The Afternoon Dip
What My Hands Do When My Energy Drops
Long before my brain admits the afternoon dip has arrived, my hands already know. They get clumsy, then heavy, then still, in an order I have come to recognize.
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The Afternoon Dip
5 articles
The Two Fifteen Wall
There is a specific minute in the afternoon when my eyelids get heavy and my thoughts turn to soup. I have started…
Why I Stopped Fighting the Slump With Coffee
For years my answer to the afternoon dip was a second or third cup of coffee. It never actually worked the way…
The Light Changes Before I Do
I used to think the slump in my afternoon was about food or sleep. Then I started watching the window instead of…
The Ten Minutes Before I Give In
There is a stretch right before the afternoon dip fully lands where I still have a choice. I have started paying closer…