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The new discovery here is that the drug kills creativity - that's a pretty big deal for me. It's also quite different from meditation, which fosters creativity
by nikster 16y ago
The new discovery here is that the drug kills creativity - that's a pretty big deal for me.
It's also quite different from meditation, which fosters creativity.
- grovulent 16y agoI think a better description of the process - at least, as it applies to my own usage (prescribed) goes like this: When you are on these sorts of drugs think of it as opening the tap. You execute with the full force of your creative reserves that you've built up. The more pent up you are - the more the ideas just pour through you as you write/code/compose - whatever. And because the tap is open, eventually the waters on one side of the dam level out with those on the other. The rate of creative execution slows down because it's not pent up. But I think it's a mistake to say one is LESS creative. You remain as creative as you ever were. The same amount of water flows through your stream as it ever did. One just doesn't have the same pent up backlog of ideas to execute anymore - just that steady stream.
- StavrosK 16y agoBasically, it doesn't sound like a bad idea to take a pill one weekend in the month. You'll do all the things you've been meaning to for ages, and then go back to normal. I'd try it myself if I weren't dubious of the "no side-effects" thing. I don't think it's very likely that a drug makes you supersmart without having ill effects...
- dlokshin 16y agoAgreed. It seems extremely unlikely that a drug which alters your brain chemistry does not have any ill side effects. If it doesn't have chemically addictive properties, it most certainly has emotionally addictive qualities.
- StavrosK 16y agoI just remember hearing about sudden deaths of people who were on a nootropic drug (not sure if it was this one). Does anyone remember the drug? I don't think the risk is worth the reward...
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- swombat 16y agoI would not recommend driving on Modafinil. Too much focus can kill you on the road, and I have noticed that my ambient awareness feels reduced on Modafinil.
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- grovulent 16y agoDepends on how much flow you have to start with I guess. As for side effects - they are there - but they are mild. If I stop taking them then the worst that happens is that I want to spend a day napping. But then I'm back to normal. Seriously - withdrawing for caffeine is much worse. Having said that. I don't actually advise that people take them without a prescription. Besides the obvious legal issues - there are people who genuinely need them just to have a reasonably normal life. Black market demand could make them more difficult to obtain for these people (especially me!).
- dawson 16y agoWhat about the short and long-term side effects of foods, they also alter your brain chemistry, such as chocolate which can/does increase dopamine production, and many others.
- roadnottaken 16y agoThey don't make you "supersmart" and they don't have side-effects that you'd be bothered by. They're like many things: if you take too much too often, you'll feel bad. If you use it moderately it can be useful.