Caffeine Kick Quotes

They stamp the slush off their boots with autopilot eyes and answering-machine voices while they wait for their drug of choice—caffeine or nicotine or sugar—to kick in and render their bodies at least tolerably functional until the first break.

Temujin: I want to hate you, yet you don't seem overwhelmed by evil. Blake: Maybe I kick puppies in my spare time.

Blondes are said to be more fun, but a well-caffeinated brunette is a kick-in-the-pants!

The town wakes early, like it does every day; small towns need a head start if they’re going to have any chance in the world. The rows of cars in the parking lot outside the factory are already covered with snow; people are standing in silent lines with their eyes half-open and their minds half-closed, waiting for their electronic punch cards to verify their existence to the clocking-in machine. They stamp the slush off their boots with autopilot eyes and answering-machine voices while they wait for their drug of choice—caffeine or nicotine or sugar—to kick in and render their bodies at least tolerably functional until the first break.

Besides increasing or decreasing the stimulation level of the environment, you can also achieve an optimal level of arousal by drinking beverages that have a direct impact on neocortical arousal.38 Alcohol, at least initially, has the effect of lowering arousal. After a couple of glasses of wine the extraverts are more likely to dip below the optimal arousal level, whereas their introverted friends, nudged closer to optimal arousal, may appear unexpectedly garrulous. Coffee, being a stimulant, has the opposite effect. After ingesting about two cups of coffee, extraverts carry out tasks more efficiently, whereas introverts perform less well. This deficit is magnified if the task they are engaged in is quantitative and if it is done under time pressure. For an introvert, an innocent couple of cups of coffee before a meeting may prove challenging, particularly if the purpose of the meeting is a rapid-fire discussion of budget projections, data analysis, or similar quantitative concerns. In the same meeting an extraverted colleague is likely to benefit from a caffeine kick that creates, in the eyes of the introverts, the illusion of competency.

small towns need a head start if they’re going to have any chance in the world. The rows of cars in the parking lot outside the factory are already covered with snow; people are standing in silent lines with their eyes half-open and their minds half-closed, waiting for their electronic punch cards to verify their existence to the clocking-in machine. They stamp the slush off their boots with autopilot eyes and answering-machine voices while they wait for their drug of choice—caffeine or nicotine or sugar—to kick in and render their bodies at least tolerably functional until the first break.

FOUR TIPS FOR A BETTER MORNING Drink a glass of water when you wake up. How often during a day do you go eight hours without drinking anything at all? Yet that’s what it’s like for most of us overnight. Between the water we exhale and the water that evaporates from our skin, not to mention a trip or two to the bathroom, we wake up mildly dehydrated. Throw back a glass of water first thing to rehydrate, control early morning hunger pangs, and help you wake up. Don’t drink coffee immediately after you wake up. The moment we awaken, our bodies begin producing cortisol, a stress hormone that kick-starts our groggy souls. But it turns out that caffeine interferes with the production of cortisol—so starting the day immediately with a cup of coffee barely boosts our wakefulness. Worse, early-morning coffee increases our tolerance for caffeine, which means we must gulp ever more to obtain its benefits. The better approach is to drink that first cup an hour or ninety minutes after waking up, once our cortisol production has peaked and the caffeine can do its magic.7 If you’re looking for an afternoon boost, head to the coffee shop between about 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., when cortisol levels dip again.

Come on, Will,” Holly said as she trailed after him into the kitchen. “You know this is a good plan.” “You know it is,” Shelby chimed in, following them. “Would you at least let me make a cup of coffee before we discuss this juvenile idiocy?” he grumbled. Striding over to the counter, he clicked on the coffeemaker and then grabbed a mug from the cabinet over the sink. “You guys want any?” he offered. Both women shook their heads, then waited patiently as he fixed himself a cup of black coffee, but he could see the unrestrained enthusiasm in their eyes. Leaning against the fridge, he gulped down the scalding liquid and waited for the java to do its thing. Almost instantly he felt alert, his mind sharpened by the caffeine. But while the sharp mind should’ve kick-started his usually superb common sense, he still found himself intrigued by the women’s outlandish plan.

Thanks.” I’d already had enough caffeine to kick-start Frankenstein’s monster, but I took the mug anyway, grateful that anyone was willing to speak to me-much less fix me coffee-in spite of the blood on my hands.

Between five P.M. and six P.M. is what I think of as the Loafing Hour,” Lorna said once as she put the key in her front door and stepped into the hallway, kicking away that day’s post. “When caffeine is no longer a good investment but alcohol not yet a wise one. When anything you’re going to achieve that day has probably already happened and the only sensible thing to do is to sit around, shooting the shit and eating cake.

caffeine nap”: Drink a cup of coffee or tea, lie down for fifteen minutes, and get back to work when the caffeine has kicked in.

Izzie: Thank you... for picking me. Even just observing... Mark: I thought you might be fun to look at while I work. Izzie: Will you be working on both the skin graft and the nerve reconstruction? Mark: Yes. And I think I'll handle both better with a little caffeine in my system. Get me a blueberry scone, a bone dry cappuccino, and a little something for yourself. Izzie: There's a cafeteria on the second floor, and a coffee cart in the lobby. Mark: Feisty. Cappuccino. Izzie: You can kick me back to Bailey if you want. I don't do coffee. So how will you be handling the skin graft and nerve reconstruction? [...] Izzie: I got your page. Mark: I need another cappuccino. Izzie: Did you think I was kidding before? Mark: I am your attending. And if you want in on my surgery, you're going to learn to fetch, and stay... and heel. Izzie: Fine. Mark: Don't fetch angry. Izzie: If you think this means I respect you... If you want me to respect you, you have to do something worth respecting.

Izzie: Thank you... for picking me. Even just observing... Mark: I thought you might be fun to look at while I work. Izzie: Will you be working on both the skin graft and the nerve reconstruction? Mark: Yes. And I think I'll handle both better with a little caffeine in my system. Get me a blueberry scone, a bone dry cappuccino, and a little something for yourself. Izzie: There's a cafeteria on the second floor, and a coffee cart in the lobby. Mark: Feisty. Cappuccino. Izzie: You can kick me back to Bailey if you want. I don't do coffee. So how will you be handling the skin graft and nerve reconstruction? [...] Izzie: I got your page. Mark: I need another cappuccino. Izzie: Did you think I was kidding before? Mark: I am your attending. And if you want in on my surgery, you're going to learn to fetch, and stay... and heel. Izzie: Fine. Mark: Don't fetch angry. Izzie: If you think this means I respect you... If you want me to respect you, you have to do something worth respecting.

I’d helped kick caffeine withdrawal the week before. I’d given him an l-tyrosine cocktail and,

She drinks a cup of coffee, then lies down for a 20- or 30-minute nap, which is approximately how long it takes the caffeine to fully kick in. “When you wake up, you’re ready to go, and you don’t have that grogginess.

I’d been on edge lately, not sleeping, super wound up. In a few minutes, the caffeine would kick in, and the fog would lift.