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在咖啡館工作學(xué)習(xí)真的會提高我們的效率嗎？沒錯！據(jù)BBC研究調(diào)查表明，咖啡館具有的一些特點(diǎn)能夠激發(fā)我們在工作、學(xué)習(xí)時的創(chuàng)造力。

Nowadays， there are more and more cafes in libraries and bookshops. A low- to-moderate level of 1）ambient noise in a place like a cafe can actually 2）boost your creative 3）output. The idea is that if you're very slightly 4）distracted from the task at hand by ambient 5）stimuli， it boosts your abstract thinking ability， which can lead to more creative idea generation.

While that “Goldilocks” level of noise is different for everyone， audio stimuli in the background also help us improve decision making. Some have even dubbed “the coffee shop effect”. So， the jazz music， light conversation and 6）barista banging coffee grounds out of the grinder aren't a 7）nuisance-they could help you come up with your next magnum opus.

One of the biggest things about coffee shops is the social- facilitation effect： you go there， you see other people working and it puts you in a mood where you just naturally start working as well. Just watching them can motivate you to work harder.

1）ambient[??mbi?nt]adj.周圍的，外界的

2）boost[bu?st]v.促進(jìn)，增加

3）output[?a?tp?t] n.輸出

4）distract[d??str?kt]v.分心

5） stimuli [?st?mj?la?] n.刺激;刺激物

6） barista [b??ri?st?] n.咖啡師

7） nuisance [?nju?sns] n.討厭的東西

詞組加油站

come up with提出，想到

magnum opus杰作，代表作

8） optimal [??pt?m?l] adj.最佳的

9） varied [?ve?rid] adj.各式各樣的

Visual variety helps in “solving a problem that has an 8）optimal solution， but requires you to think outside the box”. Coffee shops， though， generally have visual stimuli. And hitting up different coffee shops each time keeps things even more 9）varied.

Pablo Picasso， Bob Dylan， Jean-Paul Sartre， Simone de Beauvoir and JK Rowling- whether they're painters， singer-songwriters， philosophers or writers， people across nations and centuries have tapped into their creativity working away at a table in a cafe.

如今，越來越多的咖啡館與圖書館、書店聯(lián)合營業(yè)。在咖啡館這樣的地方，中低等水平范圍內(nèi)的環(huán)境噪聲能夠促進(jìn)人們的創(chuàng)意輸出。如果周遭的刺激因素能使你對手頭的工作稍有分心，那么你的抽象思維能力會得到相應(yīng)的提升，更多創(chuàng)意也會被激發(fā)出來。

盡管每個人對于“恰到好處”的噪聲的感知水平都不同，但環(huán)境中的聲音刺激有助于提高我們的決策力。有些人甚至稱其為“咖啡店效應(yīng)”。所以，咖啡館里的爵士樂、輕松的交談聲和咖啡師在咖啡機(jī)上敲咖啡渣的聲音并不是什么討厭的事，它們說不定可以幫你創(chuàng)作出下一個杰作。

咖啡館最大的優(yōu)點(diǎn)之一就是它帶來的社會促進(jìn)效應(yīng)：當(dāng)你去咖啡館看到其他人正在工作，你也會自然而然地開始進(jìn)入工作的狀態(tài)。光是看看身邊的人就會激發(fā)你更加努力地工作。

視覺多樣性有助于“跳出思維定式，發(fā)現(xiàn)問題的最優(yōu)解”?？Х瑞^常常有著許多能夠刺激視覺的因素。每次去不同的咖啡館甚至?xí)屇愕乃季S變得更加多樣化。

畢加索、鮑勃·迪倫、薩特、波伏娃還有J.K.羅琳——不論是畫家、作詞家、哲學(xué)家還是作家，來自各個國家不同世紀(jì)的人們都曾坐在咖啡館的小桌子旁，挖掘他們的創(chuàng)造力。

Some kinds of coffee and what your coffee says about you

幾種常見的咖啡名稱與它們代表的人物性格

1. Espresso

Thick coffee brewed by forcing steam or a small amount of hot water through ground coffee beans， with a creamy foamon the surface.

★You are friendly and adaptive. You actually like the taste of coffee， a rare but admirable trait.

2. Latte

Espresso mixed with steamed milk， and sometimes topped with foamed milk.

★You are reflected but often indecisive. In a world of unknowns， you like the safe pick.

3. Mocaccino

Espresso mixed with steamed milk and sweet cocoa powder or chocolate syrup， served with milk forth or whipped cream on top.

★You are fun-loving and creative. You hate the taste of coffee， but you need the pick-me-up， so you improvise.

4. Cappuccino

Coffee made with equal amounts of espresso， heated milk which is served with a thick mass of bubbles， and often with powdered chocolate on the top.

★You are warm-hearted but oblivious at times. Your friends have to remind you to wipe the foam off your lip.

5. Caffe Americano

A style of coffee prepared by brewing espresso with added hot water， giving it a similar strength to， but different flavor from， drip coffee.

★You are calm and conscientious. You enjoy the simple things in life， like picnics in the park， birds chirping， and watery coffee.

1.意式濃縮：用蒸汽或少量熱水沖泡研磨后的咖啡豆，從而萃取成為濃咖啡，表面會有綿密的泡沫。

★你為人友善，適應(yīng)性強(qiáng)。你是真的喜歡咖啡的味道，這是一種難能可貴的特質(zhì)。

2.拿鐵咖啡：在濃縮咖啡中加入熱牛奶，有時也會在表面加上奶泡。

★你善于思考，但是經(jīng)常優(yōu)柔寡斷。在未知的環(huán)境里，你喜歡做出安全的選擇。

3.摩卡咖啡：濃縮咖啡與熱牛奶、可可粉或巧克力糖漿混合，表面加上奶泡或鮮奶油。

★你喜歡玩樂且富有創(chuàng)造力，不喜歡咖啡的味道但又需要它來提神醒腦，所以你只是湊合著喝。

4.卡布奇諾：在濃縮咖啡中加入熱牛奶和豐富奶泡，表面通常會灑上巧克力粉。

★你是個熱心腸的人，但有時會健忘。你的朋友們時常提醒你要把嘴唇上的泡沫抹掉。

5.美式咖啡：在濃縮咖啡中加入熱水，使其具有與滴濾咖啡相似的濃度，但風(fēng)味不同。

★你冷靜沉著、認(rèn)真謹(jǐn)慎，享受生活中的簡單小事，比如在公園里野餐，聽小鳥嘰嘰喳喳地叫，喝淡淡的咖啡。