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Comment author: wedrifid 26 May 2012 04:58:58AM *  18 points [-]

I feel mentally exhausted but can't afford to sleep right now.

  1. Consume modafinil.
  2. Replenish choline (throw in some 'racetam for good measure.)
  3. Sprint.
  4. Eat food.
  5. Repeat step 1 as long as necessary.

I'm procrastinating on task X.

  1. Consume modafinil. (To boost executive function and lower perceived effort of tasks in general.)

I don't want to get out of bed, but I should.

  1. Consume modafinil.

I am feeling run down from pushing myself too hard and consuming too much modafinil.

  1. Consume less modafinil.
  2. Sleep.
  3. Self modify to respond to all instances of "But I can't afford sleep right now" with "Yes I can!"
Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 26 May 2012 09:58:20PM 1 point [-]

Are you sure modafinil doesn't have any long-term side effects for your liver or anything?

Comment author: shokwave 27 May 2012 02:49:38PM 2 points [-]

Pretty sure.

Comment author: wedrifid 27 May 2012 12:43:32AM 2 points [-]

Are you sure modafinil doesn't have any long-term side effects for your liver or anything?

Yes. Liver strain (and toxicity in general) is not the strongest factor causing me to moderate my intake.

Comment author: jsalvatier 29 May 2012 06:40:50PM 3 points [-]

What is?

Comment author: wedrifid 30 May 2012 08:38:12AM 1 point [-]

What is?

Sleep is awesome. While modafinil can enable me to perform cognitively as well on 5 hours sleep per night indefinitely as I usually perform on 8 hours it does not alter the physical consequences of less sleep. I will still end up getting physically run down and more vulnerable to minor infections. This is especially the case now when I am trying to train for a marathon while also doing as much body building as I think I can get away with. A recipe for overtraining without proper recover in place.

When I do happen to be using modafinil regularly I try to put a pay attention to forcing myself to sleep the right amount even when I'm not tired. More often I just don't bother with it. "With great power comes great responsibility... and sometimes responsibility isn't worth it!"

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