Coding flow state recipe intro

I've talked in the past about using different substances for an optimal state. In this case I want to discuss some of my predictions before the actual experiment which will take place in a few months.

This one goes a bit beyond methylphenidate. Last summer I was on a train in Berlin going to Tresor nearing my MDMA peak and my supervisor, called me at 10 PM to review a critical merge request. I grabbed my phone and started to review it manually, because GitHub AI is either going to say LGTM or reveal some day 0 exploits and I didn't want to see either. I was really doubtful that I would do much because of my state, but surprisingly the moment I looked at the changed files my perception drastically altered, I started perceiving code as one, I felt like I was reading a block of code in seconds instead of individual lines in order. It was almost magical, I've never been that good at fully comprehending and running stuff in my head, furthermore in such a distracting environment.

I've also spoken about how substances and altered mental states make you think you're doing something very well but being quite far from reality. That was not the case, I was fully able to review and comment the merge request. No other substance had an effect on my problem solving skills.

Would be interesting to research and conduct further trials on it and see if microdosing has similar effects without the distraction of loving the world and everyone around you.

All of this was just a dream I was retelling for sure not real.

As a sidenote, the direct opposite of the flow state could be achieved by being extremely sleep deprived and using AI in coding. This is the most unproductive thing you can do. Trust your own coding skills sometimes; furthermore, in a state of pure confusion and lack of sleep.