Less_Anonymous comments on Chaotic Inversion - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Less_Anonymous 01 December 2008 02:28:38AM 0 points [-]

Seconding Anonymous's recommendation of amphetamine, unless you're particularly addiction-prone. After years of trying to bootstrap willpower, it's fairly shocking to find it waiting in a pill. Even if you only use it for a short time, the potential long-term gains from taking short-term control of your life are huge.

As a mathematician, you may be particularly interested in Paul Erdős as a data point.