Thank God for RedBull

Actually, I've found exercise to be a lot better than caffeine for staying wide awake and alert.

That said, I used to drink probably six bottles a day of caffeinated soda. And while I've slowed WAY down from those levels, I find caffeine does very little to keep me awake. I can drink that stuff right before going to bed for a nice restful nights sleep. Well, except for maybe getting up to get rid of the excess liquid .

Marvin

Arfa should know that when you hyper-activate the adrenals...

...they wear out and shut down.

Then the kidneys secret more cortisol.

Leaving you tired all the time...

...until you heal the adrenals and kidneys.

Lay off the sh!t Mark.

The high is much better when you space out your caffeine 2 weeks at a time.

Of course...

My blood is made of coffee.

So...

Anyways...

Mark

Man, a week ago I decided to try kicking caffeine altogether. I made it, but the withdrawal is insane. Days of killer headaches behind your eyes and lower back pain. Terrible. I say keep drinking it!

Hahaha... sounds like the most of us are caffeine fiends. I myself quit the wings party. I'm sticking to Starbucks, like it's any better, pff.

I did hear about how great ginseng is... I'll try some over the winter and give an update, haha.

Haha I'm going through some caffeine withdrawals myself. Trying to replace coffee with water and tea

Mark Pescetti is totally right and I KNOW from experience that red bull is EVIL stuff.

I got to the point where I was drinking THREE cans at the same time before bed and would be out COLD within 40 minutes because it just stopped working.

And it is VERY bad for you. Here's what I do now...

If it's early morning, I drink rocket fuel which is actually a coffee with added guarana. Delicious and gives you a NATURAL burst of energy. The trick is to ONLY drink it when you really need it or you'd become de-sensitized to it.

In the evening, I try and avoid stimulants as they dehydrate you and actually impair brain focus long term, despite giving you a momentary buzz. I prefer to stick to juicing...

Here's my fave: handful of spinach, chunk broccoli, handful kale, handful parsley, 2 apples, half pineapple, half cucumber all juiced plus blend the juice up in blender with half avaocado (make sure it is ripe), 1 tbsp of shelled hemp and a tbsp of chlorella and spirulina. Down it all - sounds disgusting, but if my three year old can drink it and actually ASK for more, you know you are onto a winner!

And anyway Mark, wasn't it you who ALWAYS told me NOT to drink the stuff and have power spinach instead? I listened to you because I KNEW it was the worst thing for me!

This is a little off-topic but I think I'm a pretty good copywriter. And I know I could probably just reply to a Warrior For Hire ad but I'm wondering what's a reasonable amount to charge if I'm just getting started?

I've written some stuff for a guy I'm working with and he loves it but I don't know if he sees the value. The way I see it, if you don't have copy you don't have sales, so a percentage of profits works great for me.

Anyway, I'm really looking for a few gigs where I could make at least $100 or $200 per project. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Don't play the profit percentage game yet! That means you need to bring a lot more to the table coz' you're a partner now! Plus, depending on how the product creator markets the products, you may end up making no profits at all!

Create your own product.

Create a sales funnel.

Drive traffic.

Generate conversions.

And ask people if they'd like the same results...

...or better.

Mark

I'm curious why you'd stay up so late and drink red bull.

After all, 80% of writing is research.

So digest the research and let your sub-conscious come up
with the copy. Your sub-conscious does the work.
When you force the copy it's hard work. And it's seldom
as good.

Or are you up against a deadline?

hmm good
but what i did
Don't take dinner while before working
Just take a cup of coffee with empty stomach

and look how it will make you work for a long time

It's an Irish thing too.

Not for me though... I haven't touched the stuff since I mixed it with vodka, and got facial spasms after drinking it!

Try supplementing with Taurine, one of the amino acids in Redbull OR try having your coffee VERY slowly. This introduces the caffeine at a much slower rate and prolongs it's duration in the body.

Monster is huge out here in Socal. I used to drink them every afternoon, probably when my adrenals failed from having sixteen cups of coffee earlier in the day.

Right now these drinks are getting a lot of pushback regarding their safety. Monster's stock is fading.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/bu...uestioned.html

Monster Beverage Stock Fizzles Amid Pressure To Regulate Energy Drinks - Forbes

Isn't it... like... easier to plan your day and get a good nights sleep?

... Who am I kidding. *SLURP*.

I personally found that if you drink tons of water with your caffeinated drinks, the caffeine is more effective. Being that Caffeine is a diuretic, you'll slowly dehydrate. One of the side effects of dehydration is tiredness or weakness. If you drink say a cup of coffee or a red bull, drink at least twice that amount in water. Don't leave room for dyhydration and you'll be set.. not to mention.. having to pee all the time will get you the breaks that you should take. =)

Also, try to fit some workout time in there. This will give your mind some time to work up some creativity, reduce stress, and get some of that caffeine thickened blood out of ya.... Then you can replace it with more... maybe. Or more water.