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Honestly, quantity of sleep pales in comparison to the ability to focus, for me (I get enough sleep. I go to the gym. I still can't focus).


Have you ever tried L-Theanine? It's a wonder drug for me.


I would like to chime in that I also very much enjoy L-Theanine. In addition to (I think) helping me focus, it has an even more pronounced effect on anxiety. When I take L-Theanine and have some obtrusive thought -- cooked up especially to make me anxious by some adversarial force deep in my sub conscious -- I can pretty easily let it go. Most noticeably, the strong 'pit in the stomach' feeling that both signals and reinforces anxiety is absent.

I would encourage nearly anyone to try it. It's an amino acid found in the highest concentrations in green tea. If you've ever had a couple cups of green tea and noticed you feel relaxed and focused, you might want to try an L-Theanine supplement.


How do dosages from a couple cups of green tea compare with a supplement's dosage? Are the effects comparable?




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