Phenibut is a drug that I’ve read about for years but never got around to trying. My general impression of phenibut is that it’s similar to benzodiazepines in its mechanism of action – but slightly safer and less likely to cause addiction/dependence. I’ve read…
Read article ↗As of 2019, approximately 301 million people globally were living with an anxiety disorder (including 58 million pediatrics) – making them the most common mental health problem. (R) Anxiety disorders are thought to be caused by a combination of environmental v…
Read article ↗In 2020, it was estimated that ~9.2% of Americans (around 1 in 10) aged 12+ experienced a major depressive episode within the past year (most common in 18-25 year olds at 17.2% followed by adolescents at 16.9%). (R) Some people effectively manage depression wi…
Read article ↗Approximately 10% of the adult population suffers from insomnia, another 20% experiences occasional insomnia symptoms, and it has a 40% persistence rate over a 5-year period. (R) Some effectively manage insomnia with behavioral & lifestyle changes (exercise, z…
Read article ↗The 2023 NHL Playoffs starts today and I’ll be making predictions and have GPT-4 make its own set of predictions for fun – as a comparison. There’s a lot of luck involved in determining the outcome of playoff hockey series… obviously picking the Boston Bruins…
Read article ↗The NBA playoffs are here and I filled out a bracket – then had GPT-4 fill out a bracket just for fun to determine whether I’ll get beaten by the AI. I asked GPT-4 to make predictions for every matchup in the NBA playoffs throughout the finals – and gave it wh…
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