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Do you drink coffee while working?

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If so, how many cups of coffee do you drink in a day?

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Avalander โ€ข

I usually drink two cups of coffee every weekday. Then I start drinking three cups a day, and shortly after that, four. Then I decide that it's too much and go one or two weeks without any coffee at all. After that, I start with one cup a day and repeat the cycle all over again.

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Dani โ€ข

I think that coffee cycle it's really interesting and has some benefits :)

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Avalander โ€ข

I never thought about it as being beneficial, I just want to avoid getting too hooked on the juice :D

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Dani โ€ข

Yes, that's one of the reasons to do a coffee cycle. That juice... It's very addictive haha

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Timo Koenig โ€ข

I don't understand the question ;)
About 5-8 double Espresso per day

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Daaang - that's a lot of coffee!

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Timo Koenig โ€ข โ€ข Edited

really? thought so little espressos don't have as much caffeine as normal coffes

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A double espresso though...

A quick Google tells me an espresso has 80mg of caffeine, and a normal drip coffee has 120mg. If you're having a double espresso, that's 160mg of caffeine.

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Timo Koenig โ€ข

ok.. I'm a caffeine junky. Blame on me :O)

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Itachi Uchiha โ€ข

are you doing sports?

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Timo Koenig โ€ข

Me? yes 2-3 times per week

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One or two, depending how tired/stressed I am :)

Usually start the day with a Nespresso, then maybe pick up another at lunch.

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James McPherson โ€ข

Nespresso isn't coffee ..... :p

How you get your coffee is up to you.

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I'd prefer "from bean" anyday :P but Nespresso is just so convenient, and they're basically everywhere in the office!

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Cรฉcile Lebleu โ€ข

If I drink 2 cups a day, my health will start suffering. Jitters, stress, nerves, stomach problems. Some people can drink 4 or 5 cups a day, others canโ€™t.
On a regular weekday I might have a cup in the morning depending on how I slept. And then, I might have a cup in the afternoon if Iโ€™m tired. But if Iโ€™m stressed, no coffee. (Tea or cocoa are also really good!)
Overall Iโ€™d say I have an average of 0.75 cups a day. I may go a week without a drop, and I may have 3 a day for a couple of days.

Listen to your body! Itโ€™s more important than work. If you see your coworkers downing espressos and Red Bullโ€™s to get through the day, it doesnโ€™t mean you should too. You can get as much energy from exercise, diet, habits.

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James McPherson โ€ข

I used to say no - because I start my day with a double-espresso and that tends to keep me going. However, over the last few months my diet has changed a bit, and I've found that an espresso at about 3-3:30pm is useful. Not necessary, but certainly something I'm enjoying. Sometimes I swap that for a cup of black tea. I think it's more the idea of having a hot cuppa in the middle of the afternoon.

Apart from that, I just drink water during my working day.

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Travis Simpson โ€ข

Used to be a coffee fiend, and some days still am. Current research shows 4 cups of coffee a day is perfectly healthy, beneficial and safe. That is, regular cups of coffee btw. Drink it black all the way! Some days, I may opt for a cup or two of Death Wish Coffee, which has notably higher amounts of caffeine. I also rotate, after having a cup of coffee I have a cup of water, then maybe a cup of green tea. Growing up on coffee (literally, since about 5 years old), I find 2 to 4 cups to be optimal and more than enough, particularly if you want to avoid over-stimulation, increasing anxiety and sleep deprivation :)

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Austin S. Hemmelgarn โ€ข

None, mostly because I simply don't like coffee. I used to drink multiple cups of green tea a day, though I've recently stopped doing so since I finally realized that caffeine just makes me tired without helping me focus or stay awake at all.

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Dani โ€ข

Yes, I do. 2-3 cups per day no more or I would have a trouble hahaha

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Itachi Uchiha โ€ข

I was thinking about 6-7 about per day :) Of course for myself :)

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Dani โ€ข

Wow, 6-7 per day... Too much for me :)

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Itachi Uchiha โ€ข

I was actually wondering about that :) Can it be harmful to me?

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Dani โ€ข

itโ€™s depends of each people, in my case Iโ€™m get very nervous hahaha

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Thomas C. Haflich โ€ข

I used to drink coffee (and tea) like water. It was starting to have health effects, so I've been trying to taper down and swap in decaf when possible. I still like having a warm drink available when at the computer, but having that much caffeine is not sustainable.

Right now I'm down to a carafe a day or less. That's maybe two huge mugs or four "standard" cups? I never know how to measure. I drink those in the morning before work, though. At work I stick to tea.

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Dennis Keirsgieter โ€ข

I drink 0 coffee because i don't want to get a need for caffeine. People don't understand that i can function without coffee.. But i think that only proofs my point if you never start drinking it you will never need it.. right? ;)