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this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2024
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Yikes. Coffee disagrees with me, but that's enough $ to avoid taking up the habit anyway.
As vices go, it's cheaper than alcohol or cigarettes - and less likely to kill me. I wouldn't call myself addicted to caffeine, but all evidence points to that declaration being suspect. I will say that I've had occasion to go without caffeine for a few days more than once and have never had the headaches people report from missing out on their coffee. Sadly, I also never get the 'energy boost' people are supposed to get from coffee.
I'm absolutely addicted to caffeine. But if that was the only reason you were getting it you would be happy with any caffeine containing substitute, which is most likely not the case.
I think with things like coffee there are a lot of factors that go into why we want it. Caffeine and taste are the obvious ones, but there is also things like taking a break from work, the chance to walk away from your desk for a bit (maybe even outside, depending on your location), sometimes a social aspect if you chat with the barrista or people in the queue. Even just being able to pick up and drink for a micro-break from your work without feeling like you are doing nothing while your brain processes something can be important.
Once you add all of those things in buying coffee starts to look like a better deal (which is probably why so many people resist the idea of cutting it out to save money) but it can also help you to think of other ways to meet the needs it is fulfulling if you do want to cut it out.