JLC J A N E T L A IC H A N G

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S E L F - I M P R O V E M E N T& P R O D U C T I V I T YW I T H P S Y C H E D E L I C S

B E N E F I T S O F M O D E R A T E D O S E S

B E N E F I T S O F M I C R O D O S E S

S E L F - A W A R E N E S S T E C H N I Q U E S F O R

M A X I M U M G A I N S

Experimental Stimuli

MONTHS 7-10 (OCT '15-JAN '16)3x Ayahuasca; 2x San Pedro;3x MDMA 50-120mcg; 2xpsilocin; 5x psilocybin 1.5-2.5g1-1.5g

MONTHS 11-13 (FEB-APR '16)3mos microdosing psilocybin4-7 days/week 0.2-0.3g

MONTHS 0-3 (MAR-APR '15)8x psilocybin 2-3g;2wks microdosing 11 days 0.5-1g

MONTHS 4-54x LSD 25-100mcg

MONTH 6Rest + baseline assessments

Moderate Dose EffectsPROS:1. Productivity + creativeblocks (25,000 words, onlinecourse > 500 students)

2. Rejection fear reduced(7 public talks in 3 months)

3. Relationships improved(5x opps for intimacy/depthin 5 mos after than prev 5months)

CONS:Time of prep, session, integration

Microdose Effects

PROS:Increased extraversion (e.g. NYC trip)Elevated moodIncreased self-awarenessIncreased empathy

CONS:Low focus on creative tasks (e.g Hustle.co LSDexperiment)Reduced motor intelligence (e.g. assembling furniture, except dancing)

Self Awareness Practices

1. "Set and setting"

2. Regular meditation practice

3. Free-form journaling(e.g. 750words.com, email)

4. Therapists + Coaches(e.g. "Psyched In San Francisco")

5. Deliberate questioning

Self Awareness Practices

- Which behaviors are a source of discomfort for me?(e.g. public speaking, working out)

- What do I find myself doing to avoid the discomfort for eachbehavior? (e.g. eating junk food, procrastinating, watchingNetflix)

- What am I afraid will happen if I were to engage in thisbehavior? (e.g. I'll find out I'm actually incompetent and notgood enough to do this.)

- Has there been a time when it was easy to do? If so, whathappened later to change my feelings about the behavior?(e.g. early life experiences)

JLC

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P o d c a s t s : T i m F e r r i s s , M i c h a e l E l l s b e r g , D a v e A s p r e y

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M e d i t a t i o n : H e a d s p a c e , " V i p a s s a n a " m e d i t a t i o n r e t r e a t s