10 Hacks To Improve Your Memory, Focus & Attention - Jim Kwik - #710

Modern Wisdom

11/23/23

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97m

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Jim Kwik is a world renowned memory expert, a podcaster and an author.

Mastering a new skill, language, or instrument can be an intimidating task. However, Jim has found hacks which can dramatically elevate your learning process. This has the potential to transform an arduous learning approach into a simple journey toward peak brain performance.

Expect to learn if modern people's brains are actually broken, the biggest lies we are told about how to learn, how memory actually works, where people go wrong when trying to improve their recall, how you can increase your reading speed, ways you can get into a flow state more easily, the strategies you need to know to access a limitless brain and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Are Modern Brains Broken? (09:10) Brain Performance During Stress (18:55) Seeing Heroes as Normal People (24:31) How to Help Someone Overcome Nihilism (29:11) How Does Memory Work? (39:23) Importance of Your Brain Diet (43:53) The Power of Spaced Repetition (47:52) Why Exercise Supports the Brain (49:44) Brain Nutrients & Supplements (58:36) How Your Social Group Impacts Brain Health (1:03:32) Your Brain Needs a Clean Environment (1:07:53) Optimising Sleep For Brain Function (1:14:11) Learning New Things & Meditating (1:19:49) Prioritise Information You Want to Keep (1:25:36) Strategies to Stay Focused (1:33:49) Expanded Edition of Limitless

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The Terrifying Link Between Diet & Mental Health - Max Lugavere - #709

November 20, 2023

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89m

Max Lugavere is a health and science journalist, filmmaker, podcaster and New York Times bestselling author.

To maintain peak health, nurturing an healthy mind and body is key. Simple daily habits and foods can make a massive difference to limiting and even reversing cognitive decline as you age,.

Expect to learn why California is banning Skittles, how worried you should be about artificial sweeteners, tactics for how to kill your sweet tooth, why raising your baby vegan might be child abuse, the biggest issue with the demonisation of red meat, the specific ways you can prevent dementia from happening and much more...

Timestamps:

(00:00) California Has Banned Skittles (04:40) Should We Worry About Artificial Sweeteners? (11:52) The Problem with Ultra-Processed Foods (19:24) Why Do Humans Binge for Comfort? (25:53) Placebo Effect of Gluten Intolerance (32:05) The Sorcery of Low Net-Carb Products (35:36) Is it Good That Young Girls Are Avoiding Meat? (44:53) How Exercise Reduces Cancer Risk (50:43) Why Raising Kids as Vegans is Child Abuse (1:03:38) The Motivation Behind Max’s New Film (1:10:20) Daily Things We Do That Ruin Our Brains (1:18:27) Does Brain Training Actually Work? (1:22:39) What Max’s Mum Would Think of His Work (1:28:33) Where to Find Max

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The Ruthless Ways Women Compete With Each Other - Dr Tracy Vaillancourt - #711

November 25, 2023

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86m

Dr Tracy Vaillancourt is a professor at the University of Ottawa, a researcher and an author with a focus on the link between violence and mental health.

Intrasexual competition is present in all animals, however the sophistication of this rivalry amongst human females is unbelievably impressive. The "fairer sex" wield their competition in some very weird, wonderful and ruthless ways.

Expect to learn why women use indirect aggression as a competition strategy, how resource scarcity influences competition, whether children actually developed just fine with no consequences during the pandemic, the relationship between bullying and social status, the impact of bullying on a developing brain and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Why Women Hate Their Sexy Friends (07:08) The Psychology of Slut-Shaming (14:34) Do Men Use Indirect Aggression Too? (19:35) Intra-Sex Dynamics of Female Sports (27:51) Why Women Attack to Cure Jealousy (33:04) Hairdressers Are Sabotaging Attractive Women (36:34) Declining Mental Health in Young Girls (41:35) The Problem with Social Media (45:25) Relationship Between Bullying & Status (51:40) How is Adult Bullying Different? (59:50) How Our Bodies React to Bullying (1:13:30) Reversing the Harm of Past Bullying (1:20:52) Interventions to Reduce Bullying (1:25:51) Where to Find Tracy

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This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠

How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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