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Nootropics (SEMAX + selank + alpha-GPC, for example, or noopept + aniracetam + alpha-GPC) and a multivitamin + D & K + chelated/TRAACS magnesium supplement (eg, AOR Ortho-Core + Life Extension D & K + Doctor's Best High Absorption Magnesium). Iodine protocol. Brainwave entrainment audio and/or meditation.

BTW, fuck Google! I didn't feel like an imposter while there (2010), but they seemed obsessed with having me do just that! The development tools were garbage and got in the way, the workstation was magically always slow, GWT use further slowed compile/development time, others would cough or make other noises that interrupted, etc.

I don't see why anyone would feel like an imposter around vanilla posturing as though they're something else. Maybe the myth of Google is clouding your judgment (unless you really aren't any good). Anyone poised is either full of it, or more experienced with the environment/tools.

Nootropics tend to increase verbal fluidity and mental clarity. If you decide to do it, take the stack 5 days/week. Start on a weekend to buffer against initial/side effects.

Nicotine is a powerful nootropic.

No, don't do drugs.

You're feeling incapable of doing your job. Address either your capabilities or your feelings. If your background isn't as good as you thought, this is your time to catch up. If it's your feelings, confront them. Why do you feel inadequate? What can you do to improve your perception of yourself?

Nootropics are to increase verbal fluidity and mental clarity. A multivitamin stack supports nootropic use and helps maintain good health (along with nutrition, exercise, and quality sleep; engineering jobs can be draining/stressful). They are a long-term complement regardless of emotional/productivity status. Short-term, he has to address issues and perhaps meditate (and/or listen to brainwave entrainment audio).

i would also suggest specifically to look into ampakines if you're going to go the nootropic route. nothing ive ever taken beats IDRA-21 in terms of destroying the barrier to knowledge acquisition and fluidity. I hear prl-8-53 also works well in that regard, but I haven't tried it. other than that the only other nootropic i can vouch for is memantine but some people might question the nootropic potential of that when you take doses large enough to be ensconced on a dissociative euphoria :^). still everyone I've talked to that uses it in more restrictive dosing regimens confirms that it works pretty well for nootropic and cognitive benefit.

Memantine is best at about 5 mg (start at 2.5 mg, then add another 2.5 mg 3-4 days later).

I forgot to mention P21/cerebrolysin, perhaps my favorite nootropic. SEMAX + selank + alpha-GPC is a good/strong general purpose stack, especially as the OP mentioned issues with verbal fluidity. Other nootropics would be taken acutely to increase focus, memory, motivation, etc.

N-acetyl semax + PRL-8-53 + coluracetam (or oxiracetam) is another combo. PRL-8-53 mainly helps with memory.

Piracetam makes it easier to multitask (ie, listen to music while reading or functioning while in an open office environment).

hey thanks for the suggestions ill have to try a few of those stacks later when I have the money to. I've been meaning to experiment with a racetam as well as adrafinil (or more realistically modafinil if I could acquire it directly.)

those doses of memantine seem a lot more realistic than what I would do, namely taking 150-200mg daily. but I wasn't doing it for the nootropic benefit. i was doing it for the sake of the nmda antagonism. granted i still found nootropic benefit even in those extreme doses but i think my experience is very atypical as I tend to feel more functional and alert when I am experience a period of marked nmda antagonism. may just be confirmation bias or something like that but it seems the only time recently in my life I've been able to make something of myself and do what's necessary is when I have those doses of memantine.

What the actual hell.

Maybe you should (seriously) consider the same advice.

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