In this great wide world of internet fads there are many trends, but too little time. And let\u2019s be honest, 90% of them can be ignored without a moment’s hesitation. However, you shouldn\u2019t skip out on this one. Recent attention to microdosing magic truffles is not really a trend, but it’s been happening for arguably a millenia now. These subterranean nuggets of gold have seen their popularity explode over the last decade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But why exactly? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This current wave of microdosing has a clear source. Back in 2011, Dr. James Fadiman<\/a> published a book entitled The Psychedelic Explorer\u2019s Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys<\/a>. As one of the few researchers into these practices, Fadiman dives into the culture of microdosing, the indigenous people around the globe that indulged in these practices for centuries, and more importantly, providing practical information for any beginner that wishes to give microdosing a try. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With his book, Fadiman brought the term \u2018microdosing\u2019 into the popular consciousness. As a result, he created a demand from curious people across the globe. People were interested in the benefits coming from his research. This interest was then solidified during a podcast interview in 2015 with the famed business-novelist Tim Ferris, in which Fadiman shared the core concepts and benefits of microdosing to Ferris\u2019 rather large audience made up of entrepreneurs, biohackers, spiritualists and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now a decent chunk of people had the information they needed to microdose on truffles. They went forth to experiment, shared their experiences and further grew the mainstream reach of microdosing. Its popularity grew so much, journalists picked up on this, with news and articles filling our digital space. Silicon Valley is notorious for breeding top innovative thinkers, engineers, developers, etc. This kind of environment breeds competition, where optimal productivity reigns in the hierarchy. Therefore to reach increase in productivity, they considered strategies to boost the worker\u2019s mind and body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019ve probably heard of some obscure routines coming from Silicon Valley figures who\u2019ve implemented certain practices to optimize their body and mind. Like from something as low scale as drinking lemon juice in the morning to something a bit more radical like \u2018dopamine fasting,\u2019 or even injecting DNA. And perhaps, the most popular form of optimization is intermittent fasting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The core of these routines is called biohacking<\/a>, meaning we can engineer, or rather \u2018hack\u2019 our bodies\u2019 shortcomings with solutions. The list of possibilities goes on and on, but what can be said is that on a core level, biohacking is the need & want to feel better. For different reasons, some people don\u2019t want to live with ailments, while others want to optimize their focus, or radically extend their lives past 100 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For the last few years or so, biohackers from Silicon Valley have taken very tiny amounts of psychedelics like magic truffles to ‘upgrade’ to their best selves. And now microdosing, along with the core philosophies of biohacking reached the lives of the mainstream. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So when Silicon Valley started to biohack, especially microdosing psychedelics, the world saw, paid attention, and began implementing. Regular everyday folk quickly realized microdosing wasn\u2019t just for people looking for an added boost in their performance in the workplace. Microdosing magic truffles can be for self fulling purposes, like alleviating symptoms of: depression<\/a>, stress<\/a>, cluster headaches<\/a>, anxiety<\/a>, addiction<\/a>, OCD<\/a>, you name it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These \u201ccitizen scientists<\/a>\u201d have united online via dedicated web pages like Reddit<\/a>, sharing information on each other\u2019s methods of microdosing. Generally, the anecdotes and information are positive towards alleviating certain mood disorders, like depression. Which means that the positive attention has the clinical world conducting research parallel to citizen scientists\u2019 anecdotes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe \u2018Limitless Effect\u2019 in Silicon Valley <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
“Citizen Scientists” boosting the trend in microdosing <\/h2>\n\n\n\n