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Coffee/tea in the morning

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For those of you who wake up with a beverage to sip on to give you a caffeine boost, what do you like to do meanwhile? Stare out the window? Watch the TV? Scroll the Forums?
 

Exaltist Ethan

Bridging the Gap Between Believers and Skeptics
All three.

Actually, my desktop is connected to the TV, so scrolling the forums also means watching TV.

I have some documents that I intend on publishing someday. I listen to those using text-to-speech on Microsoft Word during the morning and sometimes edit them when I feel like it's necessary.

One of the things I really like to do during the long mornings is reflect on the past, talk to myself and try to get closure regarding various events in my life.

I also listen to music on Spotify or YouTube, but I do that all the time, not just during the morning.

Because my medications take thirty minutes to settle, I take them right away after I wake up, make my coffee and then let it cool for thirty minutes before drinking it.

My coffee makes me burp, but sometimes the gas is trapped so I pat my stomach to help me release that gas.

Ah ... early mornings...
 

exchemist

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For those of you who wake up with a beverage to sip on to give you a caffeine boost, what do you like to do meanwhile? Stare out the window? Watch the TV? Scroll the Forums?
I eat my breakfast and read the copy of the Financial Times that I have just bought at the local petrol station round the corner.

Sometimes, if there is something important in the news, I listen to BBC Radio 4. But all too often that involves a pointlessly aggressive interview of a 2nd rate politician, what my father (God rest his soul) used to call a "Don't you agree with me that you're a bloody fool?" interview. So generally I find it more peaceful to read what's going on in the world at my own pace.
 

Debater Slayer

Vipassana
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I prefer coffee. I usually alternate between browsing RF and posting on a Discord math server I'm on (since "helpers"/server staff get tagged by members asking questions, so I often wake up to multiple notifications).
 

Rival

Diex Aie
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Do you Yorkshire lasses really drink decaf tea these days? ;)
Caffeine really doesn't agree with me. Once had an emergency visit to a doctor thinking I was losing my mind... turned out it was two lattes.
 

exchemist

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Caffeine really doesn't agree with me. Once had an emergency visit to a doctor thinking I was losing my mind... turned out it was two lattes.
Blimey!

In fact, after a lifetime of tea drinking I have abruptly stopped it, due to a new heart arrhythmia ("bigeminy") in which I get pairs of beats together, only the first of which is effective, followed by a long gap, which effectively cuts my heart rate in half, making me light-headed. I suppose I may need to start looking for decaf tea. Is it any good? I mean, does it taste like real tea? I have found a good brand of decaf coffee, but I've never tried decaf tea.
 
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Rival

Diex Aie
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Blimey!

In fact, after a lifetime of tea drinking I have abruptly stopped it, due to a new heart arrhythmia ("bigeminy") in which I get pairs of beats together, only the first of which is effective, followed by a long gap, which effectively cuts my heart rate in half, making me light-headed. I suppose I may need to start looking for decaf tea. Is it any good? I mean, does it taste like real tea? I have found a good brand of decaf coffee, but I've never tried decaf tea.
Honestly I don't notice any difference with decaf tea. I. Sorry to hear about your problem, definitely sounds like decaf is the way to go!
 
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