The answer there might also depend on how we’re defining productivity.
I was reading some links earlier about longevity and biological processes/genetic processes (if that makes any sense...) that were linking neurological over-activity (which seems to be neurons being electrically active even when not really doing anything) to shorter lives and more rapid aging.
If caffeine serves to dampen down unnecessary activity that might lead to slower aging (ability to be more productive at a given age) and living longer so more total productivity.
re SatvikBeri’s wiki observations, does that sound like a training rats to go 3 doors down type setting?
The answer there might also depend on how we’re defining productivity.
I was reading some links earlier about longevity and biological processes/genetic processes (if that makes any sense...) that were linking neurological over-activity (which seems to be neurons being electrically active even when not really doing anything) to shorter lives and more rapid aging.
If caffeine serves to dampen down unnecessary activity that might lead to slower aging (ability to be more productive at a given age) and living longer so more total productivity.
re SatvikBeri’s wiki observations, does that sound like a training rats to go 3 doors down type setting?
Caffeine stops surpression of neural activity. That’s likely leading to more activity. At the same time there’s some evidence that points at caffeine being positive for lifespan like https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2018/coffee-longevity-health-benefits.html and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922918/ .
misread and though you were saying the caffeine was suppressing—not that it was preventing the suppression!