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Re:Daily Coffee Habits May Affect Brain Plasticity and Learning by yetihehe on Sunday November 26, 2023 @06:22AM (#38420811)
It WILL vary a lot. I do two weeks of "zero coffee" every year and never had any withdrawal symptoms, the rest of the year I drink a lot of coffee (4 big cups a day). Only sometimes I drink it to be more alert, typically I need it only to code. No coffee - no programming or any creative work for me. I try to mantain constant amount of caffeine in organism by sipping those 4 cups for whole day.
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Re:Daily Coffee Habits May Affect Brain Plasticity and Learning by theyinwhy on Sunday November 26, 2023 @06:51AM (#38420929)
Zero withdrawal symptoms. Just not able to work anymore.
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Re:Daily Coffee Habits May Affect Brain Plasticity and Learning by i_am_jl on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:07AM (#38421315)
It could be a withdrawal symptom if their ability to work returns after the withdrawal period ends.

I've known people who are completely unproductive if they're not on Adderall, or on cannabis, I can't think of any reason there aren't people who are entirely useless without caffeine.

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Re:Daily Coffee Habits May Affect Brain Plasticity and Learning by yetihehe on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @01:58AM (#38443178)
Just less able to code. I do this as a vacations from work. I enjoy all the other normal day to day tasks, so more like a total reset/detox.
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