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Friday, November 27th, 2015

Silicon Valley professionals are taking LSD at work to increase productivity

Author:     Adam Boult
Source:     The Telegraph (U.K.)
Publication Date:     Thursday 26 November 2015
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Stephan:   For years LSD research was forbidden territory to science. But things are changing, and very unusual insights are beginning to emerge. Do you know about Micro-dosing? Probably not. Here's the story.
Jim Fadiman, PhD

Jim Fadiman, PhD

Could taking LSD at work make your more productive? “You’re doing a task you normally couldn’t stand for two hours, but you do it for three or four. You eat properly. Maybe you do one more set of reps. Just a good day. That seems to be what we’re discovering,” says psychedelics researcher Dr James Fadiman,

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.

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.’”

Psychedelics researcher Dr James […]

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2 Comments

  1. Steve Hovland on Friday, November 27, 2015 at 6:57 am

    Try taking a capsule of l-phenylalanine to boost your neurotransmitters.

    • sb on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 5:12 am

      Dosage? With or without the micro LSD?