I realized today why I don’t like to drink caffeine. It’s a hack (as in like software). A quick and ugly fix that gets the job done until the time comes that it inevitably fails you and another hack is necessary. Sure, it feels good at the time but you know it can’t last.
On the other hand there are more complete solutions such as getting more sleep, eating healthy foods, and exercising. Just like best practices in software engineering I’ll admit I’m nowhere near perfect in this regard. I realize, however, that it’s a more thorough solution that gets at the root of the problem rather than trying to fix it’s symptoms.
Hey! (sputters indignantly, almost dropping her morning coffee in response to the audacity of the post)