What do you take for energy / focus?

Hi Guys - I’m wondering what, if anything, you take when you need a boost of energy / focus? I recently tried modafinil and it was damn pathetic. I honestly have no idea how so many people like it. Have any of you found anything that truly works?

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"urmaaam" moda is for all day. Get yourself some preworkout, take 2 scoops.

hahaha 2 scoops - be careful with that stuff

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Not sure how we're this deep in the thread without a nose beers suggestion

"Son, life is hard. But it's harder if you're stupid." - my dad
 

im thinking of writing a book under a pseudonym: Energy Pulling, Energy Pushing, & Energy Dumping: Sustaining Hypomania

but i havent cracked the code yet

also did you know I spent $11 on salami yesterday only to discover it's SPREADABLE SALAMI??? and i only realized this toward the end the end of the salami or of the second bottle of port. i forget

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heister: Look at all these wannabe richies hating on an expensive salad. https://arthuxtable.com/

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