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by tflinton 940 days ago
I've been taking Adderall for a very long time. Prior to it I had a very difficult time motivating myself and simply being able to block out a thousand other thoughts and stimulus. I developed techniques to cope prior to taking it but once I started it was like night and day. It doesn't at all make me smarter but allows me to decide what I want to do rather than some sub-cognitive part of me. Should people take it to make them smarter? In my experience it helps focus, not intelligence.