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Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativity, study indicates

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Re: Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativity, study indicates

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Post by pizza »

simonsarris wrote: post #68

Ha, if true that would confirm Balzac's claim: > Coffee is a great power in my life; I have observed its effects on an epic scale. Coffee roasts your insides. Many people claim coffee inspires them, but, as everybody knows, coffee only makes boring people even more boring. From "The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee, 1830, http://blissbat.net/balzac.html

Balzac famously (apocryphally, perhaps?) known for drinking 50 cups of coffee a day!

This part resonated with me:

> When you have reached the point of consuming this kind of coffee, then become exhausted and decide that you really must have more, even though you make it of the finest ingredients and take it perfectly fresh, you will fall into horrible sweats, suffer feebleness of the nerves, and undergo episodes of severe drowsiness.

I definitely get extremely drowsy any time after 5 pm when I have gotten into the habit of drinking plenty of coffee per day

Re: Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativity, study indicates

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Post by oh_sigh »

petra wrote: post #74
kingpiss wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My weed code is usually really creative but riddled with bugs

Does it help with solving hard problems ?

Personally, weed might help in the creative phase of problem solving, but if it requires working memory weed is a big negative(at least how it affects me)

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Post by birdyrooster »

rmdashrfstar wrote: post #122
LoveMortuus wrote: post #120

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Is anyone afraid that microdosing might become the next must, if you want to be competitive in the programming fields of industry?

No, I think it's a bit ridiculous to assume that everyone would be microdosing or that it provides such a massive competitive edge such that the drawbacks of microdosing are outweighed.

I bet people are just a little more weird microdosing psychedelics. Like, come on if it impacts your ability to create novel things, then you are going to create novel conversation topics and some of those are going to be fucking weird. I love acid for personal development but I am not sure if I could handle this reality.

Re: Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativity, study indicates

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Post by Tade0 »

s3nnyy wrote: post #129
Tade0 wrote: post #8

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Poverty. My most recent creative streak was when I had to survive a month on 250CHF in Zürich.

Zurich person here. Tell me about it.

I've read a few of your articles before I came here - good stuff.

BTW any interesting tech talks, meetups etc. you can recommend?

Re: Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativity, study indicates

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Post by s3nnyy »

Tade0 wrote: post #137
s3nnyy wrote: post #129

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Zurich person here. Tell me about it.

I've read a few of your articles before I came here - good stuff. BTW any interesting tech talks, meetups etc. you can recommend?

thx! everything on meetup.com email me and i can maybe give you a list. (email in HN profile)
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