Zen and the Art of Coffee Making

Inefficiency is the point

photo by author

My daily coffee ritual is like a cold, unproductive slap in the face to the eager beavers who wake up early to eke every moment of efficiency from their days. I should know. I’m one of those eager beavers.

Aside from the gains of caffeine-related alertness, my laborious coffee process is a far cry from yanking down the handle on a Keurig.