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Matcha is great and quick also!
I stopped drinking coffee regularly about half a year ago. Before, I drank about a liter of fairly strong coffee per day, now I drink one to two liters of green tea. Early withdrawal was unpleasant, mainly fatigue and headaches (then again, I've seen alcoholics detox, caffeine is withdrawal is a walk in the park in comparison), but that lasted only a couple of days. My biggest surprise was that the "booster" effect o…
If you find yourself having to drink coffee a lot outside of a cafe, it may not even be a caffeine addiction. I think for a lot of people it's just the feel and action of a coffee cup, something to do with your hands when you're stuck on that bug or waiting for your code to build/program to launch. I think a mug of hot water is great in these circumstances. Hot water is also great for digestion, keeps your mouth (and digestive tract) clean, is pretty much free, and keeps you warm just as well as anything else in a cold room.
It's a habit I picked up because my mom used to make me drink a big glass of hot water after I had icecream growing up, and I continued to do that after cold foods even after leaving home. I can't recommend hot water enough.
I have never consumed coffee on a regular basis. I like working out of cafes (I'm a nomad and working from my hostel room is drab too often a week), so I often resort to Hot Chocolate or a tea. Sometimes these are overpriced so I end up going with coffee, but I have about one cup every 2-3 months I would say. If you find yourself having to drink coffee a lot outside of a cafe, it may not even be a caffeine addiction.…
Every comment when I wrote this was about giving up coffee. I wanted to offer a different perspective.
there is so much tea in the world that there will be something for everybody. You just have to learn to brew it correctly. for example most green teas dont like more then 80C hot water.
Teas like Matcha can have the same effect like coffee but without the sudden drop of energy after a short time.
Under the takeaways after two weeks, he mentions that it was easier for him to fall asleep and wake up. But there is no mention on the number of hours pre/post the experiment and no mention on what times he would drink coffee. If he stayed awake 18 hours when he drank coffee and only 16 hours when he didn't, it would make sense he felt more awake in the morning.
I guess I am just annoyed at any of the claimed health benefits through a small anecdote.
No more, "I can't do that until I get my morning coffee." This is important because I get my highest quality work done in the mornings.
Unlike the author, I've almost been lured back by the idea of "bullet proof coffee."
I really never enjoy anecdote-experiments, there always seems to be too little information to conclude anything. Under the takeaways after two weeks, he mentions that it was easier for him to fall asleep and wake up. But there is no mention on the number of hours pre/post the experiment and no mention on what times he would drink coffee. If he stayed awake 18 hours when he drank coffee and only 16 hours when he didn'…
I had to quit coffee a decade ago because of a cardiovascular adventure that I had. I don't know anything about physical effects such as headaches and weight gain; I didn't experience any of those and anyway they sound a little like TV hype to me. But I also have the experience of giving up smoking a couple of packs a day (gave it up many years before I quit the coffee) and while I never find myself wanting a cigaret…
TV hype? Caffeine is a drug. Don't know about weight gain, but headaches and such as well documented.