Study: Small Doses of Caffeine Best to Stay Awake

Ralph writes "This study concludes that smaller doses of caffeine throughout the day are more effective in keeping awake for long hours, rather than the traditional morning mug of coffee. However, in many cases, myself included, the problem isn't staying awake for long hours, but rather using uptime efficiently. Any known cures for the "laziness disorder" out there?"

Comments

Slashdot isn't it

[ni4882]

Well, my guess is that slashdot is not the best cure for "laziness disorder".

Small doses, eh?

[Ianoo]

I wonder what the best way to get these small doses might be. Perhaps snorting a line of coffee granules every few hours?

Re:Small doses, eh?

[Carnildo]

I wonder what the best way to get these small doses might be. Perhaps snorting a line of coffee granules every few hours?

IV drip.

Re:Small doses, eh?

[Tukla]

"we investigated the effects of blindly administered intravenous caffeine"

I read this and then spent several seconds trying to figure out how you could give someone an IV without them knowing it.

I must need a Coke.

Have to ask.......

[MrIrwin]

What does Java do for productivity?

Here's a good solution:

[stienman]

hostinfo
...
slashdot.org 127.0.0.1
...

-Adam

Re:Here's a good solution:

[Jade E. 2]

Running your own slashdot mirror?? Pure genius!

Small Doses of Caffeine Best to Stay Awake?!

[ivan1011001]

Small doses of caffeine at intervals in the day?! pfft!

What about LARGE doses at regular intervals? I'd say that's best.

Anyway, as for the small amounts, that's where Penguin Mints from ThinkGeek come in handy =P

Re:zerg

[ichimunki]

That's a logical impossibility. That is the first few major items on my todo list.

Or at least it was when I had a girlfriend. Which seemed to be the case a lot more before I started reading Slashdot. Hmmmm. And the house was cleaner too!

Re:zerg

[stienman]

And it'll help with your carpal tunnel problem.

-Adam

Re:If it was just 'found' today

[dacarr]

AC, you ignorant slut! You know that's utter bullshite!

Now excuse me while I prime up a vein for my afternoon fix of caffeine.

energy and motivation

[cookiepus]

Cocaine or ritalin are probably whay you're looking for. They will both provide you with energy and motivate you to do something.

Re:If it was just 'found' today

[shadowbearer]

If /. was just discovered today, it would be illegal to use in the USA.
It would be a Schedule 1 drug, right next to heroin, cocaine, late night redeye programming sessions, pot, tobacco, kernel rebuilds, alcohol, marijuana, Everquest, peyote, Neverwinter Nights, etc, etc, etc...

It satisfies the requirements of addiction, acute withdrawal, and abnormal body functions while partaking of it, along with long-term physiological affects similar to Cowboy Neal's.

When you say you need your fix, you are closer to the truth than you think! [ turn off your computer ]

Note-I don't necessarily agree with the above, but that's the way it is. [ Duh, I'm posting here ]

Well, shit. [ Karma: Excellent ] - I guess I should find a local slashdot users support group...

SB
[ The above post is intended as humorous. If you suffer from ill effects while reading it, consult your physician ]