Helpful strategies to cope with shift work

isolated night shifts

bright light (>10,000 lux ) for 2 hours after rising

regular exercise

anchor sleep and naps

shifts must be rotated in a CLOCKWISE MANNER each change to a later not earlier 

ideally with a month or more per rotation

sporadic shifts are less disruptive for than longer stretches of nights of circadian rhythms, Anchor sleep involves sleeping for the same 4-h period 

regardless of the shift worked

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