#307: Coffee is a Great Secret Weapon For Sloth Days (But Not Daily Life)

September 15, 2020 — Coffee works well as a last-ditch effort against depression, but if you have to drink it just to feel awake every day, then there’s a deeper problem at play.

Coffee is a great secret weapon for sloth days.

It’s NOT SO GREAT for daily life because (like any drug) the more you depend on it, the less effective it becomes.

When I was working at a 9–5 copywriting job, I would drink 4–5 cups in eight hours.

There’s no way that was good for me.

Also, needing a drug to get through the day was less a reflection on my creative shortcomings than it was a signal that something was VERY WRONG with my work environment and lifestyle.

For the past three hundred days of my 365 Comics challenge, I’ve worked harder than I’ve worked in my whole life…but I rarely need coffee anymore.

I’m naturally on fire all the time.

I get enough sleep.

I spend LOTS of time outside.

And I do work that feels meaningful to me.

THESE are nature’s intended stimulants.