{"id":142642,"date":"2025-10-09T10:14:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T08:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/uncategorized\/das-leckerste-anti-frust-mittel-kaffee\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T09:20:03","slug":"the-most-delicious-anti-frustration-remedy-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/and-otherwise\/the-most-delicious-anti-frustration-remedy-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"The most delicious anti-frustration remedy: <i>Coffee.<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"142642\" class=\"elementor elementor-142642 elementor-142051\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e74f5c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e74f5c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">And otherwise<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d01812e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d01812e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The most delicious anti-frustration remedy: <i>Coffee.<\/i><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4d4bb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4d4bb5\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cIf I can't afford to buy a house...\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b12e9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b12e9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In 2024, Dubai chocolate was the object of desire; this year, <em>it&#8217;s the iced matcha latte for 7$ and up.<\/em><\/strong> If you treat yourself to one three times a week, it adds up to a tidy sum <em>(around 1,000$ per year, to be precise).<\/em><\/p><p>But frustration is high among the 16-29 age group, according to the Schufa Youth Finance Monitor. Around half <em>(51%)<\/em> do not believe they will be able to achieve the same standard of living as their parents, or even a higher one.* The result: <em>\u201cLittle treat culture.\u201d That&#8217;s the name of the new self-indulgence trend.<\/em> The rewards themselves change extremely quickly, as they are supposed to be something special, but the basic principle of small, affordable hedonism remains.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8813406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8813406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The \u201clipstick effect.\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c7337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46c7337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Incidentally, this escape into moments of luxury is nothing new.<\/strong> <em>\u201cIt is strongly reminiscent of the so-called lipstick effect,\u201d<\/em> says Mira Fauth-B\u00fchler, professor of business psychology at FOM University in Stuttgart, quoted in the Handelsblatt newspaper. Leonard Lauder, former head of Est\u00e9e Lauder <em>(cosmetics),<\/em> noted that after September 11, 2001, and during the 2008 financial crisis, more lipsticks were sold &#8211; despite all the economic problems. <em>\u201cThese purchases give us the feeling of maintaining control despite uncertain times,\u201d<\/em> Mira Fauth-B\u00fchler continues.* So it&#8217;s the exclusive little things that save our mood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be39b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be39b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Good for the soul.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-829ee2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"829ee2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>If we&#8217;re honest, we&#8217;ve all made impulse purchases like shoes, handbags, etc.<\/strong> They&#8217;re good for the soul<em> (even if your bank account isn&#8217;t so happy)<\/em> and serve as a reward for persevering and getting through tough times. And when times are really bad, it might just be a chocolate croissant or an elaborate, delicious coffee.<\/p><p>There is actually a very simple mechanism behind this. Bad news cause stress. Especially when it rains down on us like it is doing at the moment. It feels like we&#8217;re <em>\u201con\u201d<\/em> 24 hours a day, receiving news around the clock and around the globe. The only thing that helps against this feeling of helplessness is the feeling of being able to make a difference yourself \u2013 <em>or, as they say nowadays, \u201cself-efficacy.\u201d<\/em> In other words, gaining control over something: <em>Buying that chocolate croissant \u2013 now more than ever.<\/em><\/p><p>Of course, scientists say that this cannot be achieved through consumption alone. Experiencing something that you can influence yourself is doubly good for the soul. <em>To be honest, we recommend our Mount Hagen coffee.<\/em><\/p><h3>And now: The advertisement?!<\/h3><p><strong>Perhaps some of you may be thinking that right now. <em>But no!<\/em><\/strong> A really good coffee with magnificent, special aromas is a luxury. Consciously enjoying it and using it to escape external influences for a few minutes is self-efficacy. <em>And if it&#8217;s an organic fair trade coffee like Mount Hagen, every cup you drink also helps to improve the lives of coffee farmers and the environment a little bit. What more could you ask for?<\/em><\/p><p>*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelsblatt.com\/unternehmen\/handel-konsumgueter\/konsum-warum-kleine-luxusmomente-fuer-verbraucher-so-wichtig-sind\/100147917.html?_gl=1*16sbinc*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw_fnFBhB0EiwAH_MfZmXVdhKWoOvx0JwHqVkog3rkhyd0H2qjdQmdWFvgYIsheHrVzUhKYhoCc6wQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.handelsblatt.com\/unternehmen\/handel-konsumgueter\/konsum-warum-kleine-luxusmomente-fuer-verbraucher-so-wichtig-sind\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d598a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65d598a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>Since COVID, many young people see the world as being in a state of constant crisis.<\/b> They are worried and fearful about the future. And this has given rise to a new trend: Treating themselves to little moments of luxury. As a source of comfort, as an escape from the frustrations of everyday life. <i>Coffee plays a very important role in this.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3499,"featured_media":142053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[620],"tags":[622],"custom_tag":[],"class_list":["post-142642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-and-otherwise","tag-and-otherwise-hero"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142642"},{"taxonomy":"custom_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/custom_tag?post=142642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}