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Having experimented with nootropics (using gwern’s site as a guide), I can report there is little exciting in the way of “being smarter”—but there is plenty of low-hanging fruit in the stimulants! Being more alert and motivated is a pretty good proxy for being smarter to boot.
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Agreement karma indicates agreement, separate from overall quality.
Having experimented with nootropics (using gwern’s site as a guide), I can report there is little exciting in the way of “being smarter”—but there is plenty of low-hanging fruit in the stimulants! Being more alert and motivated is a pretty good proxy for being smarter to boot.