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I Heart Jet Lag

Let's see, I left the house at around 6:30 AM on Thursday, and there I was, checking into my hotel a little over 25 hours later. Oy.

In addition to the customary suggestions for alleviating jet lag (i.e., drink lots of water, avoid alcohol), I'm trying out the following:

  • Sleep early in my flight and force myself to stay awake after about 9:00 AM (in my destination's time zone).
  • Rigorously use sleeping aids while in country, instead of trying to tough it out.  Over-the-counter Sominex works just as well as prescription Ambien, in my experience.
  • Use light exposure in order to update my body clock (see also http://www.bodyclock.com/, http://www.circadian.co.jp/midnightsun/).

The idea of seeking out light during specific times is an interesting one.  The Midnight Sun applet has a graphical display that is a little confusing, so be sure to click the "Get Jetlag Advice" button for written instructions.  And so far, so good.  Even though I was woken up by two calls last night, I went right back to sleep after each, and I even overslept my wake-up alarm.  I'm going to caffeinate myself this afternoon and try to make it to 9 or 10 PM before going to bed.

Posted by xenophon on 2006-12-08 22:41

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