Have some fruit in the morning rather than a caffeinated drink. 2 reasons; 1, healthier. 2, will wake you up in no time. And if you just like the taste of coffee, drink decaff
The whole chunk loading part of this thread is why I love science! Endless possibilities that aren't clouded by the intense belief of a divine being.
But, as always each to their own!
To be honest, I feel the whole point of DC is to be unbalanced. I find that having the force armour is great as I don't want to be nerd poling to reach high places early game. I still carry a pick and an axe for the enchants and speed.
I don't use the engines as I prefer to save the force gems...
I've cleaned out alot of the nether. But because I play single player, I just pick up my pump station and reset the nether. It's cheaty, but until I've figured nuclear power, its my preferred choice. I seem to have some problems with compact solars so they are out of the picture.
EDIT: So many...
I have quarries in different biomes in mystcraft worlds, so I get plenty of sand and apatite, I don't do any faring yet, but when I do, needless to say, I won't have a fertiliser shortage for a while.