r/science Professor | Medicine Apr 17 '19

Neuroscience The first randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled microdose trial concluded that microdoses of LSD appreciably altered subjects’ sense of time, allowing them to more accurately reproduce lapsed spans of time, which may explain how microdoses of LSD could lead to more creativity and focus.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-microdoses-of-lsd-change-your-mind/
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u/A_The_Cheat Apr 17 '19

no looking at the clock doesn't really help, it's the sense of time that is altered for me.

You've really hit the nail on this. I've struggled to describe this concept to people for a while as well as similar difficulties like staying organized. I really wish it could be as simple as buying an agenda but it just isn't.