Caffeine

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1. bts327Aug 2022
   I have the exact same experience when I quit coffee for any lengthy period of time. Short term withdrawal is hell, then boost of energy and the best sleep of my life consistently every night. Feel great for several weeks then realize how mundane and boring everything is without the buzz, have a cup of coffee and WOW, Im alive again! It's a brutal cycle and I fear I've done irreparable damage to my brain at this point.

   As an aside, I highly recommend the Audible book "Caffeine" by Michael Pollan if you haven't already heard it. It's quite brilliant.

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2. dpeckOct 2020
   Michael Pollan has some good history and a lot of fun anecdotes about early coffee house cultures in his recent book Caffeine. It was interesting how each coffee house had a certain business/class associated with it.

   The book itself is well written and short, I consumed it as an audiobook and it came in around 4 hours.

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3. ctrlcctrlvMay 2020
   If you're interested in a brief 'story' of caffeine - its roots and history leading up to its role in society today, check out Michael Pollan's 'Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World' audiobook.

   It's a short listen (by audiobook standards at least) and explores the the 'good', the 'bad' and everything in between of caffeine and coffee, often using himself as a lab rat to test theories that he comes across in his research.

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4. sourdesiApr 2020
   Probably 2-3 per day for me.

   Side note: One of my favorite authors Michael Pollan recently published a short audiobook on the effects of caffeine, some of the history behind it, and his experience going cold turkey for a few months. Really quick and interesting 2 hour listen. It's called Caffeine.

   Thought I'd share since I found out about his last book "How to Change your Mind" on HN and found it fascinating.

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5. wpietriApr 2020
   It is absolutely mind-altering. If you'd like to hear more, you can just check out the work this is based on, Michael Pollan's Caffeine: https://michaelpollan.com/books/caffeine-how-coffee-and-tea-...

   He was recently on Fresh Air discussing the book; the transcript is here: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/803394030

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