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The edge it gives you declines over time to the point that you need it just to function normally.
TL;DR: It didn't change much. Better sleep on average, but I eventually missed the occasional bursts of inspiration and productivity that I would get with caffeine which caused me to pick it up again. -- I've gone off caffeine a couple of times, each for a period of about 1 year. If going "cold turkey" (which I did and don't necessarily recommend), I found it took about 2 weeks to return to baseline without headaches…
thanks bootz for this in-depth analysis. it helps me a lot to get into these nitty gritty anecdotes. its my last vice ( next to the occasional red wine or craft beer ). im not a heavy drinker (by American standards ) just 1 cup in the morning and after lunch i love drinking argentine mate. Ive been on this daily routine for years and im now worried this element alone has been the main culprit to my light sleeping hab…
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thanks bootz for this in-depth analysis. it helps me a lot to get into these nitty gritty anecdotes. its my last vice ( next to the occasional red wine or craft beer ). im not a heavy drinker (by American standards ) just 1 cup in the morning and after lunch i love drinking argentine mate. Ive been on this daily routine for years and im now worried this element alone has been the main culprit to my light sleeping hab…
I agree for the most part with bootsz. One trick I play on myself is to make my own coffee at work using an Aeropress. Aside from it being cheaper than Starbucks and much better tasting than office coffee, it naturally limits me to two cups a day because of the effort involved.
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I agree for the most part with bootsz. One trick I play on myself is to make my own coffee at work using an Aeropress. Aside from it being cheaper than Starbucks and much better tasting than office coffee, it naturally limits me to two cups a day because of the effort involved.
I like that trick; might just have to adopt it myself! I've heard of it being applied to other things like sweets (e.g. you can have dessert but make your own from scratch, don't buy junk food). Just putting that extra obstacle in the way helps to avoid mindless consumption. Plus you probably end up enjoying it all the more when you have to work for it.
For the me the biggest changed I noticed was how much more strict I need to be on my sleep schedule. Before I could have an extra espresso shot or three if I didn't get enough sleep. Now I have no way to compensate for my tiredness. So in response I've been way more aggressive at getting to bed at a good time.
I am curious to know more about why people would want to stop having caffeine unless they specifically don't tolerate it well for some reason. I do understand why some people would want to drink _less_ coffee though, it is easy to go overboard. I used to drink 3-5 cups per day, but over time I just found I didn't like the taste of our office coffee and so started having less of it. My life didn't really change, I sti…
It's also probably a function of age, I think its effects became more negative and pronounced the older I got.
Now I limit the amount I drink to be infrequent (maybe 1 a week) And I love Mt Dew
I am curious to know more about why people would want to stop having caffeine unless they specifically don't tolerate it well for some reason. I do understand why some people would want to drink _less_ coffee though, it is easy to go overboard. I used to drink 3-5 cups per day, but over time I just found I didn't like the taste of our office coffee and so started having less of it. My life didn't really change, I sti…
For me the reason is simple: Panic attacks. Doc told me to cut out any caffeine since the increased heart rate triggered attacks. I got it under control again but still haven't touched caffeine. I miss coffee a lot, I was a lot more productive with some caffeine in my body.