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1-2mg of nicotine ~30 minutes to during mentally intensive activities does have some science to support it’s efficacy oddly enough.
I’ll start ripping some marlboro cigarettes in the office and tell my VP comments will get turned faster if they let me smoke inside.
#cigsinside
Coffee + 200mg of L Theanine gets me in the zone
what's been your experience with L Theanine, I tried it once or twice but did not notice any meaningful effects.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18681988/
Use it before bed as well (check out Huberman stuff). Theanine + caffeine in the morning just helps me get into a flow state and crank out a bunch of work efficiently. I don’t take it every day (but do most nights for sleep). Also check out caffeine cycling (varying caffeine throughout the week to increase effectiveness when you use it).
Coffee, Red Bull, creatine, and some young blood.
Caffeine pill + ginseng + taurine + green tea extract + ginkgo + l theanine + b vitamins + ibuprofen + Tylenol + adderall.
Pop this combo and you will go from feeling beta to feeling alpha in mere minutes.
Just black cold brew for me. I've dabbled in the adderalls etc in college and a couple times as a first yr analyst and found that the comedown was far worse than the actual benefits from taking the thing. For the especially long hauls I had in IB and PE, especially the few back-to-back all-nighters, I'd actually stop the caffeine after the first day and switch purely to staying overly hydrated. This prevented any crash and saved my stomach from doom. I know it sounds crazy but if you're up for that long anyway, you're already fucked so you're better off treating your body without any stims as they snowball into having to re-up and messing up your stomach bigtime.
Zyns
I take a pretty strong preworkout a few times a week before morning workouts and call it good.
Espresso and dark chocolate almond milk, Green Tea, and hydrate a lot.
I used to take this Red Panax Ginseng for long hours as well. It tastes horrible but seems to work. If you’re in NYC, a lot of delis have this at the checkout.
Ephedrine
I occasionally use Alpha GPC, lasts only for like 90 minutes max
I know that people with certain issues like ADD or ADHD get some benefit from taking a drug like Adderall. Does a stimulant help a person without cognitive issues focus better? I have never tried any other than coffee.
Do you know anyone who have taken Strattera? It's supposed to not be a stimulant.
my go to is POWERTHIRST (preferably the rawberry variety)
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