I’ve started brewing coffee by hand. Started out buying drip bags from my local flea market every weekend and making a coffee while waiting for my daily RAT results, but that’s turned into weekly small talk with the vendor about how to get the best results from a drip filter, different bean variants, temperatures and measures.

It’s become a ritual that steadies my caffeine intake, gives me a little motivation to wake up on time, and starting the day with a small task (brewing) and small reward (coffee) just ripples through the work day.