Adult Improvement — Neuroplasticity
Hi everyone,
Listened to a great podcast today by Andrew D. Huberman, who is an American neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He recently created a podcast called Huberman Lab that I stumbled across.
In chess, we often hear the explanation that youngster’s exponential rating growth is a result of high neuroplasticity, but this ability stops around the age of 25. So how do we adult improvers hack this problem? I found the following episode provided some interesting insights.
Here is the link to the episode
Here are my key takeaways:
Be alert when studying 🚨
Be focused when studying 🧘🏼
Get enough sleep and deep sleep 🛌
Mental focus follows visual focus. Keep visual attention on your target 🎯
Train your visual attention by bringing your eyes to the learning tool for 60-120 seconds to heighten your focus before you start your session 👀
Close your eyes when focused on the audio 🔈
Have a goal or other ways to motivate your practice (reward system) 🥕
Drink coffee before you study ☕️
Train in 90 minutes cycles ⏱
Phones destroy ability to focus📱
Deliberate relaxation after training 🛁
Please share your thoughts about the podcast below and your takeaways.