Same here as well. I’ve quit caffeine before for months and gotten over the withdrawal hump. What did I find? I’m not nearly as sharp and focused.
I always struggled to pay attention in class a few decades ago, and when I look at my college career I can connect the dots and match up massively improved academic performance with when I started significant coffee consumption.
Nowadays I’ve discovered my “dose” and rarely exceed it. Even with tolerance effects, it still provides that same sharpness and focus. Given the semi-recent vindication of its health benefits and neuroprotective effects, I see no reason why I’d ever stop.