Comments on: Coffee Makes You Gullible?

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:54:27 +0000

What an interesting post. I know coffee helps me stay alert, but after reading your post, I can see how sometimes I may be persuaded from time to time early in the morning at work. Nice post!

By: Paul Jorgensen the Coffee Addict

Paul Jorgensen the Coffee Addict — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:21:06 +0000

I don’t know about this. When I am tired and groggy I get hard headed so I don’t want to hear what anybody has to say. When I’m alert and awake (after a few cups of coffee for example) then I am more open to listening and hearing people out, so maybe I am in some sense more likely to be persuaded. But that doesn’t mean I’m in a weak state of mind or something, it just means that I am alert enough to fully examine an issue before I dismiss the whole conversation as B.S.

By: Roaster Dave

Roaster Dave — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:15:35 +0000

Its quite possible! I roast coffee, and drink it religiously…..or addictively depending on who you ask. Quite often, I’m lured into the land of gullibility while under the influence of caffeine!

By: Wtblogger

Wtblogger — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:57:24 +0000

Coffee is one of the reasons why i dont scrue things during a day

By: Coffee Makes You Gullible? « Jungle’s Wife

Coffee Makes You Gullible? « Jungle’s Wife — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:07:13 +0000

[...] Coffee Makes You Gullible? Posted on July 28, 2008 by JunglesWife Interesting post by Jonathan Fields – Coffee makes you gullible. [...]

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:04:31 +0000

oh..so that’s why i did that…never mind…

By: Jarkko

Jarkko — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:13:15 +0000

But does it actually mean that the people are more persuadable, or just smarter (i.e. they understand the good deal better than without caffeine).

If this is the case, then wouldn’t it make sense to drink more coffee yourself too? And in general, try to get people to drink more coffee at work. What’s the downside?

By: (Anti) Social Lists - 7/27/08 | (Anti) Social Development

(Anti) Social Lists - 7/27/08 | (Anti) Social Development — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:42:23 +0000

[...] Coffee Makes You Gullible – Jonathan Fields takes a look at a study that states that coffee drinkers may be more susceptible to persuasion. Hmmm … I’m addicted to coffee and am not very agreeable. [...]

By: Alina Popescu

Alina Popescu — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:48:57 +0000

This is indeed interesting! Now I can actually understand why those morning coffee meetings or coffee talks in the company cafeteria can be so creative and productive. It’s the coffee, with a little help from some other friends

By: Annedien Hoen

Annedien Hoen — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:42:14 +0000

The link to the publication seems to be members only.

If you become more open to good arguments it’s a good thing, right? Why is that ‘gullible’? That word makes me think of foolish, naive, easily conned. If it makes you less stubborn and critical it sounds like a very liberating property