You’re a trader and you don’t take cognitive enhancement drugs?!
This article in the NY Times about brain enhancement was pretty interesting.
…Two Cambridge University researchers reported that about a dozen of their colleagues had admitted to regular use of prescription drugs like Adderall, a stimulant, and Provigil, which promotes wakefulness, to improve their academic performance.
One person who posted anonymously on the Chronicle of Higher Education Web site said that a daily regimen of three 20-milligram doses of Adderall transformed his career: “I’m not talking about being able to work longer hours without sleep (although that helps),” the posting said. “I’m talking about being able to take on twice the responsibility, work twice as fast, write more effectively, manage better, be more attentive, devise better and more creative strategies.”
The article seems to be concerned about whether this is right or wrong. I see absolutely no reason why it would be wrong if there were no side-effects. In fact, I am confident that more and more people will be taking these drugs in the future, and that it will only benefit humanity.
As for traders - I’ve said it many times before - you are trading at a disadvantage if you are trading without cognitive enhancement drugs.
