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Re:Developer Productivity - The Red Pill by sourc3 on Thursday August 26, 2010 @09:37AM (#1635869)
I agree with the caffeine comment. Believe it or not there is a balance when it comes to coffee. Having a cup of tea/coffee every day is not the same as having a cup every 2 hours. As in everything, it is not strictly an on/off switch.

Other than that I totally agree that sleep exercise and food make a great difference. Eating fat with carbs for 3 meals a day will not help you get the mental focus either.

Re:Developer Productivity - The Red Pill by jlindley on Thursday August 26, 2010 @09:57AM (#1635906)
I took it to mean that the author is either on or off with such things, and couldn't merely cut down. I'm the same way. One cup of coffee a day is an impossible dream for me, I'd have to totally quit instead.
Re:Developer Productivity - The Red Pill by sourc3 on Friday August 27, 2010 @03:18PM (#1639875)
If you are in an environment where there is decaf coffee I suggest mixing half caf/half decaf. You cannot really taste the decaf and get in half the caffeine, although it's not a real fix, it should help a little :)