Ask HN: Have you ever tried certain psychedelics to solve complex problems?

Re:Ask HN: Have you ever tried certain psychedelics to solve... by black_knight on Saturday July 25, 2015 @01:49PM (#9948329)

For me psilocybin is too much of an emotional experience to focus on any abstract problems. I could imagine using cannabis for problem solving — it allows for concentration and focus.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever tried certain psychedelics to solve... by entropie on Saturday July 25, 2015 @02:04PM (#9948399)

Yeah, that actually really works. It depends of the kind of weed and of course the amount.

The problem is you can get to easy to focused on smaller tasks that are not really important.

I coded this while I was pretty high. https://github.com/entropie/rmp/blob/master/rmp.rb

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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever tried certain psychedelics to solve... by black_knight on Saturday July 25, 2015 @02:18PM (#9948451)

I don't have much time for my self, so my sessions have to be carefully planned — and I think planning helps not getting distracted with minutiae. The times I have been drawing high were well planned, and very productive.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever tried certain psychedelics to solve... by tby on Saturday July 25, 2015 @02:02PM (#9948391)

I can relate to that. Microdosing psilocybin could be of interest here though.

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