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Re:Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativit... by jpm_sd on Friday March 06, 2020 @11:28AM (#22504843)
For me, caffeine is "focus juice". Makes it possible to care about solving tedious work problems. I can see how the same would apply to writers and artists, who have tons of creative ideas but have a harder time battling through the "war of art" without a little help from our friend Coffea arabica.

Creativity tends to flow best standing in the shower, lying in bed, or out for a run or a bike ride.

Re:Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativit... by tic_tac on Friday March 06, 2020 @01:49PM (#22506150)
Creativity can really only happen when the mind isn't doing anything in particular. Only then can it wander, and only in wandering can it arrive at novel combinations or alterations of ideas.