I'm not a coffee person.Some of my friends seem to rely on the stuff to live. To me, it's less a nectar of the gods and more a weird morning bean juice that's only palatable with lots of milk and several scoops of sugar.I'm in the minority, it would seem. According to a 2015 Gallup survey, 64% of American adults down at least one cup of joe everyday. Members of that group average just under three cups a day.That being said, my inherent apathy toward the drink didn't prevent me from relying on it, at times. Before college, I didn't drink coffee. My grandparents are Irish and I was raised on tea. Once I started school, however, drinking coffee became a convenient method of facilitating all-nighters. Looking back, I'm not sure whether the caffeine really kept me awake or just functioned as a comforting placebo.My last coffee experience came about in May, during finals, on the evening I pulled my last all-nighter.Since graduation, I just haven't seen the need to drink coffee. All-nighters are no longer necessary nor feasible for me, schedule-wise and physically (I've seemingly lost my sad college super power of enduring sleep deprivation).That's why I thought it'd be interesting to see how I reacted to drinking coffee again, after steering clear of the stuff for several months. I was curious to see what the impact would be if I drank quite a few cups in one day. Would it improve my productivity' Would I become jumpy and frighten my coworkers' Would I experience a morning rush, only to crash in the afternoon'It turns out, none of those predictions came true. Here's what actually happened when I overloaded on coffee after taking a massive break from the beverage:SEE ALSO:A Harvard scientist who's studied coffee for 20 years explains why the drink is amazing7:30 a.m.One Monday last month, I woke up early to kick off my experiment. I stopped by the local bagel place and grabbed a regular coffee with milk and sugar on my way to the train station. Things got off to an inauspicious start when I almost dropped the cup while boarding the train.The bagel place makes good coffee. I enjoyed it, but I don't think it made me feel any perkier or more focused. That being said, I'm no early birdit's pretty difficult to force myself to feel anything other than pain and misery in the morning.8:30 a.m. I decided to kick things up a notch once I got into the city. I hit up the Dunkin' Donuts on my way the office and got a medium iced coffee, with milk and sugar.Upon arriving in the office, I definitely felt motivated, but not more so than usual. I got most of my work done that day, but I didn't achieve any crazy objectives. All in all, I can't say that the double dose of coffee transformed me into a super-worker or even made my morning go smoother (I ended up getting in a bit later because I had to sidetrack to get more coffee). 12:30 p.m.Once I was settled into my work routine, I actually totally forgot about the experiment for a few hours. Fortunately, I'd set up a calendar reminder to take another shot (of java, that is). Receiving that alert, I headed to the kitchen and made myself some more coffee.I drank the cup at my desk, trying to monitor myself for changes in behavior. This was a bit difficult. I wondered if because I was on the lookout for hyperactivity or productivity or other changes in my manner and work methods, I was subconsciously toning down my behavior.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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