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Dorikka comments on Stupid Questions July 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

6 Post author: Gondolinian 01 July 2015 07:13PM

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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 01 July 2015 07:57:51PM 3 points [-]

Yes. I could hardly do even five minutes when I started, eventually managed to stretch that to hours on a good day. (Those good days are rare, but still.)

My experience is that a strong dose of green tea about 10-30 minutes beforehand often helps focus, and was I think instrumental in getting those longer periods for the first time. Though it's been a while since I might misremember.

Comment author: Dorikka 02 July 2015 12:17:11AM 0 points [-]

Curious whether, say, 100mg caffeine and 100 mg theanine would have a similar effect.

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 04 July 2015 11:06:11PM 0 points [-]

I think that totally depends on your receptivity to these substances. Esp. caffeine totally varies from person to person.