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I worked without it for 25+ years due to religion/religious upbringing. I started it on my way out of the religion and realized it could even benefit what we c

I worked without it for 25+ years due to religion/religious upbringing. I started it on my way out of the religion and realized it could even benefit what we called spiritual revelation experiences. Which was funny. After first experiments I quit a few times but didn't notice that not using was an advantage in any way, unless I was using too much caffeine in certain specific circumstances. After that I measured my dosages more directly and tried different stacks alongside. 2:1 L-Theanine is by far my favorite to use with caffeine. At night I stick with a homemade cacao drink for the theobromine and maybe some cinnamon. The best benefits to my creativity, problem solving, and coding were along the lines of learning about my psychology though, not caffeine and stuff like that. For one, caffeine can stimulate the imagination but it's crucial to be able to recognize how and when to consciously use the imagination for personal benefit. Otherwise...what do you need to imagine, for work? You can get caught out by beginner questions like that, so you are stuck in your past even with the caffeine. Caffeine has no user manual for really leveraging the psychological effect at a subjective level, which sucks :-) Good luck in your search.

freedomben 5y ago
I was Mormon for a while too :-) For the record (mainly for other people that may read this) it's not "caffeine" that the Church disallows, it's "hot drinks" which are commonly interpreted as tea and coffee. Since caffeine is a main ingredient, many believers (especially more Conservative and/or descendants of Mormon pioneers) believe that caffeine is the reason behind the ban on coffee/tea. Many others however believe caffeinated sodas are ok (I drank gallons of diet coke). Caffeine pills are a little more questionable but a personal decision. The Church mainly focuses on avoiding things that are addictive, which caffeine definitely is (even though many people are in denial :-D) If you're going to take caffeine, 2:1 L-Theanine to Caffeine is absolutely amazing. I used Jet-Alert and Jarrow Formulas L-Theanine. Four Sigmatic mushroom coffee is also phenomenal. I also for a little while took a product that I think was called "Focus Now" on Amazon that is just 2:1 in a capsule, but I can't find it anymore now and the order history points to which is a bit more expensive: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0173H5QVU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0173H5QVU/ref=ppx_yo_dt...
- themodelplumber 5y ago
  :-) The Mormon belief system is funny that way...I added "upbringing" because my dad was a bishop and our family was a no-caffeine family. The cult or fundamentalist mindset is heavily moderated by family or contextual environment. If you don't clarify this you can easily become victim-blamed for being raised with a fundamentalist belief system. When I was in the bishopric there was an article in the Ensign magazine discouraging energy drinks, written by a Mormon doctor. This was also used by me and other local leaders to teach against caffeine. Addictive substance theory is a bit strange to me these days though; for example back when I suffered from severe mental health conditions, my psychiatrist said I didn't have an addictive personality. I since did some research and wrote a bit about it on a continuum with detachment. https://www.friendlyskies.net/maybe/for-those-detachers-for-us-detachers-and-for-you-detacher https://www.friendlyskies.net/maybe/for-those-detachers-for-...

freedomben 5y ago

I was Mormon for a while too :-) For the record (mainly for other people that may read this) it's not "caffeine" that the Church disallows, it's "hot drinks" which are commonly interpreted as tea and coffee. Since caffeine is a main ingredient, many believers (especially more Conservative and/or descendants of Mormon pioneers) believe that caffeine is the reason behind the ban on coffee/tea. Many others however believe caffeinated sodas are ok (I drank gallons of diet coke). Caffeine pills are a little more questionable but a personal decision. The Church mainly focuses on avoiding things that are addictive, which caffeine definitely is (even though many people are in denial :-D) If you're going to take caffeine, 2:1 L-Theanine to Caffeine is absolutely amazing. I used Jet-Alert and Jarrow Formulas L-Theanine. Four Sigmatic mushroom coffee is also phenomenal. I also for a little while took a product that I think was called "Focus Now" on Amazon that is just 2:1 in a capsule, but I can't find it anymore now and the order history points to which is a bit more expensive: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0173H5QVU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0173H5QVU/ref=ppx_yo_dt...

themodelplumber 5y ago
:-) The Mormon belief system is funny that way...I added "upbringing" because my dad was a bishop and our family was a no-caffeine family. The cult or fundamentalist mindset is heavily moderated by family or contextual environment. If you don't clarify this you can easily become victim-blamed for being raised with a fundamentalist belief system. When I was in the bishopric there was an article in the Ensign magazine discouraging energy drinks, written by a Mormon doctor. This was also used by me and other local leaders to teach against caffeine. Addictive substance theory is a bit strange to me these days though; for example back when I suffered from severe mental health conditions, my psychiatrist said I didn't have an addictive personality. I since did some research and wrote a bit about it on a continuum with detachment. https://www.friendlyskies.net/maybe/for-those-detachers-for-us-detachers-and-for-you-detacher https://www.friendlyskies.net/maybe/for-those-detachers-for-...