I'll echo this. I always thought I was particularly sensitive to caffeine and so went without it for years until recently. I'll find that I'm not able to sleep for 12-14 hours after initial administration, and I rarely have more than 50mg in a day. I notice effects mostly wearing off around 20 hours after administration usually.
I do wonder, as some commenters stated, how much the natural accumulation of adenosine throughout the day interplays with this, though, in addition to the dopaminergic and serotonergic effects on mood modulation. I would imagine if ...
I think you're getting at something here, but I'd frame it a little differetly, notably that the learning from the experience of low morale could be that continuing hard work for hard work sake is not the answer to improving your conditions.
I think many of us are conditioned to want to "do our part," especially if you find yourself to be a particularly value-driven person. Unfortunately one only need a cursory understanding of game theory to know if your strategy ("work harder when times are tough to improve material conditions") is predictable, it will b... (read more)