“Oh yeah, Fungki. What a good day.”

In this microdosing Beginners Protocol diary, Elise shares her honest experience after 8 weeks of Fungki. Nothing spectacular, but subtle: more rhythm, less mental noise, and days that simply felt a little easier.

I almost forgot every time. Not on purpose. I wake up in the morning, switch my day on and keep going. Work, meetings, things to arrange, a full head. And then I would often only think about it later. At the end of the day, when I looked back and noticed that the day had actually gone pretty smoothly. Then I thought: “oh yeah, I took Fungki today. What a good day.”

Maybe that’s the best way for me to describe my experience with microdosing. It didn’t feel like a cup of coffee that you notice straight away. It was more subtle. More like the difference between a day that starts off sluggish and a day that simply flows. Not spectacular. But good.

Why I started microdosing

I’m Elise, 29 years old and an entrepreneur. I work full-time and I’m someone who always has a lot going on. Lots of ideas, lots of work, lots of responsibility. I love that, but I also noticed that being busy isn’t always the same as being productive. Sometimes, at the end of the day, I felt like I had been busy all day, but hadn’t really finished anything. As if my mind had been switched on all day, but not necessarily in the right direction.

I had previous experience with microdosing, but this time I specifically wanted to try Fungki’s truffles. Mainly because it comes with a clear protocol. Not just taking something every now and then, but following a rhythm. Something that fits into a normal working week. What did I want to improve? More energy. Less stress. Better focus. Less distraction. Less overthinking. Not because I was doing badly, but because I felt there was room for more. Before starting, I gave myself these scores:

Week 1: there was something, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it

The first week wasn’t suddenly magical. No big breakthrough, no sudden clarity. But there was something. The most noticeable example was cycling. Normally, I hate cycling. Really. But one day, I just cycled for thirty minutes and actually found it quite chill. Normally, I would feel resistance around that. No motivation, too much hassle, rather not. But this time I just did it, without thinking about it too much.

That was actually the strange part: I didn’t notice it as a clear effect in the moment itself. I only noticed it afterwards. I would look back on my day and think: hey, that actually went pretty smoothly. And only then I’d think: oh yeah, Fungki. Other than that, I didn’t experience any side effects. I slept well, ate normally, and everything felt fairly ordinary — just a little lighter. What was disappointing? Honestly, only one thing: that I’m not always like this.

Week 3: feeling good in my work, but not every day

After three weeks, I wasn’t suddenly doing completely different things. My work was still my work. But the way I felt in it was different. I just felt genuinely good in my work. I also noticed that I had less resistance when starting tasks. Less noise. Less of that internal fuss before getting into something. When I got distracted, it was easier to return to what I was doing.

But honestly: not every day was like that. There were also just normal days. Days when I wondered whether I was feeling it at all. At first, I found that confusing. I had started to expect it to always be there, but that’s not how it works. It wasn’t a switch. More like a shifting undercurrent. That taught me to look at it differently: not measuring every single day, but looking back on the week.

Week 6: calmer on the inside

Around week 6, the change became the clearest, but not in the way I had expected. It wasn’t about how much I did. It was about how I felt while doing it. More relaxed. Happier. Less sensitive to stress. As if there was a little more space between what happened and how I responded to it. I just felt good in myself.

People around me hadn’t really said anything about it. Maybe I was a bit more relaxed, but it wasn’t hugely noticeable. No visible transformation. More of an internal shift. And maybe that’s exactly what I liked about it: I didn’t feel like I was becoming “different”. I felt more like myself, but with less noise.

Week 8: content

After eight weeks, my biggest surprise wasn’t one specific moment or achievement. It was a feeling. I feel content. That word stayed with me. Calmly satisfied. Not overly happy, not rushed. Just good. And I actually found that really valuable.

That’s also why I’m continuing with the Fungki Advanced Protocol. Not because it was spectacular, but because it felt right. I’m starting the new protocol now, and I’m curious to see what a second round will bring, especially because I already know the rhythm a little better. And my scores after eight weeks?

Creativity stayed the same. Honestly, that didn’t really surprise me either: I didn’t use Fungki to become more creative. I used it to feel calmer and clearer. And that’s exactly what I see reflected in the scores that improved the most: clarity, focus and energy.

If I had to summarise my experience in one sentence? Love it!

Note from Fungki

This is Elise’s personal experience. Microdosing is not a medical treatment and does not work the same way for everyone. Fungki offers structured microdosing protocols with psilocybin truffles that are legal in the Netherlands, gradually built in intensity with clear rest days and practical guidance.

For people who take their mental state seriously. Not as a quick fix. But as a rhythm.