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Interesting article over at The Atlantic. Basically a study indicated that microdosing on psychedelics can help creativity. The article also mentions that there is pushback on the idea and the study. I recall hearing some researchers on a radion interview saying that psychedelics help connect parts of the brain that don't normally communicate, which might explain the study. Can anyone confirm or deny the study's assertions? Here's the link: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/08/microdosing-psychedelics-magic-truffles/568507/

The psychedelic experience is orthogonal to everyday life. It can't even be described properly. Microdosing brings that headspace a little closer. Whether that makes you more creative and sociable and productive or not, is up to you and your response. Don't even bother with microdosing unless you've done a full dose before. You'd be better off meditating.

>>2477 >The psychedelic experience is orthogonal to everyday life nigga please dont use words like that psychedelic experience is very related to normal experience

>>2476 It is interesting, my waifu has never tried minidosing, but she might eventually. The studies that show that minidoses are effective at treating depression are a good pointer that this is not a bad idea...

From a purely scholarly perspective (having never used any mind altering substances) I would argue that the enhanced brain activity or supressed brain activity of different mind altering substances simply produces a mental state that is different than a normal (non-influenced brain). Much as steroids and certain hormones or amphetamines can be physically performance enhancing, certain mind altering substances can be mentally performance enhancing (by means of unconventional though or behavior patterns). The downside as with any ingested substance is that the effect of its use must be weighed against the potential or known biological effect. Psychedelics are not some "wonder substance that unlocks your inner [whatever]" but rather a mind altering substance that may stimulate parts of your brain that are normally unstimulated. Another point brought up by >>2477 >>3335 also hint at the other aspect which is that responses to stimuli can vary greatly from individual to individual. The best example the MKultra and military super soldier programs that tried (unsuccessfully) to produce highly capable soldiers unburdened by conventional mental or physical hindrances. In one test, a soldier became so fascinated with a bird that he climbed a tree and the scientists had to struggle to get control of him.

>>3334 heavy disagree. Maybe on some abstract metaphysical level, but the altered state is very very very different from everyday life. But maybe it's just the difference between you and me, not the drug. I find it hard to believe that anybody could consider a DMT trip to be "very related to normal experience" though. >>3336 >The downside as with any ingested substance is that the effect of its use must be weighed against the potential or known biological effect. for psychedelics, the dangers are almost purely psychological.

>>3347 >I find it hard to believe that anybody could consider a DMT trip to be "very related to normal experience" though. do more dmt