I'd probably do my job better; my primary work is as a parent, which benefits from lateral thinking. When I'm soaked in caffeine I'm more anxious and find it ha

I'd probably do my job better; my primary work is as a parent, which benefits from lateral thinking. When I'm soaked in caffeine I'm more anxious and find it harder to resonate with my child during imaginitive play. I'm also less patient when high on caffeine. I still really like coffee and go in waves of more or less, with occasional extended breaks (on the order of weeks; my spouse drinks coffee, and so far I eventually give in). I mostly drink instant coffee now, because it contains less caffeine and I can have just the one cup rather than a whole carafe (it's hard to make less than the full press; poor excuse, I'm just acknowledging the difficulty and a workaround). I also like the taste. In my adventure of cutting (relative) luxuries, coffee is one of the last to go.