/sci/ - Science & Math

>>9271173
only acceptable answer

Does /sci/ do drugs or abuse alcohol?

>>8588756

>>8504308
I don't think the issue so much is that I need them to be interested in it, I may have worded that badly. Even when I'm not taking them I still will love learning about chem(specifically Orgo), and math. I can sit down and do some reading, work on some problems, but I oftentimes find myself getting distracted or losing focus in the middle of a problem. I just struggle to sit the fuck down and solidify my knowledge on the concepts and crunch out a bunch of practice problems. While taking stims I'll have more of a push and gladly will go learning for hours at a time. The interest is still there, but the motivation and drive is somewhat lacking. I know that I could improve this easily without stims, but the pleasure I get from learning and solving problems is much greater.

>>8504296

Even before I started taking them I had a pretty strong interest in math / science / learning. I think that it's very likely that I would have a more natural interest. What I remember the most is actually enjoying the fuck out of doing my Algebra I homework in 6th grade and wanting to understand as much as possible. Nowadays I still feel the same way about problem solving and learning. I just have a feeling that my interest while being pushed by increased levels of dopamine and norepinephrine is higher than it might have been otherwise.

I did get them prescribed for ADHD, and sometimes I used to question whether I really had an attention problem or if ADHD was just a meme, but now I'm mostly certain that the stims are helping me for the better, at least in the short run.

I sometimes just like to think of Paul Erdos, who took Amphetamine daily for most of his life ,spending most of that time contributing to mathematics. He was obviously an extremely intelligent person who could have most likely done that same without amphetamine, but who knows? I'm sure there was a reason he was such a fan of Amphetamine. Maybe that is just a way I rationalize using stims for productivity.