Surely there’s a better drug than coffee for staying awake for a long time.
There is though maybe not legally, for example the wide range of amphetamines. There has been a lot of research into this for fighter pilots[1].
Caffeine dosing strategies to optimize alertness during sleep loss
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#12Is there a way we can use this algorithm for personal use?
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#14Surely there’s a better drug than coffee for staying awake for a long time.
Modafinil - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modafinil
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#15What are the inputs of the algorithm?
I couldn't find it after reading the abstract and quickly scanning the first page.
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#16Interesting detail: look at where they authors are working. This is military research. And I'm not surprised. The problem of having to keep soldiers alert during long phases of sleep deprivation has been around since the early days of modern warfare.
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#17> Caffeine, if safely administrated, is an effective countermeasure to mitigate impairment of alertness caused by sleep loss. This has been demonstrated in multiple laboratory and field studies for different sleep–wake schedules. However, to maximize its effectiveness, caffeine should be consumed at the right time and amount. Here, we developed an optimization algorithm to determine when and how much caffeine to cons…
They built their own tabu search algorithm (section 2.3)
How large is the search space?
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#19Club mate is the drink of choice in the start up community in Berlin. I've made the mistake of drinking that in the evening a couple of times and regretted that at 4am by being wide awake and unproductive the next day. If you are not familiar, mate tea which this is based on contains a form of caffeine that is particularly potent. It's like drinking multiple espresso shots. Don't drink this if you have blood pressure issues.
In general, I've learned to moderate my caffeine intake and restrict myself to mornings only. The more you consume, the more you need of it to work at all, and the more likely you are to have side effects like feeling tired, having poor sleep rythm, headaches, etc.
When used in moderation it's a great tool for getting yourself productive after a lazy weekend on a monday morning. However, if you feel tired all the time, stop drinking coffee and get a few nights of good sleep in.
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#20Surely there’s a better drug than coffee for staying awake for a long time.
The Germans used metamphetamine during World War 2. They gave it nicknames Panzerschokolade ("tank chocolate"), Stuka-Tabletten ("Stuka tablets"), Herman-Göring-Pillen, or Flieger-Marzipan ("pilot's marzipan"). It was freely available under the brand name "Pervitin" until 1941. From then on, you needed a prescription in order to purchase it.