If you had no limits
The premise of "Limitless" is that by taking one pill, our hero is able to use 100% of his brain where we mere mortals use just 20%. In 30 seconds he's able to access and draw on everything he's ever seen, heard or experienced. Using these new talents, he becomes popular, learns languages over night, writes a book in four days and then builds a formula that conquers the stock market.
This begs the question - if you took the pill, how would you spend the time?
First, I'd become an information sponge. I would know more than the Internet but be able to access and cross-reference that knowledge faster than you can recall your own name.
Second, I'd create. I'd write. I'd draw. I'd design. I'd grow the hundreds of worlds that are seeds in my head.
Third, I'd solve complex problems. World hunger, global warming, virtual reality, what people want - are all at their core questions awaiting answers.
Lastly, I'd give up my friends because it struck me that the guy that knows everything has to feel alone. And for someone who hates stupidity in others, having a world full of people stupid by comparison, it is unlikely I'll want anyone around me.
So, would it be worth it?
This begs the question - if you took the pill, how would you spend the time?
First, I'd become an information sponge. I would know more than the Internet but be able to access and cross-reference that knowledge faster than you can recall your own name.
Second, I'd create. I'd write. I'd draw. I'd design. I'd grow the hundreds of worlds that are seeds in my head.
Third, I'd solve complex problems. World hunger, global warming, virtual reality, what people want - are all at their core questions awaiting answers.
Lastly, I'd give up my friends because it struck me that the guy that knows everything has to feel alone. And for someone who hates stupidity in others, having a world full of people stupid by comparison, it is unlikely I'll want anyone around me.
So, would it be worth it?