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my_other_acct on Feb 16, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nootropics Survey Results And Analysis

Amphetamines are certainly more dangerous. They actually make you feel good/euphoric. Modafinil just makes you feel awake.

I've heard people complain that amphetamines increase focus at the expense of creativity.

api on Feb 16, 2014 [–]

Another related danger of amphetamines: because they make you feel good, they create a dopaminergic illusion of proficiency. Whether or not they are actually improving your proficiency can be difficult to judge.

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