My friend Mike is the exact same way with his coffee order. He told me once he literally rotates between two drinks at his place just so he doesn't have to think about it. One time his regular spot was out of oat milk and he just stood there staring at the menu for like five minutes before asking for a black coffee. He said the whole thing felt wrong, like his whole morning plan got ruined. So yeah, I think Dana read you perfectly, it's not about the taste, it's about not having to make another choice.

That pace is brutal to keep up, used to think it was just about discipline and pushing through. But seeing how your burnout crept in after that 30 day streak, it makes way more sense now why consistency dies when the novelty wears off. Maybe the real trick is accepting slower output beats quitting entirely.

Huh, that's wild, the charcoal dust part really caught my eye. Did you have to mess with the amount of boric acid to get it to flow like that, or was it basically the same recipe minus the filler junk they put in the store stuff?