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If you live in an urban area, I highly recommend walking to a coffee shop instead of using whatever you have in the office kitchen. While it costs money, I've f

If you live in an urban area, I highly recommend walking to a coffee shop instead of using whatever you have in the office kitchen. While it costs money, I've found it a great way to take a break from work.

Retric 9y ago
> walking to a coffee shop That's no reason to actually buy coffee though. You can just take a walk in the middle of the day.
- sova 9y ago
  That three dollar cup of coffee could easily have become 7 shares of a biotech penny stock.
  - Retric 9y ago
    3$* 5days * 48weeks * 40years (65 years - 25 years) = 28,800$ before investments. However, caffeine is a larger problem. It's very additive with strong withdrawal symptoms, but giving it up for 6 months has significant mental health benefits. Unless you enjoy black coffee it often adds up to several hundred calories per day.
    - Kevguy 9y ago
      Aside from sleepiness for a few days and a (lack of) caffeine headache for a day, what are the strong withdrawal symptoms? I honestly don't think there are any and have never figured out why some people are so against coffee. If I'm wrong, please tell me what I am missing. Thanks. I agree the sugar and milk/creamer add a fair amount of calories to your diet.
      - sova 9y ago
        You know, Erdos (great mathematician) said that minds like his had to be constantly caffeinated (and sometimes involved with the potent psychadelic) to maximize their potential. Caffeine is good for productivity, or Mate (Yerba Mate).
      - Retric 9y ago
        In the short term the symptoms are headache, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depressed mood, and difficulty concentrating. That generally lasts less than a week, but can be very difficult for heavy users. However, because of how it integrates with your sleep patterns it can take 6 months for normal alertness levels to show up assuming total avoidance. Healthy individuals with reasonable sleep cycles should feel alert for the vast majority of the day without any form of stimulants.

Retric 9y ago

> walking to a coffee shop That's no reason to actually buy coffee though. You can just take a walk in the middle of the day.

sova 9y ago
That three dollar cup of coffee could easily have become 7 shares of a biotech penny stock.
- Retric 9y ago
  3$* 5days * 48weeks * 40years (65 years - 25 years) = 28,800$ before investments. However, caffeine is a larger problem. It's very additive with strong withdrawal symptoms, but giving it up for 6 months has significant mental health benefits. Unless you enjoy black coffee it often adds up to several hundred calories per day.
  - Kevguy 9y ago
    Aside from sleepiness for a few days and a (lack of) caffeine headache for a day, what are the strong withdrawal symptoms? I honestly don't think there are any and have never figured out why some people are so against coffee. If I'm wrong, please tell me what I am missing. Thanks. I agree the sugar and milk/creamer add a fair amount of calories to your diet.
    - sova 9y ago
      You know, Erdos (great mathematician) said that minds like his had to be constantly caffeinated (and sometimes involved with the potent psychadelic) to maximize their potential. Caffeine is good for productivity, or Mate (Yerba Mate).
    - Retric 9y ago
      In the short term the symptoms are headache, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depressed mood, and difficulty concentrating. That generally lasts less than a week, but can be very difficult for heavy users. However, because of how it integrates with your sleep patterns it can take 6 months for normal alertness levels to show up assuming total avoidance. Healthy individuals with reasonable sleep cycles should feel alert for the vast majority of the day without any form of stimulants.