invite handful of people over on earlier side to pregame, so there's no awkward lag time between the party starting and there being a comfortable amount of people there
This will beat every Aphex Twin compilation ambient dub techno 40 hz white noise layered brown noise binaural beats cafe jazz piano rainy day mix you'll ever listen to
then making it every day for the next year. this is the best way to become dependent on caffeine with the added benefit of knowing how to make your own coffee. it's not nearly the same as drinking an energy drink or preworkout, but there's an artisanal quality to it that makes life worth living.
