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I'm actually working on an app for myself to remind me of that.

For example, there is a full glass of water sitting on my desk from 9am. It's noon. I haven't taken a sip. Until now.

Constant reminders do work.

How come it's so hard for people to drink water? Honest question. Like why don't you just wake up in the morning, take a whiz, brush your teeth, and drink a glass of water?

What gets in between? Because the first two are 99% success rate I'd bet.

Because most people drink to thirst, not out of habit.

But is that bad? Do people actually need to drink more than they are thirsty for? Why is it that our hunger sense is over-tuned, but conventional wisdom says that our hydration sense is under-tuned?

Honestly, I feel like "always be drinking" only appeared once bottled water did.

Honestly I forget brushing more than I should too, and I skip breakfast most days even though I'm hungry. The friction required to pour the glass or set things up can be a lot early in the morning.

It helped me to get a water cooler or something to fill a bottle?

Oh shit I missed my water break. Thanks for the reminder friend.

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