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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
Personally, I don't think I'd ever quit caffeine. I love coffee too much, and I find caffeine helps put me in a better state of mind. A friend recently shared an article on Facebook about Outgoing Introverts. It really struck a chord with me as it fit me to a tee. I commented on the article to which he replied saying that I was the best example of an outgoing introvert he has ever met.
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I read that article too, and it describes me quite well. Why do you think you have to be more outgoing? Should we be taking stimulants to be something we are not?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10472512
Results do not support the hypothesis that caffeine differentially affects extraverts and introverts, particularly at different times of the day.
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/10...id-coffee.htmlAfter ingesting about two cups of coffee, extraverts carry out tasks more efficiently, whereas introverts perform less well. This deficit is magnified if the task they are engaging in is quantitative and if it is done under time pressure.
For an introvert, an innocent couple cups of coffee before a meeting may prove challenging, particularly if the purpose of the meeting is a rapid-fire discussion of budget projections, data analysis, or similar quantitative concerns. In the same meeting, an extraverted colleague is likely to benefit from a caffeine kick.