Videoconferencing rocks for a lot of reasons. It lets us get things done quicker and more efficiently than ever before, but there is one little thing that seems to keep coming up regardless of how much you think you are prepared for your meeting: the time difference. Seldom, if ever is one actually lucky enough to be in a virtual office space where everyone is in the same time zone. So when the time comes for you to attend that 9:00am meeting, which is in all reality 4:00am your time, here are some pointers to help you stay on your toes and put your best face forward.
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For starters, invest in an alarm clock. Not the one on your cell phone, not the one on your tablet or pc, but an honest to goodness, plug into the wall, back-up battery, alarm clock. The more you can actually avoid having to rely on electronics the better. Use your cell phone if you find the alarm clock to peacefully wake you up, but if you are a nightly clock checker it is a good idea to be able to set the clock, put it out of eyesight, and peacefully rest those peepers. Once you know you can fully trust your alarm clock you can give yourself the space fully let your mind rest so you can recharge.
Some people over time have relied on power naps to get them through their daily activities. Some sleep envelope-pushers even practice what most of us would deem radical sleeping patterns in order to maximize their productivity and enhance their mental performance. Lots of them are more focused on sleeping in very short bursts which provides the brain just enough time to reboot and then it is back to production.
Who knows whether or not this works, but when you have a meeting in four hours it is certainly better to go ahead and try to soak up as much rest time as you can. Going completely without sleep probably isn’t good for your meeting and it’s going to drag you down for the whole day.
Does this mean that deep fried chicken at 3:00am is good for you? It certainly doesn’t help your physique. But what it does do is give you the nice pleasure of comfort food that most likely is carb and protein rich which is which your brain is certainly going to enjoy.
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