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Ha, if true that would confirm Balzac's claim: > Coffee is a great power in my life; I have observed its effects on an epic scale. Coffee roasts your insides.

Ha, if true that would confirm Balzac's claim: > Coffee is a great power in my life; I have observed its effects on an epic scale. Coffee roasts your insides. Many people claim coffee inspires them, but, as everybody knows, coffee only makes boring people even more boring. From "The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee, 1830, http://blissbat.net/balzac.html http://blissbat.net/balzac.html

tmoot 7y ago
I'm happy you posted this.
empath75 7y ago
pretty much true for any stimulant in my experience.
- kgonza 7y ago
  Not... Ah, in your experience. I missed that, initially. I meant to write "Not khat," which gives me the best inspiration ever (and a crash that lasts days when I get off of it).
  - droopyEyelids 7y ago
    What part of the world are you in where khat is a thing?
    - blaser-waffle 7y ago
      Presumably middle east or north/eastern africa. Then again I'm sure there are plenty of SV hipster types who might be big on it. "forget microdosing, khat is the new path to rockstar programming flow states"
      - LoveMortuus 7y ago
        Is anyone afraid that microdosing might become the next must, if you want to be competitive in the programming fields of industry?
        vanderZwan 7y ago
        No, because any benefits it might have are not big enough to be dealbreakers. Programming, unlike sport, isn't about one winner taking all. At least not on the level of individual programming skill.
        rmdashrfstar 7y ago
        No, I think it's a bit ridiculous to assume that everyone would be microdosing or that it provides such a massive competitive edge such that the drawbacks of microdosing are outweighed.
        pampa 7y ago
        What are the drawbacks? Nobody seems to talk about drawbacks.
        partyboat1586 7y ago
        Too much personal introspection and autobiographical thinking. Tangential thoughts not relevant to the task at hand. Lack of linear focus. That kind of thing.
        pampa 7y ago
        does not sound like 'micro' dosing to me
        birdyrooster 7y ago
        I bet people are just a little more weird microdosing psychedelics. Like, come on if it impacts your ability to create novel things, then you are going to create novel conversation topics and some of those are going to be fucking weird. I love acid for personal development but I am not sure if I could handle this reality.
      - partyboat1586 7y ago
        Lol, do you have to be a hipster to try exotic drugs?
  - empath75 7y ago
    But you wouldn’t know if you were boring to other people would you?
    - ip26 7y ago
      Ridiculous, anyone would find my meticulous collection of geological specimens fascinating!
arduinomancer 7y ago
“The 200mg enhanced problem solving significantly, but had no effect on creative thinking,” said Zabelina. “It also didn’t make it worse, so keep drinking your coffee; it won’t interfere with these abilities.” So not really I guess
- lobotryas 7y ago
  You are missing Balzac’s point. He is saying that it makes boring people more productive; not more interesting.
pizza 7y ago
Balzac famously (apocryphally, perhaps?) known for drinking 50 cups of coffee a day! This part resonated with me: > When you have reached the point of consuming this kind of coffee, then become exhausted and decide that you really must have more, even though you make it of the finest ingredients and take it perfectly fresh, you will fall into horrible sweats, suffer feebleness of the nerves, and undergo episodes of severe drowsiness. I definitely get extremely drowsy any time after 5 pm when I have gotten into the habit of drinking plenty of coffee per day
- jotto 7y ago
  I styled/modeled roast.io pricing page after Balzac and a few other famous coffee drinkers: https://www.roast.io/pricing https://www.roast.io/pricing
  - pozdnyshev 7y ago
    Cringe
  - silexia 7y ago
    Creative! Good work.
michalu 7y ago
Indeed. Balzac was famous for drinking many cups of coffee and working overnight. He died aged 50 of heart attack.
tallon 7y ago
Balzac, you're breaking my heart. How dare you... I love coffee. Thanks for sharing.

tmoot 7y ago

I'm happy you posted this.

empath75 7y ago

pretty much true for any stimulant in my experience.

kgonza 7y ago
Not... Ah, in your experience. I missed that, initially. I meant to write "Not khat," which gives me the best inspiration ever (and a crash that lasts days when I get off of it).
- droopyEyelids 7y ago
  What part of the world are you in where khat is a thing?
  - blaser-waffle 7y ago
    Presumably middle east or north/eastern africa. Then again I'm sure there are plenty of SV hipster types who might be big on it. "forget microdosing, khat is the new path to rockstar programming flow states"
    - LoveMortuus 7y ago
      Is anyone afraid that microdosing might become the next must, if you want to be competitive in the programming fields of industry?
      - vanderZwan 7y ago
        No, because any benefits it might have are not big enough to be dealbreakers. Programming, unlike sport, isn't about one winner taking all. At least not on the level of individual programming skill.
      - rmdashrfstar 7y ago
        No, I think it's a bit ridiculous to assume that everyone would be microdosing or that it provides such a massive competitive edge such that the drawbacks of microdosing are outweighed.
        pampa 7y ago
        What are the drawbacks? Nobody seems to talk about drawbacks.
        partyboat1586 7y ago
        Too much personal introspection and autobiographical thinking. Tangential thoughts not relevant to the task at hand. Lack of linear focus. That kind of thing.
        pampa 7y ago
        does not sound like 'micro' dosing to me
        birdyrooster 7y ago
        I bet people are just a little more weird microdosing psychedelics. Like, come on if it impacts your ability to create novel things, then you are going to create novel conversation topics and some of those are going to be fucking weird. I love acid for personal development but I am not sure if I could handle this reality.
    - partyboat1586 7y ago
      Lol, do you have to be a hipster to try exotic drugs?
- empath75 7y ago
  But you wouldn’t know if you were boring to other people would you?
  - ip26 7y ago
    Ridiculous, anyone would find my meticulous collection of geological specimens fascinating!

arduinomancer 7y ago

“The 200mg enhanced problem solving significantly, but had no effect on creative thinking,” said Zabelina. “It also didn’t make it worse, so keep drinking your coffee; it won’t interfere with these abilities.” So not really I guess

lobotryas 7y ago
You are missing Balzac’s point. He is saying that it makes boring people more productive; not more interesting.

pizza 7y ago

Balzac famously (apocryphally, perhaps?) known for drinking 50 cups of coffee a day! This part resonated with me: > When you have reached the point of consuming this kind of coffee, then become exhausted and decide that you really must have more, even though you make it of the finest ingredients and take it perfectly fresh, you will fall into horrible sweats, suffer feebleness of the nerves, and undergo episodes of severe drowsiness. I definitely get extremely drowsy any time after 5 pm when I have gotten into the habit of drinking plenty of coffee per day

jotto 7y ago
I styled/modeled roast.io pricing page after Balzac and a few other famous coffee drinkers: https://www.roast.io/pricing https://www.roast.io/pricing
- pozdnyshev 7y ago
  Cringe
- silexia 7y ago
  Creative! Good work.

michalu 7y ago

Indeed. Balzac was famous for drinking many cups of coffee and working overnight. He died aged 50 of heart attack.

tallon 7y ago

Balzac, you're breaking my heart. How dare you... I love coffee. Thanks for sharing.