Coffee breaks at work may be counterproductive–particularly for men. Researchers at Britain’s University of Bristol gave coffee to groups of men and women and then asked them to perform stressful tasks. The coffee seemed to help men and women solve problems while working alone, but it undermined their ability to collaborate. And while women became more relaxed from the caffeine hit, men stressed out. The findings, researcher Lindsay St. Claire tells New Scientist, suggests “the commonplace tea and coffee break might backfire in business situations.”
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