Silicon Valley professionals are taking LSD at work to increase productivity

telegraph.co.uk ^ | Adam Boult

[BenLurkin]

It seems unlikely, but that’s apparently what some Silicon Valley professionals have been doing - and reporting great results.

According to Rolling Stone, a growing number of people are experimenting with "microdoses" of psychedelics to help them work.

A microdose of LSD is around 10-15 micrograms, approximately a tenth of a "normal" dose.

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At that dosage, Rolling Stone describes the drug's effects as "subperceptual": 'Enough, says Rick Doblin, founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, 'to feel a little bit of energy lift, a little bit of insight, but not so much that you are tripping.'"

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Psychedelics researcher Dr James Fadiman discussed microdosing with Vice, saying: 'People do it and they’re eating better, sleeping better, they're often returning to exercise or yoga or meditation. It’s as if messages are passing through their body more easily."

[Albion Wilde]

BTTT

[Pelham]

[Yossarian]

Going from the mechanical realm of KeyCreator and SolidWorks to the VLSI-based L-Edit? Are you designing a MEMS by chance?

[null and void]

Not by chance, deliberately...

[T-Bone Texan]

I’ve eaten shrooms maybe 8 times, the last time 20 years ago, and I’d totally do it again. It was a refreshing, cleansing experience, if I remember correctly.

In your opinion how do shrooms compare to LSD?

[wardaddy]

Lol

Pithy

[wardaddy]

Shrooms in large enough dosage are more gnashy

More tooth

But shorty acting

And less runaway internal dialogue

But less smooth

I preferred them