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Comment author: btrettel 14 August 2015 01:13:18PM *  3 points [-]

Great idea.

One suggestion: This survey seems to be for people who use modafinil regularly. I might suggest doing something (perhaps creating another survey) to get opinions from people who tried modafinil once or twice and disliked it. My one experience with Nuvigil was quite bad, and I recall Vaniver saying that he thought modafinil did nothing at all for him.

Comment author: ChristianKl 14 August 2015 01:41:43PM *  0 points [-]

The survey could have multiple pages:

The first page simply asks:

What's your modafinil usage:
a) Never
b) I used it in the past and then stopped.
c) I'm currently using it. (leading the user to your current survey)

Comment author: gwern 14 August 2015 06:53:09PM *  1 point [-]

I've split it up into multiple pages: the first page classifies you as an active or inactive user and then sends you to a detailed questionnaire on how you use it if you are active, or simply why you stopped if inactive, and then both go to a long demographics/background page.

Comment author: ChristianKl 15 August 2015 12:48:08AM 1 point [-]

Sounds good. I would also add a "never used it" option. It can go straight to the demographics/background page. Otherwise you might have people who never used it classify themselves as "inactive user".

Comment author: gwern 15 August 2015 01:37:31AM 1 point [-]

(If they've never used modafinil, why on earth are they taking my survey?!)

Comment author: ChristianKl 15 August 2015 12:28:08PM *  2 points [-]

They might be interested in taking modafinil. The fact that they shouldn't take the survey doesn't mean they won't.