I wish we cared more about sleep drug research. Today’s sleep drugs mostly suck, but that doesn’t mean future ones will
If we had a simple intervention to let everyone sleep like the top 1% sleepers today it would change everything
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completely agree, I’d even settle for stimulants with shorter half lives too
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It still doesn't solve the off switch problem (as a "slow" caffeine metabolizer, ME TOO), but if you want caffeine with a shorter half life, you might like:
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Replying to @nickcammarata and @slatestarcodex
Reconstructed from memory plus a couple Google searches, methylliberine might be the one you want:
methylliberine half life: ~2h
caffeine half life: ~5h
theacrine half life: ~20h (lol)
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyllib
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I bet no one in this thread tried nicotine spray and it's the best thing ever. Hyperfocus for 15 minutes, then nothing. Best stimulant. Totally different effect to nicotine gum (which is shit imo)
I take 1mg spray, 1 spray under the tongue, hold it for 5-10 mins.
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(I've been doing it for 9 months - 12 hours on / 60 hours off cycles to avoid addiction and tolerance)
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I'll be in DC in early Nov, can bring a few sprays for you to try