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Re:Workers Seeking Productivity in a Pill Are Abusing A.D.H.... by leephillips on Sunday April 19, 2015 @10:10AM (#9403183)
Well, Erdos was the guy who came up with the definition of a mathematician as something that converts caffeine to theorems. He also claimed that without the speed he could produce no math at all, so for him it was essential, not just an enhancement.
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Re:Workers Seeking Productivity in a Pill Are Abusing A.D.H.... by jdefr89 on Sunday April 19, 2015 @12:31PM (#9403731)
After he already started taking it. Thats the problem. You become psychologically dependent quickly. What starts as "it really helps me with my work" ends as "I cannot work at ALL without it."
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