One suggestion to increase potential practical benefit and decrease chance of &quot;banal&quot; generalities might be to go into the trip with a specific question or problem that you are working on.<p>Some examples from the recent CNN Money story about Silicon Valley executives who take LSD:<p>&gt; An employee of one of the biggest Silicon Valley companies said he recently made a pivotal career decision while under the influence of magic mushrooms -- changing course from a management track and moving into product security.<p>&gt; Meanwhile, in the late &#x27;90s, a former high level employee of a major software company (who asked not to be named) said he was taking psychedelics with the &quot;specific intent of working on software problems.&quot; On one highly successful trip, he came up with design ideas, features and architectural improvements to a piece of software today used by millions.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;money.cnn.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;01&#x2F;25&#x2F;technology&#x2F;lsd-psychedelics-silicon-valley&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;money.cnn.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;01&#x2F;25&#x2F;technology&#x2F;lsd-psychedelics-...</a><p>Sorry to hear about your friend. It is very important to get some sleep if you feel manic. Also its a good idea to give yourself a few days or more to think before implementing any ideas obtained on psychedelics.