Why coffee lovers are more productive?

When we successfully establish a habit, it becomes so ingrained in us that the behaviour becomes something we do without thinking and no longer requiring a significant amount of effort to be done. Habbits can be powerful. And so is a morning cup of the heavenly taste of that sweet dark nectar. Most people drink it as a regular routine to set them up for super-charged productive day, some drink it to try and stay concentrated on work through midday slump and some drink it simply because they enjoy the taste.

 
You haven't had your morning coffee and your whole world is tumbling down, why is that? What is so special about that delightful roasted smell that wakes out bodies in an instant? In order to understand this Elixir of life, we first must understand how coffee, or better caffeine actually affects your body and mind.

How caffeine works

Adenosine is a central nervous system neuromodulator that has specific receptors. When adenosine binds to its receptors, neural activity slows down, and you feel sleepy. On the other hand, Caffeine acts as an adenosine-receptor antagonist. Since Caffeine is quite similar to Adenosine in structure, Caffeine can bind to the Adenosine receptors in your brain. Once the Caffeine is locked into Adenosine's rightful spot though, there is no way for the Adenosine to stick around — which prevents it from building up and making you sleepy. 

Caffeine can also boost up your levels of adrenaline and improve your mood — "the exact same thing cocaine does, just to a lesser degree," the video says.

Watch the ASAP Science video below for more in-depth explanation.

So, does it really make us more productive?

Next time have an internal debate over what to do next and finally decide that your current state is crap and it needs to change, it needs a boost, it needs direction. Coffee is the answer. 

• Drinking coffee after first learning something, increases the chance you'll remember it.
• Consuming Caffeine makes people more sociable.
• There have been many studies that show that caffeine helps workers perform better. Researchers studying night-shift workers found that caffeinated shift workers performed better than their decaffeinated colleagues.
• Coffee eases the pain of working at desk. Consuming coffee has been found to ease the pain in the neck, shoulders, forearms and wrists.
• Reseachers from MIT University found that employees who take coffee breaks together are more productive. When coffee breaks were scheduled so that co-workers could take them at the same time, their performance improved.
• Coffee shops, are a great place to work online. A study in the Journal of the costumer research explored the effects noise has on productivity, they found that a low to moderate ambient sound, like the one found in your favourite coffee shop working spot, improves creativity.

The answer

The best advice is to take it slow and see how your body reacts to the caffeine in a single cup of coffee, which ranges from approximately 90 to 200mg. Adjust your dosage from there and productivity will knock at your door.

Here are some coffee lovers that will inspire you with their passion for coffee: 
I Love Coffee - Ryoko
Literary Starbucks - Jill, Wilson and Nora
A Cuppa Day - Mike White
Steamfist
Mugshot Monday - Lisa Frame
Coffee Geek