Sometimes I really struggle to make coffee pre-coffee.

Forget the grinds and it’s kind of weak.

Forget the water and nothing comes out.

Forget to turn it on and nothing happens at all.

Switching to a single serve coffee maker adds new failure methods. Forget the cup and it brews onto the floor.

Forgetting the portafilter cup and drinking the mess that comes out does wake you up though.

We solved that by using a drip coffee maker with a timer function.

You fill it in the evening while you're still coherent. It starts on its own 10 minutes before the alarm in the morning.

I largely just do instant coffee now. Less brainpower needed. Though the lack of 240 stateside makes me sad.

Relevant satire, "The Hustle": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o7qjN3KF8U