An Essay on the Drug That Replaced Your Drive with Dependency https://substack.com/inbox/post/193322985   You already know you’re dependent. You joke about it. “Don’t talk to me before my coffee.” You’ve felt the headache when a morning cup arrives late. You know, at some level, that the relationship between you and caffeine isn’t entirely voluntary. But here’s what you haven’t considered: what caffeine has done to your motivation. Not your sleep, not your nerves — the thin