{"id":20337,"date":"2023-03-01T14:43:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T19:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/?p=20337"},"modified":"2023-03-01T14:43:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T19:43:15","slug":"microdosing-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/originals\/microdosing-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Microdosing Unleash My Creativity or Trip Me Up?"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

When you need a quick hit of inspiration, where does your mind turn? Perhaps it\u2019s another pull of the espresso machine, a few sit-ups, or a mid-day change of scenery. Prolific Japanese inventor Yoshiro Nakamatsu finds his biggest breakthroughs while holding his breath underwater<\/a>. But maybe you need to think smaller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter: microdosing. More than just a buzzword of the moment, microdosing is becoming a regular part of many creatives\u2019 workflow. And while small-dose consumption<\/a> is nothing new, its effects are being studied and cited as a way to enhance creativity, stabilize mood, and even kick productivity into gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what are the facts about microdosing as we know them? And is it time for you to take the trip?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new age of psychedelics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a step back and look at what microdosing actually refers to these days. Though you could theoretically microdose any number of substances, the term generally refers to taking either LSD or psilocybin at between five and 10 percent of its normal dose. For psilocybin\u2014often dubbed magic mushrooms or shrooms\u2014that means ingesting as little as 1.5 milligrams, an amount so slight it could sit comfortably upon your shift key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microdosing generally doesn\u2019t produce an acute high, but rather something of a stabilizer. But as writer, poet, and filmmaker Harmony Holiday suggests<\/a>, there are both emotional and physical benefits. \u201cIt increases the visual intensity of colors and hues, which suggests a higher sensitivity to differences between frequencies,\u201d she said. At the same time, it can induce feelings of calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n