Ahh…The Coffee Break

I have my coffee break nearly every day at 1:30pm, right after lunch. I’m all carb’ed up and primed for nap, but I have another 3 hours of work.

It is a ritual of mine. I love to take a few minutes and smell the ground coffee, then smell the brewing coffee as it blooms, watch the coffee crema (that awesome foam on a pour over), then enjoy the cup with a few jokes and get back to work.

If you do not have a ritual like this already, get one. If this infographic doesn’t give you enough reason, then here is all you need….

It makes you awesome.

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Brewing Success: Coffee Makes the Workplace Go Round

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