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What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin
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Adam Strauss is standing in his New York City apartment, holding the limp cord of his headphones, trying to choose between the two MP3 players on his desk: the iPod and the iRiver, its Korean counterpart.
Key facts
- He believed there was a right shirt to pick; each morning he would spend 20, 30, then 45 minutes trying to find it
- After all, it was 2003, the height of the personal audio device revolution, and Adam was a 29-year-old audiophile
- At one point, in an effort to simplify his decisionmaking process for what to wear, Adam bought 11 identical blue button-down shirts
- Adam Strauss is standing in his New York City apartment, holding the limp cord of his headphones, trying to choose between the two MP3 players on his desk: the iPod and the iRiver, its Korean
Summary
He tries different songs, different genres, different instruments. The iRiver tends to sound better overall, but the iPod offers a little more nuance in the midrange. He goes back and forth, back and forth, testing vocal ranges, button resistance, interface aesthetics. The reporter has never seen a line out the door for the iRiver, but people line up at the Apple Store to get the iPod. It would be one thing if it were Adam’s decision of which MP3 player to buy. At one point, in an effort to simplify his decisionmaking process for what to wear, Adam bought 11 identical blue button-down shirts.