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Re:Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug use, i... by mlevental on Monday February 26, 2018 @09:08PM (#16470608)
is the thinking that the espresso takes 15 minutes to kick in?
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Re:Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug use, i... by grzm on Monday February 26, 2018 @09:11PM (#16470620)
It's a bit more complicated than that. Here's an article that gives a gloss as well as links to more detailed research:

https://www.vox.com/2014/8/28/6074177/coffee-naps-caffeine-s...

I was always surprised when I found myself suddenly so sleepy after a shot of espresso in the afternoon. It was nice to find that there's science backing it up.

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Re:Ask HN: I'm writing a book about white-collar drug use, i... by Bartweiss on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @11:38AM (#16475073)
Woah, thanks for this. I knew the trick, but I always assumed it was just about sleeping until the caffeine blocked out adenosine so you woke up not-tired. Interesting to see there's a deeper mechanism in play.
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