Have you tried salt (a bit) in the coffee or something like LMNT? It can help. Also reaching for the water too or tea is a good habit for it. For me I'm really thinking/focusing more on the duration of deep work which seems to be the tradeoff with the coffee. I.e. Coffee = 1-3 hour spike. Tea or nothing = More full days.
The hardest part is I do think the caffeine somehow upregulates your dopamine system so you generally feel better overall and sharper w. coffee/caffeine.
Just replaces lost sodium replacing electrolytes from the caffeine (which I think typically is just from being a diuretic) supposedly makes you feel a bit less of a spike. I also think baristas sometimes use a small pinch of salt for flavor!
Funny, I’ve been thinking about this exact thing. After too much coffee yesterday—trying to counteract a night of bad sleep—I couldn’t focus.
I knocked off work and went for a run.
That helped, except I was not only over caffeinated but under hydrated. I think those two go hand in hand.
Have you tried salt (a bit) in the coffee or something like LMNT? It can help. Also reaching for the water too or tea is a good habit for it. For me I'm really thinking/focusing more on the duration of deep work which seems to be the tradeoff with the coffee. I.e. Coffee = 1-3 hour spike. Tea or nothing = More full days.
The hardest part is I do think the caffeine somehow upregulates your dopamine system so you generally feel better overall and sharper w. coffee/caffeine.
I haven’t tried salt. What’s the benefit of salt or LMNT with coffee?
Just replaces lost sodium replacing electrolytes from the caffeine (which I think typically is just from being a diuretic) supposedly makes you feel a bit less of a spike. I also think baristas sometimes use a small pinch of salt for flavor!