Coffee math: the only math I do willingly

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Some people wake up with a clear plan.
I wake up with a calculator… in my head.

How many cups for small talk?
One for light chit-chat.
Two if it’s a full conversation.
Three if it’s before 9 a.m.

How many cups for answering emails without sarcasm?
That’s a four-cup minimum.

And don’t even get me started on the coffee required to smile through unexpected errands or “quick questions.”

It’s not addiction – it’s strategy.
It’s social battery maintenance.
It’s the delicate formula keeping me from snapping at strangers in the grocery store.

So yes… I do coffee math.
And the answer is always: more than yesterday.

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