Sunday, July 13, 2008

Drinking Coffee is Good


"Two cups of coffee is all it takes to overcome fatigue."

I want to start my day with a steaming cup of coffee.

For me it is good to drink a cup of coffee before going to work. It is nice to drink coffee especially right now that we are in the rainy season. The smell, the taste, and the aroma of a coffee is somewhat giving me that extra energy. Since I'm a coffee drinker I decided to dig information in the world wide web to know more about this 'liquid' that became a staple of our modern life and culture. Below are some of what I've read regarding the effect of coffee to someone's study habit and work performance:
  • Mental Performance - Coffee helps to improve alertness, attention and wakefulness and by that means it facilitates relevant learning. When the study is tedious, boring and not motivating, coffee helps to give you the energy to study and to make the best of it. The caffeine in your cup of coffee helps you process the information from your study books and the lessons you follow.

    Coffee also helps with Short Term Memory so a valuable adjunct during revision periods. Drinking coffee will also help to focus your attention to the main task, when there are many things around needing your attention. It draws attention to what you need to learn and leads to less distraction although doing different things at the same time may in itself be stimulating enough.

  • Work - Studies have shown that the effects of caffeine can combat symptoms experienced by many night workers such as the tendency to be less attentive and being slower to respond. Two large cups of coffee, containing a total of 200mg of caffeine, can reduce significantly the tendency to sleep and increase alertness and concentration and enable night shift workers to perform at levels similar to their colleagues working during the daytime. This effect can be sustained for 5 to 7 hours.

    So next time you need to combat fatigue and lack of sleep, remember that a couple of cups of strong coffee will not only keep you alert and but also help you feel happier about working late!

So if you're at work or if you have a homework for school then why not grab a cup of coffee?

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