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I did the same, but then transitioned to 10 mins of vigorous exercise instead in the morning. I found that getting my heart rate up was a better stimulus



10 minutes of rowing is an excellent replacement for coffee for me, having quit coffee due to hypertension.


James Bond spent 5 minutes under a needle-sharp cold water shower before breakfast.


Pavel Durov (Telegram's CEO) does something similar but in a bathtub filled with 0 degrees water with ice added in it too.


Yeah, I do love me some coffee, but it's amazing what just a couple push-ups will do. All of a sudden you have blood flow in the upper part of your body and you just feel "ready to go".




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