I hear you. Like many IT types, my brain is a reliable engine that has served me for decades. It loves to be excited, stimulated and challenged. Getting high -

I hear you. Like many IT types, my brain is a reliable engine that has served me for decades. It loves to be excited, stimulated and challenged. Getting high - after several days of abstinence - gives me insight and unlocks thoughts and concepts that are otherwise hidden behind the sensible filters. Those thoughts have turned into ideas that have turned into products that have made millions and employed many people. But I'm weak. That initial session turns into another, when the ideas are less forthcoming, and then another, when I am not even functioning at par. The way it works best is a short limited session, then abstinence for a week. But I'm weak. My brain doesn't work like that, it just wants more. My current regime is to lock it in a box with a padlock in it (its illegal here anyway so at least I can't just restock at will) and give someone else the key. So yeah - pros and cons, but unlimited access definitely does not work for me.