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Re:Smart drugs reduce quality of effort, and slow decision-m... by paulocal on Thursday November 16, 2023 @11:34AM (#38291657)
Same story here, just with modafinil. All the signs were there since as far back as I was 7 years old.

I've been able to control my focus so much better which seems to make me less tired. When I sit to get work done and inevitably get distracted, I can recover instead of go down a spiral of unproductiveness. I'm also better at prioritizing my focus on the things that are important, such as a must-have feature for launch, rather than a nice-to-have that I just enjoy working on more.

And surprisingly, I've been getting some of the best sleep of my life so far on a pill designed to keep you awake. Who knew?

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Re:Smart drugs reduce quality of effort, and slow decision-m... by gtirloni on Thursday November 16, 2023 @01:16PM (#38293253)
> And surprisingly, I've been getting some of the best sleep of my life so far on a pill designed to keep you awake. Who knew

It's my experience as well. I used to wake up really tired. I still get the same hours of sleep but I wake up feeling... normal? which is an improvement. Very unintuitive.

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Re:Smart drugs reduce quality of effort, and slow decision-m... by novok on Friday November 17, 2023 @12:32AM (#38299962)
It might be because the come down effect on the medication can make you 'extra' tired and help you fall asleep.
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Re:Smart drugs reduce quality of effort, and slow decision-m... by JohnBooty on Thursday November 16, 2023 @04:04PM (#38295506)
Yeah I feel like I sleep great at night w/ modafinil.

To be clear: I can't sleep well at all for about 8-12 hours following a dose. It has killed my ability to take a lunchtime nap.

But as long as I don't take it after noon, I get great sleep at night. I fall right to sleep in minutes. Plenty of dreams as well, which suggests to me I'm getting in some good REM sleep.

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