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I used to take modafinil quite heavily. It was great for being able to get up at 4am before my day job and get work done. I did notice that although it made me

I used to take modafinil quite heavily. It was great for being able to get up at 4am before my day job and get work done. I did notice that although it made me more awake and made it easier to get into the zone I tended to be so driven to get things done that I wouldn't think deeply about problems. I often wrote scrappy code to get shit done then realize a few days later it could have been written far quicker and neater in some other way. Though this may have been due to lack of sleep as you can't really tell if you've been getting enough when taking modafinil.

AstralStorm 11y ago
Probably lack of sleep. Modafinil itself only has slight nootropic effect if any, both in my experience and in studies. That said, I have noticed similar pattern when overdosing caffeine or amphetamine. Though nothing like it when talking large doses of piracetam. Sleep is crucial, Anything damaging it hurts performance a lot. Modafinil is only a way to keep part of normal performance when undersleeping.