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tbyon Ask HN: Have you ever tried certain psychedelics to solve complex problems?

Nicely summarized, thanks!

tbyon Ask HN: Have you ever tried certain psychedelics to solve complex problems?

* Better understanding of concepts like four-dimensional space or spacetime

* Innovative ideas when designing interfaces

* Easier visualisation of tiny/huge scales (time and space - cosmology/biology/physics)

* Deeper understanding of art/music/literature/philosophy

* Being able to look at things from a more neutral perspective and thus better seeing changes that occur over a long period of time or that I'm very closely involved with (society/nature/politics/health)

Those are not your typical complex problems that we're looking for here but for me it still feels as if there could lie some potential. In my case it seems to come down to helping with creativity and the ability to visualize in a more detailed and at the same time neutral way.

tbyon Ask HN: Have you ever tried certain psychedelics to solve complex problems?

I can relate to that. Microdosing psilocybin could be of interest here though.

tbyon Ask HN: Have you ever tried certain psychedelics to solve complex problems?

Well, as I said, I didn't really have had any problems yet that I wasn't able to solve sober. But I definitely did experience a shift in the understanding for complex topics, an improvement in the ability to visualize abstract subjects and creativity in general.

If you are very focused on something and really willing to solve a problem it can even give you a better inner clarity.

By the way: We are talking low/moderate doses here ;)

tbyon Ask HN: Have you ever tried certain psychedelics to solve complex problems?

Have you ever tried DXM on lower/moderate doses? If so, have you had a clear intention set about a particular issue that you wanted to address? That makes a big difference.

Only because DXM is being abused a lot and the fact that you can only get it in the form of cough syrup in the US doesn't mean that there is no way to use it more responsibly/purposefully. Also: Effects very much differ from person to person. In fact: most people don't seem to like it / have negative (side) effects.

tbyon Why can’t we read anymore?

Since I've started to meditate a few months ago, I really read a lot more than before.. It seems to lessen my need to procrastinate and feelings of "fear of missing out".

tbyon You can increase your intelligence

There are many reasons for the urge of procrastination. A good article mentioning them (including approaches to fight it): http://lesswrong.com/lw/3w3/how_to_beat_procrastination/

tbyon Show HN: I spent two years working on an HTML5 game. I finally released it

why in the world would you pick a nazi as your character?! D: