I personally can't stand decaf. I roast & brew for a living and decaf is just very different, I've become accustomed to a distaste for it.
Discussion
It certainly is different, but I find the ritual of morning coffee is more powerful than the actual drink or the flavor. It’s ridiculous, but like smoking, I think fixation and context were more powerful factors is the challenges of quitting than nicotine ever was.
I don't think that's ridiculous at all. It makes perfect sense. We are creatures of habit. The rest is just chemicals.
the brainwashing that these things are good for you is the worst and hardest part of breaking the habit, even when your symptoms from their damage are so bad you are, like i was, literally losing your vision, your ability to walk even...
and it's not just stuff we eat and drink and inhale, i also have put down the phone and stopped using it, i don't even have a nostr client on it and don't run any chat clients on it anymore and in fact, avoid taking it with me unless i'm going to really unfamiliar places.
Right. There's trade-offs with some things so it's always worth weighing all sides. I think the most important thing is to figure out what works for your body, your mind, the condition you're in, and the lifestyle you want to achieve/maintain/get away from. And finding ways to transition there. That's the tough part.