The afternoon slump, explained

Around three in the afternoon, most people hit a wall. Focus slips, the same paragraph gets read twice, and the obvious answer is another coffee.

The slump itself is normal. Your body runs on a natural rhythm that dips in the early afternoon regardless of how well you slept. It is not a personal failing.

The problem is the fix. A large coffee at three delivers a sharp spike of caffeine, and that spike is followed by a drop. You end the day more tired than you started it, and the caffeine is still in your system at bedtime, which makes tomorrow worse.

Steady beats sharp. Caffeine released gradually keeps you level instead of sending you up and down. Pairing it with L-theanine takes the edge off the jitters without dulling the alertness.

That is the whole idea behind our Focus patch. Not more energy. Just energy that does not collapse on you at six.