I’ve been vaping for a year or so, because I like the effects of nicotine, but can’t stand smoking cigarettes. Caffeine makes me more effective at focusing on

I’ve been vaping for a year or so, because I like the effects of nicotine, but can’t stand smoking cigarettes. Caffeine makes me more effective at focusing on the mundane parts of programming, but it makes it more difficult to actually reason through problems. Nicotine doesn’t interfere with my reasoning as much, though the body high can be a distraction. Also, I still have to go outside to vape, because even if it’s not as bothersome as smoke, I’m not sure my coworkers would appreciate me blowing clouds all over the office. I take breaks occasionally, for periods of 1–3 weeks. Cravings last a few days and they’re slightly worse than caffeine. It’s also just a bit of geeky fun to experiment with building your own setup. I’ve never had such an intuitive understanding of electricity before. :)