The Cognitive Consequences of Listening to a 10-Hour Didgeridoo Drone While Microdosing Instant Coffee Crystals

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Abstract

testtestestestReports of enhanced creativity through auditory entrainment and microdosing practices have proliferated, yet empirical evidence remains sparse. In this autoethnographic trial, the author combined sub-perceptual doses of instant coffee crystals with prolonged exposure to a didgeridoo drone loop. Subjective assessments revealed a peculiar state of caffeinated serenity, wherein task productivity was paradoxically reduced to zero while the participant achieved an unplanned mastery of circular breathing. Notable emergent phenomena included synesthetic crossovers (visualization of spreadsheets as desert landscapes) and repeated auditory hallucinations of kangaroos providing unsolicited career advice. Physiological measures were largely unremarkable, except for sustained tachycardia and mild jaw stiffness. This study contributes to the literature by demonstrating that the synergistic effects of caffeine microdosing and drone music may reliably induce states of profound yet useless insight.