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Journal · 4 min read

A Lagos pour-over, before traffic starts

A ritual for the 20 quiet minutes you can still call your own.

The kettle is the first small promise of the day. Before the road wakes, grind 18 grams of a bright coffee until it feels like beach sand between your fingers.

Let the bloom do its work

Pour just enough water to darken every ground. Wait forty-five seconds. That soft, raisin-like fragrance is carbon dioxide leaving the room; do not rush it.

Good coffee is not a productivity hack. It is proof that the morning belongs to you too.