> by inducing intense, unfamiliar states of mind, we can gain perspective on the inner operation of our cognition Yes, this. I've found, though, that the inten

> by inducing intense, unfamiliar states of mind, we can gain perspective on the inner operation of our cognition Yes, this. I've found, though, that the intensity can often be dialed back significantly, while still achieving comparable, certainly more comfortable, and sometimes even better effects. I think there's absolutely a time and a place for nuking one's ego psychedelically, but it's broadly better to chip at it — if, to torture the metaphor a bit, with a plasma cutter instead of a chisel...