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LONG HOURS = CAFFEINE?
 

seville's picture
 
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 on 6/16/12 at 5:00am
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How do you guys get in your caffeine? Do you guys take it in on a constant daily basis? I feel like I don't want to be dependent on it for the rest of my life. I have a coworker who drinks coffee twice a day every single day. He literally has the smell of coffee beans engraved to his body.

SECfinance's picture

I'm only an intern but I was

IB
(King Kong, 1,432
 
Points)
 on 6/15/12 at 8:17am

I'm only an intern but I was never really a big coffee drinker until I started (do drink energy drinks from time to time). Out of the workplace, you can be a little tired and slide by. However, in the office I want to be alert and not be known as that intern that was snoozing in the client meeting. So I get by with coffee.

SirBarney's picture

I haven't worked in the

O
(Gorilla, 505
 
Points)
 on 6/15/12 at 8:22am

I haven't worked in the industry but I've pulled many all-nighters working on school CS projects...

Drink a ton of cold water, you'll be surprised how successful it is at waking you up, and you have to piss a lot.

Addinator's picture

Coffee twice a day? That's

AM
 
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 on 6/15/12 at 8:39am

Coffee twice a day? That's all? I drink lots off coffee and a lot of water. Both help quite a bit.

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drexelalum11's picture

I usually start my day with

O
(Neanderthal, 3,635
 
Points)
 on 6/15/12 at 9:07am

I usually start my day with tea, drink lots of water throughout. Sometimes I'll go for coffee with someone in the afternoon. If I'm feeling tired, I'll get an espresso from the machine (I try to stay away from lattes and cappuccinos to avoid the bloating and calories). Sometimes I'll have five or six espressos in a day; sometimes I'll go a week without any coffee.

Being dependent on caffeine is bad, but caffeine itself is good for you; like all things, you just need to use it in moderation.

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Kassad's picture

Drink tea. Not that fake

IB
(King Kong, 1,244
 
Points)
 on 6/15/12 at 9:08am

Drink tea. Not that fake liptop bag shit, get some legit stuff and you'll be surprised how much more effective and healthy it is than coffee.

Johnny Ringo's picture

4:1 ratio water to cofee. 4

HF
 
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 on 6/15/12 at 9:14am

4:1 ratio water to cofee. 4 8oz of water for every 1 8oz of coffee is what a doctor told me a few years back.

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Nouveau Richie's picture

seville: I have a coworker

IB
(Neanderthal, 2,813
 
Points)
 on 6/15/12 at 9:15am
seville:

I have a coworker who drinks coffee twice a day every single day.

chimpanzee's picture

Two cups a day is pretty

(Monkey, 52
 
Points)
 on 6/15/12 at 9:17am

Two cups a day is pretty standard at the office. One morning, one afternoon.

Bobb's picture

This is wall street, start

AM
 
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 on 6/15/12 at 9:19am

This is wall street, start bumping lines at your desk. No need for coffee when you constantly have cocaine in your system...

But yeah, 2 cups a day isn't much at all but as most said drinking water is great. Really wakes you up and its always important to stay hydrated

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seville's picture

Addinator37: Coffee twice a

 
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 on 6/15/12 at 9:31am
Addinator37:

Coffee twice a day? That's all? I drink lots off coffee and a lot of water. Both help quite a bit.

He drinks twice a day but in a huge mug. So technically speaking, it's like 6 cups of coffee a day. The mug he uses is literally gigantic. It's ridiculous.

turtles's picture

Coffee sends me on frequent

IB
(Neanderthal, 2,961
 
Points)
 on 6/15/12 at 9:33am

Coffee sends me on frequent trips to the WC so I try to avoid it. Iced coffee, however, does not have the same effect on me.... Anyway, there was one guy in my group who never once had a drop of coffee, red bull, anything. People were making bets on how long it would take for him to cave in. No one bet that he would last forever and they all lost. Some people just don't need that extra jolt I guess

Just saying...

abacab's picture

I just do Diet Coke/Coke Zero

IB
 
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 on 6/15/12 at 9:41am

I just do Diet Coke/Coke Zero or equivalent. Two half liter bottles a day, starting first thing in the morning.

Tolland15's picture

Two coffees a day is child's

O
(Baboon, 150
 
Points)
 on 6/15/12 at 9:49am

Two coffees a day is child's play. I have one on the commute, and at least 2-3 more cups throughout the day. If you want to avoid the caffeine, adderall is money, though I can't imagine its effects on the human body are any less bad than coffee (which isn't that bad for you) (just have to shit a lot)

I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival.

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turtles's picture

abacab: I just do Diet

IB
(Neanderthal, 2,961
 
Points)
 on 6/15/12 at 9:50am
abacab:

I just do Diet Coke/Coke Zero or equivalent. Two half liter bottles a day, starting first thing in the morning.

Dude diet soda gives you kidney stones. Get rid of that shit

Just saying...

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I feel like there are

(King Kong, 1,885
 
Points)
 on 6/15/12 at 9:50am

I feel like there are different levels of coffee: free stuff from office pantry, normal coffee, espresso based.

I also find that you need less coffee if you're just in a better mood, unless you're just so tired that you physically can't keep your eyes open (in which case you need to move onto energy drinks)

You have to play the game to find out why you're playing the game.

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td12's picture

Tolland15: Two coffees a day

(Monkey, 50
 
Points)
 on 6/15/12 at 9:55am
In reply to Johnny Ringo
Fredbird's picture

Johnny Ringo: 4:1 ratio water

(Baboon, 131
 
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 on 6/15/12 at 10:00am
In reply to turtles
abacab's picture

turtles: abacab: I just do

IB
 
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 on 6/15/12 at 10:02am
TopDGO's picture

I'm pretty sure this is total

CO
(Orangutan, 320
 
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 on 6/15/12 at 10:26am

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Addinator's picture

TopDGO: I'm pretty sure this

AM
 
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 on 6/15/12 at 10:30am

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kmzz's picture

i only drink water dont want

O
 
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 on 6/15/12 at 11:28am
FormerHornetDriver's picture

Back in the 80s didn't

IB
(Orangutan, 363
 
Points)
 on 6/15/12 at 11:59am
awqtfq's picture

Disclaimer: I'm a recently

(Orangutan, 250
 
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 on 6/15/12 at 12:29pm
In reply to kmzz
awqtfq's picture

kmzz: i only drink water dont

(Orangutan, 250
 
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 on 6/15/12 at 12:46pm
kmzz's picture

a lot of times when u feel

O
 
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 on 6/15/12 at 12:57pm
In reply to turtles
APAE's picture

turtles: Coffee sends me on

(Neanderthal, 3,714
 
Points)
 on 6/16/12 at 12:06am

A lot of people do certain things to add days to their life. I do things to add life to my days.

jpmoranmonkeysachs's picture

Just drink orange juice and

(Baboon, 149
 
Points)
 on 6/16/12 at 12:19am
captainkoolaid's picture

Breast milk keeps me alert

HF
(Gorilla, 604
 
Points)
 on 6/16/12 at 5:16am
leveredarb's picture

i only have coffee during all

(King Kong, 1,263
 
Points)
 on 6/16/12 at 5:46am
couchy's picture

eat lots of fruit..

(King Kong, 1,390
 
Points)
 on 6/16/12 at 5:48am
wallstasks's picture

seville: How do you guys get

 
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 on 6/16/12 at 6:23am
RanMan's picture

5 hour energy. Half in the

(Monkey, 33
 
Points)
 on 6/16/12 at 11:13am
Onetwobit's picture

sorry...but I am the only one

CF
(Orangutan, 256
 
Points)
 on 6/16/12 at 11:15am
oppcostofcapital's picture

I can't actually drink coffee

IB
 
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 on 6/16/12 at 11:23am
CompBanker's picture

I don't drink coffee nor

PE
(Almost Human, 8,758
 
Points)
 on 6/16/12 at 11:32am

CompBanker

In reply to RanMan
TheApostleJohn's picture

RanMan: 5 hour energy. Half

(Chimp, 15
 
Points)
 on 6/16/12 at 12:05pm
LiquidDreams's picture

Lots of cold water and green

(Monkey, 60
 
Points)
 on 6/16/12 at 2:42pm
West Coast rainmaker's picture

Caffeine pills. Shit works,

ER
(Neanderthal, 2,128
 
Points)
 on 6/16/12 at 8:04pm
WACC-o's picture

Green Tea all day long. Glass

PE
(Monkey, 40
 
Points)
 on 6/17/12 at 11:51am
In reply to West Coast rainmaker
SeaDragon's picture

West Coast

IB
(Monkey, 51
 
Points)
 on 6/17/12 at 3:46pm
aempirei's picture

I'm no quant, but I think it

IB
(Gorilla, 725
 
Points)
 on 6/18/12 at 2:03am

My name is Nicky, but you can call me Dre.

dulux_dog's picture

do u guys ever get caffeine

IB
(Chimp, 7
 
Points)
 on 6/18/12 at 3:51am
DoYouLikePhilCollins's picture

5 HR ENERGY!!!!

IA
(Baboon, 159
 
Points)
 on 6/18/12 at 2:57pm

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