After having gone the whole gamut of caffeine, from 5-6 cups of coffee per day to completely dropping it in the last three months, I have settled on the following: I drink one (1) cup of really good (expensive) coffee as soon as I wake up. It is my morning ritual, so to speak. I then avoid coffee like the plague for the rest of the day. It gives me a jump start in the morning without inhibiting my sleep the following night, and it gives me a little treat to look forward to every morning as I wake up.
