Why Power Women Are Micro-Dosing LSD at Work

post by morganism · 2016-11-19T23:31:49.433Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 3 comments

This is a link post for http://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a23669/power-women-microdosing-lsd/

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comment by gwern · 2016-11-20T04:28:02.042Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

All these people suddenly dabbling in microdosing, and none of them can apparently bother to run even the simplest randomized blind self-experiment... I mean why bother, you're only dabbling in long-term possession of a Schedule I drug.

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comment by hg00 · 2016-11-22T07:47:38.183Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

The only thing dumber than long term possession of a Schedule I drug is announcing that you possess it on your website ;)

comment by morganism · 2016-11-19T23:32:50.813Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

"What really surprised Waldman was the way it affected her work. "I found it inspired a state of calm hypomania. It was a flow but without the Adderall irritability. You lose track of time because you're so into the work, and you're making all these exciting connections." Most tellingly, says Waldman, is that, "I wrote a book in a month!" She turned her journal and research on micro-dosing into A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life"