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It literally pays to be one step ahead of technology.<\/p>\n<p>To stay ahead of the curve, some workers are resorting to a stimulant to push them to build bigger and better things \u2014 and it&#8217;s not caffeine.<\/p>\n<p>As Rolling Stone is reporting, some tech workers are utilizing a different sort of drug to tap into their creative flow: LSD.<\/p>\n<p>Users are consuming about ten micrograms of a normal dose size \u2014 called a microdose \u2014 which is an amount big enough &#8220;to feel a little bit of energy lift, a little bit of insight, but not so much that you are tripping,&#8221; according to Rick Doblin, founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.<\/p>\n<p>Though the idea of microdosing is rooted in the work of a 1930s Swiss chemist named Albert Hofmann, it was introduced in to the public in the modern age in 2011 by a Menlo Park psychologist named James Fadiman in a book called &#8220;The Psychedelic Explorer&#8217;s Guide.&#8221; Fadiman says this practice happens all over, but is more commonplace in the Bay Area, where &#8220;\u00fcbersmart twentysomething[s]&#8221; employ LSD to be more alert, resourceful, and creative with their problem solving.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>And according to Fadiman, the drug does more than just help consumers crush their workload; it also helps to combat depression, migraines and more, as long as it&#8217;s not taken in excess. 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