1. new post on my latest self-experiment: a multi-year exploration of psychedelics in everyday social situations medium.com/@ferenstein/ho…
2. ive experimented meticulously with various doses of MDMA, LSD, psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and ayahuasca in different contexts: conference calls, weddings, birthday parties, and tech conferences. Ive found them to be extraordinarily informative.
3. im not a big fan of ‘micro-dosing”, which is usually about 1/10th of a conventional dose. I do something i like to call “social dosing”, which is about 1/3rd. its enough to learn from the experience, but not overwhelming
4. psychedelics are an extraordinary medical technology. theyve shown me how to talk to people with vulnerability and passion in ways i used to regard as weak and selfish. Its been a humbling and eye-opening experience.
5. ive tried to track, as much as possible, whether psychedelics really improve things or whether its all placebo. its been pretty hard to ignore that great things have happened personally and professionally to me while dosing: medium.com/@ferenstein/ho…
6. hard to overstate the percent of folks who do psychedelics or have had life-changing experiences. Its one of the biggest cultural secrets in America. journalists, teachers, innovators...so (so) many came out of the woodwork to me. the sheer volume shocked me.
7. a lot of folks are talking about their experiences now. my contribution, i hope, is to show how psychedelics can be just another part of life. not mind-blowing mysticism, but part of normal mental health maintenance. makes me a more empathetic person
