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so you brush when you wake up right? The brushing takes about five minutes. The kettle probably takes less time than that. Probably two minutes in my experience. Why not just wake up fill up water click it on and then brush. I mean, you could even keep the water filled up the previous night.

I do feel that over-automation is a thing

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I don’t disagree that over-automation is a thing. I miss my more leisurely mornings!

I use a Hario Switch to make coffee. It takes 3:30 to brew, so I pour the water and then brush my teeth and prep while waiting. Async coffee! I’m out the door as soon as the coffee is in the mug and get to the train station about 2 minutes before the train arrives.

The margin of error is razor thin. As tight as a global supply chain. I'm worried about your living on the edge like that.

Yeah, what if Iran, Trump, or the Houthis blockade his/her route to the train station?

I’ve accounted for this by planning an alternate route to the station, having a secondary station available and, for cases where those are also blocked, mounting an M2A1 50-caliber machine gun to the roof of my Toyota Corolla.

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