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TIL past psilocybin use is strongly associated with working less overtime hours
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Hmm yes yes... these things must be directly related
this post was submitted on 27 Sep 2023
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Well yes, as it stands this is currently only showing correlation and not causation, but that doesn't mean there ISN'T causation. Amount of rainfall correlates with umbrella usage, because amount of rainfall causes umbrella usage. You can't claim a causational relationship until causation is specifically proven, but until then it's reasonable to tentatively infer causation if the correlation fits with other evidence. In this case, mushroom use and not wasting your life on the grind fit the evidence enough to tentatively infer causation.
I'd rather do psilocybin than overtime too.
Air traffic controller here. I only work overtime on pysilocybin.
“Please take holding pattern over in by cloud that looks like a twirly swirly cat face”
"Please hold for purple dragon on southbound approach"
Yeah? That's not what I'd read earlier today. What I'd read earlier today is that it amounts to an average of 3.60 minutes a week less than non-users. I have a hard time imagining that as a strong correlation. I'm not sure how that'd be seriously considered a correlation at all. 3.60 minutes over the course of an entire week is basically nothing.
It can be strongly correlated, meaning there's a definite relationship between them, while still being not significant like 3.6 min over a week. Most things that you hear cause cancer are only ~ .1 % extra probability over a lifetime but still highly correlated.
Like, not to sound too stupid... But wouldn't 3.60 minutes be just 4 minutes?
3 minutes + 60% of 60 seconds, or rather 3 minutes and 36 seconds, makes 3.60 minutes.
3.6 minutes, not 3 minutes 60 seconds.
My brain is now unscrambled. Thank you
3:60, however ... is apparently some crazy shit about the rod of the lord's wrath. Stay safe.
3.6 minutes in the context of a 40 hour work week is a 0.15% increase in work. No sane person would consider that clinically significant. If they're claiming there's a significant difference of 0.15% between the groups, they're making shit up.
Maybe it expands your life perspective enough to make you seek fulfillment outside the grind.
Lifetime use, not just past use. I feel like that's important. Because that one time I took shrooms has had no impact on my current voluminous overtime work lol
Stupid question: is the implication that psilocybin makes someone lazy or super efficient? Both could explain a reduction in overtime.
I highly doubt this is a causal relationship like that.
Instead, I suspect that the kind of people who are open to trying mushrooms are the same kind of people who are more likely to prioritize work-life balance. And my guess is that the common characteristic between these two groups has something to do with self awareness.
My first thought was they see more to life than overtime.
These findings carry significant implications, especially in the context of the ongoing discussions about the decriminalization and legalization of psilocybin in various parts of the United States. While it might seem that reduced overtime work could be costly for organizations, it is also possible that employees who have used psilocybin may be more productive during their regular work hours, reducing the need for overtime to complete tasks.
However, it’s crucial to note that the study has limitations. The cross-sectional design doesn’t establish causality, and the data used are somewhat dated (employment information was not available in the NSDUH survey data from 2015 onward), possibly not fully reflecting current trends in psychedelic use and work habits.
“One major caveat of the study is the correlational nature of its findings,” Korman explained. “This means that we cannot know whether employees’ use of psilocybin lead to their reduced overtime hours worked. Furthermore, the psychological mechanism linking psilocybin use to employees’ overtime hours worked was not studied. The theoretical reasons why psilocybin use may be linked to employees’ overtime hours worked remains, therefore, untested.”
Info leaves a lot to be desired.
I quit my job lol
This seems like a really predictable correlation...