Eilene

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by Eilene 9y ago
In college I worked as a waitress for 10 hour shifts with 8-10 tables at a time, and it was madness. (Mario Batali was a cook when I was there). And I remember thinking all the waitresses and cooks were just really fast and upbeat, the way
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by Eilene 9y ago
Could it be that one reason we use chemicals to "enhance" our brains is because we are living in ways we aren't intended to live? Human beings aren't made to sit in front of a screen for 16 hours a day. We probably shoul
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by Eilene 9y ago
Good point. And I'm interested in knowing how being in SV, as opposed to outside that particular fish bowl, affects drug use
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by Eilene 9y ago
I'm wondering if it's life conditions in many cases that is part of the reason for using in the first place? Yes, needing to work long hours is very real, but maybe the drugs also help to avoid life conditions that we don't w
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by Eilene 9y ago
Thanks for the links.
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by Eilene 9y ago
yes, that's perfect. Thank you.
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by Eilene 9y ago
I'd love to talk to you. Did this happen a long time ago, your experience(s)? or was this in the last 4 years? Also, to reiterate, do not need to use your name, etc. Don't even need to know it to speak to you.
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by Eilene 9y ago
Do you use Adderall too?
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by Eilene 9y ago
In your professional career, have you been in other industries and regions where it was far more prevalent?
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by Eilene 9y ago
Are you still working in the industry in Austin and do you still use this?
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by Eilene 9y ago
how can you tell if someone is up? Just from years of using stimulants yourself or are there obvious, telltale signs? I missed a boatload of them with Peter.
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by Eilene 9y ago
will do.
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by Eilene 9y ago
Part of what I'm trying to determine is if that pressure to succeed makes people believe they need something to be competitive. My daughter, for example, sometimes feels like she's at a disadvantage at college because so many of h
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by Eilene 9y ago
thanks. Will do that now.
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by Eilene 9y ago
In your experience, is there more substance use (drugs, assuming alcohol is used sometimes to excess by all age groups) among the junior folks, because of the difference in the pressure they feel?
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by Eilene 9y ago
thanks for the link. I need to find updated stats on that. I wonder if the number of those in the ER because of cocaine has risen....
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by Eilene 9y ago
a problem for me, as a reporter, is the lack of statistical evidence of any kind for this. It's very difficult to get an accurate portrayal of the problem based on surveys that would require self-reports. That's why forums like th
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by Eilene 9y ago
So is it almost impossible to be a top scientist in your field if you don't get some help so that you can have those epiphany-producing insights, etc?
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by Eilene 9y ago
what makes you resist going that route? Do you also feel pressure in the profession to work longer, produce more, etc.?
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by Eilene 9y ago
edit: found email info
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by Eilene 9y ago
So it's two separate cultures at work in the same industry--people who pretty much have no experience or want of drugs and a culture of using drugs, trying lots of things to get a productivity and efficiency boost?
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by Eilene 9y ago
I assume you've see this sort of thing among those in sales are your company, yes? Is it coke or all kinds of things? And any idea why? Is sales particularly stressful or somehow more intense than the tech side of things?
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by Eilene 9y ago
seems to be what I'm finding too, thank you.
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by Eilene 9y ago
Does that make you think it's a problem in computer software more than other professions?
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by Eilene 9y ago
wow, what an intense journey.
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by Eilene 9y ago
Does anyone else want to weigh in about geographical differences in the use of drugs or the perception of those who do? It's very interesting to me how different your experience is from those, say, in the Bay Area or in big coastal cit
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by Eilene 9y ago
do you just steer clear of those using stimulants of some sort (when you say those you know are mostly the booze/weed crowd). Is the reason it's 'basically water' in the tech industry only because of the hours needed? Wh
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by Eilene 9y ago
I will do that. Forgive me, I'm new to HN. When I click on your handle, I don't see an email. Do I find it somewhere else?
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by Eilene 9y ago
appreciate this, thanks.
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by Eilene 9y ago
Do you use all of these? And why do you like Daytrana?

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