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I brew my next cup when i'm halfway through the current one. There's plenty of time to not drink coffee when I'm dead.
Real programmers use butterflies
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Yes it's possible to have too much - your body can only tolerate so much caffeine. I think it's around 400mg per day.
Go on a 'detox' - scale back for a few days and re-sensitize yourself to it.
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I drink two cups of strong coffee before I even think about going to the office.
My biggest challenge in the morning is trying to make coffee before I have had coffee. I have on occasion waited patiently for the kettle to boil, having not even filled it up or switched it on.
Nothing succeeds like a budgie without teeth.
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Nowdays I use to drink 3 expresso per day. It is barely enough (I would prefer to drink much more coffee because I like it very much and it keeps me up).
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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IMHO none. Modulating one's brain activity with substances instead of sheer will sounds compelling at first, but there's the danger of addiction (which caffeine exhibits). Caffeine has shown to increase the number of melatonine receptors (meaning increasing the overall tirendness unless countered with more caffeine), caffeine has shown to lower the amount of grey matter (this effect proven to be reversible though) and consuming something brain-changing and addiction-fueling regularly is IMHO not worth it. I'm not a huge fan of hops tea for falling-asleep-purposes either. Yes, it works, it's got way less side-effects than commercially available pills, but it's still something the brain can get used to (so failing to deal with lack of) when taken regularly.
Now when it comes to recreational substance use (as opposed to goal-oriented substance use), I do love myself a beer or two (or a couple more) every now and then. On the other hand, in Bavaria, Germany, beer is basically a basic food. Not to say I've not seen alcohol addiction second-hand...
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That depends what fear you the most.
Latest large(r) scale experiments say it is good against heart attack (not surprising, the heart is like a shark, have to go to stay alive).
However, it is bad for memory. It decreases gray matter mass in the brain. The effect is reversible by leaving caffeine for about ten days.
So it is an engineering question, what is the target of your optimization? Long life, or effectve memory of those damn variables.
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I've read that caffeine gives a bigger boost in the afternoon than in the morning.
Having more coffee is an "it depends" situation. The CoffeeChemistry site states drip coffee contains 8 to 15 mg caffeine per oz, which means 80 to 150 mg in 0.3 liters/10 oz. Drink 2, you have 160 to 300 mg, and 3 is 240 to 450 mg.
If your coffee is on the weaker side, drinking 3 in the morning and another in the PM is still under the 400 mg that is listed in various places as a maximum. If the coffee is stronger, then drink 2 in the morning and 1 in the PM.
Most people have a lag in the afternoon. Since you're experiencing this, it may make sense to restrict the morning to 2 cups and have another between 1 and 3 PM (drink it 30 minutes before the time you typically feel yourself lagging).
In addition ...
I drink a 16 oz glass of water when I first wake up. Supposedly the water forces your internal systems to wake up to process the water. I find it effective. I drink coffee after that, but that's a want, not a need.
Another point is to drink water all day. Mild dehydration causes the mind to slow down. Drink water when you first wake up, then drink another 8 oz every time you use the bathroom. You stay hydrated all day, and it will keep you from sitting too long ...
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Figure out how to get to bed early enough so you get enough sleep and then take a week off and go cold turkey. Caffeine is an addictive drug.
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Coffee is like cocaine: you're always chasing that first high!
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every few years I'll cycle myself off of caffeine. when I really need it one cup of coffee usually does a great job, unfortunately coffee/caffeine is a diminishing returns type of thing for me, as it takes more and more to keep me going, then have a hard time sleeping.
I have a 1.5L percolator in my office and at the height of usage it would be gone before noon, and always debated whether to make a second pot.
currently I'm back down to one cup of green tea in the morning, for the habit of drinking something warm in the morning.
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I drink two 12oz cups of coffee in the morning and one cup early afternoon. That is my ideal "dose" for optimal productivity!
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None, I live on Diet Pepsi! 5 or 6 cans a day seems to be enough.
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This man uses one Yeti mug in the morning, one Yeti mug after lunch, and a 5 Hour Energy around 3 PM.
I do not do decaffeinated coffee, as I have yet to discover the point.
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I go with the simple approach .. 1 pot o' black coffee in the morning .. no more.. no less 
Cegarman
document code? If it's not intuitive, you're in the wrong field 
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Well, it's consumed for the caffeine it contains. Like many other drugs taken for their pleasurable effects, the human body becomes accustomed to continued, regular use and as a consequence, it reacts to this external substance to a decreasing degree.
My coffee cup is 20 oz. I make em white with two.. with a desert spoon.
I drink them when I feel like it. Sometimes I've had 4 by 10 am, other times wont have one for a day or two. Been about 12 hours since I've had a cup at the moment.
Of course it's possible to have too much coffee. 75 to 100 cups for the average 70kg person represents the LD50 dose of caffeine in humans, which is 150-200 mg per kg of body mass. As little as 57mg per kilo of body mas has been reported as causing death.
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For me, any amount of coffee is too much. Never could tolerate the flavor. I generally get by with, like, zero to one cans of Coke per day. Not a huge caffeine consumer.
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A software controlled space heater to keep under our desks to keep our toes warm in winter so we do not have to crawl under the desk before/after each session for turn on/off. A local personal thermostat would be nice too. Those of you who know hardware please get right on it. My toes are getting cold. I suppose a power strip on the desk would replace the need for a networked space heater but then where would I put my fantasy model car collection. - Cheerio
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Thank you for the suggestions but I failed to mention I wish to keep my knee caps warm too. Do you know of a thermal glove compatible keyboard - Cheerio
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Get dressed and stop nekkid programming. 
I'd rather be phishing!
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It's hard to built up seniority in the workplace too if you're always seen as 'the newd guy.' 
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They're called battery operated socks. But as someone else said: get dressed.
** gross **
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Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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A simpler solution: put your computer under your desk, and start mining cryptocurrency. The excess heat will keep your toes, legs, room, neighbourhood, and planet warm. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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