I don't think the parent comments's author was suggesting that stimulants are no more effective than sleep. Rather, I think he was suggesting that--if you aren'

I don't think the parent comments's author was suggesting that stimulants are no more effective than sleep. Rather, I think he was suggesting that--if you aren't also struggling with ADHD or some other medical condition requiring stimulants--working on your sleep hygiene should be one of the first things you do before even considering stimulant use. Trying to patch over bad sleep with stimulants is long-term harmful.