I was very energetic and chatty, and didn’t really care about personal space. My friend gave it to me at a party because he wanted to see what it did to my chess ability. It was too hard to tell if it improved my chess, but it definitely led to me sitting very close to a girl that lives in my neighborhood and actually connecting with her. Normally I come across as laconic, which works pretty well for some reason, but it was nice to actually feel passionate about getting to know someone, and feel an emotional bond forming in real time. I ended up driving with her to Denny’s, and I was so into the conversation that I kept on taking my eyes off the road and looking at her, and this led to slightly suboptimal driving safety. So, a warning: adderall helps you focus, but not necessarily on the right things.
I ended up driving with her to Denny’s, and I was so into the conversation that I kept on taking my eyes off the road and looking at her, and this led to slightly suboptimal driving safety. So, a warning: adderall helps you focus, but not necessarily on the right things.
I’ve had the same experience (conversation vs driving attention focus based on stimulants). Watch out for that stuff!
I was very energetic and chatty, and didn’t really care about personal space.
It took me a couple reads to make sense of your description, because I parsed this as the “before” picture, and didn’t see the difference. :)
and feel an emotional bond forming in real time
I love that feeling. I’ve only gotten it with a few friends—usually it’s either too gradual to notice, or I realize suddenly that we’ve gotten closer without feeling it happen.
So, a warning: adderall helps you focus, but not necessarily on the right things.
Interesting! I’d never heard that. How so?
I was very energetic and chatty, and didn’t really care about personal space. My friend gave it to me at a party because he wanted to see what it did to my chess ability. It was too hard to tell if it improved my chess, but it definitely led to me sitting very close to a girl that lives in my neighborhood and actually connecting with her. Normally I come across as laconic, which works pretty well for some reason, but it was nice to actually feel passionate about getting to know someone, and feel an emotional bond forming in real time. I ended up driving with her to Denny’s, and I was so into the conversation that I kept on taking my eyes off the road and looking at her, and this led to slightly suboptimal driving safety. So, a warning: adderall helps you focus, but not necessarily on the right things.
I’ve had the same experience (conversation vs driving attention focus based on stimulants). Watch out for that stuff!
It took me a couple reads to make sense of your description, because I parsed this as the “before” picture, and didn’t see the difference. :)
I love that feeling. I’ve only gotten it with a few friends—usually it’s either too gradual to notice, or I realize suddenly that we’ve gotten closer without feeling it happen.
Haha. Noted.