Same for me. Applies to any caffeine intake, really. I usually taper down to lower amounts slowly to avoid withdrawal symptoms then ramp back up. I can really feel the effects after I'm on no/low caffeine for a short period- however, for daily intake- I think if you fluctuate intake amounts enough between days that could help from a maintenance perspective and is realistically what I do most of the time.

+1 - this will be something for the holidays (and hopefully the habit persists beyond that)