[joelmeckert]

I used a stack this summer, noopept, l-theanine, aceytl-l-carnitine (alcar), caffeine, taurine, huperzine-a, l-tyrosine, modafinil, DHEA. I did a year's worth of work in a month and a half. . . My employer benefited, became proficient in PowerShell in two weeks with little coding experience, worked 16 hour days (it was that busy), but lost out on life, although they offered me a development position after the project. Dropped out of road biking as I wasn't eating enough to do group rides, dropped 15 pounds in a month and a half (which isn't a terrible outcome).

At the end of the day, my employer could care less about the hours and outcomes of the project, it was a total waste of time. Stay normal, have good relationships in life, routine, exercise, diet. It didn't result in any net happiness gains, analytical mind took over and I became good at doing things for other people, but not living.