Dave Solo Pod: The Original Smart Drug Masterclass : 1518

0:00Picture the molecule so unusual scientists had to invent a new word for it.

0:04Something that was invented back in the 60s, but no one knew about it.

0:08This molecule got me through my career in Silicon Valley and through Wharton Business School, even though no one else was using it.

0:1660 years later, people still take it, including me, for memory, for focus, for creativity, and for mental endurance.

0:23And it isn't very potent by weight.

0:25Definitely not a stimulant, so you have to take a good amount of it.

0:29In fact, the typical dosing is between about one and a half and up to five grams per day in divided doses.

0:36Because it's the most studied, is the safest.

0:39People who've had stroke or dementia, neurologists are using it, rehab positions, air traffic controllers, and anyone who's got an aging brain and wants it to keep working.

0:49It's not a sedative.

0:50It's not a classic stimulant.

0:52It doesn't flood your dopamine.

0:53It doesn't increase your heart rate.

0:55And it seems to subtly change how your brain learns.

0:58And that molecule is called...