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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2013-12-27 00:45, Samantha Atkins
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<div>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.</div>
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The stickiness is exactly what I like: while I have wasted mornings
correcting People Who Are Wrong On The Internet or doing elaborate
simulations of obscure physics, it also helps me finish projects and
writing I would otherwise get distracted from. I doubt I fulfil any
clinical criteria for ADHD, but the normal human flightiness -
especially if you are creative and interested in plenty - is
something that it is useful to sometimes temporarily tune down.<br>
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I usually explain to students that smart drugs do not make you
better at time management. Or give you any new information. <br>
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Dr Anders Sandberg
Future of Humanity Institute
Oxford Martin School
Oxford University
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