CLOSED - Coffee Conversation: Event 60

mdosev 8 months ago

I think coffee cannot make me feel alert and stay focused. Maybe it is better to say that thinking about an upcoming coffee can make me more focussed in my tasks in order to reach the moment faster. 😁

I have understood something for me in the last few years. The thing that can keep me alert and awake is only the busy schedule and self motivation to finish everything in time. Three kids and three jobs means quite limited time to think and do about something aside. And when I am not in a hurry and start going in a slower pace… that’s when the exhaustion kicks in and I start to feel extremely sleepy.

Of course, good coffee is a great companion during this whole process!

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millycf1976 8 months ago (edited)

It is better to say that thinking about an upcoming coffee can make me more focused on my tasks to reach the moment faster.

The thing that can keep me alert and awake is only the busy schedule and self-motivation to finish everything in time.

You deserve a coffee!
#MrNoNonsenseHighlyMotivated

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mdosev 8 months ago

There is always some sort of charm in the coffee that is served by a cat housewife. 😁 Thanks a lot!

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

Three kids and three jobs means quite limited time to think and do about something aside...

I perfectly understand your motivation 😂--mine is similar (Sad but True (a statement & an intelligent answer inherited from the Heavy Metal of the 90's, which we can easily call one of the philosophies of the end of the century).

BUT my only child, my boy, is already a young man. I couldn't tell if I need coffee to focus; I'm still thinking about it, but what you say makes sense to me!

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mdosev 8 months ago

You have already done the job with your kid. But I will need a lot of cups to stay focussed on the parenting jobs. 😁

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

Parenting is so hard if you set out to do it right, but when they're grown up, we parents prefer to remember only the happy parts 😂 Double coffee to that!

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cinnccf 8 months ago (edited)

Hey there!

Happy Weekend to you 😁
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mdosev 8 months ago

Thanks a lot!

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jordy0827 8 months ago

Three kids and three jobs, I imagine you drink a lot of coffee. Keeping alert and focused is the best thing to do, good that you think so. Coffee always helps, of course.

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indipnash91 8 months ago

You are absolutely right, responsibilities and obligations keep us alert, they can even steal our sleep. Coffee doesn't have that effect on me either.

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mdosev 8 months ago

Coffee is a good company on the path between the daily tasks. Focus is always only up to us.

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

Really having an agenda like this is to be alert in the company of a good Espresso ☕☕☕

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suezoe 8 months ago

Hahahaha I agree, the full agenda will be like a bucket of cold water and we will rush out to try to do everything we have pending 😅

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ibbtammy 8 months ago

Wow!! Three jobs? I do one and I feel like fainting sometimes. I’d continue to say it that Parents are the real MVP.

I love your cup by the way🥰🥰

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

Answering this question to start our conversation #60:

Some people drink coffee to stay awake and feel more alert, is there a more effective method to increase concentration?

In my college days, if I used to use it to stay awake and alert, because there were many exams in one day and it required a lot of concentration, I did it with many cups of coffee.

Nowadays, I take it as a stimulant in the morning to give me the necessary energy to activate me in my daily chores, if I don't have coffee, for one reason or another, I take a cold shower and I am completely active, but I prefer coffee 😅☕☕☕☕☕

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mdosev 8 months ago

I cannot remember the coffee during my college days. It seems like I didn’t make any, or consume. I remember I had instant coffee to mix with my protein shakes, but this was only to focus on my fitness activities 😁

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

Yes, that rest was what there was, for a girl with limited resources. This is the cheapest thing to keep me awake 🤭😅

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

Oh, college days... so much youth and coffee, haha. I was an addict; I had my coffee with Coca-Cola for extra energy when I had to stay up late finishing some paper. I never had coffee while I was studying for my classes and tests though, as I did this in the library, and they wouldn't allow you to eat or drink anything there.

I also prefer hot coffee to a cold shower, but I ususally have both: first, coffee; then, cold shower 😁

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

A lot of accumulated youth+coffee hahaha, I never tried coffee with Coca-Cola, I did in the early mornings it was my companion drink, a lot of sleep lost thanks to my coffee 🤭😁.
The combination of both coffee+cold shower is comforting, I've tried it too 😅, of course after resting the hot of the coffee🤭, we still active with our coffee ☕☕☕☕😍.

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

My grandmother on my father's side used to get so mad because I had my steaming coffee and then went straight to bathe in the river; I remember her saying I was going to get cramped up and die stiff! Haha. They call it 'pasmo' (solecism for 'espasmo', spasm in English); you were supposed to get it if you took a shower or bathed immediately after drinking or eating something hot or exercising. She was really mortified, but I listened to my mother better.

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

Here we also have that belief, if we bathed after drinking or eating something hot, we should rest for at least half an hour, that's how I grew up with that belief and I maintain it 🤭😅

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

It's so funny 🤭

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

So it seems, beliefs take us to another level 🤣🤣🤣

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

Totally. When I was a child, I was superstitious and really gullible, but my mother corrected me at every step; maybe that's why today, sometimes I don't believe in what I see with my own eyes 🤭

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jordy0827 8 months ago

I also prefer coffee in the morning, it helps me to wake up haha. It reminds me of what you said about exams to my husband, he also drank a lot of coffee during his exams as he tells me, it seems that coffee helps to have a clearer mind.

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

We are two who like coffee to stay alert in the mornings, for me it turned out to keep me awake all those early mornings that I spent awake, studying for exams, the other day, a sleep marathon😁☕☕☕

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indipnash91 8 months ago

I also drank coffee when I was a student, especially at university, but I think I was really awake and active because I had an obligation to study and get good results

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

That's a college life, drinking coffee ☕☕☕🥹

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rinconpoetico7 8 months ago

Excellent Sunday conversation coffee lovers.

Today I come to participate in this week's conversation.

I think many of us who went through college had to stay up late doing work, so substances that help us stay awake and keep our brains working are very sought after. I remember that my classmates used energizers, I was really tempted to do so, but I didn't want that to affect my heart after a while, so I chose my great companion, coffee. I would sit in the nights when I had to stay up late, with a big pot of coffee and my favorite cup.☕

I have to thank my dear dark coffee because it accompanied me during many of stress and hard work. Now I only drink my coffee for pleasure and not out of necessity.😋

I invite you to tell us about your experiences with coffee as a work companion, especially in the nights.

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

Now I only drink my coffee for pleasure and not out of necessity.😋

That's so good! Most of the time, I do it for pleasure, but I have to admit that my morning coffee is also a necessity 😌 I need it to help me open my eyes.

I've never felt tempted to try Red Bull or anything of the sort. Just not interested. It's so good you chose coffee as your faithful companion for those trying days. College can be really challenging because we're young and want to do so many things at once.

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ibbtammy 8 months ago

I can totally relate, my coffee helped me during college days when I studied in the night. I'd keep sipping and sipping unti I empty the whole content in the cup.

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indipnash91 8 months ago

Dear @rinconpoetico7, it is an excellent decision not to abuse energizers, sometimes people have no idea how harmful they are for their health in the long term.

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jordy0827 8 months ago

We've all used coffee here to stay awake, it's certainly a great stimulant. I just can't imagine going a day without a cup of coffee.

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jordy0827 8 months ago

There are other ways to stay awake besides coffee, although I think coffee is one of my favourites, I guess it's because it's the healthiest way to stay alert haha.

For me coffee helps me feel better, less tired, sometimes I'm a bit down and coffee gives me energy.

I haven't tried staying up all night just drinking coffee but my husband has done it when he was at university and had to study for an exam. So, coffee is also very effective in keeping us alert. In fact that is one of its properties, it is an excellent stimulant.

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indipnash91 8 months ago

I can't miss it in the mornings either, as Buena Fe says in one of their songs: it's my air 😁

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jordy0827 8 months ago

It's the fuel to start the day jaja

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

When I was in college, I used to have a lot of coffee to stay awake at night. It doesn't work anymore; if my brain wants to sleep, it does! Haha. I remember I used to mix it with Coca-Cola if I wanted an extra boost, and sometimes, I added one "Coricidin" pill if my head hurt; I can't tell if that mix would work for me now. I've gone from night owl to early bird; I like my nights to sleep and my mornings for coffee ☕😁

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jordy0827 8 months ago

Coffee with coke?! it's the first time I've heard that mixture, I imagine that after that you spent the night without sleeping haha, I should try it someday. For me, coffee at night does keep me awake, that's why I avoid drinking it at night.

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

It was a crazy thing a friend recommended, and it worked every time. Another weird trick was a beer with orange juice + 20 minutes of sleep to stop a migraine. It worked every time; I had plenty of those. Not anymore, fortunately.

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jordy0827 8 months ago

Wow, you really know some tricks 🧙‍♀️

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

I've met some people who know some tricks 🐒

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rinconpoetico7 8 months ago

In truth, when one is at university, staying up late is very common and that is where our beloved coffee comes into play. I also used it sometimes to finish jobs that needed deliver them from one day to the next.

I leave you a cup of coffee for this day.☕

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jordy0827 8 months ago

Thank you very much, I'd better leave the cup of coffee for tomorrow because at this hour it keeps me awake, for me coffee is a stimulant and even more at night jeje

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

I share with you, I prefer coffee to stay alert, awake and active, it is the best medicine for all of this, I don't like taking pills, or inventing crazy things to stay awake 😅

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ibbtammy 8 months ago

I haven't tried staying up all night just drinking coffee

I did that countless times in college and my coffee was very helpful even to date whenever I have tons of things to do at night I take my coffee.
You look so pretty my !Lady🥰

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jordy0827 8 months ago

Thank you very much 🤗
I see that Coffee is very helpful to stay awake all night hehe, I have never gone a whole night without sleeping.

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rinconpoetico7 8 months ago

In truth, home and work responsibilities It makes our days very hectic and requires maximum concentration to meet our objectives. At least coffee helps make those moments not so hard.

I leave you a delicious cup of coffee for this Saturday.☕

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

It is very true, our commitments of any kind exhaust us completely, at least coffee starts our engines 😅

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suezoe 8 months ago

Hello all coffee lovers! 😃 What a joy to meet again to be able to talk about a topic that fascinates us 😉

Coffee, for me, is a driving force and a way to lift my spirits. I always have a cup of coffee in the morning and if I feel discouraged in the afternoon, I know that a cup of coffee can help me.

Of course, there are times when the thoughts are too many or are swarming through my head and in order to maintain focus, I usually stop, make coffee, and review what needs to be done on my to-do list. This way, I can decide what to focus on depending on my mood.

But in the moments when I don't have anything specific I want to do, to regain concentration, I usually listen to music. Watching my favorite music videos helps my thoughts move with the songs and usually returns stability to me.

Another activity that helps me is writing, although when my thoughts are very jumbled, the words get mixed up... so I prefer drawing. Drawing relaxes if you let yourself be carried away by your strokes and by the moment, loving the drawing as it turns out in the end.

These activities make time fly by and make my mind focus again and if they are accompanied by a cup of coffee, they will be more special. I hope to learn to embroider too, so I can add this concentration activity to my list 😊

Happy Sunday to all! 💚

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☕️Un cafecito con un dibujito que estaba coloreando☕️

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rinconpoetico7 8 months ago

You have many very pleasant activities to do. I would like to have the time to practice some hobbies and de-stress a little.

I leave you a cup of coffee for this sunday.☕

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suezoe 8 months ago

That's right, although sometimes there is not enough time to do everything I would like 😅 But I discovered that by doing the activities that I like, I tend to be more focused on other things, in addition to developing a little patience 😊 Thank you for giving me your opinion. Have a nice day 💚

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

Coffee would be my first option, now if there is more, I prefer a shower, next draw and write, I have not tried embroidery, I will keep it in mind

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suezoe 8 months ago

I confirm, coffee should come first to encourage you to do the rest 😆 It's good that the idea of embroidering catches your attention, it is perfect for developing our concentration and patience. Anything new we can learn is welcome 😌💚

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

If it is, it is my first moment of the day, I learned to start embroidering and that's it, I didn't continue. You have to be very willing to learn, greetings

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

Nice drawing 💕 Drawing is Zen for me; I love it, even if I don't have your ability 😹

When it comes to music, watching videos will get me daydreaming in a second. It's a strong distraction in my case, but listening to specific music, ah, that's different.

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suezoe 8 months ago

Hehehe yes, it is a coloring book that has very cute figures. I draw digitally but painting traditionally is relaxing. You might be encouraged to get one of these books, so you can get your hand used to making strokes and then you can venture out to make your own drawings 😊

I always say that I live thanks to coffee and music. Coffee comforts me and reminds me of the warmth of life, while music helps me maintain a rhythm in everything I do, because I cannot do my activities without my favorite music 🤣💚

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ibbtammy 8 months ago

Ohhhh wow!! We made it to 60 already, that’s a big progress coffee lovers!

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

True! I hadn't noticed. We've come a long way 😁

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cinnccf 8 months ago

Thank you!
Yes, it's amazing to see authors' efforts in engaging and connecting with other authors in this event. It's just as it was intended.☕️

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

WOW time flies so quickly, let's celebrate with a good Espresso ☕☕☕🥰

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

Hey, coffee friends! I hope you've had a relaxing Sunday 😁

Drinking coffee is definitely one of my favorite things in the world, but it's not my best hack when I want to stay awake, focused, and/or alert.

That'd be listening to music, but not the kind that makes me relaxed like jazz or classical music.

If I need to finish a book or watch a film, or do anything that demands my full attention, I just avoid multitasking and go for a big cup of espresso. But if I need to finish checking papers late at night, I'd listen to songs by Coldplay, Queen, Kimbra, Bad Religion, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Beyonce, Sean Paul, Caravan Palace, etc... songs that have touched me deeply because of their rhythm, lyrics or their funny references give me tons of energy ⚡

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

Excellent motivator to stay alert, music helps a lot in these cases, but it works for me to a certain point, then I have to drink coffee 😅☕☕☕ To be alert and very active.

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

Ah, coffee only makes it better!

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neilamarcano 8 months ago

This is my beauty, greetings

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jordy0827 8 months ago

The last picture with the cat is beautiful, how I like your cat, or lady cat? I also love music, sometimes when I'm alone and no one is looking at me I put on some rock music to motivate me and start singing 😁.

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

Music can be exhilarating ❤️

The cat is a girl; her name is Horacia. She turned 8 three weeks ago; she's been with me since she was born 😌

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jordy0827 8 months ago

She es beautiful 😻

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

Oh, yes! I love her. She's Flecha's daughter. They're both with me now, on the sofa because it's raining a little.

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ibbtammy 8 months ago

I suck at multitasking, I can't listen to music and read as my attention would be divided as I would be busy listening to the lyrics of the music instead of focusing on whatever I am reading or doing.

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

It happens to me if I am producing in oral or written form, but if I'm passive, checking papers, no problem; I remember I could play with my son when he was little while I was checking papers or revising my own texts. Anyway, multitasking is something I try to avoid most of the time in the last years, as I've learned it isn't good for my long term memory; it's better if I focus on ine single thing, but everything depends, at least in my case, if I'm procuding or receiving info. Coffee will save us all, I guess 😂

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indipnash91 8 months ago

Oh friend, I hadn't thought of that, but you're right, music is very stimulating too. Even in my housework it inspires me, nothing like cleaning the house with music blaring 😁!!!!

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marlyncabrera 8 months ago

Ah, you do that too! 😄 I like old merengues (60's-80's); they are perfect to make me forget I'm my own cleaning lady in an old big house.

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indipnash91 8 months ago

During my time as a student (especially in college) I tried several times drinking coffee past 8:00pm to keep me awake when I needed to study late into the night. I really did it because my friends said it worked for them, but I didn't notice any unusual changes. Today I am sure that coffee does not have a strong enough effect to keep me alert, that is only caused by responsibilities or worries

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jordy0827 8 months ago

Coffee keeps me awake if I drink it after 8 pm, it can keep me awake and it takes me a long time to fall asleep. It seems like you are more immune to its effects jaja

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indipnash91 8 months ago

And yes I am, you can't imagine how hard I tried!!!!

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ibbtammy 8 months ago

To so many people coffee has always been their go-to hack for staying alert or focused whenever they need to stay up late. This hack is also used by non-coffee lovers as it is very effective. I belong to this class of people as my cup of coffee always comes through for me whenever I need to focus at night.

To another class of people, music does the work but to me, I get distracted by it instead of staying focused.

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jordy0827 8 months ago

Music also distracts me, I can't study or read with music, I don't know how anyone can do it. Music is to entertain me. Coffee is undoubtedly the best option to keep me alert.

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