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2018-11-24 at 7:52 AM UTC
Originally posted by totse3.com while on street meth?
Lol.
Not necessarily on meth.
But you bring me to a point I want to make about the technique:
Drugs alter perception.
Therefore, drugs can be used to enhance the novelty effect.
You can take some shrooms or some acid, or even uppers or downers, whatever, and go somewhere you're very familiar with, but haven't been high at yet.
It will become transformed into something completely different. -
2018-11-27 at 9:42 PM UTCBEHAVIORAL TECHNIQUE #3: DE-EMPHASIZING PHARMACOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES.
I've come to many of the same conclusions as Lanny stated earlier in this thread:
Originally posted by Lanny From personal experience wrt programming: noots are a meme, don't waste your time. Low, but not micro, dose stimulants are great. *afinils aren't bad but only because they're basically stimulants, I don't really consider them "nootropics" as distinct from stims. If you can manage side effects and addiction risks of stimulants that's the ticket. Alcohol helps work through tedium but I'm a heavy drinker and my response has changed over time. Long term there doesn't seem to be any real benefit besides feeling slightly better while performing at exactly the same level. Benzos are like a straight debuff. Psychedelic microdosing is not helpful at all, but based on reports I've heard from people I think I may have an atypical response to microdosed psychedelics.
I will stick modafinil and caffeine because they really do keep me energized and focused.
As for racetams and the like, while I did encounter some compelling empirical research into the formation of neural connections more effectively achieved via AMPA receptor modulation, the general scientific consensus is still in it's youth and needs some time to mature.
And then recreational drugs: Alcohol, Stimulants (the kind intended to induce euphoria - meth, coke, crack - not caffeine or modafinil), Benzos, Opiates, Psychedelics, etc. These drugs are all way too distracting to be of any serious use in achieving optimal productivity.
Therefore, from here on out, the vast majority of my technique updates will be of the BEHAVIOURAL variety.
There's still rTMS/tDCS, but we'll get to that when we get to that. -
2018-11-27 at 9:50 PM UTCBEHAVIORAL TECHNIQUE #4: MENTORSHIP.
The value of a good mentor is of very serious import.
I've noticed that by simply watching how other, more experienced/skilled workers in my field, do their thing, I pick up on so many valuable habits that have simply forged their way naturally over time.
Even better than simply watching, ask them questions. People, generally speaking, like to talk about their skills. So as long as you're not pestering them at every waking moment, bombarding them with questions, they should be more than willing to fill in any gaps in your knowledge/skill-set.
Yet another way to take advantage of this technique is through hands-on tutorials. Preferably in person, but even YouTube videos, as there are plenty of very skilled developers (using my career as an example) that offer videos that walk you through, step-by-step, the building of some kind of application. Don't just copy the code from their GitHub profile. Actually write the code yourself while watching the video. You may have to pause a few times, and it'll take some time, but then you will gain insight into how an expert reasons through a problem. This kind of information is invaluable. -
2019-01-10 at 11:17 AM UTCSoyboy IV: The Flower of Death and The Crystal of Life African Astronaut [the oppositely able-bodied hop-step-and-jump]
I bought some modafinil on the dark web, and took some this morning around 6am, when my alarm buzzed, and went back asleep. I'm wide awake now, and not at all groggy and brain-fogged like I usually am in the morning.
I need to keep trying it. So far my experiments with stimulants have been very successful. I think I may have a genuine issue with low energy, lack of motivation, or sleepiness though.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2019-01-10 at 8:39 PM UTC
Originally posted by MORALLY SUPERIOR BEING IV: The Flower of Death and The Crystal of Life I bought some modafinil on the dark web, and took some this morning around 6am, when my alarm buzzed, and went back asleep. I'm wide awake now, and not at all groggy and brain-fogged like I usually am in the morning.
I need to keep trying it. So far my experiments with stimulants have been very successful. I think I may have a genuine issue with low energy, lack of motivation, or sleepiness though.
Modafinil is one of the only pharmaceutical approaches that has consistently helped me with focus and persistent task dedication, and just overall daily productivity.
I've come to realize that subtle effects are typically more desirable than those achieved by drugs like meth and other amphetamines, and even with regard to other classes of drugs - benzodiazepines, especially when taken in "excess" (which is pretty easy to do), while very effective as an anxiolytic, can render one effectively useless in many ways.
I have been taking modafinil almost daily for months now with no ill effects, and tons of benefits.
