Caffeine, I love you. Why must you treat me so?
Posted by Res Ipsa Loquitur, Feb 13 2009, 07:20 AM
Well, I haven't been around much lately, but I have been paying attention to what has been going on. I guess that I just haven't had much to say.
I do have a little something to say today, though. And it is all about caffeine. I try not to abuse substances of all kinds. I'm too afraid of becoming addicted to things for that. But I go off and on with caffeine, And right now I am totally on. Tea, soda, coffee. It doesn't matter what it is, I totally love it. As soon as it hits my tongue, I feel relief. The problem, though, is that it never affects me the way I want.
I have a hard time "sitting still" for any length of time. I fidget a lot and honestly can't pay attention too much of the time. At the same time, I absolutely do not always get the sleep I should for many reasons. So, the obvious solution to the sleep loss is caffeine. The problem is that it doesn't really wake me up or make me more alert. I mean, sometimes it does to an extent but usually it just makes me even more unable to sit still. So I am tired and unfocused, but I am tapping my foot, jiggling my pencil, or doodling in my notebook with absolutely no thought as to what is going on. Which isn't conducive to being productive in any way.
So, I guess the moral of the story is that caffeine makes you feel pretty good most of the time. But be aware of what it is actually doing to you. While you think that it is keeping you alert, it may actually be hindering you. Blasphemy, I know.
Comments
DesDownunder, Feb 13 2009, 02:22 PM
Camy, Feb 14 2009, 12:39 AM
Yeah, the idea of a 'perfect Des' makes me shudder ... marginally more than the caffeine jag I'm presently on ;)
It sounds like you've decided you're an addictive personality, Res. It's a good thing to know, and I wish I'd discovered the fact at a much younger age. In my book coffee's okay: at least it's relatively cheap, and doesn't damage your body ... too much.
Tanuki Racoon, Feb 14 2009, 04:16 AM
Hylas, Jun 7 2009, 07:52 PM
Jason Rimbaud, Jun 11 2009, 10:38 PM
Jason
So I tried concentrating on what I was doing instead of lighting up another cigarette, and lo and behold, I found I managed to bypass the addiction for a good 20 minutes. I hope to explore this effect to help me stop smoking, (and write my next story.)
But the coffee, now that is something else. I guess I will just keep drinking coffee for the sole reason that if I gave up smoking and coffee, I would be perfect, and that would be unbearable for all of us.