Working from home sounds like a dream until you realize it somehow turns you into a dehydrated goblin 🧌 with lower back pain and exactly one functioning brain cell by 3 p.m. To be fair, office work does it too.💀
You had big intentions. You made a to-do list. You opened your laptop with purpose. And then you blacked out and suddenly it's five hours later, your mouth is dry, your coffee’s cold ☕, and your water bottle is still full—taunting you from across the room like it knows.
This is the WFH Slump™. And hydration? 💧 It’s usually the first thing to go.
The Productivity Lie (A.K.A. Why You’re a Shrivelled Raisin by Noon)
Remote work makes it easy to lock in and stay hyper-focused—so much so that you don’t realize you haven’t moved, stretched, peed, or blinked in two hours.
The irony? Mild dehydration can tank your focus, energy, mood, and productivity. Your brain is basically a sponge—and right now it’s the dry kind that’s been under the sink since 2021. And when it’s that dry, everything slows down: memory, focus, decision-making, all of it. It’s like trying to run apps on a phone with 2% battery—things get glitchy fast.
If you’ve ever felt like your brain is buffering during a Zoom call, it might not be burnout. It might be your body quietly whispering, “Hey… maybe a sip?”
Just the other day, my wife came home from work and asked what we were doing for dinner. I hadn’t eaten all day, hadn’t stood up in hours, and still had deadlines stacked up. I looked her dead in the eye and said, "Some of us don’t get the luxury of stopping to eat." Obviously, I was joking—but also? Not. That’s what this kind of day does to you. And many of us have had an awful lot of them.
Build the Ritual, Not the Reminder
Telling yourself to “drink more water” rarely works. You need a trigger—something automatic.
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Start every work session with a fresh glass. Not last night’s mug. Not your kid’s half-empty sippy cup.
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Set a “sip alarm” if you’re the forgetful type ⏰. You already have one for standing. Pair it with a gulp.
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Tie hydration to transitions. After a meeting? Sip. Before an email sprint? Sip. After reading that one coworker’s 17-paragraph Slack message? Definitely sip.
Hydration shouldn’t feel like another task. It should feel like a reset—a small act of sanity between the madness.
Coffee Doesn’t Count (Sorry)
We know. We love it too. In fact, we never start the day without it. Coffee helps us be more creative and productive—yet it also quietly dehydrates us. But a couple hours later? The jitters hit, the energy dips, and suddenly you’re sprinting to the bathroom like it’s cardio hour.
As a die-hard coffee person with a fancy setup and a whole morning ritual built around making the perfect cup, I get it—coffee is sacred. But it’s also sneaky. Caffeine is a diuretic, which means it makes you lose water faster than normal. So that glorious cup you brewed with love might also be quietly undoing your hydration goals before the day even starts. Coffee’s great—just don’t let it be the only thing you’re drinking.
You can absolutely have both—just make sure you’re not running on caffeine and vibes alone. (And if you’re sipping something that tastes good and actually helps you function? Even better.)
That’s where an electrolyte mix can save the day—especially one that doesn’t taste like lab chemicals or come with a side of sugar crash.
Desk Gremlin, Hydrated Human
Look, nobody’s saying you have to turn your home office into a wellness retreat. But staying hydrated while working from home shouldn’t be harder than it is in an actual office.
You’ve got the fridge 🧊. You’ve got the freedom. You’ve got at least two cups that aren’t covered in mystery stickers.
So use them.
Because whether you’re raising kids, writing emails, or both at the same time—your brain runs better fully hydrated than it does on cold brew and spite. 🧠
The WFH Slump: How to Stay Hydrated When You Never Leave Your Computer 💻
Working from home sounds like a dream until you realize it somehow turns you into a dehydrated goblin 🧌 with lower back pain and exactly one functioning brain cell by 3 p.m. To be fair, office work does it too.💀
You had big intentions. You made a to-do list. You opened your laptop with purpose. And then you blacked out and suddenly it's five hours later, your mouth is dry, your coffee’s cold ☕, and your water bottle is still full—taunting you from across the room like it knows.
This is the WFH Slump™. And hydration? 💧 It’s usually the first thing to go.
The Productivity Lie (A.K.A. Why You’re a Shrivelled Raisin by Noon)
Remote work makes it easy to lock in and stay hyper-focused—so much so that you don’t realize you haven’t moved, stretched, peed, or blinked in two hours.
The irony? Mild dehydration can tank your focus, energy, mood, and productivity. Your brain is basically a sponge—and right now it’s the dry kind that’s been under the sink since 2021. And when it’s that dry, everything slows down: memory, focus, decision-making, all of it. It’s like trying to run apps on a phone with 2% battery—things get glitchy fast.
If you’ve ever felt like your brain is buffering during a Zoom call, it might not be burnout. It might be your body quietly whispering, “Hey… maybe a sip?”
Just the other day, my wife came home from work and asked what we were doing for dinner. I hadn’t eaten all day, hadn’t stood up in hours, and still had deadlines stacked up. I looked her dead in the eye and said, "Some of us don’t get the luxury of stopping to eat." Obviously, I was joking—but also? Not. That’s what this kind of day does to you. And many of us have had an awful lot of them.
Build the Ritual, Not the Reminder
Telling yourself to “drink more water” rarely works. You need a trigger—something automatic.
Start every work session with a fresh glass. Not last night’s mug. Not your kid’s half-empty sippy cup.
Set a “sip alarm” if you’re the forgetful type ⏰. You already have one for standing. Pair it with a gulp.
Tie hydration to transitions. After a meeting? Sip. Before an email sprint? Sip. After reading that one coworker’s 17-paragraph Slack message? Definitely sip.
Hydration shouldn’t feel like another task. It should feel like a reset—a small act of sanity between the madness.
Coffee Doesn’t Count (Sorry)
We know. We love it too. In fact, we never start the day without it. Coffee helps us be more creative and productive—yet it also quietly dehydrates us. But a couple hours later? The jitters hit, the energy dips, and suddenly you’re sprinting to the bathroom like it’s cardio hour.
As a die-hard coffee person with a fancy setup and a whole morning ritual built around making the perfect cup, I get it—coffee is sacred. But it’s also sneaky. Caffeine is a diuretic, which means it makes you lose water faster than normal. So that glorious cup you brewed with love might also be quietly undoing your hydration goals before the day even starts. Coffee’s great—just don’t let it be the only thing you’re drinking.
You can absolutely have both—just make sure you’re not running on caffeine and vibes alone. (And if you’re sipping something that tastes good and actually helps you function? Even better.)
That’s where an electrolyte mix can save the day—especially one that doesn’t taste like lab chemicals or come with a side of sugar crash.
Desk Gremlin, Hydrated Human
Look, nobody’s saying you have to turn your home office into a wellness retreat. But staying hydrated while working from home shouldn’t be harder than it is in an actual office.
You’ve got the fridge 🧊. You’ve got the freedom. You’ve got at least two cups that aren’t covered in mystery stickers.
So use them.
Because whether you’re raising kids, writing emails, or both at the same time—your brain runs better fully hydrated than it does on cold brew and spite. 🧠