Quitting coffee
It’s been 10 days since my last cup of coffee. It’s been rough. This summer, similar to the last few summers, coffee became quite a staple. I got into the normal American routine, having a cup every morning, while working full time doing software development. This was in addition to my significant iced tea addiction, which I’ve had since high school. I’ve started to give it all up. Since coming back to school for my senior year, I decided to stop having caffeine in order to boost my productivity. I used to need two or 3 cups of coffee to get my job done. Now, I keep falling asleep at random times (just like when writing this post), and am generally having some trouble getting through a full day without a nap. Hopefully it will get better. At least school is kicking up now, so I get to focus on my work.
Filed under Rants by on Sep 3rd, 2011. 
Comments on Quitting coffee
According to my mom, people who are addicted to caffeine aren’t necessarily more productive than people who aren’t. It’s just that they need a certain amount of caffeine to go from exhausted, drug-withdrawn, and pissed-off to having a normal level of functioning.
For example, I’m probably drinking enough coffee for both of us, fueled generously by my meal plan and the University of Pittsburgh “Bean Scene.” Yet I’m still falling asleep at random times, like during this really boring writing lecture today. (…Because clearly the correct answer to “is this evidence relevant?” is “this discussion is impeding my ability to nap, and I only showed up because I don’t have a trustworthy friend to sign the attendance sheet for me.”)