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Care to shed more information on this? How well did it work? Were the effects long term or temporary?

by yathern 13y ago

toomuchtodo 13y ago
Sure. Ask away. It worked extremely well. I feel that I typically have a very hard time concentrating on learning new skills due to day-to-day constant context switching (I'm a Sysadmin/Devops by day). I use Modafinil to focus and tCDS to boost my skills acquisition/retention rate. I haven't done any sort of study on myself to measure control vs tCDS time, but I definitely "feel" an increased rate of moving up the skills ladder (in this case, learning French, Spanish, and Russian).
- burningion 13y ago
  What was the process for getting a source for Modafinil, and what makes you sure you were getting a net benefit, beyond just the ability to focus? For example, one of the potential drawbacks from focus drugs is that you lose creativity. What makes you sure your were getting a net win? I'm very skeptical that there is really such a thing as a free lunch when it comes to synthetic cognitive enhancements. That being said, I do believe physical fitness, diet, and adequate sleep seem to be massive cognitive enhancers when correctly applied.
  - toomuchtodo 13y ago
    www.reddit.com/r/nootropics I selected a provider (who ships from India) based on reviews from this sub-reddit. They accept my payments in bitcoins. I haven't noticed a loss in creativity, but I think creativity in itself is something extremely difficult to measure or quantify. I attempted to join experiments being done by several labs across the country (with regards to tCDS), and was declined by all. It was then I went on to do it myself. I agree with your last statement completely. I work no more than 8 hours a day, get at least 7-8 hours of sleep per night now, and eat in a much more healthy fashion.
- yathern 13y ago
  Very interesting. Had you learned any language / had experience trying to learn a new language before this? How is your current knowledge of French, Spanish and Russian, and how long did it take to reach that level? As someone who has an incredibly hard time learning languages, this intrigues me greatly (not that I'm necessarily interested in trying this)

Care to shed more information on this? How well did it work? Were the effects long term or temporary?

by yathern 13y ago

Care to shed more information on this? How well did it work? Were the effects long term or temporary?

Sure. Ask away. It worked extremely well. I feel that I typically have a very hard time concentrating on learning new skills due to day-to-day constant context switching (I'm a Sysadmin/Devops by day). I use Modafinil to focus and tCDS to boost my skills acquisition/retention rate. I haven't done any sort of study on myself to measure control vs tCDS time, but I definitely "feel" an increased rate of moving up the skills ladder (in this case, learning French, Spanish, and Russian).

burningion 13y ago
What was the process for getting a source for Modafinil, and what makes you sure you were getting a net benefit, beyond just the ability to focus? For example, one of the potential drawbacks from focus drugs is that you lose creativity. What makes you sure your were getting a net win? I'm very skeptical that there is really such a thing as a free lunch when it comes to synthetic cognitive enhancements. That being said, I do believe physical fitness, diet, and adequate sleep seem to be massive cognitive enhancers when correctly applied.
- toomuchtodo 13y ago
  www.reddit.com/r/nootropics I selected a provider (who ships from India) based on reviews from this sub-reddit. They accept my payments in bitcoins. I haven't noticed a loss in creativity, but I think creativity in itself is something extremely difficult to measure or quantify. I attempted to join experiments being done by several labs across the country (with regards to tCDS), and was declined by all. It was then I went on to do it myself. I agree with your last statement completely. I work no more than 8 hours a day, get at least 7-8 hours of sleep per night now, and eat in a much more healthy fashion.
yathern 13y ago
Very interesting. Had you learned any language / had experience trying to learn a new language before this? How is your current knowledge of French, Spanish and Russian, and how long did it take to reach that level? As someone who has an incredibly hard time learning languages, this intrigues me greatly (not that I'm necessarily interested in trying this)