...if caffeine were a new drug, I wonder what
Schedule it would be in and if people might
be even more leery of it than modafinil.
...
So I eventually got around to ordering another
thing of nicotine gum...
A second dose was similar, and the third dose
was at 10 PM before playing Ninja Gaiden II
seemed to stop the usual exhaustion I feel after
playing through a level or so.
Okay, I'm no longer part of the gwern fanclub. I could pick apart other aspects of this article, but I'll refrain, since it's not without a modicum of practical utility.
Yes, he writes very lengthy, detailed articles. Lovely. But they are anecdotes. And artisanal anecdotes at best.
To summarize gwern: A layman tries some stuff that is innately accessible to any layman, and writes haughtily aloof essays.
Yes, he writes very lengthy, detailed articles. Lovely. But they are anecdotes. And artisanal anecdotes at best.
To summarize gwern: A layman tries some stuff that is innately accessible to any layman, and writes haughtily aloof essays.