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Sep 5, 2022
Focus Toolkit: Tools to Improve Your Focus & Concentration
In this episode, I provide a list of behavioral, nutritional, and supplement-based tools you can use to improve your ability to get into a focused state to do mental or physical work. I explain science-supported strategies for transitioning into focus, maintaining focus during the work bout, and exiting the focus session, which is also critical, including decompression/defocusing tools.
Hogrefe Publishing Group
Acute Stress Improves Concentration Performance
Acute stress can have both detrimental and beneficial effects on cognitive processing, but effects on concentration performance remain unclear.
SpringerLink
Human physiological responses to immersion into water of different temperatures
To differentiate between the effect of cold and hydrostatic pressure on hormone and cardiovascular functions of man, a group of young men was examined during 1-h head-out immersions in water of different temperatures (32°C, 20°C and 14°C).
Sciencedirect
Brief, daily meditation enhances attention, memory, mood, and emotional regulation in non-experienced meditators
Meditation is an ancient practice that cultivates a calm yet focused mind; however, little is known about how short, practical meditation practices af...
Amazon
Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body
Two New York Times–bestselling authors unveil new research showing what meditation can really do for the brain.
Huberman Lab
Toolkit for Sleep
Best nootropic: sleep
Best stress relief: sleep
Best trauma release: sleep
Best immune booster: sleep
Best hormone augmentation: sleep
Best emotional stabilizer: sleep
App Store
BrainWave: 35 Binaural Series™
Advanced Binaural Brainwave Entrainment combined with Ambient Music, Nature Sounds, Other Audio Apps or your own iTunes Music *
Google
Brain Waves - Binaural Beats - Apps on Google Play
With this app you can easily generate pure waves that will stimulate your concentration, meditation or relaxation. Very Important * Use headphones for a better sound experience
YouTube
White Noise, Pink Noise, Brown Noise, and Organic White Noise
There are a variety of different white noise "colors" that have been used in order to make it sound more pleasant to listen to. Such alternative white noise colors include pink noise and brown noise.
YouTube
Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR): A Science Supported Tool for De-Stress and Relaxation
Certain forms of experience put us into powerfully restorative states, similar to sleep.
reveri.com
Hypnosis for your wellbeing, backed by science
Harness Reveri's decades of scientific research and clinical experience to change your mind and improve your life.
Amazon
Anna Park Yerba Mate
Enjoy the BEST Yerba Mate in the world! ANNA PARK Yerba Mate has a smooth, deep, full-body, natural flavor.
Examine.com
Nutrition and supplement information you can trust
Examine simplifies nutrition and supplementation - through meticulous analysis of the latest scientific research - to help answer your questions on how to be healthier.