People are increasingly using drugs like psilocybin, ketamine, and LSD as a way to do better on the job.
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The Lede
Elon Musk can be cagey about his purported drug use. More recently, he's shifted: OK, fine, it is happening, but it's just ketamine for depression, and actually it's good for shareholders. One might pause at the logic, but Musk is hardly the only person making that calculation — plenty of people have come around to the idea that drugs are a decent work tool.
Key Details
- Professionals are increasingly using substances like LSD, psilocybin, and ketamine as mechanisms to improve their performance.
- Microdosing — which means taking, say, one-tenth of a normal dose of a drug — is a trend popular among moms on the playground and workers in the office.
- Of course, not everyone is looking for a micro experience to improve work performance. Some people are experimenting with psychedelics on the macrodose level.