Alex K. Chen
stochastickea.bsky.social
Alex K. Chen
@stochastickea.bsky.social
quora.com/Alex-K-Chen
What I needed was half-dose modafinil or low-dose concerta, not necessarily TMS
January 2, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Also modafinil (50mg) reduces ur appetite *and* increases ur energy when microdosing.
January 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
first rule of dark matter: keep it subtle, don't broadcast it like the first person to lose the game Dark Forest

[if you're the loudest player in Civ/EU4/AOE2 Regicide Rumble, that's sometimes enough to make all the other players gang up on you]
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
the new year went off surprisingly well!!! [unlike previous years!] Need to get another 4TB HDD to secure my PC from accidents that could happen from antigravity
January 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I *really* experimented with codex on the first day [and took modafinil again, THIS time I'm splitting the pills]. Always take the lowest dose of stimulants that is prescribeable
January 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I need to find a way to not read dumb wikipedia articles/get into old addictions (esp addictions about history, old games I got entrained on) for escapism
January 2, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Maybe I will find a way to be more expressive again, after showing so little of myself for 2 years (knowing all is easy to fact-check with LLMs).

I think most of the probability mass on this year being better is mostly on AI
January 2, 2026 at 4:50 AM
[it makes hermit mode way easier than before]
December 23, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I felt AGI like no other year and this more than made up for everything else
December 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
[well more his 3 falls]
December 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM