Ask HN: Do you take nootropics?

Re:Ask HN: Do you take nootropics? by hellodevnull on Saturday March 21, 2015 @08:16AM (#9242531)

Modafinil. Works great (14 hours of focus and productivity). At $5 a pop it's not something I can afford daily.

If something cheaper becomes available I'd use it.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you take nootropics? by dEnigma on Saturday March 21, 2015 @08:22AM (#9242549)

That doesn't seem that expensive, I know some people spend this much for a single cup of coffee.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you take nootropics? by noir_lord on Saturday March 21, 2015 @08:31AM (#9242569)

It's all relative.

For a chunk of humanity $5 is their entire discretionary daily spend (and for some it is their entire daily spend).

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Re:Ask HN: Do you take nootropics? by MarcusVorenus on Saturday March 21, 2015 @11:38AM (#9243019)

You shouldn't take modafinil daily though as you can develop a tolerance. You should take it 3 consecutive days and then rest the other 4 days of the week. Also extreme focus kills creativity so the rest days allow for a productivity/creativity cycle.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you take nootropics? by vldx on Monday March 23, 2015 @12:46PM (#9251827)

Can you elaborate on this? What are the specific positives of cycling Modiafinil, instead irregular single use?

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Re:Ask HN: Do you take nootropics? by kudu on Saturday March 21, 2015 @11:40AM (#9243024)

ModafinilCat is well regarded and stocks the gold-standard Modalert for $2 a pill.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you take nootropics? by PaulHoule on Saturday March 21, 2015 @08:30AM (#9242565)

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrafinil

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Re:Ask HN: Do you take nootropics? by f0nd004u on Saturday March 21, 2015 @12:23PM (#9243167)

meth?

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