Discovery Basics What discovery means and why discovery is an integral part of living a fulfilled life. Building Learning Ecosystems and the old schooling system and why it presents learning as something you are either good or bad at rather than the purpose of our existence (predator vs prey response). Learning is about acquiring a …
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Learning Resources
Learning Resources Pragmatic Thinking & Learning: Refactor Your Wetware The Art of Learning The Four Hour Chef Moonwalking with Einstein Learning Ecosystems: An emerging praxis for the future of education Extend Your Mind The Great Mental Models Volume 1 The Great Mental Models Volume 2 The Great Mental Models Volume 3 Super Thinking: The big …
Learning Cheatsheet
Learning Cheatsheet A comprehensive list of learning techniques to help you discover more and retain it for longer. Andrew Huberman Newsletter #2: NEUROPLASTICITY SUPER-PROTOCOL 1. GET ALERT We must be alert to trigger neuroplasticity (later, sleep completes the neuroplasticity/learning process). Getting alert involves many mechanisms but mainly the release of epinephrine (adrenaline) in the brain …
The Learning Rabbit Hole
The Learning Rabbit Hole To be explored… Topics listed below are ideas that are yet to be summarized. Memory competitions Change in memory storage requirements (using the brain to search for connections/creativity) Information storage limitations The biology of learning The importance of forgetting Reading https://fs.blog/reading/ Hunter Gatherer Notes The primary goal of real education is …
Meditation
Meditation Biohacker’s handbook (need ref) Transcendental Meditation: Psychological effects: Higher stress tolerance and lower stress levels Finding it easier to forgive Reduced anxiety and depression Improved ability to concentrate and better control of emotions Improved memory Increased empathy Improved cognitive function and intelligence Physiological effects: Lower blood pressure and resting heart rate as well as …
The Mindfulness Rabbit Hole
The Mindfulness Rabbit Hole To be explored… Topics listed below are ideas that are yet to be summarized. Ancient meditation and mindfulness practices Authenticity The fallacy of chasing inner peace and ego death Spiritual bypassing Fear of inner confrontation Marie Kondo’s act of tidying up to rid yourself of things that no longer serve. Creating …
Mindfulness Integrated
Mindfulness Integrated How to go against the grain by becoming more present in a world of distraction.
Mindfulness Basics
Mindfulness Basics What being mindful means, why mindfulness matters, and how to begin a mindfulness program without retreating to the mountains. Eliminating the “woo-woo” around meditation and isolating it as a wellbeing tool. How it represents deconditioning from the over-stimulus of our current world. It disconnects from attachments that take up mental energy and generate …
Mindfulness Cheatsheet
Mindfulness Cheatsheet Different sorts of mindfulness Meditation https://www.headspace.com/meditation/techniques Breath work Philosophy (to an extent) and self discovery Prayer Reappraisal of emotions (creating new emotions like threat detection and established certainty?) Establishing authenticity and awareness. Reducing suggestibility https://psychology.wikia.org/wiki/Suggestibility Substance use (not recommended for those with an unstable disposition). Rebooting the brain, pain systems, and consciousness Carbogen …
Mindfulness Resources
Mindfulness Resources Greenfield, B. (2020). Boundless. Victory Belt Publishing. Sovijärvi, O., Arina, T., & Halmetoja, J. (2019). Biohacker’s Handbook. Biohacker Center. Wheal, J., 2021. Recapture the rapture. Harper Wave. Optimize worksheets The Art of Thinking Clearly Flow: The psychology of optimal experience The Doors of Perception Stillness Is the Key Beyond Good and Evil The Art of War …