Each step is simplicity in itself, and yet the 6+ minute process combined into one “make tea” step is often too much of a hassle. Making each step discrete and separable, like with a Keurig, works great. There’s a lot I don’t have to do at that point. I don’t have to watch how long the tea has been steeping. I don’t have to wait for the pot to scream and then silence it. I don’t have to turn on/off the stove. I don’t have to throw away the cartridge if I don’t want to. I don’t have to fill up the water if I don’t want to. Instead, I put in cup → receive coffee.
I like oolongs and greens that resteep very well. So my process is essentially: boil water; dump into tea cup; occasionally sprinkle in some new loose tea; once every few days, dump out all the dregs. You don’t really need a tea ball or strainer or anything once you have a nice clump at the bottom.
I don’t have to wait for the pot to scream and then silence it. I don’t have to turn on/off the stove.
There is an electric tool for this, I don’t remember the English word. Or you could make a lot of tea, and then just warm it up in microwave, or just drink it at room temperature.
Even for drinking water, you can make it easier by bringing a whole bottle in your room, so you don’t have to go to kitchen (and be tempted by proximity of food) for each cup.
Anything that’s “in my way” or at the polite, in-person request of someone else. As such, I’ve adapted many strategies for placing things in my way deliberately so they get done. Like returning Netflix DVDs: I place the DVD on the floor at the front door so I have to pick it up on the way out.
Each step is simplicity in itself, and yet the 6+ minute process combined into one “make tea” step is often too much of a hassle. Making each step discrete and separable, like with a Keurig, works great. There’s a lot I don’t have to do at that point. I don’t have to watch how long the tea has been steeping. I don’t have to wait for the pot to scream and then silence it. I don’t have to turn on/off the stove. I don’t have to throw away the cartridge if I don’t want to. I don’t have to fill up the water if I don’t want to. Instead, I put in cup → receive coffee.
I have an extremely low activity threshold.
/gives in to the other-optimizing temptation
I like oolongs and greens that resteep very well. So my process is essentially: boil water; dump into tea cup; occasionally sprinkle in some new loose tea; once every few days, dump out all the dregs. You don’t really need a tea ball or strainer or anything once you have a nice clump at the bottom.
There is an electric tool for this, I don’t remember the English word. Or you could make a lot of tea, and then just warm it up in microwave, or just drink it at room temperature.
Even for drinking water, you can make it easier by bringing a whole bottle in your room, so you don’t have to go to kitchen (and be tempted by proximity of food) for each cup.
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Anything that’s “in my way” or at the polite, in-person request of someone else. As such, I’ve adapted many strategies for placing things in my way deliberately so they get done. Like returning Netflix DVDs: I place the DVD on the floor at the front door so I have to pick it up on the way out.