Brain Training for Your 20s: Building Cognitive Reserve
Brain Series Current: Brain Training for Your 20s Stress and Cognition All Posts Next Your 20s are your brain’s golden decade. ...
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Stress and Cognition: How Cortisol Damages Your Brain
Brain Series Current: Stress and Cognition Social Connection All Posts Brain Training for Your 20s A little stress sharpens your mind. Chronic stress destroys it. ...
Social Connection: Why Loneliness Makes You Dumber
Brain Series Current: Social Connection Meditation for Skeptics All Posts Stress and Cognition Loneliness is as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes per day. ...
Meditation for Skeptics: 5-Minute Brain Training
Brain Series Current: Meditation for Skeptics Digital Detox All Posts Social Connection “Meditation is for hippies. I don’t have time to sit cross-legged chanting ‘om’ for an hour.” ...
Digital Detox: How Screen Time Kills Your Attention Span
Brain Series Current: Digital Detox Morning Routines All Posts Meditation for Skeptics The average person checks their phone 96 times per day-once every 10 minutes while awake. ...
Morning Routines That Prime Your Brain for Performance
Brain Series Current: Morning Routines The 20-20-20 Rule All Posts Digital Detox You wake up, grab your phone, scroll through notifications, check email, and rush into your day. ...
The 20-20-20 Rule: Protecting Your Eyes and Brain from Screens
Brain Series Current: The 20-20-20 Rule Blue Light and Melatonin All Posts Morning Routines You’re staring at a screen. Your eyes burn. Your head aches. You can’t focus anymore. You’ve been working for 4 hours straight without looking away. ...
Blue Light and Melatonin: Optimizing Your Sleep Cycle
Brain Series Current: Blue Light and Melatonin Intermittent Fasting All Posts The 20-20-20 Rule You’re scrolling through your phone at midnight. The screen glows bright blue-white. Your brain thinks it’s noon. ...
Intermittent Fasting: Brain Benefits Beyond Weight Loss
Brain Series Current: Intermittent Fasting Cold Showers and Cognition All Posts Blue Light and Melatonin ...
Cold Showers and Cognition: Does Discomfort Sharpen the Mind?
Brain Series Current: Cold Showers and Cognition Speed Reading vs Deep Reading All Posts Intermittent Fasting Every morning, Wim Hof-“The Iceman”-submerges himself in ice water. He claims it sharpens his mind, boosts his immune system, and enhances his performance. ...