This lasted another few weeks until we discovered the ultimate lazy-person’s coffee: Wegman’s glorious pre-made jug. So I switched to tea, earlier in the morning.Ībout a month into the pandemic, I noticed I was sleeping better! Without the ritual of walking to the coffee shop or coffee catchups with co-conspirators, the appeal was lost. When NYC shut down, my aquarium-sized coffees weren’t as readily available.
Obviously Covid is horrible, but a silver lining for me was disrupting my coffee routine. This routine was perfectly consistent with the 3pm rule. Occasionally I’d also have an afternoon coffee, when demanded by meeting etiquette.
Then I’d walk back to my desk and wait for the liquid “focus” to kick in. Most days, later in the morning, I’d walk to the coffee shop and order the largest ice coffee I could carry. And even better: I didn’t need to change any behavior to adopt the rule. Instead of giving up coffee entirely, I settled on a compromise rule: “ No caffeine after 3pm.”Īdopting the rule didn’t noticeably help my sleep, but at least it gave me an effective retort for the doctor. Then I realized I’m an extremely unpleasant person when uncaffeinated. One time, in 2015, I even listened to them. Doctors often warned me that caffeine was the likely culprit.
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