Eugine_Nier comments on Rationalists Are Less Credulous But Better At Taking Ideas Seriously - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Ben_LandauTaylor 21 January 2014 06:06:53AM 2 points [-]

There's lots of modafinil info at gwern's page. Wikipedia is also a pretty good source. The short (and only slightly inaccurate) version is that it gives you the good effects of caffeine, but stronger, and with no withdrawal or other drawbacks. It's had positive effects on my mood and focus.

"deciding to start taking a drug without the advice and supervision of a licensed medical professional is bad" seems to be a decent heuristic to live by

Reasonable! Which is why I'm taking modafinil with the advice and supervision of a licensed medical professional. If you're wary of self-medication, you might want to look into that route.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 21 January 2014 11:24:14PM 0 points [-]

with no withdrawal or other drawbacks.

How much data is there behind this conclusion. Is it comparable to the centuries of experience we have with caffeine?

Comment author: gwern 22 January 2014 02:45:50AM 8 points [-]

There's lots of modafinil info at gwern's page. Wikipedia is also a pretty good source...

How much data is there behind this conclusion

Why are you asking, instead of looking?