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Bro is criminally underrated

This is your best type of content imo, a lot of people skip brain day and it would help them a lot.

Most people who leave the nest after school usually decline and stay where they’re at. When I found you in 2019 I’ve honestly advanced so much. From the Batman workouts I’ve never been in this peak shape and I’ve been working out since 15. To some of the brain training and meditation over the years my memory has strengthened and I’m able to make the best decisions a lot quicker. Thank you Adam you’re the real legend.

Thank you for making me stronger and more disciplined Adam. I was stagnating in life because my training and knowledge was not enough, but thanks to you, your channel and your lifestyle I was able to improve all areas of my life.

As a martial artist, I believe the true training we do physically is ultimately for the mind. Even the Spartans said this. The samurai said this. Hell, everyone who trains for real combat says the mind is most important to train.

Wow, finally someone who took Psychology to control themselves better, rather than to try and control other people! 👏👏👏👏👏

I feel like the basics are often very underrated. Do as a child does: be attentive, genuinely curious (absorbing knowledge like a sponge), ask questions, try out different activities, learn because you want to and talk about your day (like what you have been doing and learning, which strengthens your memory as well). It’s so much about mindset and also about habits, if your mindset is beneficial it is easier for you to tap into good habits. Combine it with a healthy and yummy diet, which makes you feel energised and happy. Have fun doing sports or being active. Try some meditation or whatever might be useful to you.

0:00 - Introduction 2:00 - James's story 6:00 - Brain training techniques 11:00 - Tips for brain training 15:00 - James's vision for the future 18:00 - Conclusion

I've personally been diagnosed with ADD, and for a very long time I did not agree with the diagnosis as it was basically a long questionaire with many of the symptoms listed being explainable by other factors in your life. Maybe I do have ADD, but one thing I started to notice as I got older was just the feeling of being cognitively impaired. It started with mental maths, which unsuprisingly I wasn't doing any of. It became concerning when it fed into my memory and attention. I was a very introspective person that loved communicating ideas and concepts that I found interesting. As I was getting older, this was actually becoming a struggle. It was difficult to find the right words, I was finding it harder to guage a persons engagement and tune into whether this was clear to them. At work I was struggling to explain things that had happened earlier in the day or completely forgot whatever happened the day before. I literally thought I had pre-dementia and it seemed to be getting worse over time. What I noticed was a relationship between stress. I wasn't sleeping well, even when I did I would still feel very fatigued. I stopped having a personal life as my anxiety grew. My frequent mistakes weren't going un-noticed at work either where I could see people rolling their eyes when I spoke and even mention I had the memory of a goldfish when I failed to remember certain things, and was even accused of being stoned from how jaded I was. Which was really crushing as I had no social life and hadn't had a drop of alcohol in months. My environment was essentially starving my brain of what it needed to be healthy and this was causing a decline. I then had to make changes. This started with decision fatigue. I noticed that certain aspects of my recreation, were actually quite taxing. As I wasn't resting properly, I decided to cut out reading the news and playing online chess. From this alone I started making less mistakes at work. Physical activity throughout the day, was also perking me up, giving me little boosts throughout the day. At this point I was getting aches and pains and to deal with this I started taking collagen tablets which worked nearly immediately indicating I wasn't getting the right balance of protein in my diet. I also found creatine was giving my brain a boost, yet this started to produce on and off stomach issues, which became better as I dropped the frequency from once a day to once a week. The real game changer came mostly on the supplement and nutrition side. I cut out coffee, and began drinking alot more plain water. For me I think I may have a blood pressure issue which makes me more susceptible to the effects of dehydration. Despite having plenty of caffiene when I was younger, at this point in my life it doesn't seem to suit by body, I just wake up feeling like I hadn't slept despite not having any issues falling asleep or waking up in the night. The game changer came in the form of lions mane mushrooms. From the first pill, it felt like the other half of my brain had woken up and I didn't have to put any effort into my memory. I felt 10 years younger, but there was a cost. I was getting more fatigued and emotionally I felt numb, which then began to progress into headaches. I noticed that I now needed to eat more, take more vitamins, be more hydrated and with the addition of fatty acid supplements, I can now take lions mane and not feel a single negative symptom. It's greatly benefitted me, however if you are going to take neutropics, be mindful that your situation is unique and you may have to make a lot of changes to see a good outcome. One thing I would have changed is take more consideration of other factors such as my work environment, social life etc, instead of being a guinea pig to new drugs.

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For the past year I’ve been using your advice because I’ve had injuries that would randomly flare up for the 8 years and it’s actually helping me. Seeing doctor after doctor felt awful, THANK YOU so much for putting your knowledge out there and very easy to understand

I watch the bioneer regularly, never disappointed. I have gained so much knowledge from this channel and has really had such a positive impact on my training and life in general. Thanks Mr Bioneer 🇳🇿😁💪

I'll list some other potential brain-training methods and papers that support them in quotation marks below each listed technique: - Relational Frame Theory based derived relational responding training - ("A relational frame skills training intervention to increase general intelligence and scholastic aptitude", "The impact of the SMART program on cognitive and academic skills: A systematic review and meta-analysis", "Non-verbal IQ Gains from Relational Operant Training Explain Variance in Educational Attainment: An Active-Controlled Feasibility Study", "Relational operant skills training increases standardized matrices scores in adolescents: A stratified active-controlled trial", "A relational frame training intervention to raise intelligence quotients: A pilot study", "Can SMART training really increase intelligence? A replication study", "Comparing the effects of derived relational training and computer coding on intellectual potential in school-age children", "Piloting a brief relational operant training program: analyses of response latencies and intelligence test performance", "Relational frame theory, mathematical, and logical skills: A multiple exemplar training intervention to enhance intellectual performance", "The effect of relational training on intelligence quotient: a case study") - Solving lots of logical and creative reasoning problems - ("Intense prep for law school admission test alters brain structure", "Characterizing Behavioral and Brain Changes Associated with Practicing Reasoning Skills", "Eye gaze patterns reveal how reasoning skills improve with experience", "We Can Boost IQ: Revisiting Kvashchev's Experiment") - Synesthesia Training - ("Adults Can Be Trained to Acquire Synesthetic Experiences" - quote from paper "Specifically, the trained synesthetes demonstrated a significantly greater gain in IQ following training (see Fig s2 - trained group gain: 3 raw points, equivalent to 12.46 IQ points; control group gain: 0.11 raw points, equivalent to −0.11 IQ points...")) - Spatial Training - ("Spatial training with blocks and puzzles could unlock the UK's mathematical potential" This is not the name of the study but there are plenty of studies on training spatial reasoning with positive results) - Abacus Training - ("A Review of the Effects of Abacus Training on Cognitive Functions and Neural Systems in Humans") - The training techniques discussed in this paper: "Hundred Days of Cognitive Training Enhance Broad Cognitive Abilities in Adulthood: Findings from the COGITO Study." - All You Can E.T game, mobile devices only - (Phone brain-training game made by New York University) - Decoder game on PEAK app, mobile devices only - ("Improvements in Attention Following Cognitive Training With the Novel 'Decoder' Game on an iPad") - Puzzles in general: Baba is You, Cut the Rope, Understand, etc- - 3D Image streaming-

Skills training is meditation. The best brain exercise by far, other than writing code, is learning to play an instrument and composing music. Add in live performance and there is a whole new level of brain discipline. I've got the opposite problem from ADHD and have had to learn to let things go in order to protect my physical and mental health. It is probably more about practice than predisposition. The brain is shockingly fluid.

Can't believe I only just stumbled across your channel. The very best channel in this genre I have seen. What a genuinely likable guy you are too!

Another wonderful video! I especially appreciate how you included information about techniques that *haven’t* seemed to work particularly well for you. This is helpful!

This was totally fascinating! just a few weeks before i discovered your channel i had finished reading the book "Keep Sharp" by Sanjay Gupta and had sparked a big interest in training my brain. So imagine my delight when finding that your channel not only focuses on the physical aspects of training that i want to pursue but also covers a ton of mental training. I can't thank you enough for all of this amazing info!

Best channel on KZfaq I swear. What keeps me addicted to you brother is a lot of these training require nothing but your own solitude. It’s a powerful form of self love. 💪🏾

Literally just watching through older stuff wondering when the next Bioneer vid was dropping. Thanks Adam!

giving us this material for free is an incredible gift

The amount of effort ive had to overcome my specific ADHD symptoms is unbelievable. Ive had it since i can remember. As a kid i specifically thought i was trapped in my own mind. I couldnt speak, i couldnt focus, id fall a couple times a day. While growing up in general helped me pratice enough to speak and walk straight, ive felt like i hit a limit. Ive felt stuck like i did years ago all over again. Ive completely switched my mindset into not forcing work but training for future work. Meditation alone has helped. Same with positive affirmations. This video though has given me a lot of raw motivation to take it up another level. Id like to not just feel normal but actually productively output. I finally have that direction to walk. Something to strive for and not just a future of more suffering. Even if it never fully goes away, im going to use these ideas to push myself. Ill at the very least have fun learning these skills ive completely neglected. Thank you for the inspiration!

performance anxiety at the urinal sometimes happens to me too. it's mostly embarrassing because it's irrational. if I can't get it going sometimes flushing the urinal does it. but if it doesn't I'll just zip up and walk away and not worry about it. if anyone is noticing they might be having the same problem so just leaving makes things less awkward.

Love the side angle when you talk to the camera :)

A very valuable video! Keep up the good work Adam!!!

Your channel is a gem, your videos have no joke changed my life

Your literally one of the best most healthiest channels to watch out their. Genuinely good for you❤

Thank you for brining up the subject of working memory. I find it very interesting as I get older and am learning to deal with how my mind has changed. I think it would also be cool to hear some of your musings, especially the crazy ones as those are the ones that lead more questions and musings and growth (IMO). It has been those types of conversations with my friends that I treasure and I think have helped me grow as a person. Looking forward to your next video!

I'd love to watch a video of your thoughtful questioning. I think it would be a good exercise in abstract thinking, that a lot of people could benefit from. Love your content. You bring an excellent perspective and a wonderfully engaging presentation of information. Thank you for all that you do!

This is a great overview! Thanks Adam!

Loved this one Adam! Thank you!

adam, PLEASE make a video about your ambidexterity training

You truly are inspirative, thank you Bioneer

This is a big one, thank you Bioneer 🙏🏼 I will be practicing deep thinking like you say because I’m opposite from you in that I focus meditate with ease but have a harder time sitting and thinking about stuff. I wonder if it may be from being a stoner for the last ten years of my life. Thank you again for this, you are one of my favorite KZfaqrs :) Much love.

Love the working memory findings. Thats great news to hear for someone with adhd

The stuff you described about ADD was similar to what I experience. I am diagnosed, and even the stuff like taking a minute to warm up in a conversation if im not expecting it is accurate. The regular mistakes you make often, disorganised in school etc. and also the big idea thinking is something similar to what I do, I even have multiple notes on my phone about different things I think about like business ideas. You even mentioned "scatterbrain" which is a word I'm all too familiar with. It's actually funny that you mention micro workouts throughout the day to combat sluggishness and brain fog. The working theory for ADD is that its a dopamine deficiency in the brain, causing the brain to be very interest based and reliant upon maintaining dopamine. When it gets low you start feeling more restless, making worse decisions, feeling lethargic like you cant move etc. Coincidentally, workouts are one of the best ways to up your dopamine. I found it fascinating how that helped your brain fog and sluggishness, because these are two of the most common symptoms reported for ADD. ADD and similar diagnoses may be "trendy" now, but I think part of it is just people realising they have it because more attention is brought to it. So don't feel bad about thinking you have ADD, you very well may have it, it's worth having a look at. That aside, excellent video. It made watching a 40 minute video seem like a 20 minute one, your editing style is great.

5:32 that’s the weirdest phobia but also super endearing and relatable. Good for you for being brave enough to share something that weird

I feel the exactly same way he spoke about about 27 mins in. I’m natural creative, deep thinker and all the above… I have trouble meditating as well. It’s been years I’ve been trying off and on. It’s my focus. I can’t slow my brain down.

i’ve only just started to get interested in brain training and ways to enhance the way i think since i’ll be using my brain a lot more than my actual literal strength. pretty insightful video 10/10

One of the more interesting videoes I've watched. Good job man!

Thanks dor youe honesty. Both the industry and society needs more men like you.

Sparring and attempting meditation has helped a lot. I say "attempting" meditation because I have trouble getting there as your guest described. Thanks for the video. I appreciated the deeper dive.

I am enjoying learning about your effective and exploratory approach to life.

This video is such a masterpiece. I think that nowadays people have acesss to so much powerful and actually practical and useful information, and yet, there are very few who actually apply those tips and pieces of advice to real life. If more people learnt these things, life would be much easier and joyful.

Thank you for the excellent discussion! I rarely comment, but this resonated strongly. Your concept of "big idea meditation" or "deep thinking" describes the way I've thought about things since before I can remember - I was a bit odd as a young child. 😅 Like you, I did well academically, but always struggled with focus and rote memorization of facts. I've conceptualized these forms of "intelligence" as being inversely correlated. Big picture thinking and novel insights seem to benefit from a wide breadth of knowledge and the ability to perceive tendencies occurring across disciplines (i.e., big ideas) rather than subject specific details. I personally find ideas to meditate on by looking for the boundaries or holes in my personal "theory of everything." I'll research to get a variety of perspectives from other people, then try to reach an understanding that fits those new perspectives into my existing theory web. If it's a good challenge it literally feels as though I'm willing two neurons to connect. I think of it as analogous to the strain on the body when trying to lift a heavy weight. It may take more than one rep, but eventually things fit into place and I understand something new instead of just knowing some new information. IMHO the USA's education system really does a disservice by rewarding fact retention over deep thinking. Professionally speaking, I've been rewarded far more for the latter.

This is such a relateable and honest video.

I was wondering when is new Bioneer video coming and I opened KZfaq only for you man and BOOM here it is 🤓

Your channel and the experiences you share are nothing short of life changing. I would hug you if I was there!

Just wanted to say thanks for passing the impacts on to me via videos and books.

Great as always!

Hey Adam, I have been following your videos on KZfaq for quite some time, since you offer a scientific perspective on exercise and human performance. I have studied psychology and sports science I really resonate with your content and you inspire me to take on different approaches and perspectives training myself and my clients. After watching this video I took on the objective for myself to start a new martial art, jiu jitsu. I did judo in my youth and underwater rugby was my alternative to that in my early to mid twenties. I had an underlying urge to get back into martial arts for a while now and i just signed up in a sports club for said jiu jitsu. Thank you so much for the inspiration. Keep up the good work and content. You influence more and more people every day. I hope to get a point where i can positively influence people even outside my immediate circle. If you read this message I would be happy if you reply, so I might pick your brain on how you started out with Youtubing and social media.

Thank you a lot Adam, that was a great video and I've been looking for it all day since you teased it. First time i watch a video within the 40 first seconds of its publications. Your channel is one of the most instructive and original out there, and you are definitely a very interesting and inspiring individual. I remember at some point on your channel you mentionned things such as the Win Wenger "image-streaming" and you said you wondered if it could improve visualization, affect intelligence in some way and affect dream vivacity and so on. I suppose that if you didn't mentionned it in this video, then it must be so that it didn't had that much of an impact. I will certainly try it for some time and I'm also very interested in lucid dreaming applied to learning and would like to know if you ever experienced around such things. Again, thank you for your work Adam !

Great channel. Pure briliance.

I agree with what you say regarding focus. I made a similar discovery one day, long time ago, with a simple question that came to mind: Why do I now forget everyone's names? Once upon a time I never forgot anyones name, now I forget often. I realized my answer: I stopped caring about others so much. So I've always said the ability to remember is directly tied to what we care about. Many years later, I have always kept this in mind and it always seems to hold true. If ppl don't care about something, they will be dismissive and discard it more quickly. I call it a matter of caring, you call it focus, but its more-less the same thing.

Have you tried neural feedback training? I’m going to start tomorrow with the the initial brain scan and I’m very excited about it. Great video! 🙏🏼

There is no harm in getting an evaluation! I think you might be spot on. I have watched you for a few years i believe and I definetly see, even through the screen some some symptoms i would assume to be anecdotal for an adult with some great coping strategies who is in a good spot in life. I know you are very wise and can think out a lot of strategies but dont let that knowledge stand in your way for seeking gelp. Even tough you can find great ways to help yourself by your own, and I can see that is what you have done by finding purpose and passion, the evaluation can help you accept the younger you in a way. The app you talk about actually sounds similar to one of many test we use in sweden called QB test! ADHD is usually not what people expect as they often talk about stereotypes based on the hyper type and not the combined type. Love your content and you are great

Truly excellent video. Thank you.

Adam, I speak for myself and everyone else...We all appreciate you. You have made an impact on so many people. You're so genuine. Happy for you and your family buddy. Keep doing your thing man we here.❤

Brain training helped me gain use of my non dominant hand. Before when I’d be tasked with a job I’d work mostly using my dominant hand and using my non dominant for stability and just a little help. I’ve been watching your channel for ever it helped me get strength back and I feel as if I’m whole. Some part of being able to not worry about reactions or involuntary action that brings me peace of mind, makes me feel rooted

Great you've come back to to brain training.

Thank you for your work ❤

Great insight. Very much appreciated!

Man I love your videos.

One of the best channels out there, and strong Frogs into Princes (Bandler and Grinder) vibes on this one.

Interesting video, went places I was not exspecting. Much appreciated.

Agreed on the skills training. Ever since I started doing martial arts consistently it's improved my mind.

very interested in this story. THanks for sharing. Also, very interested in the Nootropics experience

Brilliant! Love this, I'll definitely try out the Big Idea meditation on my daily walks. Have your thought about trying visual memorisation techniques, like the mind palace? I've used them for exams and found they worked really well.

I really enjoyed this video and have saved it to rewatch. When you mentioned ppl's occupations and how this may have changed their brains in one way or another, got me thinking about my brain that is likely mush. I've been ill for over a decade and so have no true occupation. I've tried things here and there (courses, classes, part-time work, care-taking, etc.), but nothing long enough to change my brain. I'm just thinking out loud in case someone in the ether has any thoughts/suggestions.

great video! Very interesting topic.

Insanely valuable video

I like what you said about working memory and visual attention. I don't have the best vision but how I compensate is by using my visual attention and working memory to look around and kind of build a map of people around me, predicting where they will be based on their direction and how fast they're moving, so I can "see" where they are a few seconds later without actually having to look and see where they are. As a result, I'm actually more aware of many other people's positions than they seem to be (for example, people are often walking into my path, assuming I'm walking in a straight line, while I seldom walk into other people's path because I'm aware of where they're going) despite my visual limitation. Obviously it isn't perfect but it is a helpful application of working memory.

I want to join in on this discussion. I watched the the video in its entirety and it is very well thought out and I am VERY glad that SOMEONE is trying to bring brain training into light and how heavily under-utilized it is. That being said, I don't necessarily agree with some of your perspectives on focus/working memory mainly because from what I have learned through my own metacognition is that they are stemming from something more fundamental. Now, do note that I do not think you are entirely wrong on these components and they are extremely beneficial to train. That being said, I will try to explain my own model and I wonder if it'll maybe give you some more insight or even more questions, and I believe it's a more fundamental approach to think about and it becomes unbelievably transferrable to every skill (from what I experienced). And as a disclaimer, I do not necessarily have studies to back up my thought processes, rather this is a more intuitive and holistic approach that aims to make it easy to train certain aspects of the mind. So, basically just imagine a triangle with 3 components: Memory, Thinking, and Reading. A very simple trichotomy, but big emphasis on memory. There are 2 other components as well, but they are off to the side: Focus and Emotion. Now to briefly explain the 3 main components as they are the most fundamental (memory is the most important): Reading is the intake of information, Thinking is the processing of information, and Memory is the storage of information. Very simple, right? Focus enhances all 3 of these components by a certain factor depending on how trained the focus is, and emotion comes into the mix as they may influence these components depending on the emotion. All these components are happening all at once no matter what, you cannot isolate them in actual practice, but only think about them by themselves. Now if we enhance these main components we have: Critical Thinking, Speed Reading, and Super Memory. All of these are actually transferrable to any skill if you truly understand this model. However, there may be some confusion when thinking about these components, and it's that strictly "verbal" or pertaining to words. This is not the case, for example, when I am referring to reading, this can mean the intake of information when you look through the rear-view mirror in a car. So, point is, don't limit this model to words (they can be applied to words though, just not the other way around!) For now, I'll stick to these main components and translate your findings that you laid out for us in the video to this model: Working memory is quite obviously the memory component, however it's just one aspect of memory so therefore it's a component thats branched out from memory. Next, you talk about visualization and the like, that is actually mostly memory but when you scan and put pieces together through your eyes (as an example), you're actually reading and then thinking turns it into memory. Furthermore, you talk about focus, which is actually just the enhancement of all the components, however it's not actually more fundamental than something like memory. Another one you mention is the big idea meditation, that is actually more of a critical thinking task, although I will admit it can be a form of meditation. The motion skills training is actually a really interesting one and I believe it helps you the most because it's actually correctly utilizing all 3 components, you're actively intaking the information on how your body is reacting and moving (reading), you're imagining and memorizing certain movements (thinking and memory), you're actively figuring out how to move (thinking), and as your practice you employ more of the motion as you remember (memory), so actually it makes sense that it's extremely effective. What I'm trying to get at from the previous paragraph is that you might not be brain training efficiently from the basic ones you mentioned like N-back and the other training modules you were given. Because they only target one aspect and as a side note for N-back you actually want to use quad N-back instead of dual because of the greater difficulty gives better results (from my personal experience). But back to the point, the actual best brain training is actually training to become a speed reader. The exercises required for speed reading actually utilize both memory (remember the most important) and reading quite heavily and later on as you get better, your thinking becomes required and enhanced as well. Notice that I keep mentioning memory as the most important, because it is. It's quite literally the key to every skill there is and I do believe it's the fundamental source of our consciousness. You mention only working memory, but that is a small fraction of memory (and theres even a ton of things to working memory that you can train that you didnt mention!). You want to train the entirety of memroy, work on long form training, memory palaces, mind mapping, learn the major system, try to remember dreams, you MUST practice these techniques too or else you'll bottleneck the full capabilities of your memory. Finally, focus, meditation like you said should be the best for this and I think the practice of focusing on breath shouldn't be overlooked just because it's not easy at first. It becomes easier and transfers much easier. And like I said, it enhances all the components. Lol, I wrote an essay but I havent put my full thoughts on this topic. I genuinely hope my thoughts don't go to waste here because I have yet to see many people talking about such an important topic that I genuinely believe can change lives if incorporated correctly. Hope this isnt a too much and I hope you can acknowledge this, If not thats ok im just glad to put my thoughts on a relevant video. I hope one day I can make my own video on this topic Thank you again for this content!

I guess I kinda do big think already, I like walking through memories, remembering as many details and were items were placed and how they sat, it requires quite a bit of focus, depending on how detailed you go.

Cheers Adam. Thank you for this cogent summary of your brain training experience. It's encouraging to see others tackling the same challenge. I am approaching it from a design perspective. How can daily living enhance our physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual domains. I wonder if this is a "big" idea you'd have fun focusing on. If so, I'm pretty happy with the current prototype that centres on food growing. It covers the emotional, intellectual and spiritual domains, but am currently wrestling with adding proprioception to the sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, gut microbiome senses as a daily ritual. For training your mind, have you found proprioceptive functional training better isolated, or when simultaneously training your other senses? Many thanks.

Big idea meditation sounds super interesting, I’ve always wondered if there is any major benefits to traditional meditation over mindful walking outside. Super interesting video as always!🙂

I heard the CBT acronym and i really got scared until you remembered me it means something different in psychology. Oh boy the internet has really done something to my mind.

As someone with ADHD that has also struggled with meditation for a long time, I have been having more success recently with an app called Balance. I have tried other meditation and mindfulness apps and other techniques, but so far this has given me the right amount of direction and gentle prodding that I feel like I am getting better at paying attention long enough to see any benefits. I do feel like i have more focus, especially straight after meditating, and I also feel somehow like my brain is better rested (which is weird considering I have been trying to focus on something for 15-20 mins).

Thank you lord for this video ..I’ll be returning to school on Aug with the music majors ..I made an error on my last recital so this year it’s on I’m a be hittin em with that stride piano 🎹

I love your passion

Thanks!

What I've really tried to figure out is how to "program" something conciously into "an instinct" or sorts. It's basically how in martial arts, you try to train a punch or a block to become an instinct or a reflex. Similarly, I've tried to somehow break this process down, to see if I could put a mental workload into an "instinct", to "automate" it. I've had some results with writing fiction, but I think what I've discovered is just a "narrative writing tool", and not be hacking my brain. It's just simple "how to make connections between characters", which culminates to weaving random plot threads in that you can completely ignore, but can pull out later when you figure out something (for example: A random item is not so random after all. The assassin is not just some random hired goon, etc.). But it now happens so... Naturally that it feels like... A hack of sorts. Like that my brain is indeed using this narrative creation tool automatically. It's neat.

Great Video

A 43 min Bioneer video? Count me in!

One of the most important nutrients for my brain is potassium. I have so much more mental energy and clarity when I consume enough potassium. The average adult needs 4700mg of potassium everyday and very few people consume that much. So I highly recommend eating more foods that are high in potassium.

Great video.. I will think deeply about watching it again.. :P

Video topic suggestion: The placebo effect and power of the mind. You may have a video on this that I might have missed, if that's the case a link is welcome. Anyways thanks a lot for your content. It has positively influenced me in a great way.

Mr. Sinicki, I m a Historical fencer...originally from Puerto Rico but I moved a while back to Springfield MO to works on health care. I and a friend here we are big fans of your work, publications and video blog. I was wondering , would you be interested on look into our specific( and a bit of out of the ordinary historical martial art/sport) discipline and do a series of videos? Let s say about Longsword practice for example. Key words: Historical European Martial Arts, HEMA, Longsword.

With respect to meditation: there are huge benefits from following the ancient traditions. Aligning yourself correctly by meditating in the lotus posture will make significant improvements in your ability to focus one-pointedly, to balance and harmonise the energies within the body, and how to transcend the stream of thoughts and emotions, which is Samsara. There is a subtle energy body that different traditions will cultivate in different ways. For example, the Tibetan practice of Tummo sends Wind energy (Qi) up the central channel to clear blockages from 4 particular chakras in order to generate extremely blissful states and experience the clear light nature of mind. Or the Daoists who use the microcosmic orbit for longevity, astral projection and ultimately to become a Daoist immortal. Alternatively, Soto Zen Buddhism teaches that by generating the mind of great compassion (the bodhi mind) and then placing yourself in the lotus posture, you are manifesting your own Buddha-nature and you then have to practice until you realise this for yourself. I have practised in all three traditions and they definitely work from my own relatively limited perspective. They also make your life incredibly meaningful.

Ha, I had a feeling you're neurospicy. I've arrived at the conclusion that I'm AuDHD (autistic + ADHD) and I can relate a lot to what you said about your struggles. Meditation, yoga and regular training (both physical and mental) have been a big game changer for me, so it's great to hear your perspective which aligns with mine in so many points but also has some interesting new insights. Keep the great content coming!

Love the video, it may get more traction if you release it in four 10 minute chapters. People need to see this!

Great video ! You said the main problem of brain training is that it trains you on one specific training task, and does not allow you to transfer that skill outside in the real world. Yet you did the same mistake with the left-right brain connectivity through left hand training

Just start playing a game where you constantly need to keep several pieces of information in your head, it's going to improve your working memory tremendously. And the more powerful your working memory is the easier it is to transfer any information from short-term memory into long-term memory. Personally, I am playing bridge and once in awhile do leetcode problems in python or java. These two activities combined definitely help me to stay mentally razor-sharp as they both develop memory and problem-solving skills.

Another 10/10 video Adam. You tried mirrorwritting with your left hand?

Thank you.

I grew up slightly mentally disabled. My short term memory was non existent and I found many different methods to improve that but they are mostly chemical based. I started with meditation when I was quiet young, about 14 years of age. Perhaps a side effect of the memory issue was my ability to visualize very strongly as compensation and I had and enormous amount of energy. The meditation gave me insights that came as symbols that were associated with solving the problems and I've built upon those foundation stones to the point that I have several brain training and chemical / foods that I take regularly. I can type from memory, while having a conversation with someone on a totally different subject and I'm aware of what's happening. It feels very stimulating. I'm a painter for a living and do landscapes as well as figurative work. My attention span is very long while working but not so long in other regards anymore. It used to be stunning but has been 'trained' out of me by the internet to be much shorter than before. I'm slightly physically disabled as a result of an accident so watching you train is inspiring.

Bioneer, I am the way when it comes to learning and memory. Yes, I am often tired at times when I study/learn/practice, but I'm not sluggish. It's as if my mind has built itself to never exhaust from learning. Perhaps it is the result of my micro physical training. Or endurance training. Or it's just part of my mindset; which is my love for knowledge and be attentive to my deep thinking. The overall video gives a lot of insight on brain training. Try something new or do whatever has give positive effects to your brain as long as you utilize it for your daily life.

aw man, here i was thinking i'm early by exploring metacognition and brain training at 17 but seems you were doing it too i have to up my game!

As far as brain training, i started trying to get into it after uni, i started with doing just lumosity and chess, unfortunatley doueto current life needs i havnt been able to focus on chess, and i have read many things about how that can improve cognition. there are also studies that video games can improve cognition (which makes sense, given the things games challenge in people, especially some of the older games), but unfortunatley i havnt had the time to play games as i would like to, for now. So far, i can see some improvement in how i think with doing these things and also dividing my attention and focu better and also keeping focus on things better. It's also helped in my thought process and thinking during martial arts about strategies and tactics, so i feel it definitely helps, but it depends on the cognitive training module (?). You'd want soemthing that trains a broad skill that is applicable, such as problem solving, logical reasoning, divided attention (alot of stimulus and keeping track of them in order to complete a task), etc. But it also depends on personal focus as well, i feel like if i could focus on it more and be more present doing these id improve further, and meditation would help as well (which i havnt been able to do). Obviously, the close to the goal that you are trying to achieve the better, but if you want to be more overall, generalised ones would be fine, and i would say different training should be weighted differently. I plan on going through my highschool and university academic material and use that to build knowledge but also perfect the art of learning doing those as well, making sure those principles and knowledge are ingrained in my mind

Adam you asked for feedback. After meditating sporadically all my life I finally made a iron commitment and have been meditating 90 mins a day since then for over 5 years consistently (have yet to miss a day). I have noticed slow but steady changes which seem to be very slowly accelerating. These changes are entirely consistent with the focus comments in your video and I actually think I can feel my brain changing (could say why but that would be a longer conversation) I am now able to sit comfortably for the 90 mins and I find enlarged periods when I have No wandering thoughts just pure unverbalised awareness ie no internal commentary. Also still have days when I am all over the place but these are becoming less common. I could say more but this post is way long already. My takeaway big change happening but very slowly and only after applying a very substantial effort over a quite long period of time. In simple terms “you get what you pay for “.