Phenylpiracetam and Aniracetam have been the best nootropics for me. They offer mild stimulation while also being somewhat anxiolytic and mood boosting. Most o

Phenylpiracetam and Aniracetam have been the best nootropics for me. They offer mild stimulation while also being somewhat anxiolytic and mood boosting. Most of the other ones I've tried seem to do nothing but eat into my wallet. I mostly see effective nootropics as a set of very mild stimulants that give some of the benefits without the drawbacks of their stronger cousins. There's also a lot of placebo going on in nootropic communities. Just about every week in the nootropics subreddit somebody is posting about how something they started taking 3 days ago has changed their life.