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Your Morning Cup of Coffee -- and Creativity!

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Is this how you feel without coffee?  Monday morning?  Did you load up on a big cup of coffee?  Caffeine can definitely help you focus, but it can also be a big roadblock to certain types of thinking. It can even put your brain in the  wrong  state of mind to think creatively, as I'll explain below. There is a definite time and place for it, as I'll explain.  CAFFEINE AND CREATIVITY  Your brain is in various states (that are measurable) during the day and night.  When you're asleep, your brain is in a Delta state. An Alpha state is how you feel when you're relaxed, creative, and thinking well (great for solving difficult problems). Beta is how you feel when you're late for the train and pushing through people on the street, or quickly processing (a huge stack) of boring paperwork at work. Theta is how you feel just before you fall asleep, or in a very deep meditation or hypnosis -- it's where your subconscious is accessible.  When you drink