There’s this movie called Limitless, which is about a guy who takes a drug called NZT-48. As a result, he suddenly uses the full potential of his brain and lives an energetic, high-intelligence, and fearless life. He becomes addicted to the drug and many crazy things happen (I recommend you watch the movie), but the general idea is the idea of the wisdom drug. That’s what I call it: a Wisdom Drug.
Wisdom is about knowing what is good and implementing that, right? About proper judgment of reality and subsequent proper action. Without action there wouldn’t really be any wisdom, since a person who knows what to do but doesn’t do it isn’t wise but a coward. NZT-48 has these exact effects - it makes you see reality clearly, properly judge the situation, and immediately implement the right action.
Unfortunately, there is no wisdom drug in this world. Even if there was one, it would probably destroy your health and make your sober life a living hell. But what we can in fact do is try to analyz…