Talismans of Productivity: Or give up coffee.
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Talismans of Productivity: Or give up coffee.
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#2I give up coffee every year for at least 40 days. It takes at least two weeks to start being as productive again, but after that cooling off period my productivity begins to rise. I have more energy in the evenings and sleep less.
+1 for the give up coffee advice.
My 40 days is in observance of the Christian Lent period. I'm not Christian, but the 40 day stretch is as good of period as any to make a change in your life, and I like that I observe the same rituals of many of those around me.
Re: Talismans of Productivity: Or give up coffee.
#3I give up coffee every year for at least 40 days. It takes at least two weeks to start being as productive again, but after that cooling off period my productivity begins to rise. I have more energy in the evenings and sleep less. +1 for the give up coffee advice. My 40 days is in observance of the Christian Lent period. I'm not Christian, but the 40 day stretch is as good of period as any to make a change in your li…
So why do you go back to coffee?
I find it really interferes with my ability to work. So I don't drink coffee on a work day.
Re: Talismans of Productivity: Or give up coffee.
#4I give up coffee every year for at least 40 days. It takes at least two weeks to start being as productive again, but after that cooling off period my productivity begins to rise. I have more energy in the evenings and sleep less. +1 for the give up coffee advice. My 40 days is in observance of the Christian Lent period. I'm not Christian, but the 40 day stretch is as good of period as any to make a change in your li…
So, if this is good advice, why do you return to the coffee habit?
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#5I think even more important is "to thine own self be true" part of which is to empirically know yourself.
I use journaling and automatic tools to measure my own productivity. I experiment and make adjustments as needed.
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#6I think even more important is "to thine own self be true" part of which is to empirically know yourself. I use journaling and automatic tools to measure my own productivity. I experiment and make adjustments as needed.
Knowing yourself is good advice. But accepting yourself is much harder to do.
I found the caffeine lows interfered with my ability to accept myself.
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#7This is exactly what the current coffee culture of North America needed: input from productivity blogs.
(Disclaimer: I quit coffee before doing it was cool†, but I'm quite partial to teas.)
(† because it was messing with my stomach)
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#8This is exactly what the current coffee culture of North America needed: input from productivity blogs. (Disclaimer: I quit coffee before doing it was cool†, but I'm quite partial to teas.) († because it was messing with my stomach)
Did it make you more productive?
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#9This is exactly what the current coffee culture of North America needed: input from productivity blogs. (Disclaimer: I quit coffee before doing it was cool†, but I'm quite partial to teas.) († because it was messing with my stomach)
Did it make you more productive?
Hard to say as I don't closely watch my productivity. It didn't make me significantly less productive, in any event.
edit: And it's nice to feel that I can actually get stuff done without regularly needing coffee.
(Grandparent post is sarcasm, no offense intended.)
Re: Talismans of Productivity: Or give up coffee.
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Did it make you more productive?
Hard to say as I don't closely watch my productivity. It didn't make me significantly less productive, in any event. edit: And it's nice to feel that I can actually get stuff done without regularly needing coffee. (Grandparent post is sarcasm, no offense intended.)
I got the sarcasm. I am a Brit .
I just did not realise not drinking coffee had become cool. Perhaps my age has proofed me from such things.
I don't measure my productivity, I just know I feel better about working when not on coffee and thus work becomes easier. It might be less productive, though I doubt it.