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Re:Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativit... by rmdashrfstar on Friday March 06, 2020 @03:50PM (#22507184)
No, I think it's a bit ridiculous to assume that everyone would be microdosing or that it provides such a massive competitive edge such that the drawbacks of microdosing are outweighed.
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Re:Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativit... by pampa on Friday March 06, 2020 @04:16PM (#22507381)
What are the drawbacks? Nobody seems to talk about drawbacks.
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Re:Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativit... by partyboat1586 on Saturday March 07, 2020 @06:09AM (#22511040)
Too much personal introspection and autobiographical thinking. Tangential thoughts not relevant to the task at hand. Lack of linear focus. That kind of thing.
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Re:Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativit... by pampa on Sunday March 08, 2020 @02:16PM (#22519561)
does not sound like 'micro' dosing to me
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Re:Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativit... by birdyrooster on Friday March 06, 2020 @04:44PM (#22507615)
I bet people are just a little more weird microdosing psychedelics. Like, come on if it impacts your ability to create novel things, then you are going to create novel conversation topics and some of those are going to be fucking weird. I love acid for personal development but I am not sure if I could handle this reality.
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