For me... it's the psychological retreat in that ritual time. If you are flexible and allow yourself no-calories "treats" like black coffee or green tea - that makes it much easier (for me at least). I would use swiss-decaf method coffee a lot. The difference for the ritualistic time (as I'm drinking throughout the day) is that I make it dedicated time... e.g., I try to avoid the "multi-tasking" or even anything demanding in that time. Meaning, sip your coffee and just look (at oceans, people walking by, whatever your 'natural' environment is), or sip your coffee and watch a guilty-pleasure Amazon Prime episode (Hanna, Patriot, pick your poison). Point being I suppose... is that I think you need to "treat yo' self" in that time. Pre-COVID, I would often go to a local coffee shop and just order a water or black coffee (even though I could make it home better and far cheaper) just for the ritual of going somewhere. Separately, I see Isaac and Dave have a dive on Kleiman up on Streaminity. When I find an hour or so, I'll try to watch. Curious to listen as I imagine Dave might be one of the only people that have read as many of the depositions as I have...