{"id":65291,"date":"2026-04-09T21:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/blog\/how-do-you-create-a-microdosing-journal-and-what-is-the-benefit\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T22:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:01:50","slug":"how-do-you-create-a-microdosing-journal-and-what-is-the-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/en\/blog\/how-do-you-create-a-microdosing-journal-and-what-is-the-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you create a microdosing journal and what is the benefit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"65291\" class=\"elementor elementor-65291 elementor-65255\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adcd1fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adcd1fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ed87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75ed87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/en\/microdosing\/\">Microdosing<\/a> is all about subtlety. The effects are often small and can therefore be difficult to recognize immediately, which is obviously very different from a full psychedelic experience. To still notice that the small doses are actually making a difference, it can be useful to keep a microdosing journal. By systematically noting your experiences, you gain better insight into what does and doesn&#8217;t work for you. In this article, you&#8217;ll discover how to set up an effective microdosing journal and why it&#8217;s such a valuable tool.<\/p><blockquote><p>A microdosing journal helps you better recognize subtle changes in mood, focus, and energy, so you can more objectively assess what small doses are doing for you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99c13d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f99c13d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f786f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31f786f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a microdosing journal?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3270e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3270e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You should essentially see a microdosing journal as a personal logbook where you write down everything about your use of small doses of truffles or magic mushrooms. Think about when you take a dose, how large your dose is, how you feel mentally and physically, and what changes you notice in your behavior, focus, and mood. The goal is to eventually recognize patterns that you might otherwise miss. Because microdosing works subtly, effects may only become clearly apparent after days or weeks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d726019 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d726019\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3158e83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3158e83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is a microdosing journal so important?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d23e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d23e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The reasons why it&#8217;s wise to keep a microdosing journal include:<\/p><ul><li>Recognizing patterns: you might notice that you have more focus on dosing days, but feel tired the day after. Or that your mood improves after a week of consistent use. These kinds of patterns only become visible if you track them <sup><a href=\"#bron2\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li><li>Objective insight: without a microdosing journal, you rely on your memory, which is often colored by your emotions and expectations. By tracking everything, you get a more realistic picture of the effects.<\/li><li>Understanding the placebo effect: research shows that expectations play a major role in microdosing. By documenting your experiences, you can better distinguish between what is actually changing and what you expected <sup><a href=\"#bron1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li><li>Safety and self-awareness: a microdosing journal also helps you notice signs like increased restlessness, sleep problems, and mood swings. This allows you to adjust or stop in time <sup><a href=\"#bron3\">3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e1696 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3e1696\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d6479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2d6479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microdosingmonitoren.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-65267\" alt=\"notebook on wooden desk for keeping a microdosing journal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microdosingmonitoren.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microdosingmonitoren-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microdosingmonitoren-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microdosingmonitoren-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microdosingmonitoren-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3443c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3443c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bacf4a0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bacf4a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf9ed4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bf9ed4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85dbae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85dbae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you make a good microdosing journal?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f1355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2f1355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You now know the <a href=\"https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/en\/benefits-microdosing\/\">benefits of microdosing<\/a>, but how do you create such a logbook? Follow these 5 steps:<\/p><ol><li>Choose your format: pick something you can easily use daily. Many people choose a notebook, but a spreadsheet or app can also work well.<\/li><li>Note the basic data: track at least the date, dosage, and time of intake per day. Also write about the days when you don&#8217;t take a microdose.<\/li><li>Track your mood and energy: for example, use a scale of 1 to 10 to score your mood, energy, focus, and stress level. This makes it easier to see trends later.<\/li><li>Write short observations: add a few sentences daily about the effects of the dose. Keep this part short, but make the sentences specific.<\/li><li>Look for weekly patterns: after about 2 weeks, evaluate whether you see changes, recurring effects, and\/or negative complaints in your journal. This helps you adjust your dosage or schedule <sup><a href=\"#bron2\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf770b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dcf770b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355c42d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"355c42d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example of a simple daily layout\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d505d8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d505d8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It can be difficult to start a microdosing journal, especially if you&#8217;ve never done it before. You can use this template to make the start easier:<\/p><ul><li>Date:<\/li><li>Dose:<\/li><li>Mood (1\u201310):<\/li><li>Energy (1\u201310):<\/li><li>Focus (1\u201310):<\/li><li>Notes:<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3f285 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b3f285\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ba390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86ba390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eeffd.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-65268\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eeffd.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eeffd-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eeffd-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eeffd-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eeffd-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ba582 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"78ba582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501123d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"501123d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c98817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c98817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e2770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-faq\" data-id=\"e9e2770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;faq_layout&quot;:&quot;accordion&quot;,&quot;accordion_type&quot;:&quot;accordion&quot;,&quot;toggle_speed&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"pp-faq.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-faqs pp-advanced-accordion pp-toggle-icon-align-right\" id=\"pp-advanced-accordion-e9e2770\" data-accordion-id=\"e9e2770\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-faq-item elementor-grid-item pp-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pp-accordion-tab-title-2451\" class=\"pp-faq-question pp-accordion-tab-title\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow long should you keep a microdosing journal?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='pp-accordion-toggle-icon-close pp-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='pp-accordion-toggle-icon-open pp-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pp-accordion-tab-content-2451\" class=\"pp-faq-answer pp-accordion-tab-content\" data-tab=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>You should keep a microdosing journal for at least 2 to 4 weeks. Many effects of microdosing only become visible over a longer period.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-faq-item elementor-grid-item pp-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pp-accordion-tab-title-2452\" class=\"pp-faq-question pp-accordion-tab-title\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShould you also note non-dosing days?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='pp-accordion-toggle-icon-close pp-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='pp-accordion-toggle-icon-open pp-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pp-accordion-tab-content-2452\" class=\"pp-faq-answer pp-accordion-tab-content\" data-tab=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, non-dosing days are also important to note in your microdosing journal. They help you check if effects carry over or disappear.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-faq-item elementor-grid-item pp-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pp-accordion-tab-title-2453\" class=\"pp-faq-question pp-accordion-tab-title\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat if I don't notice a difference?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='pp-accordion-toggle-icon-close pp-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='pp-accordion-toggle-icon-open pp-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pp-accordion-tab-content-2453\" class=\"pp-faq-answer pp-accordion-tab-content\" data-tab=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It regularly happens that people don&#8217;t notice a difference from microdosing. A journal helps you establish that objectively.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaac4de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eaac4de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b26fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95b26fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Read More\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cb6bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19cb6bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/en\/blog\/microdosing-coach-personal-guidance-for-growth-and-balance\/\">Microdosing coach: personal guidance for growth and balance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dutchmicrodosing.com\/en\/blog\/what-is-microdosing-stacking\/\">What is microdosing stacking?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d42393 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d42393\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f06c1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f06c1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c65df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9c65df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li id=\"bron1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/0269881119857204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Journal of Psychopharmacology \u2013 Microdosing psychedelics: more questions than answers? (2019)  <\/a><\/li><li id=\"bron2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00213-018-5106-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Psychopharmacology \u2013 Personality, mental health and creativity differences in microdosers (2019) <\/a><\/li><li id=\"bron3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/00221678221075076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Journal of Humanistic Psychology \u2013 Microdosing as a response to the meaning crisis (2022) <\/a><\/li><\/ol><p> <\/p><p><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong> This article is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Microdosing can involve risks and is subject to legislation. The information does not constitute medical advice. 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