There are some interesting psychological reasons why people hang out in cafes. Procrastination is one of them. When you're at a cafe and you have your laptop ou

There are some interesting psychological reasons why people hang out in cafes. Procrastination is one of them. When you're at a cafe and you have your laptop out, there's a similar social pressure that exists in the workplace or university classroom that sort of discourages procrastination (eg watching YouTube videos) and encourages being productive. I remember reading about this in NPR or Psychology Today, but can't track the article down now.