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I love the tracking of productivity idea. It's interesting, I also frequently use coffee to 'concentrate', but a little differently than you. I'll have tea or s

I love the tracking of productivity idea. It's interesting, I also frequently use coffee to 'concentrate', but a little differently than you. I'll have tea or sometimes coffee in the morning (one cup) and if I'm not sleep deprived, that's it. If I need to work or focus on a task in the afternoon, I'll get a large coffee, clear my area of all distractions, get comfortable and try and crank through for as long as it takes. This is sort of a different way than you use coffee. For a while I went off coffee completely because it was causing mood swings and serious blood sugar problems. Green tea changed my life, and I frequently felt it was almost all upside as compared to coffee. I wonder why I got off that bandwagon?

jodrellblank 17y ago
How did you notice/know you were having serious blood sugar problems?
- euccastro 17y ago
  He probably checked by other means, but mood swings are a good hint.
- vessenes 17y ago
  Eating binges and weird physical symptoms made me realize something was likely wrong, that started me into research about hypoglycemia, and tracking symptoms. My old breakfasts: coffee, sometimes a sweet. Result: by noon, I thought I was starving, but it was really just extremely low blood sugar, sort of like a diabetic would feel after the insulin injection. Moody, Shaky hands, etc. Especially if I had sugar in the coffee or a second one at 10:30. Result would be sugary lunch to spike bloodsugar back up, and similar problems at dinner. Solution: More fiber at breakfast, less sweets, decaf coffee or green tea. Interestingly, I can now live through a breakfast like that with significantly better results, partly because I know how to get back on track, and perhaps because my bodies not in such a yo-yo type situation any more.
dstorrs 17y ago
The productivity tracking he's talking about sounds like the Pomodoro technique. Check here for more: http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/ http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/
- Mz 17y ago
  The author stated (in the Comments section) he doesn't use it per se but he does indicate he borrows from it: Re: Pomodoro technique I don’t use the pomodoro technique as written, however I was tracking 60 minute periods and switched to 25 minutes after reading that this was the ‘best practice’ discovered by the pomodoro people.

jodrellblank 17y ago

How did you notice/know you were having serious blood sugar problems?

euccastro 17y ago
He probably checked by other means, but mood swings are a good hint.
vessenes 17y ago
Eating binges and weird physical symptoms made me realize something was likely wrong, that started me into research about hypoglycemia, and tracking symptoms. My old breakfasts: coffee, sometimes a sweet. Result: by noon, I thought I was starving, but it was really just extremely low blood sugar, sort of like a diabetic would feel after the insulin injection. Moody, Shaky hands, etc. Especially if I had sugar in the coffee or a second one at 10:30. Result would be sugary lunch to spike bloodsugar back up, and similar problems at dinner. Solution: More fiber at breakfast, less sweets, decaf coffee or green tea. Interestingly, I can now live through a breakfast like that with significantly better results, partly because I know how to get back on track, and perhaps because my bodies not in such a yo-yo type situation any more.

dstorrs 17y ago

The productivity tracking he's talking about sounds like the Pomodoro technique. Check here for more: http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/ http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/

Mz 17y ago
The author stated (in the Comments section) he doesn't use it per se but he does indicate he borrows from it: Re: Pomodoro technique I don’t use the pomodoro technique as written, however I was tracking 60 minute periods and switched to 25 minutes after reading that this was the ‘best practice’ discovered by the pomodoro people.