Relsqui comments on Intelligence Amplification Open Thread - Less Wrong

46 Post author: Will_Newsome 15 September 2010 08:39AM

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Comment author: Mass_Driver 16 September 2010 04:58:50AM 2 points [-]

My experience is that when used in combination with sufficient sleep, i.e., much more sleep than most Americans get, small doses of caffeine (e.g. 1 espresso/day) can be a permanently useful stimulant. The 'cost' of the alertness gets taken out of your bone density and immune system rather than via chemical habituation.

Comment author: Relsqui 16 September 2010 05:51:22AM 3 points [-]

The 'cost' of the alertness gets taken out of your bone density and immune system

I'll still take a pass. :)