Just curious what you guys are using to keep focused and alert.
I am drinking massive amounts of iced black coffee and green tea simultaneously as a way to keep wired.
I also have a Ritalin prescription
and, interestingly, have found BHP to be very useful for a non-caffeinated energy burst.
energy drink just don’t do it because of the sugar content and the post-caffeine drowsiness.
I am quite interested in what Nootropics have found to be useful
I had tried modafinil but didn’t be particularly useful
One of the best cognitive enhancers is not reading this subforum
Explains why you're here, eh?
Senior Chimp at that
Elaborate on modafinil.
Just didn't seem to do anything at all. Now it was ordered without prescription from some shady overseas pharma, so maybe it was a dud product. But I felt no material change.
What's BHP?
BHP is exogenous ketones that are synthetically derived. Basically it gives you a shot of energy without carbs. Used generally as a workout supplement, but I've found it excellent to increase energy and cognitive function when you need a quick boost. Trouble is it's expensive and hard to come by. It's a supplement not a medication.
I think that's BHB which was causing the confusion.
Interesting to know it has those effects, I'll have to give it a try. Any recs on brand? I assume you're talking about the hard stuff (like the ester that tastes like jet fuel I've heard) as opposed to those ketone salts that are cheaper and weaker. Thanks.
This stuff? I’ve been wanting to try it.
I know financeabc uses Cialis, but it hasn't worked out for him
Let's make this the Most Helpful post please.
Pop in an upper decky and I'm good to go.
Switched up to cold showers at night and hot showers in the morning. Oddly works for me.
Probably cooling body temp at night makes you sleep faster+deeper.
I heard the opposite is optimal… Cold showers force your body to increase temp in the morning and hot at night has the opposite effect. It’s been working for me, so maybe I’m just wired differently lol
Modafinil and Nicotine gum to stay alert when busy
Overdoing caffeine can mess up your sleep and not really help with focus so I try and limit to 2 espressos max before 12pm, then drink tea after
I'd heard some folks use nicotine gum. Curious how it's worked for you.
bump
Nicotine is straight up just performance enhancing. I use zyns not gum but I bet its a similar effect. Pop one in and just get a little more alert and dialed in for a while. Worth a try if you dont mind the possibility of a light addiction
Running quick math on my carry
Maybe a stupid answer but I usually eat a piece of fruit at ~4PM and the sugars in those things normally hit me hard enough to last until dinner
I've found this stuff to be decent: https://shop.bulletproof.com/products/smart-mode-60-count
Not amazing, but decent. At least it does something unlike the huge # of other nootropic products I've tried over the years.
Sleep and coffee when I don't sleep
You sound like you're doing way too much bro. Be careful, there are no free lunches.
Only need caffeine once per day. Should time it with the adenosine system (90-120 mins after waking up). Combined with at least 7hours of sleep and exercise 4x per week, you will be more cognitively enhanced than any drug can provide.
That being said, I take Creatine daily which is great for exercise and the brain, and NAC on the weekends if I ever need a focus session
Ultimately you should be able to focus without all the enhancers. Work on the underlying issues
i swear NAC is the ultimate biohacker panacea. I'm always hearing NAC and at this point im quite convinced it's all placebo.... but maybe i'm wrong
It reminds me of an old Chris Rock bit about how his family uses Robitussin for everything. "You bruise your knee, you rub some 'Tussin on it."
I know a couple friends who swear by NAC as a hangover avoidance thing. I know others who took it during Covid because they said it will prevent cytokine storm which is apparently a key step in turning a milder case into an ICU case. And now I see it's a cognitive enhancer too. Robitussin for yuppies.
Fear, Time and Imagination
A little bit of fear that I can be replaced (or will fail or not complete and thus get fired) mixed in with an exuberance of confidence in my abilities to complete the task in my field.
Then, extra time to finish the really hard or creative stuff, which I earned because I finished the easier, mundane things faster than anyone in know.
With the icing, figuring out what the end user has never seen before and bringing to their consciousness. Such as a mash up of presentation styles (inter department like asset management and acquisitions; and inter industry).
I don’t drink caffeine. I hate the thought of being dependent on a chemical to function.
Helps a lot if you like what you do and have the personality to match your role.
Panax Ginseng
Got a buddy a floor down in equity research who has this special stuff from Mongolia. It's an aioli type substance that has similar properties to a XR vyvanse but gives you that instant kick of a snowy bump. Will keep you all posted if I can start getting it in bulk and commercialize this puppy
Might be a depletion of choline. In my personal experience, eggs in the morning(for the choline) paired with armodafinil(get from a reliable website as half of them are duds) mixed with some caffeine does the trick good. Another nootropic stack which was good for me was Phenylperacitam paired with Alpha GPC, but again I think eggs because of the choline is essential. Ritalin is pretty shit I think, but armoda which is a better variant of normal moda does the trick every time. Baccopa Monnieri is also very good and is actually a herb that is quite popular in ancient india for people to memorise long amounts of text that also isn't synthetic, so you avoid the shitty websites that give you duds or barely concentrated nootropics. Oxiracetam is very good for logical analysis as well and can even be stacked with piracetam. Most important thing is to not abuse your usage as you will build a tolerance to it.
Coffee in the morning, usually 1.5-2 hours after waking up. 6mg wintergreen zynners throughout the day. Then usually some fruit around 2-3pm and a small black tea keeps me dialed in until dinner.
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