The gradually reducing approach may work for some, but not for me. I had a massive health scare before Christmas (the C word was a strong possibility, luckily

The gradually reducing approach may work for some, but not for me. I had a massive health scare before Christmas (the C word was a strong possibility, luckily turned out being nothing) and after that decided to change a lot of things for my health including dropping coffee. I just did it overnight and went from 8 cups a day to nothing. For me it was just important to find a healthy substitute ie a warm drink I could have in the morning and after lunch. I think the mechanic act of drinking something at these 2 moments of the day was more meaningful to me than the actual caffeine.