Silicon Valley professionals are taking LSD at work to increase productivity
An increasing number of twenty-somethings are reportedly ‘micro-dosing’ on psychedelic drugs – and they say it’s making them better workers
By Adam Boult
LSD has been described as ‘a healthy alternative to Adderall’ Photo: Alamy
It seems unlikely, but that’s apparently what some Silicon Valley professionals have been doing – and reporting great results.
According to Rolling Stone, a growing number of people are experimenting with “microdoses” of psychedelics to help them work.
A microdose of LSD is around 10-15 micrograms, approximately a tenth of a “normal” dose.
At that dosage, Rolling Stone describes the drug’s effects as “subperceptual”: ” ‘Enough, says Rick Doblin, founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, ‘to feel a little bit of energy lift, a little bit of insight, but not so much that you are tripping.’”