/sci/ - Science & Math

>>7360938
r u fucking retarded? alcohol before exams? alcohol lowers your working memory.

if you want something good, it's gonna have to be adderall and some acetylcholinerase inhibitor. there you go. that's clarity.

>>7360938
>Water
>Jogging
>Sleeping

>>7360938
Cocoa beans. Must be unprocessed. Only removed from the fruit, husked, let briefly ferment in the sun, then ground into a powder. It is a great stimulant, but prolonged use messes with short term (but not so much working memory) memory formation, awareness, decision making, etc.

Caffeine is garbage for any such thing. Definitely not, at least in my case. Kava kava has been useful as well. Personally I found amphetamine, like many compounds, to be dualistic. It takes nearly as much as it provides. Only shifts the mind, crippling some functions and accentuating others.

>>7360952
Oh. Also, to add on. Severe deficit of calories will sharpen the mind as well. Going without eating for ~1.5 days tends to do the trick. Sleep deprivation combined with intake of caffeine starting from the 26-30 hour range can also boost capacity for information retention. Seems to do away with many checks as things move to longer term memory and frees your mind of all the trivial bullshit you might otherwise have floating around.

This will be controversial, but eat meat, lift and drink water.

Protein is the basic building block of most neurotransmitters.
And we can not produce protein, we must consume it.

Activated almonds

>>7360968
Neu5gc.

>>7360938
Coffee
Cigarettes
Crosswords
Camomile tea

>>7360968
>And we can not produce protein, we must consume it.
Are you stupid?

activated almonds
alkalized water
emu meatballs
homemade coconut

>>7360938
>water
>cocaine
become the erdos

>>7361129
>become the erdos
>Not taking amphetamines

>>7360965
Source for this? Sounds like bullshit.

>>7361147
Instead of asking for a source to regurgitate something (that'll still be inherently inconclusive) to you, verify empirically for yourself. It's simple to do, requires very little time, and no additional equipment.

We exist in a framework of relative truths, and it's up to you to find your own.

lecithin. exam in 40 mins, so look it up yourselves, cba2 elabourate

>>7360938
modafinil

>>7361346
Actually, this was a bit of a prick-like attitude to respond with.

While I will not go source hunting to support any claims, if you're more specific I'll explain possible mechanisms I believe to be at work behind my own experience.

>>7360938
Burpees.

Why limit yourself to 3?

-Water
-Meditation/Visualization
-Centrophenoxine/Alpha gpc
-Piracetam
-Noopept/Nootropil

>>7360938
I really enjoy heroin

>>7360938
>Tuna
>Sleep
>Sex

>>7362047
>sex

activated almonds, they detox all the negative rectilinear energy from your body

>>7360945
In short, this kid is a retard.

>>7360938
Tea
Whiskey
Cigarettes

>>7361066
>/tumblr/

fruit roll ups

>>7362025
Hey, this right here is my shit. All of the above sans centrophenoxine except with the addition of black coffee. This is all good shit, makes studying a breeze. I'll also throw in some adrafinil on long days.

gum helps me relief stress, chew it when you're studying and when you're taking a test. also serves as a behavioral condition
hot tea is calming, i drink peppermint/green and other non-acidic stuff
shower is the third, clears the mind like poof

>>7360938

>drinking alcohol before exams

If you are that afraid of your exam, you should have learned better and not bother to write it in the first place.

>>7360943
Let's stick some stimulants in an anxious person, it'll work out fine, everything will be better!

For me
Peppermint
Meditation
Music

Have associated peppermint with test taking for years of school, and it kinda translated into something to do before anything important. When possible I just eat a peppermint candy or sometimes use peppermint body spray. Completely unsure of the effect at this point.

Other two are obviously just relaxation techniques. When I need to do something well having a brief period with which to gather myself and walk into the situation without any extraneous bullshit is of massive benefit. At bare minimum I will close my eyes and take a few deep breaths to focus on the task at hand.

Caffeine, coffee and green tea
Chess
Geometry
Alcohol to dampen the shakes from the caffeine overdose
Jasmine rice, bananas, grilled chicken, spinach, eggs, STEAK RED TENDER AND BLEEDING
Ibuprofen for the anti-inflammatory properties and for the inevitable fatigue headaches
Milk
Lots of sex if I can get it.

>>7363619
>shower
>clears the mind

no way, my brain always goes into overdrive in there if I'm working on a problem.

Helps immensely with focus though.

>>7360938
Omega 3 or flax oil
coconut oil (staves off alzheimers)
wheatgrass(I'm sure chlorophyll is good for the brain somehow)

Exercise
Exercise
Exercise

>>7361147

Stress hormones are a hell of a drug

>>7361121
I think he means ~half of the amino acids our body needs.

>>7361127

>>7360938

Oxiracetam

Oxiracetam + Citicoline
800mg / 250mg

Caffeine + L-Theanine
80mg / 160mg

Magnesium + Tyrosine
200mg / 350mg

Carnitine
500mg

(PRN)
Uridine + Centrophenoxine
500mg / 250mg

>>7363186
my nigga
these + meditation help me work properly

oatmeal
eggs

>>7360943

>acetylcholinerase inhibitor

pesticides, nerve gases

yea, good idea

>>7365337
Nerve gases work by overloading the body with so much acetylcholine, the nervous system goes out of control and the heart and lungs stop working properly. Slightly boosting your acetylcholine shouldn't be too much of a problem.

>>7365337
Huperzine a is great. I assume galantamine is also the shit.

>>7363164
Water keeps the body clean. Jogging is exercise and exercise has shown to increase the brains production of bdnf(brain-derived neurotrophic factor) which is a huge aid in memory retention. Sleeping ties it all together by.repairing the body for another days cycle. Also, helping cement in the brain what was learned during the day.


Don't be a moron anon.

>>7360938
>a nice breakfast
>deep deep breaths, meditation
>pic related

>>7361346
No, if YOU make a claim, YOU provide the sources, faggot. Excluding very well known information, the whole "I won't spoon feed you" bullshit is just an intellectually dishonest cop out, because it places the onus on your opponent to find information to support your point of view. If there is none, you can just say "Well durrr learn to Google better" and shift the blame from you to them.

>>7365886
hey thanks for that pic that game is bad ass
>gettin gud

>>7360938
1. Drinking good Chinese tea
2. Playing the piano
3. Having a room smell of nice things

>>7361346
Repeat after me: The plural of anecdote is not data. The plural of anecdote is not data. The plural of anecdote is not data.

>>7365931
But it is true, I do experience it this way, and I won't "spoonfeed" you. It's unlikely there has been any research selectively conducted by sources you would considered authoritative, your request for sources would just turn into me providing dozens of sources on the deepest of known biological mechanisms to establish a framework that you can see at least loosely supporting the claim. Rather than absent mindedly saying "source plz I think it's bullshit", think about what you're actually asking for.

On the note of blame, and since you mentioned the burden of proof an intellectual dishonesty, if you're so disinterested and even outright disinclined to think about a statement in even the most basic sense for yourself, maybe you deserve some blame. A degree of fault inherently lies in yourself, and you cannot ever escape this.

I already responded either way. Follow the directions in the subsequent post.
>>7361380

>>7365968
Same goes for you. Repeat after me, the burden of proof goes both ways. Lack of evidence is not necessarily evidence of falsehood, without counter-evidence, it is evidence of a lack of information.

>>7360938
>caffeine in the morning and throughout the day to stay awake and energized
>alcohol late to unwind and sleep
>water
rip in pieces kidneys and liver

>>7366003
>A whole culture just riding the mad waves of uppers and downers
I just skip the downers and work until I'm mentally incapable of doing anything properly, and beyond.

nothing about baduk? My mind is 100% clear after playing a game of it

>>7366006
I would too, but it helps with a variety of other issues like anxiety and depression; for a few hours time in a day I'm free from the chains of worry and the overburdening weight of sadness. Truth be told, I'd never get any sleep either so that would be another negative aspect.

I also workout 5 - 5 days a week. I'm pretty sure something is going to give sooner, rather than later.

>>7366014
5 - 6*
Thanks to google captcha, a road is now a street sign, everybody.

>>7360938
increase focus: caffeine
get things done : Uplifting music
increase creativity: alcohol eq. to a beer or a glass of wine

>>7366093
I'm aware alcohol is not perfect for this, but it's the only shit that I've found to work which doesn't get me into the police registry or labelled as a mental patient.

>>7363576
Ma nigga

>Water
>Fresh air
>A good diet
It'll make you feel more ready than caffeine ever will

>>7360965
Yeah but it obviously isn't sustainable, so it's dumb as fuck

>>7366272
Almost no drug is sustainable, so they're all dumb as fuck.

1)Sleep
2)Sleep
3)Sleep

Adequate sleep before studying otherwise you are going to be less efficient. Frequent timed breaks.

Sleep after studying to help the hypocampus encode new memories. Cramming doesn't work.

Sleep 7-8+ hours before exams. No exotic concoction can replicate the performance benefits of being fully rested, but uppers/downers/"nootropics"(aka "placebo") can give you a false sense of performance/confidence/competency.

Also, Coursera has an awesome evidence-based class called "Learning How to Learn," which would probably be snubbed here by a lot of the self-proclaimed intellectuals who are all too busy tweaking their noots while simultaneously failing out of undergrad STEM. Best of luck.

>>7366287
This is very important. Especially to get good sleep it can help to:

1) have a clean and comfortable place to sleep. comfort is important. if you were comfy as a kid and slept well keep toys and plush animals around. will make your body automatically get into the right "mode" for rest.

2) regulate ones stress level to a comfortable level before going to bed, this includes getting bad thoughts, pains and anxieties out of the head.

3) make sure nothing will disturb your sleep. things which can disturb your sleep include: sounds, light, housecats attacking you and waking you up, forgetting to turn off loudspeakers on mobile phones or computers. if you can't expect too much privacy, for instance when travelling make sure to use earplugs to minimize noise. hearing is the last sense to leave conciousness especially high pitched sound. which is why we automatically wake up for a crying baby for instance.

4) MAKE SURE YOU DON'T SNORE. Snoring can effectively make your sleep shitty as hell. Make you feel like you are a zombie or elderly person physically or mentally retarded. It can affect your life to a degree when you start thinking you may have a serious disease. Not kidding.

>>7360938
1. sleep

2. caffeine pills

3. fish oil

>working
>working
>working
Stop believing in miracles and get back to work

>>7366106
fuck weed I just want them to legalize shrooms or LSD
It's so good for understanding hard concepts

>>7366349
You could not even get that one right? Hah!

>>7361147

It works because the body will start to emit a huge stress hormone response, and you basically feel like you're on an adrenaline rush for a little while.

I have a brain tumor that keeps recurring that produces massive amounts of stress hormone, and I can tell when it keeps coming back because I'll start to feel like conquering the planet for about a month or so before my adrenal glands (the glands the produce stress hormones) tire out, and then I feel like shit.

>>7366354
>>7366372
Is it really worth all this bother? Then it must be reeeeeeally important to you..? How about just accepting that you can't control everything in this world.

>>7366377
...What?

You're constantly controlling yourself by external means. Tell me, why do you eat? Why do you sleep? Why do do anything? Why are you a slave to what you perceive as your needs?

>>7366390

The fact that I am not is what apparently bugs someone to no end.

>>7366411
It irritates me because I doubt it is the truth. I doubt it's anywhere near true. Your perception choice is likely hazy and encompasses more than it should, while conveniently ignoring aspects you obey which are chosen for you, but not necessarily required for a task. Just ideal.

> Benzos for anxiety
> Amphs (or ritalin) for thinking speed/memory recall boost
> Maths problems/remembering new stuff via the Loci method
/thread

>>7366438
It would be inconvenient if it was true, because then we'd have no push or pull on this mof. What if there are no emotions at all to try and steer the needs? Is that biologically possible in a human and still have high brain functions with respect to rational and logical activity?

>>7366438
Seriously, if he had any emotions to speak of you would have broken him years ago at this rate. Experiment successful? Well I don't even know the objective so it's kind of difficult for me to tell.

>>7360971
This guy

>adderall
>cigarettes
>shitposting

>>7360938
water
sugar
sleeping

>>7366372
>adrenal glands (the glands the produce stress hormones) tire out

No such thing.
http://www.myosynthesis.com/adrenal-fatigue-revisited-recovery

>>7360938
>Give me your top 3 brain-boosting foods/substances/activities
Reading
Reading
Not Reading

>>7360938
Is that really 4d?

>>7370069
No, your brain cannot see 4D images, this is just an interpretacion

>>7361129
erdős

>>7370265
Take at least 300 micrograms of LSD and then tell me the brain can't see 4D images. Visualization capability like this is a good reason to mention all classical psychedelics in this thread.

>>7368303
nice crossfit blog post bro. high quality science

1. Good Sleep
2. Make sure you are NOT insulin resistant. It will make you feel dumb and lazy

>>7360968
Anon's right.
>>7361121
my former boss ( a biochemist/ former EE/ software engineer) believes that a major point in homo sapiens evolution was our ancestors increased protein intake. I agree.

> vinpocetine
> hard exercise
> sleep

former stuff
> methamphetamine HCl injection in small amounts in the morning ( grad school)

I'm clean nowadays. I work out twice a day, using a ten day exercise schedule 4 day work/two day rest/3 day work/ one day rest.
I also take a nap, for a total of ~10 hours of REM sleep if time permits.

Im a chemist ( synthetic inorganic).

>>7371064

I also fast 36 hours every week.

>>7360938
Xanax
amphetamine
Porn (Reduce stress/anxiety)
Coffee
Relaxing/Reflecting
Healthy foods
Exercise
Etc Etc Etc Etc Etc Etc

Marijuana, THEN caffeine, THEN Water.

This makes me brilliant.

>>7360938
i dont have to use drugs to boost my brain cause im not a retarded faggot like
>>7371086
>>7371095

>>7371021
>crossfit
Do some research!


From Wikipedia
"The term "adrenal fatigue", which was coined in 1998 by James M. Wilson,[4] may be applied to a collection of mostly nonspecific symptoms.[1] There is no scientific evidence supporting the concept of adrenal fatigue and it is not recognized as an actual diagnosis by the medical community.[3]"

>>7360938
>caffeine
>rock/metal or classical (depending on anxiety)
>exercise

As a extras:
>Reading a good book keeps my brain happy.
>A good fapmcalms anxiety
>Drink enough water
>Sleep as much as your body asks atlases on weekends
>EAT PROTEINS
>Alcohol does help, but in low quantities (a beer, tops)
>Do math in your spare time

And very important
>Keep yourself motivated, work on your own projects, etc

Also, has anybody tried noopept?
Is it placebo?

Do GABA supplements ease anxiety?

>>7373300
It's not placebo, but if you're used to more active racetams you'll be a bit disappointed. The real gains from it are of long term memory, not so much focus.

>>7373300
>mfw not "explosive chemistry" filename

>>7360938

for working memory: n-back

one that increases as you get better at it

>>7361121
it is not his fault

Based on the amazing ideas so far, I would also like to add that drinking gasoline and inhaling chlorine gas certainly helps.

>>7370733
/sci/ often generally overlooks the impact that psychedelic experiences can have on mathematical/scientific intuition and understanding. It isn't common because having such experiences isn't common in the first place.

>>7374631
How overweight are you friend?

>>7361066
>cigarettes
not worth it. i'm kicking them right now. fucking things stole so much money off me through the years it's not even funny

>>7374650
i dont need drugs to see fractals

>>7360938
Choline
Power naps
Noopept

>>7361066
>Crosswords
>>>/lgbt/

doritos and mountain dew

>>7376990
You're retarded or that went over my head.

>>7371036
>Make sure you are NOT insulin resistant. It will make you feel dumb and lazy
how do i do this?

>>7377079
by not eating too much sugar/starch/carbs/empty calories.

>>7376983
Alright, why don't you tell us more?

>>7371086
>porn

enjoy frying your dopamine receptors

>>7377079
>>7377579
also check out intermittent fasting
and exercise obviously
still, the less carbs you eat the better, keywords: ketogenic diet, paleo diet
above all, WHEAT FLOUR is the fucking enemy (because of glicemic index and also it's nutritionally useless)
and also all other fabricated shit that simply didn't existed in the world >100 years ago, that's my basic rule:
don't eat anything that wasn't available for people 100 years ago

>>7378235
Bump I heard salt helps.
And regular fish.
As in, is there any truth to this?

>>7360943
not OP, but I usually have trouble sleeping so I always have at least 2 or 3 beers the night before an exam to be sure I get a good night sleep before the test.

>>7360971
kek

>>7376990

>>7360938
>air
>water
>sucrose or lactose