Exploiting the Brain for Fun and Profit

Exploiting the Brain for Fun and Profit
Exploiting the Brain  for Fun and Profit
Top 4 Skills to Succeed Today Mental Outlook Energy Management Learning Process Behavior Change
Everyone with a Brain Stand Up
Run in Place “Awake and Alert”
PUNCHES “listen, pay attention, follow through”
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PRIMING
Elderly Priming Words: Old, Aged, Gray, Twilight 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/
The Brain Makes Things Up
WE DON’T EVEN REALIZE IT!
How do we use this to our advantage?
You can’t always change a situation, but you can change your response to that situation
Better Than Yesterday
Start with Why Your purpose is determined by leveraging your skills and aligning your needs, values, and aspirations with the impact you want to have on the world. ~ Simon Sinek ~
Managing the Overwhelm
Bombarded with Information Overload new languages new technologies new approaches books articles blogs podcasts twitter conferences email
We can’t multi-task Cell phones prove this
Email is like Gambling variable reinforcement
Attention is Precious Selective Ignorance Information Diet Pick something you care about Skim the rest Use your friends Prune Aggressively
Turn off Interruptions TV Email Facebook Cell Phone
Quick Tip
External Brain No, you wont remember.
Glad you could make it to the conference Thanks for standing up with me Keep up the hard work I like your elephant
Energy Management Sleep, Food & Exercise
What you do every day matters more than what you do once in awhile. ~ Gretchen Rubin ~
SLEEP
-Leo J. Burke "People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one."
Question: How much sleep do you get?
Sleep Experiment Physical Affects blood pressure immune system body temp 1 night, -30% cognitive ability 5 days, mimics Alzheimer’s Hallucinations and Paranoia Factor to Obesity metabolism feel hungry get cravings longer to feel full
DIDN’T FEEL IMPAIRED
Some people need less insomniac gene
Probably NOT You!
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
When are you at your best morning lark (1/10) night owl (2/10) play to your strengths
Sleep hacks 90 minute cycles Create a routine Turn off electronics or f.lux Stop caffeine Cool and Dark Room/Bed is Sacred SOUND SMELL
Quick Tip
Naps Improve Performance 26 min nap = 34% improvement ~ army
Exercise
Why Exercise improves blood flows clears waste (in your brain) improves performance actually makes brain bigger
Walking Walking Desks Walking Meetings Boeing Mayo Clinic Start your day  with Yoga
Quick Tip Time Out App
Exercise for 75 min/week to maximize mortality reduction by 20%
Food
-Bill Phillips "Food is the most widely abused anti-anxiety drug, and exercise is the most potent yet underutilized antidepressant."
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
Quick Tip Change the way you think about food. Find a good supplement
Learning Process & Behavior Change
Knowledge Learned Integrated with existing knowledge Remembered over time Deployed as Behavior
Learned Use multiple modalities Attention needs engagement Elaborate, Meaningful, Context Stories and Examples
Integrated with Existing Knowledge Focus & Diffuse Mode Make it yours - do something with it Teach
Remembered Over Time Forgetting stuff is a feature not a bug Take frequent breaks Follow up Spaced Repetition  - The Mnemosyne Project
Deployed as Behavior Start with Why Have the right attitude Make it a habit - habitica.com
Quick Tips Learn something new before bed Make up crazy story Senses: including Smells and Sounds
Final Review Mental Outlook Mindful of Choices* Start With Why Get Moving Sleep Diffuse Mode Limit Distractions Build Habits
Resources
Books Predictably Irrational A Whole New Mind Your Brain: The Missing Manual Pragmatic Thinking and Learning The Secret Code of Success Getting Things Done The Happiness Project Start with Why Take the Stairs Brain Rules Mind Hacks Sway Nudge Drive
Websites brainrules.net lifehacker.com 43folders.com/izero MindHacks.com FocusAtWill.com ted.com emotiv.com OpenBCI.com
There’s an App for that sleepcycle.com f.lux dejal.com/timeout/ habitica.com coach.me
-Ralph Keeney, Duke University America’s [and the rest of the world] 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.
Choose One Small Step Today
Alena Holligan  @sketchings Wife and Mother of 3 young children   PHP Teacher at Treehouse  PHP Users Group Leader https://joind.in/talk/61cf8

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