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I think what Ill do is research specific symptoms I need to display to a doctor so that he/she reaches the conclusion that I need to be prescribed this stuff. This will require comprehensive practice in front of the mirror and also a bit of NLP during the session (mental note: be wary of counter NLP trained doctors). Not sure what Im going to do if they completely miss my subtle cues and prescribe a round of unrelated chemical suppositories which can only be administered at the clinic...daily... by a male nurse
Maybe Ill just stick to daily mental awareness exercises.
Sorry for all the posts xplorer. Enthused I guess after watching that video
As sheldon from Big bang theory would say : " i hope this is what they call sarcasm"
my gut feeling is you're joking around but in the slightest chances that you are considering these drugs to enhance your cognitive state is trying to externalize the problem and resolving it through external solution aka aforementioned drugs from the video. I know you're kidding but for those who are thinking about this, should not and focus on the internal process /journey. The point in the video is to have a rhythmic paced breathing through the heart.
I'm sure Dr. Watkins would agree that these drugs aren't what make you exceptional.
In trading, once you have real money on the line, you're heart rate is erratic and not rhythmic. Breathing in a pattern calms the heart and brain and allows you to think with more clarity. Will you feel the clarity? probably not because you are focused on the trade. Will breathing differently all of a sudden make you brilliant? Nope, but the quality of your brain functioning improves, you may or may not even notice it. Dr.watkins mentions many side remarks to engage the audience and bring some humor in the presentation but one should not consider the drugs mentioned in the hopes that it will bring their state of mind in the desired quadrant Grantx created or from the video itself.
If I still recall correctly, effects of nootropic have been unpleasant which most sellers won't mention from the research. Exercise is the best drug for all.
oh my oh my. my apologies Dr. Watkins, I'm very glad to hear this. Its been a few years since I've read his research papers. Time to visit the library catalogue.
@Blash just posted this and that reminded me that recently I took a risk and uncertainty test published as part of a very interesting article on BBC Future about risk quantification.
Now being in the trading business, of course I took the test and I was surprised that I did quite poorly. I think I scored in the lowest 25%.
I'd be interested in people taking the test and sharing their results here.
Interesting test as it doesn't say what it does with the risk type of questions and the relative scores. Looks like this is only coming from the calculations.
Another video which is indirectly related to trading psychology: ironically the author is investor and hedge-fund superstar Ray Dalio but the principles outlined in the video are not just applicable to trading - they can be applied to any field.
I found the video extremely inspiring and I hope you do too.