The Crash Is Real
As caffeine wears off, the blocked adenosine floods back in.
You feel foggy, irritable, and drained.
This is why 2 PM feels like a wall.
2
4 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
Bite-sized brain upgrades for high-performers. We decode productivity, mindset and focus. No fluff-just fuel🔥
You drink coffee to wake up and stay sharp. But most people get the timing, the effect, and even the science completely wrong.
“
Similar ideas to The Crash Is Real
Caffeine and the brain
- The caffeine in your morning coffee binds to your brain's adenosine receptors, preventing the biochemical from making you tired.
- Caffeine also builds your adrenaline supply, which increases your heart rate and allows blood to pump faster.
- ...
Preparing For A Good Night: Before You Head Home
- Get rid of caffeine after 4:00 pm. Caffeine stays in your system for up to six hours.
- Stay hydrated. Dehydration can make you feel sluggish and tired when you want to be awake.
- Decide when the workday ends. Establish a cut...
How Coffee Affects Us
- When we have coffee, it gets absorbed in our gut as well as in our bloodstream. As the chemical is soluble in water and fat both, it can easily enter the brain.
- Adenosine, a molecule present in our brain which is remarkably similar to caffeine,
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates