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PED/nootropics comprehensive guide
1 point by fitgreen on Nov 10, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments
I've been looking for a comprehensive but not snooze inducing guide to nootropics.Any suggestions? May need beta readers if I can't find a decent one and decide to write one myself if anyone's interested.


What I would want to know about any purported nootropic is whether or not there is independent research about its safety, first of all, and about its effectiveness as measured objectively and not just by subjective reports from users. That's a low bar, but I have not heard of most nootropics even clearing that bar. The question I always ask about "smart drugs" is, "What smart things have people done who use these drugs?"


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