[ExI] Nootropics and Anders

[Samantha Atkins]

On Dec 26, 2013, at 6:02 AM, Anders Sandberg <anders at aleph.se> wrote:

> On 2013-12-26 12:26, Henrique Moraes Machado wrote:
>> The other day I was watching an episode of Dara O’Briain’s Science Club on BBC (I don’t know original air date, but since BBC HD usually reruns everything I’ll assume it’s from last year) and there was Anders Sandberg himself discussing the issue. Since I don’t see this topic being discussed frequently on this list, I’d like to ask Anders (and others) about your experiences (if any) on the subject.
> 
> I regularly use modafinil when I need an extra mental edge or to lower my task activation threshold. It is useful, but a bit like having had a good cup of coffee all day - it is by no means the drug from Limitless. Individual effects vary quite a lot too: your normal level of arousal and mood matters.


I have found much the same. I also notice a slight tendency of mental stickiness that is not so good if you get stuck on something suboptimal.   It is easy to burn a lot of mental energy on something that doesn't actually increase the things I value.   But I can hardly blame the drug for that since such has been true my entire life.  :)   But modafinil seems to be a bit of an accelerant for that.

- samantha

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