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BatGuanoSenior Contributor
I use all of these. We all have that little pick-me-up that gives us a bit of energy or changes our mood. Sometimes I just drink water, and that works.
Some of the positives come from making a space, taking a break. Just a time-out where I can relax.
Too much, of course, is to be avoided. Anyone else have a break-time indulgence? Chocolate? Checking in with friends over a cuppa? Red Bull?
In response to: Tea, coffee, tobacco. The pause that refreshes or a bad idea?
AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Sharing songs and stuff madly ... thought this could be a good thread to resurrect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7ttf5umeQw
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-11-01/brain-less-complicated/11658342
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