Stimulants like Adderall or high doses of coffee can be counterproductive for learning and performance. — Whalespan
Stimulants like Adderall or high doses of coffee can be counterproductive for learning and performance.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“So if you need to learn something better, if you're taking Adderall, or you're taking a lot of coffee beforehand you're actually driving the process in the wrong direction. You're increasing epinephrine for learning sure, but past a certain point you're actually degrading learning and performance.”
“Most people get that backward, they're drinking too much coffee or even taking nootropics and things, trying to be really focused while learning. Some people are taking Adderall recreationally something I don't recommend, that's actually getting the whole process backwards if you look at the data in the physiology.”