> All I ask is this. Try going without caffeine for a month. And when you have, then write to me and tell me if it did or didn't work.
Didn't. I do it for about a month every year, and for me it doesn't make any difference.
Talismans of Productivity: Or give up coffee.
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#12I gave up coffee a while ago, it was fantastic. I always thought that it never affected my sleep, but the difference in how I sleep then and now is incredible. And yeah, I no longer have the after lunch down.
What I really couldn't kick was the habit of actually drinking the stuff. So I drink decaf now. Think it tastes different? I demand a double blind test. It tastes fine.
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#13> All I ask is this. Try going without caffeine for a month. And when you have, then write to me and tell me if it did or didn't work. Didn't. I do it for about a month every year, and for me it doesn't make any difference.
Lucky you. Some people are more effected by caffeine than others. My eldest daughter reports similar ups and downs as I do, my other daughter reports no large effects.
Must be genetic, then.
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#14I gave up coffee a while ago, it was fantastic. I always thought that it never affected my sleep, but the difference in how I sleep then and now is incredible. And yeah, I no longer have the after lunch down. What I really couldn't kick was the habit of actually drinking the stuff. So I drink decaf now. Think it tastes different? I demand a double blind test. It tastes fine.
Similar reactions to me. I sleep better too, no longer fidget and turn over violently in bed.
I drink water or weak black tea as my substitute.
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#15I've yet to have a coffee since the new year, and I find it does in fact help with keeping focus.
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#16I have no idea whether it makes any difference for my productivity, but I simply like coffee. No way I'll give it up. There's so many habits you are advised to give up these days in the name of health and productivity... I wonder when asceticism will become 'hip' again.
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#17I've yet to have a coffee since the new year, and I find it does in fact help with keeping focus.
Simple really.
I think I was looking for magic bullets (talismans) and hit on coffee only by noticing that no matter what I did, what productivity thingy I used, it was the mood swings that were my worst habit.
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#18ADHD is often resolved paradoxically with stimulants. For me, caffeine is a natural alternative to ADHD medication. A small amount of coffee, twice a day, allows me to focus intensely.
Folks with ADHD aside...optimizing caffeine intake seems to be the key to avoiding the nasty side-effects.
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#19> All I ask is this. Try going without caffeine for a month. And when you have, then write to me and tell me if it did or didn't work. Didn't. I do it for about a month every year, and for me it doesn't make any difference.
Lucky you. Some people are more effected by caffeine than others. My eldest daughter reports similar ups and downs as I do, my other daughter reports no large effects. Must be genetic, then.
"Some people get jumpy after drinking a single cup of coffee, while others can gulp down a Venti Americano without feeling a thing. Part of that variability is due to the development of tolerance by regular coffee drinkers; but there are genetic differences in how people metabolize caffeine as well.
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https://www.23andme.com/health/Caffeine-Metabolism/
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"Coffee, CYP1A2 Genotype, and Risk of Myocardial Infarction"
Re: Talismans of Productivity: Or give up coffee.
#20I have no idea whether it makes any difference for my productivity, but I simply like coffee. No way I'll give it up. There's so many habits you are advised to give up these days in the name of health and productivity... I wonder when asceticism will become 'hip' again.
I still like coffee too. I prefer dark roast espressos with almond croissants. Mmmm...
Occasionally I have a treat in a coffee shop, but only at the weekend.
You might be one of the lucky ones who are not too effected by caffeine mood swings. However, you'll never know, unless you try it.