Sure, you could improve yourself or promote your project the normal way, with hard work and years of slow, incremental progress. Or you could use the brain's built-in cheat codes and hack your way to success. Plagued by a raft of bugs and unwanted features, use these to your advantage to teach, learn and persuade. Tour of some of the most amusing bugs and exploits as we interface with our brains.
8. ELDERLY PRIMING
Words: Old, Gray, Florida
Significantly longer to walk to
the elevator
Done on psychology students
Did the priming influence
you? NO
Why? Make things up
We don’t say “I don’t know”
instagram.com/ginalee/
17. SLEEP EXPERIMENT
5 days mimicked
Alzheimer's
hallucinations and
paranoia
30% loss in cognitive
ability after 1 night
Physical Affects: blood
pressure, immune
system, body temp
Factor to obesity
trouble metabolizing glucose
feel hungry
get cravings
longer to feel full
21. ANALYZE
How much do you need, sleepcycle.com
Wake up at the same time everyday, even weekends
- go to bed when you’re tired
Go to bed at the same time everyday
- wake up without an alarm
Write down how you feel, multiple times
- both physically and emotionally
27. -Bill Phillips
"Food is the most widely abused anti-anxiety drug in
America, and exercise is the most potent yet
underutilized antidepressant."
28. FOOD AS FUEL
Brain adores glucose
2% of mass
20% of energy
Your brain needs fat
Balance: carbs,
proteins and fats
Supplements
Caffeine and Alcohol
are drugs, use carefully
29. WHY EXERCISE
improves blood flows
clears waste
improves performance
actually makes brain bigger
Exercise for 75 minutes to maximize mortality
reduction per minute 20%
38. REMEMBERED OVER
TIME
Forgetting stuff is a feature not a bug
Take frequent breaks
Follow up
Spaced Repetition
- Increased knowledge and retention
- Timing is key
- Information decay
- computers can help
- The Mnemosyne Project
47. ATTENTION IS PRECIOUS
Be Selective
Information Diet
Selective Ignorance
Pick something you care about
Skim the rest
Use your friends
Prune Aggressively - if you’re note reading it delete it
58. -Ralph Keeney, Duke University
America’s top killer isn’t cancer or heart disease, nor is it
smoking or obesity. It’s our inability to make smart
choices and overcome our own self-destructive behaviors.
61. BOOKS
Predictably Irrational
A Whole New Mind
Getting Things Done
Your Brain: The Missing Manual
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning
Brain Rules
Mind Hacks
Sway
Nudge
Drive