[mahmud]

LSD. And the creativity is not at all logical, it's more of an emotional/emphatic "now I understand what life is all about" sort of a thing. I wrote nearly 50 pages of reflection on LSD and I couldn't read any of it when it wore off; it was somewhat legible but highly emotional writing. Rereading it several times evoked the same feelings of satisfaction and being content with myself, but other than that, it's not something I would recommend for hacking code. But go for it if you want rambling sensationalism.

This is wrt to mental enhancements. The trip itself was completely insane. Hallucination is fun for a bit, but mine was laced and I was hallucinating for about 4 hours. Something I will always remember was walking on a black and white checkered tile, like a chessboard. All the tiles jumped up at me like boxes of various heights, and I was bouncing from one to the other to cross a puddle of green algae filled water. In reality, this was a highly kept shopping mall with glossy marble floors.

Also, changes in color and patterns produced sounds in my chest that were at times very pleasant and other times nightmarish.

It's hard to get rid of an experience like that. The metaphors and descriptions you acquire will affect your language to some degree. The first year after the trip I was a big fan and recommended LSD to everyone, but now, meh, I just couldn't be bothered. It takes a while to get out of your system completely; I was emotional for weeks afterwards.