay away from pop and junk food.

Well sure, let's hope he's not diabetic then. :p

lol...I don't get tired easily either...

Now there's a niche to dream of ...

Well, I get a lot done in the middle of the night, wide awake then too. Here is a bit about my coffee experience. coffee and evolution

Two words: Starbucks Doubleshot

LOL that was funny. Almost made me forget what i was going to say.

Don't do it!!!

Get someone else to write them that actually enjoy doing it.


The only way you will ever be really successful is to :

1. give the boring jobs to others
2. give the jobs you don't have skills to do to others
3. give any other job you can define a process for to others

Then concentrate on what befits your business


Create a strategy, mange that strategy and make some money

Well, if we did our best work while asleep, it'd definitely make writing much easier. If we could 'unconsciously' write great sales copy and articles, it'd basically put article writers, copywriters and content providers out of work! LOL

Stephen King wrote a book about a "Dream Writer"... The one with the alien technology...kid made his brother disappear, never came back.

Bad mojo....

Caffeine usually helps in many cases, and coffee is definitely a much safer alternative to those amped up energy drinks. You don't get that much of crash with coffee, especially if you drink it black without any sugar or milk/cream.

sleep if you must but make sure you continue from where you stopped once awake.

Take a nap or do some tap dance, you know just move your legs, do some sort of exercise. If that still doesnt work, i suggest you outsource.

If you cannot afford to outsource it then do some exercising for a little while and then come back to it when you're energized. Or drink coffee.

If you do not have Coffee then become a Platinum member at Ezine Articles.

They will send you an enormous coffee mug and ground coffee to go with!

Beautiful music and loud women would more likely do the trick.


Frank

Take a break and do some pushups.

Lmfao I hope you were kidding

Lets not make fun of us CPAP people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_airway_pressure

We have feelings too...:p

Assuming your articles are interesting and not boring, it might be an energy issue. Get enough sleep every night (eight hours of sleep, look up melatonin) and exercise. Go for a brisk walk after work that gets your blood pumping -- iPod and dance music help -- before sitting down to write. Every time you start getting tired, get up, drink a glass of water, and do a few jumping jacks.

I used to drink 7 or 8 cans per day, I never developed any wings

Correction...

red bull gives you wiiings!

Heck, even breathing is terminal if you overdo it...

Okay, this is admittedly slightly off topic, but here's how to stay awake in seminars...


Do you keep falling asleep in round-tables and seminars?
What about those long and boring conferences?

Here's a way to change all of that.

1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call, prepare yourself by drawing a square. I find that 5" x 5" is a good size. Divide the card into columns - five across and five down. That will give you 25 one-inch blocks.

2. Write one of the following words/phrases in each of the 25 blocks (mix them up if you like)

* synergy

* strategic fit

* core competencies

* best practice

* bottom line

* revisit

* expeditious

* to tell you the truth (or "the truth is")

* 24/7

* out of the loop

* benchmark

* value-added

* proactive

* win-win

* think outside the box

* fast track

* result-driven

* empower (or empowerment)

* knowledge base

* at the end of the day

* touch base

* mindset

* client focus(ed)

* paradigm

* game plan

* leverage

3. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words/phrases.

4. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout "BULLSH*T!"

Testimonials from satisfied "Bullsh*t Bingo" players:

· "I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won." - Adam, Atlanta

· "My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically." - David, Florida

· "What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first win." - Dan, New York City

· "The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us waited for the fifth box." - Ben, Denver

· "The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed 'BULLSH*T!' for the third time in two hours." - Paul, Cleveland

Enjoy your seminars... But try it at your own risk.

I didn't used to like writing articles myself, but it's all about mindset.

I know, I know, everyone says that, but it is.

Obviously your tired and bored because of what you are writing about.

I done an article marketing course one day, where the guy taught you
how to get in the right mindset by changing things around...

You had to picture yourself, as you were writing the article, dressed as
a clown!

Seriously, big red nose, face paints, dopey big shoes, water squirting out a flower, the whole shebang.

This would make the experience more enjoyable apparently.

Anyway, I never done it ha ha ha, but if you try it out let me know how
you get on!

Instead I try to write articles about content that interests me, and I
never write when I dont feel that my creative juices are flowing.

Alex

Glad you guys bumped this, reminded me to thank Oscarte for the videos and the book recommendation.

To me its mainly about getting into a mindset that I need to get some work done. What I need to do doesn't matter, though I do need to write a lot of content for my store.

What motivates me is the Paypal receipts in my inbox. Knowing that I can make this work, but just needing to stop being my own enemy and doing it.

I do have one big tip.

When you are extra tired and feel the need to do some work, like I am right about now, make an effort to do some research and create an outline for future articles.

When I am tired I find my creativity really plummets, so I do this as a failsafe. It allows me to get some work done, and ends up making me much more productive when it comes time to actually write the articles. I can spend an hour outlining half a dozen articles tonight, and it would probably only take about an hour to write them all tomorrow when I am refreshed.

That simple step allows me to sleep easy at night knowing that I am doing something positive to further my business.

I think Doug has some good ideas and it is similar to how I like to do things when I write.

-I identity the time when my brain is most active/alert. For me it is early morning. I now go to bed earlier and get up at 5am.

-my prime writing time is 1-3 hours when I am most alert in the morning

-when I am not writing, I like to prep, research and outline future writing projects. Also I like to proofread, if I'm not too tired. That prepares me for the next writing shift.

-I've found it's a good idea to set quotas/goals ahead of time. For example, I'll have 3 finished articles done by the end of my shift tomorrow.