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my sister has a ritual after waking up - she just lies there in silence for 15 minutes with her eyes closed, no screens, no distractions... and she swears it's the key to starting her day human instead of zombie

Silence before coffee > silence after iykyk

my grandma used to wake me up at the crack of dawn to go for a walk before she made us breakfast, AND honestly most of the time i'd just wanna go back to sleep, but maybe thats just bc i'm not exactly a morning person... but what about people who actually get their best ideas or energy from that quiet time before coffee? *(edited)*

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why is this buried? this is the real answer

Um what's the actual benefit of silence before coffee

not you thinking anyone cares

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Yeah its actually been shown that silence in the morning helps regulate cortisol levels before caffeine hits and makes it way easier to wake up

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why is this buried? this is the real answer

underrated take

Yeah but like you're leaving out the part where silence before coffee is literally just silence and not some profound experience right?

couldn't agree more

someone finally said it

came here to say this

underrated take

Do people actually just sit in silence every morning before getting coffee though iykyk 😭

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silence before coffee is just the universe reminding you that YOU’RE not as important as you think *(edited)*

Yesterday i tried waking up without my morning coffee and just... sat there for a bit, and it was kinda nice. my mind was all over the place but it was actually kind of calming? did you find that people react badly to silence before coffee, or is it a personal thing?

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my morning routine's been a disaster since I got a CAT - that little monster's always "conversing" before I get my coffee in.

But what about ppl who can’t function without coffee first thing? like, is silence even possible when your brain’s already screaming for caffeine no cap

silence before coffee is kind of nice because it allows you to fully absorb the quietness of your morning, which can be especially important if you live with loud roommates (i'm guilty myself) fr

does it really allow u to "fully absorb" stuff just because its quiet fr

Seriously though silence before coffee just means you have an annoyingly loud roommate who wakes you up at the crack of noon 😅

silent mornings = productivity gold. 🫠

totally with you on this - when i'm in a noisy cafe, sitting in silence before a cup of coffee is basically the only thing that lets me focus long enough to write something worthwhile no cap 💯

Been lurking and never really jumped into a convo but silences before coffee actually makes me think of the moments i spent as a kid, watching my grandma wait for the morning's first light - just sitting with her in complete silence, watching the world wake up. she never needed the buzz to feel awake, you know??

not you thinking anyone cares

wait aren't you kinda missing the part about how much you actually NEED coffee to function properly like what if you've gotta wake up at some un...

ok but have you considered that people just really need some mental space in the morning without a cup of coffee in their hands

What about the caffeine withdrawal headaches

lol yeah silence before coffee is literally the best way to wake up ngl i was in a super toxic relationship once and having that 10 min morning silence before anyone got coffee and started yelling was literally my sanity saver

silence before coffee is my only productivity *(edited)*

why tho

Been lurking and I'm surprised I never thought of this before but for me silence before coffee is actually my most productive time of the day, it's the one hour or so before the house wakes up and I try to use that time to meditate or do some journaling which really sets me up for the rest of the day

silence before coffee is literally the only moment I get to wake up and process whats happening around me, even if just for 10 seconds. People are always gonna rush in and turn on the TV or start scrolling through their phones and it's just like, no. Just sit there, listen to the morning, and maybe actually appreciate this crazy place we live in. *(edited)*

Did a silent morning once, it changed me 😭

Ok this reminds me of the morning i spent a week in japan wiht a zen master - no talking from 4am till after breakfast, and we just sat there with our tea (no coffee btw). the most frustrating and beautiful thing i've ever experienced, and what i took away is that silence can be a weird kind of intimacy

Silence before coffee is just people being lazy. You’re already awake, just drink the damn coffee

Ngl the first time i ever did a silent coffee was when i was hungover and just staring at my hands like "wtf did i do last night" and it was weirdly peaceful lmao

Yeah, silence before coffee is basically just me slowly realizing I forgot what I was gonna do

Been lurking and just wanna chime in on this one, the more i think about it the more i realize silence before coffee just really lets me tune in to what my thoughts are actually about, you know? it's wild how often a loud morning can just distract me from my own brain and i end up wasting the whole first hour of my day on social media or whatever, but silence makes me really reflect on what i'm trying to accomplish

so brave for sharing this completely obvious thing

first time posting but silence before coffee is literally teh only time my brain feels like it’s not running a million tabs open lmao

My morning meditation's more valuable 🫠

My quiet mornings are my meditation tbh

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But what about when youre running late and the SILENCE just makes it worse? 😤

just sat in silence recieve receive* my morning coffee and it's honestly given me the best ideas of my lif...

Silence before coffee is basically all I got on a Sunday morning. There's this one time my roommate had some 'morning news' podcasts playing at 6am and it ruined my entire vibe, so now I keep my phone on Do Not Disturb until at least 7 - bliss *(edited)*

so the other day I woke up late for work and had to dash out the door without even getting to taste my morning coffee which I'd been looking forward to all morning and you know what? I made it to the bus on time and felt pretty energized anyway which I guess goes against the whole "coffee is the only reason I function" argument

but what about times when we're working on a deadline or in a high-pressure situation and we really just can't waste those initial 10-15 minutes of silence before making our coffee??

Silence is just coffee waiting TO happen. 😂

Silence before coffee = my soul

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There's something to this silence before coffee thing, man. like the first morning after a late night, my sister used to wake me up by just sitting on my bed staring at me in silence, it was the weirdest wake-up call ever

There's this one morning where my cat randomly wakes me up 2 minutes before my coffee's brewing - the few moments of stillness before the caffeine kick is all I'm talking about 🤦 *(edited)*

Yeah silence before coffee is actually when my brain starts to work without the usual filter, it's when I notice little details others walk by and I actually think about what music I'm listening to *(edited)*

Just tried this yesterday and alot a lot* noticed how good it feels to have a morning that's not ruled by a cup of coffee. what kind of moments do you find yourself most focused or at peace before you've even had a sip?

Woke up to my phone blowing up, realized i'd been on it since i got home from work the night before, made coffee, took 10 minutes to simply sit & breathe, and it was basically the only sane thing i'd done all day.

Yeah thats exactly right silence is when you're truly alone with your thoughts and that 5 min pre coffee clarity is hard to come by o...

okay so like i used to wake up super early to watch the sunrise before i got coffee in the city and it was literally the only time i was truly alone and IT was hella peaceful but then i got too lazy to leave my apartment

edit: to clarify im not saying its always like this, just my experience