I guess this would be a good time to share my experiences with Stabilizer:
The biggest and most immediate benefit for me was dopamine regulation. “Boring” tasks became subtly rewarding, and I became very present during them. For instance, noticing how the bristles feel on my gums while I brush my teeth, noticing the way light reflects on the bottom of my glass when drinking water (note: I tend to be lazy about drinking water), etc.
I usually hate trimming the hedges. It’s hot, I’m in full sun, and they’re big, so I have to move a step ladder around to get the tops and lean like halfway into the hedges to reach the back.
But the last time I did it, I just had my audiobook in my earphones, and I was focused on doing the task and doing it well. I wasn’t thinking “ah, this sucks… I can’t wait for this to be over… I’d rather be doing something else…”
Now, as context, I should point out that I’ve been working on establishing good habits, reducing cheap stimulation, etc. for a while. Meaning Stabilizer had somewhat fertile ground to work from. But again, the dopamine effects were really apparent for me from the beginning.
It also started to help me shift my view. Previously, I’d kind of looked at it as “every habit or task or responsibility I add to my daily routine is just ‘another thing I have to do’”. They were useful – but a burden. And I still do fall into that sometimes. But I started to think of it more as “this stuff is super easy and clears my mind, makes my day better, makes my life better”. They feel more like a benefit than a burden; they give more than they require.
And while I’d agree that Stabilizer lacks a sort of pure, external drive, to me it has a subtle, steady push to get a little better and more put together each day. I personally view it as a “habit formation” title and a momentum title.
It’s not “I’m going to start a business/study/get ripped” in a flurry of activity. It’s “I’m going to study every day, for x hours, at x o’clock”. And then after a month, I’m going to study x+1 hours. Or I’m going to add another task after x task.
Again, I’ve been working on habits for a while, but on Stabilizer, it just feels more steady: like a consistent, slow forward motion, without as much backsliding or “two steps forward, one step back” kind of movements.
For instance, I organized my closet. Then a while later (like weeks), I organized my room. Then a while later, I organized my desk drawers. Then my bookshelves. Now my dresser.
So, I kind of naturally went from small space → bigger space → detailed space. There was an expansion and then a refinement.
And now my space has been organized for months, with the other effect I’ve noticed with Stabilizer over time is I now start getting annoyed when things are out of place or not done. This is coming from someone who’s always been kind of disorganized.
My clothes aren’t folded the specific way I want them and I’m like “aww helllll nah” 
By the way, I’d add that I actually used Executive for a bit before Stabilizer. And I think some stuff from Executive was probably partially brought out by Stabilizer. But I didn’t actually get that much from Executive when I used it. I just didn’t have the right foundation yet.
Which makes sense: you’re trying to be 24/7 sigma grindset, meanwhile you can’t even get yourself to floss.
As for the flip side of Stabilizer, I’ve noticed:
- I start to lose (temporarily) the Stabilizer effects if I hit heavy/shaky processing
- Getting stuff done makes me feel better; but if I don’t do stuff I have to do, it negatively affects my mood (that’s one of the reasons I call it a “momentum” title)
- There is an identity level to it
Regarding the last point, I remember thinking somewhat recently: “I see myself as disorganized… but my space has been organized for months and I immediately put stuff back into place the moment it gets out of place. I guess I’m organized now?”
But like a month ago, I bumped Stabilizer and GLM up to 15m and felt like I hit a sort of “breakthrough” where everything came together. But then like right after that suddenly I couldn’t fall asleep on time, which led to me snoozing my alarm in the morning, which threw off my schedule, and I was slightly tired during the day, which affected my mood and motivation, my sub processing felt worse, then I started doing other self-sabotage stuff.
This took me a couple weeks to straighten out completely, but in retrospect, I think it’s illustrative. The point of the “stable foundation” is not that nothing can every go wrong; it’s that the foundation is there to return to when things do go wrong.
“I overslept… okay, I’ll just do my stuff anyways, then work on fixing my sleep schedule tonight”. “I missed [the gym, my reading routine, my diet, etc.] today. I’ll pick it back up tomorrow.”
This is where long-term, lasting habits and identities are actually built.
Whereas I kind of fell into the trap of: “oh, crap, all the progress I’ve made is disappearing, the facade is crumbling”.
Which goes back to the whole purpose of the Ascension update. Cool, you “ascended”, you’re an CEO or whatever, but you can’t even wipe your own ass. And the moment something goes wrong, you’re just a guy with a shitty ass again.
Whereas with the proper foundation, even if things are shaky in one area, at least your boxers are clean, your space is in order, you’re not worried about some overdue bill, etc.
This also applies to “leaks”, on both a short-term and long-term level.
One of the things I started to think is: “if I notice this thing that needs to be done and it would take me literally like 5 minutes to do, why would I not just do it right this moment?” Putting it off gains nothing and often loses something.
Because it actually costs MORE effort and stress to put something off than to do it. This applies at every level. The longer you put off going to the dentist, the worse going to the dentist is going to be. The longer you put off paying down debt, the more money you’re going to pay. The longer you neglect your health, the more it’s going to take to fix.
Habits are like compounding interest: the longer you have them going, the more it adds up. And this applies to both positive and negative habits.
That’s why, while obviously people can do whatever they want, I’d say if you feel you “need” Stabilizer, use it for minimum 6 to 12 months. In the meantime, get the Atomic Habits audiobook and listen to that like 5+ times, applying and internalizing the concepts. And just slowly, steadily build positive habits. And slowly, steadily get everything in order. And address the things you’ve been avoiding. Day by day. Week by week. Month by month.
“Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.”
Actually building the habits takes time and repetition and consistency. But once you’ve established them, it makes everything else easier.
And eventually you’ll be able to proudly announce, to all who will hear, “I wipe my own ass!” 
