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Re:Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention... by odiroot on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @12:57PM (#27908821)
> I'm surprised modafinil isn't no. 1

Someone shared modafinil with me once. The effect is crazy.

As you say, it lets you focus on single task for quite a long time, without feeling tired. And I'm saying it as a person who can be easily distracted.

I never tried it again, not to mess with my brain.

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Re:Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention... by JohnBooty on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @05:07PM (#27912195)
It has that effect for me... but unfortunately I don't always get to choose the task. Sometimes I'll get really interested in the wrong thing, as opposed to work.

But overall I do find it beneficial and preferable to Adderall.

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Re:Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention... by reader_mode on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @02:09PM (#27909853)
Yes, same thing, I get distracted easily, but modafinil is like a cheat code to getting stuff done.
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