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As a kid, I spent a lot of time traveling alone on airplanes.\u00a0Two weeks here, two months there, and then back again.<\/p>\n

I was born in England and moved to the United States when I was 12 years old after my parents split up. Like a pingpong ball being lobbed across the ocean in slow motion, I bounced back-and-forth internationally several times a year between my family. Two weeks here, two months there, and then back again.<\/p>\n

From a scientific perspective, creativity is your ability to think of something original from connections made between pre-existing ideas in your brain. These connections are controlled by neurotransmitters like adenosine, which alerts your brain when you\u2019re running out of energy and reacts.<\/p>\n

This got me wondering about coffee and beer and which one would actually help me be more creative and get work done. Hopefully, this will help you decide when it\u2019s best to have that triple shot espresso or ice cold brew.<\/p>\n

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Adenosine is kind of like your brain\u2019s battery status monitor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n \n \n

Albert not Einstein<\/div>\n \n \n
Theoretical Physicist<\/div>\n \n <\/blockquote>\n\n

From a scientific perspective, creativity is your ability to think of something original from connections made between pre-existing ideas in your brain. These connections are controlled by neurotransmitters like adenosine, which alerts your brain when you\u2019re running out of energy and reacts.<\/p>\n

Your brain on coffee<\/h4>\n

Every coffee drinker is familiar with the feelings after drinking a fresh cup of java. I know after I\u2019ve had a latte or espresso, I feel more focused. If I\u2019m having a conversation with someone,\u00a0words seem to flow<\/strong>\u00a0without pauses, ums, or ahs.<\/p>\n

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If you decide to drink coffee or beer while you\u2019re working, stick to no more than 2 drinks per sitting and try not to do this more than once or twice per week to prevent dependency. Coffee and beer shouldn\u2019t be thought of as magic bullets for\u00a0creativity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Be Grateful.<\/h4>\n

It\u2019s really simple. What is one thing today you are really grateful for? What is another? If you can list 3 things a day, you\u2019ll see you have much more going for you than you thought. Soon your list will get so long you\u2019ll be beaming with energy.<\/p>\n

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  1. Coffee and beer shouldn\u2019t be thought of as magic bullets for creativity.<\/li>\n
  2. They are ways to create chemical changes that occur naturally in your body.<\/li>\n
  3. Quality sleep, a healthy diet, and allowing yourself to take breaks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We are all human as well and humans are not perfect creatures. When you learn to accept yourself, true happiness quickly arises.<\/p>\n

    All images are under copyright \u00a9\u00a0Laurent Nivalle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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