Applied Neuroscience Strategist, K-Selected Biohacker, Tantric husband, Promethean peaceful parent, Adventuring philosopher, Raconteur, and Author. He spent +14 years researching the intersection of human performance enhancement and advanced personal growth in his obsessive quest to find real-life "NZT-48."
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Phenibut is an ideal social smart drug for 2014 Jonathan, but I'm not sure if it would have been for 2008 Jonathan...
Now I'm very mindful, especially in social interactions; I've trained with technology like Dual N-Back and the emWave2 to be very present. I've spent the majority of this year completely sober, see my article about partying sober for +6 months in South America's #1 vice city. Five or six years ago was a different story, I drank quite a bit (my cocktail of choice was Patron Red Bull), smoked cigarettes, and used recreational drugs from time to time - I was your average intoxicated douchebag. Phenibut has a pretty subtle effect, you would have to do a lot to get something resembling the mindset you get from alcohol or MDMA. If I had done it 5 years ago, I don't think it would have satisfied my hedonic set point, I would have probably been pretty bored with it. Now it's awesome though, it gives me an extra boost of social confidence free of intoxication.