2 hours? That sounds marvelous! Right now I get all caffeinated and then tether myself to a headset for 8 hours lol
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That's why I made my work buy me a wireless headset.
That way when I'm locked in a 5 hour call for something I have no input on or care about I can at least get up and make myself a few cups of coffee
locked in a 5 hour call for something I have no input on or care about
You are living my nightmare.
I'm living myown nightmare
Do you ever have to note or recall information afterwards? Because for me it wouldn't be the sitting in a call for 5 hours part that would be the problem, it would be someone asking me to tell them anything that happened in it that would be the problem. I couldn't even tell you who was in it
I have trigger words that snap my attention into the call. I support the infrastructure for a cloud app. Most calls are on the app layer so I couldn't care less. It's only when the infrastructure gets mentioned I need to listen.
Yes I do take notes
now wander the space with a golf club or baseball bat
What headset are you using? I've got a big ass nose cancelling headset I use on my personal computer, but it's a bit much for work - especially since I have to be on camera occasionally.
Random Microsoft ones the work gave me. They are surprisingly small and comfortable
So you're telling me there's are jobs where i don't have to do anything for 5 hours at a time?
No there are jobs that have 5 hour meetings while you watch your backlog pile up an extra 5 hours
Ah, i understand the pain now.
At that point I unplug my headphones and let the speakers do it so I can wander the room and not be literally tied down.
They won't give us wireless ones unless there's some kind of medical exception... The managers get them but we don't. I would buy my own but every time I try to use any of my own equipment IT freaks the fuck out about it
We learned the magic words at my company.
Health and safety
Say that and they back down.
My work take h&s super serious. He'll just today the upper management held a 90 min meeting right across lunch time that included a segment on how important it is that you get away from your PC during lunch.
lol
I see your caffeine and raise with amphetamines.
For the ADHD crowd this is often literally how it works.
No stimulants? My restless leg will shake this whole building down. With stimulants? I can sit there at my desk, happy as a clam.
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My understanding is that caffeine doesn't give you energy but instead blocks the sense of tiredness.
Basically carbs and fat give you energy, if we’re talking the literal term. I think protein does too but it’s less.
But stimulants do unlock mental resources. I believe caffeine induces a fight or flight state (what I’ve heard; haven’t studied this), one aspect of which is the body decides to make more energy available at the cost of faster breakdown.
Dopaminergic stimulants give your body the sense it’s pursuing something important. So the same zap of released resources called “motivation” that you’d get if you suddenly realized your favorite person in the world is outside, you can also get by taking adderall or cocaine.
Only if you take it once though. If you drink coffe regularly, you only get withdrawal symptoms if you have none instead. Coffeine has no stimulating effect if taken regularly.
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it's interesting seeing a bunch of anxious people go exacerbate anxiety with caffeine. so many fuckin annoying encounters
I just got to the dentist after having too much coffee, so this definitely tracks
He makes your gums bleed, so you attack back with coffee breath. Nice!
My dentist is honestly awesome and good at not doing that or poking where it hurts. It's why I drive 2 hours one way for these appointments.
You're dependent on caffeine, you get withdrawal symptoms if you have none.
This is why I use cocaine and Adderall instead.
Caffeine gives me FAR worse withdrawal symptoms than my prescription Adderall. Caffeine also just really fucks me up in general, I think I have a caffeine sensitivity or something or maybe it's just the GAD I have. The worst part is I really like caffeinated drinks and I convince myself "the caffeine won't be bad" and chug a monster or coffee or something, then I feel extremely high stress like I'm on the verge of a stroke for the next few hours lol
Also caffeine destroys my sleep more than my brain alone already does
Couldn't agree more. Caffeine—and stimulants in general—give me bad anxiety. Same symptoms as you.
Don't actually use coke and Adderall to stay awake, kids; I was just being sarcastic.
How's the court cases coming Donnie?
Caffeine is fine as long as you stretch often to keep arteries open, and sleep 12 hours a day.
4 hrs mostly, 6 hrs max.
Sleep is for the dead, permanently disabled, or "retired".
My pending heart attack is looking real fucking relaxing. Hopefully permanent.
I'm in this photo and I don't like it 😂
Honestly for the best. Without my trifecta of amph+caffeine+nicotine (vape ofc smoking is eww and unhealthy) I don't think I'd bother getting out of bed but that's just an ADHD moment.
I need my brain to jitter; not my body. 😬
I don't need you calling out my 2:00 AM Tuesday ritual.
Typical ADHD reaction.
Sounds like a plan. Jacking up your heart rate and increasing your blood pressure aren’t great things to do before you start rigorous activities.
Try 400 and just stand around gawking
Weightloss pills!
Lightweights lol. Anyway I'm not getting any thinking dinner unless my caffeine to blood ratio is at least 2:1.
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