On what was supposed to be my first day of caffeine abstinence, my girlfriend woke me up, as she often does, by telling me she was making coffee and asking if I wanted some. 나는 종종 그렇듯이 “으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으으 감사합니다”라고 대답한 뒤 “안돼! 기다려! 나”라고 외쳤습니다. cant.”
When I reminded her that today was her first day caffeine-free, she turned away from the doorway with a disdainful look on her face. She repeated these words to me mockingly (“Oh, and there’s no caffeine.”).After about 15 minutes, I gave in and reached for the moka pot, only to find that she was so convinced of my impending failure that she made enough coffee for the two of us anyway.
Everyone is quitting their jobs now. Grindset culture has encouraged many of us to consider how we can gain a few extra performance points by embracing new healthy habits or giving up old, unhelpful habits (like that morning cup of joe (or six)).
“Consuming too much caffeine can cause anxiety, heart palpitations, irritability, insomnia and many other negative side effects,” says the professor. they are realHe leads the Wellbeing, Culture and Personality Research Group at the University of Warwick. I was intrigued by the possibility of quitting caffeine because I definitely felt some of those unpleasant side effects. Could this be the secret to unlocking Peak Me?
According to scientists, the best way to quit caffeine is to do so. slowlySo there is no need to go cold turkey right away. Instead, I went from my usual daily consumption of two cups of black coffee and one cup of mild caffeine (tea or zero cola) to one cup of coffee and two cups of tea/cola, then one cup of coffee and tea/cola (you get the idea here)… Shortened to nada. This will definitely help limit the headaches, fatigue, irritability and difficulty concentrating that may befall me.
The approach may seem a bit serious, like kicking addictions like alcohol or heroin, but caffeine Mankind’s favorite medicine, And everyone who drinks it regularly—According to some estimates, about 80% of us—It depends to some extent. Therefore, breaking said dependence is likely to be accompanied by some sort of withdrawal symptoms.
My first signs appeared in the afternoon of the fourth day. After already drinking my allotted single coffee that morning (a huge bowl served on a greasy spoon, the main feature being hot), I found myself really, seriously craving my next coffee. I was trying to get something done and was experiencing a lack of concentration that would normally have been resolved with a quick Americano and a light “pull together” conversation. The conversation itself proved largely ineffective and I simply didn’t get the job done. ominous.
