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im cutting out coffee to see what happens.

background
- ~10y of 2 espresso a day (300mg caffeine).
- i sleep fine, avg 7.5h a day
- i love coffee & look forward to it.

but...
- i do get headaches
- i often feel lethargic
- hunch it prevents deep work, just accelerates rapid ctx switching.

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day 1 (2 days ago)
- 7am got single shot instead of double
- 1pm had half a cup instead of full
- mild headache

1/2 reduction

day 3/4/5

single spro in the morning, decaf in the afternoon.

seem over the hump now, no more headaches in the afternoon. energy seems fine.

I’ve been drinking a lot more water at the same time 3L.

haven’t noticed any changes with sleep. Always sleep good.

day 6/7

single shot of decaf twice a day, basically caffeinless.
- still had bouts of unfocus today, likely not coffee related just social media + phone use. so the hunch that coffee might create that is likely dead.
- had to leave a couple places i like because they don't have decaf, lame.

days 8-14

kinda coasting now, don’t think about it much.

I have a single shot decaf once or twice a day.

I even managed coding 24h straight on Thursday without any caffeine. Just water and food.

not sure it significantly better but I’m doin it

days 14-27

still haven't had a coffee, doing decaf once or twice a day.
i have not noticed any significant differences.

i do miss getting a nice coffee sometimes or going to a shop that doesn't carry decaf.

i think i'll try for another month.

day 2 (today, day 1 was yesterday not 2d ago oops)
- 7am single shot spro instead of double
- 1pm full cup of decaf @ switch, was hella good actually.

felt dead from 2ish, headache from 4pm on.

2/3 reduction caffeine.
no fun.