• Sibelius Ginsterberg@feddit.deEnglish
    15·
    5 months ago

    Needs caffeine, amphetamine & and methylphenidate to get shit done but is not addicted? I guess Mr. Erdős may have had ADHD

  • OccamsTeapot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    5 months ago

    After his mother’s death in 1971 he started taking antidepressants and amphetamines, despite the concern of his friends, one of whom (Ron Graham) bet him $500 that he could not stop taking them for a month. Erdős won the bet, but complained that it impacted his performance: “You’ve showed me I’m not an addict. But I didn’t get any work done. I’d get up in the morning and stare at a blank piece of paper. I’d have no ideas, just like an ordinary person. You’ve set mathematics back a month.”