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Tips for a productive acid trip?

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bunnyhentman

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I have 2.5 days to figure out some new interaction patterns for textual and visual content for the web to present to the head of my company. I was pulled in at the last minute after everyone else failed to impress. There's a lot of pressure on me from my immediate bosses, but I know that I need to let go of all the stress if I'm going to truly innovate.

I think I might take a lowish dose of LSD today (~80μg) and try to direct my thinking towards my problem. Then tomorrow I'll go into the office and sketch everything out.

My fear is that I am deluding myself and this is a procrastination scheme...

I was wondering if anyone had tips on how to make this a productive brainstorming day, or has had similar experiences?

Oh also any thoughts on how to make sure I take my insights back with me and don't leave them behind in the dream?

I normally take psychedelics recreationally, but I also think this could be a really fun day. I'm excited about the problem, but I feel like I need to break the framework around it in order to really get to my solution.
 
Well I would never take the acid if there was not time after to deal with whatever it results in. Even with a lowish dose I would advise a free day after to buffer and integrate, take the time to consider what you have brainstormed and put it together...

But if you do have the time free during and a day after then I think that its a nice idea. I like to think about stuff on LSD only I cant say I arrive at the answers I want 100% of the time.

Also I assume you have enough previous experience otherwise its a bad idea.
 
Solipsis I completely agree with you, I definitely wouldn't take it if I had a presentation tomorrow. If I go into the office tomorrow I would be the only one there, and it would be a processing/refining day. Or if I'm not successful today it would be my second chance to work out my problems.

However, you've touched on the part I'm concerned about -- I have had very productive ideas on psychedelics, but never with the time crunch I do with this one. I know I can't make myself be brilliant just because I took a drug... and I don't know if I can really set an agenda and stick to it on acid. But yes, it's a very familiar experience for me, just usually in a less purposeful context.

I've read that a good tactic is to enjoy myself without guilt for a couple of hours, and then settle down and start really thinking post peak. I was wondering what works for other people who use LSD to inhance/focus their creative process...

pseudononamouse, I love that story. I do believe that psychedelics cause hidden truths to rise up from the uncharted parts of the mind, this often happens to me. I want to become better at interpreting the truths accurately. Sorry if that sounds a bit woo-woo!
 
I would agree with the taking it easy in the first couple of hours but not necessarily making it recreational. Ridding yourself of guilt is something you should probably do on forehand though.

No I would try to free myself the first couple of hours... doing not all that much and relaxing with some music. Let your minds wander and the trip develop but don't push with ideas just yet.
Make way for some nice flow, I always advise meditation, to clear your mind and wipe the slate. Then when you feel perfect, free and ready to do anything, truly yourself... then you feel that you can take on a problem and let it transform in your mind (without stressing yourself to let something come out of it!). If you stress it you limit yourself and then you won't let the flow go freely. Just let it happen naturally and PLAY with your work. Don't work the work.

Good luck :)
 
^thats the best advice i think. don't attempt to force it out. let it flow forth naturally, whenever its ready. meditate. let the unconscious do its work. don't want. feel.
 
Let us know how it goes. The best paper I ever wrote in university (a close analysis of a 16th century sonnet) was written while on mushrooms in a laundromat. Not usually part of the study guide, but what works works.
 
I decided to go with only 40μg which was wise. My only mistake was waiting until about 4pm to take it, since I didn't get to sleep until quite late, and lost some working time today. I should have taken it around 10am, I was feeling very stimulated and motivated about 4 hours in, and I could have worked longer if I hadn't had to go to bed so I could get up and work a lot more today.

I think it was helpful to take a low dose and problem solve. I was pretty much useless (just giggling and stoned) until 3 hours in. When I got to work today I had a lot of elements and interactions already worked out, which helped me plow through a lot of the visuals. I'm not happy with all the work, but I'm hopefully not going to be embarrassed by it. I'm not sure either way whether the higher ups will like it, but I'm pretty sure it at least looks clear and professional.

Also important was the fact that I definitely feel less resentful today that I would if I had not had any fun this weekend. And a little more excited about the project.
 
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