JOLSID podcast is about Decoding Life & Hacking Success with the help of Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology and Bio-hacks. 

This podcast will provide you with the scientific facts and cutting edge research that you can apply to your daily lives, in order to enhance your cognitive performance and significantly improve the quality of your life.

JS000 - JOLSID Introduction

Success is directly related to how we think, how we act and how we perform. Today we will talk about 6 strategies to enhance your cognitive function.
The 6 research backed&nbsp;strategies are:
1. POD Intake - Protein, Omega &amp; Vitamin D
Facts

All cell activity is supported by enzymes which are made up of proteins.
Brain cells can multiply by increasing protein and healthy saturated fats
Hormones are proteins and therefore hormone balance is dependent upon proper protein balance.
Proteins help reduce: fatigue, blood pressure, triglycerides, the risk of ischemic heart disease, the local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
Vitamin D has shown to enhance mood and focus
Omega 3 with hight EPA and DHA content has show improvements in patients&nbsp;diagnosed with ADHD.

How to:
Ideal protein intake will be more if your are an athlete or bodybuilder. But for an average person it can be obtained by dividing your bodyweight in pounds by 2.2. Then multiply that number by 0.8.
2. Reading
The research conducted at Emory University on &ldquo; short and long term effects of a novel on connectivity in the brain&rdquo;
According to the research
MRI scans of the subjects were conducted for 19 days. The first 5 day scans were the baseline, next 9 days were the scans of participants after they had read 1/9th of the novel and last 5 day scans of the brain &nbsp;were after finishing the novel.
The conclusion of the study was that the effect of reading was significant during the 9 day reading scans, which strengthened the language processing regions but also affected the individual through embodied semantics (Embodied Semantics - are the hubs where the meaning of the word is tied with the sensory motor processing unit associated with the word meaning).
In simple terms, you build more neural pathways that in turn makes your brain more efficient at tasks like critical thinking, verbal fluency and memory.
How to:
Now to put this into a practice, you can either buy a kindle, or borrow a book from a library or subscribe to an online magazine subscription service.
3. Meditate
One of the most interesting studies in the last few years, carried out at Yale University, found that mindfulness meditation decreases activity in the default mode network (DMN), that&rsquo;s the brain network responsible for mind-wandering Since mind-wandering is associated with being less happy, because it tends to worrying about the past and future, it&rsquo;s the goal for many people to dial it down. Several studies have shown that meditation, through its quieting effect on the DMN, appears to do just this. And even when the mind does start to wander, because of the new connections, meditators are better at snapping back out of it.
Mindfulness involves being aware moment-to-moment.
There is ample evidence for its beneficial effects for a number of cognitive domains, including attention, executive function,conflict monitoring and creativity.
How to:
You can start mediating initially 5 minutes daily. Download Beethoven, Mozart or any other classical music either from Google or Apple music or an Ambient music from Digitally Imported app, brain.fm for free. You can check out the detailed blog on mediation process and equipment required for Mindfulness meditation.
4. Video Games
Research conducted at University of Rochester by Przy bylsky, Rigby and Ryan in 2010 reveals that playing video games provide psychological benefits like autonomy (the belief that one has control over his or her own actions and decisions), competence (the belief that one has the level of skill necessary to achieve goals), and relatedness (the feeling that one is socially connected with other human beings) among the subjects.
In the cognitive domain, video games have become an effective means of fighting off the cognitive decline seen with normal aging and potentially even of reducing the probability of...

JS001 How to Optimize Brain for Success

JOLSID.com - Blueberries became the biggest superfood a few years ago and people were consuming them like crazy, but did they know why? They have many benefits to them, but I am going to focus in on one in today&rsquo;s blog &ndash; Memory and Focus.
Neuronal Growth Factor (NGF) &ndash; Neurons are cells in our nervous system that function to process and transmit information in our brain. An adult brain contains about a 100 billion neurons, which branch out to more than 100 trillion points. This network in our brain is what is responsible for forming the basis of our memories, thoughts and feelings. So without neurons we really wouldn&rsquo;t be able to do much. They make up one of the core components of our brain.
It was once believed that we were born with all the neurons we were ever going to have, meaning we had all the branches we were ever going to have. New research has shown that blueberries can help increase the activity of a growth factor called neuronal growth factor in our brains.
Essentially NGF helps neurons grow, and when they grow they can branch out towards each other making it easier for the neurons to communicate. Just imagine if your friend was standing on the other side of the room from you at a party and you really needed to tell her something secretive. You would need to exert energy to either walk over to her, or to somehow communicate your message to her without other people hearing. Whereas if she was standing beside you, you could just talk to her and not need to exert any more energy than is actually needed. This is the same the neurons developing more branches to communicate with one another. &nbsp;
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Reversing Age Related Deficits in Memory - Researchers working at the School of Food and Biosciences and Psychology in Reading and the Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences at the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter supplemented a regular diet with blueberries over a 12-week period and found that the candidates showed improvements in their spatial working memory within 3 weeks and this improvement continued throughout the study. Spatial working memory related to neuroscience is the part of our memory responsible for recording information about our environment and our spatial orientation.
Just imagine how easy it is for you to travel around the neighborhood you grew up in. This is your spatial memory at work. It is recalling all the familiarities about your surroundings to help you navigate around. Blueberries, like other phytochemical-rich foods, are high in flavonoids, which gives them their antioxidant effects.
Blueberries in particular are high in anthocyanins and flavonols which cross the blood brain barrier after dietary intake. Research is being done by Dr. Jeremy Spencer, a lecturer in Molecular Nutrition at the University of Reading suggesting that flavonoid compounds have some kind of effect of memory. &ldquo;The research team was able to show that the ability of flavonoids to induce memory improvements are mediated by the activation of signalling proteins via specific pathway in the hippocampus, the part of the brain that controls learning and memory&rdquo;&nbsp;
How to:
I&rsquo;m sure many of us have been told to eat our fruits and vegetables, but we aren&rsquo;t always told what is the optimal amount to consume. Blueberries can be consumed via blueberry extract, frozen or fresh blueberries, or isolated anthocyanins. The Optimal Doses are as follows:


Blueberry Extract - Approx. 5.5 - 11g daily
Fresh Berries - Approx. 60 - 120g daily
Isolated Anthocyanin Supplementation - Approx. 500 - 1,000mg


With the recommend amounts above, the higher end is usually more effective, and &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; should be consumed daily. (Please start with the lower amounts in order to test your tolerance, the dose will vary from one person to another)
Blueberries are a heat sensitive fruit,...

JS002 Scientific findings about Blueberries, Memory & Focus

Researchers are finding that daydreaming actually has positive effects on the function of our brain.
Here are a few studies:
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A study done by Benjamin Baird and Jonathan Schooler of the University of California at Santa Barbara was published in the journal Psychological Science. They asked participants to take &ldquo;unusual uses&rdquo; test. This meant conceptualizing alternative ways of using everyday objects, such as egg cartons for two minutes. Participants performed two sessions and then were given a 12 minute break. In this break they either rested, performed a demanding memory exercise or did a reaction time activity designed to maximize their mind-wandering.
When the test resumed, participants did four more &ldquo;unusual uses&rdquo; test, two of which were repeats. The group which had performed the mind-wandering tasks in the 12 minute break did 41% better on the re-tests than those who had focused on another mental exercise.
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A study published in 2010 in the journal Neuron looked at memory consolidation. New York University neuroscientist Arielle Tambini wrote about how mind-wandering might play a vital function in helping us form memories.
Participants were asked to look at pairs of images and in between take breaks to think about anything they wanted. Researchers used fMRI to look at the activity in the hippocampus cortical regions of the brain while participants did both, look at images and let their mind wander. What researchers found was that the two areas of the brain appeared to work together, and the greater the levels of brain activity in both, the stronger the subjects&rsquo; recall of the image pairing was. Your brain continues working for you even when you are resting. Resting is therefore important for memory and cognitive function. Taking a coffee break at work in between your projects can actually help you retain the information you just learned.
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Researcher Jonathan Smallwood of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science published a journal in Psychological Science suggesting that &nbsp;people who let their mind wander have a higher capacity for working memory. Working memory is what allows us to think about multiple things at once, and has been shown to be linked with intelligence.
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Participants were asked to press a button and as they went researchers checked in to see if their minds were wandering. After the task was completed, researchers gave participants a measure of their working memory. They found that participants were more frequent mind-wanders during the first task showed a greater capacity of their working memory.
From an evolutionary standpoint, mind-wandering seems very counterproductive and has even been viewed as dysfunctional because it comprises people&rsquo;s performance in physical activities. &nbsp;However, as per the research above, letting your mind wander when considering complex problems can have real benefits. Walking away and daydreaming for a bit and then coming back to the problem can give you a fresh and creative way to solve it. It can also help you with multitasking in other areas of your life.
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How to:
You can implement this in your own life in a few different ways. If you are in the office and need a break from the project you are working on, then follow these steps.
Step 1 - Go to the search engine of your choice and search for a picture of something you have always wanted to do. Such as climbing Mount Kilimanjaro or snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef.
Step 2 - Focus on the picture for a couple of minutes,
Step 3 - Now close your eyes and imagine yourself there. Ask yourself the following questions:

What you would be wearing?
What is the weather and how it feels on your skin? Be as detailed as possible.
What emotions are your feeling in this moment?
Who else is there with you?
Picture and describe the landscape in detail to yourself.
If you want to take this a step further, and we highly...

JS003 Neuroscience Provides a Creative Hack for Productivity

A lot of people suffer with time management skills. So today&rsquo;s topic is focused towards some tips and tricks you can try and implement in your life to be more productive.
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1- Try Pomodoro.
This is a pop-psychology technique created by entrepreneur and productivity consultant Francesco Cirillo. The basics: Set a timer and work for 25 minutes straight, without any interruptions or distractions, then take a five-minute break. After four cycles, take a longer, 15- to 20-minute break. Repeat until your task is finished. and Cirillo's book The Pomodoro Technique has been read by more than two million people.
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2 - Think of Saying Thank You
&ldquo;When you are thankful and grateful for what you're doing in life, even when you are spread thin, it helps immediately with giving you the energy and motivation to get things done,&rdquo; says Larry Marks, a clinical psychologist at the University of Central Florida. In one study at the University of California, Davis, participants who kept a daily journal of things they were thankful for showed more enthusiasm, energy and determination than people who wrote neutral entries or kept track of annoyances.
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3- Prioritize
You can&rsquo;t do everything at once and now that&rsquo;s where most of us feel overwhelmed because we have so much to do but not sure where to start. Simple rule is what is the one thing on your to do list you can&rsquo;t afford to do tomorrow. Or the one that will have the biggest impact on you or your business.
Start from that and have a checklist that you can cross things off, I personally prefer to write that checklist on my outlook calendar day and this helps me even
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4- Spend your 1,440 wisely
There are 24 hours in day and therefore 1,440 minutes. Spend them wisely.
According to a survey by Salary.com, the average person gets one interruption every 8 minutes and the average interruption lasts 5 minutes. &nbsp;80% of those interruptions are typically rated as &ldquo;little value&rdquo; or &ldquo;no value&rdquo;, creating approximately 3 hours of wasted time per day
Next time someone comes to your office and asks if you have a minute, say &ldquo;yes, i have 1,440 minutes&rdquo;. They will probably be confused and ask what you mean. Explain that we all have 1,440 minutes in one day. By explaining this to people you are reminding them that our time is finite. We shouldn&rsquo;t be so careless with our minutes.
You have every right to be selfish with you time and make the most of every minute in your day.
The single most important thing when it comes to time and productivity isn&rsquo;t a tactic or a trick&mdash;it&rsquo;s a shift in mindset.
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Self-made millionaires, Olympic athletes, straight-A students and other highly successful people think about time differently. They experience time differently.
Money can be lost and made again. Close friends often go away and are replaced with new friends. We can be sick and return to health, and if our disease is actually terminal it is emotionally devastating because so little time is left.
Time is unique. You can never lose time and get it back again. You can&rsquo;t spend time and go out and earn more of it. You can&rsquo;t buy it, rent it, or borrow it. Time is our most important asset.

JS004 Psychology of Effective Time Management

JOLSID.com - Emotional Intelligence is something we all hear about but most of us either don&rsquo;t have a clear understanding of it or have understood EI to be some overly exaggerated trait.
Here is the history of Emotional Intelligence. The term emotional intelligence was first used as a reference in a paper written by Michael Beldoch in 1964. The first use of the term was in Wayne Payne&rsquo;s doctoral thesis in 1985, A Study of Emotion: Developing Emotional Intelligence. It wasn&rsquo;t until 1995 that the term became widely known. The best-selling book written by Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence - Why it can matter more than IQ lead to the popularity of EI.
In simple terms &ldquo;Emotional intelligence can be defined as the ability to monitor one's own and other people's emotions, to discriminate between different emotions and label them appropriately and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behaviors&rdquo;.
Currently there are 3 main models of EI.

Ability Model
Mixed Model
Trait Model

Today we will be discussing the most popular model, that&rsquo;s the Mixed Model.
Mixed Model
The 5 key components of the Mixed model of Emotional Intelligence are:

Self-awareness &ndash; the ability to know one's emotions, strengths, weaknesses, drives, values and goals and recognize their impact on others while using gut feelings to guide decisions.
Self-regulation &ndash; involves controlling or redirecting one's disruptive emotions and impulses and adapting to changing circumstances.
Social skill &ndash; managing relationships to move people in the desired direction
Empathy - considering other people's feelings especially when making decision
Motivation - being driven to achieve for the sake of achievement.

There are three different parts to our brain. The First Brain, the Emotional Brain, and the Rational Brain.
The First Brain (brain stem) is where all of our automatic responses come from, as well as where our habits are formed. This is the most basic form of our brain out of the three that we are discussing. The first brain links us to our external world through our skin, pores and nerves. It controls which impulses we recognize and which will be passed on to the two higher levels.Our habits are formed in this brain by imitation, avoidance, and repetition. Information enters this brain usually without any conscious awareness. We have the opportunity to make this information conscious and use it to our benefit, as biofeedback and hypnosis have shown us.
The Emotional Brain (limbic system) is where our &ldquo;hunches, intuitions, and gut reactions&rdquo; come from. These reactions become stronger as we move through life because we have more experiences which store more information in our limbic system. Intuition is the emotional learning we have gained over years. A 14 year olds intuition will not be as stronger as a 50 year olds because they have not experienced enough life to make connections between experiences. As we grow older, we gain more reliable emotional data that can offer us valuable clues in our life, as well as it can guide our behaviour, if we become aware its existence and learn to interpret it.
The Rational Brain (neocortex) is the part of the brain that helps us solve problems, make decisions, question things, plan, and generate new ideas; as well as assisting us with functions related to thinking and language. The rational brain and the emotional brain are connected, allowing them to influence one another. This helps provide our brain with rich data on which to draw conclusions and initiate action.
Our emotional responses have been around for centuries. They helped our ancestors with their survival responses. Emotional responses are milliseconds faster than our cognitive, or thinking responses. This could mean the split second of survival when an animal is chasing you.
The limbic, or emotional brain sends a warning of crisis before the neocortex, or rational...

JS005 How to Increase Emotional Intelligence (Social Skills, Motivation, Self- Awareness)

Theanine is a compound that has similarities to amino acids such as L-glutamine which might help gut function, your immune system, and it provides &ldquo;fuel&rdquo; (nitrogen and carbon) to many different cells in your body. Theanine can be found in certain plants and fungal species, as well as green tea. In common preparations, such as teas and supplements, theanine is absorbed in the small intestine after oral ingestion. It can also cross the blood-brain barrier intact. 
Many of us have ingested caffeine and experienced the jitters that come along with it. As well, some people experience high blood pressure, dehydration, trouble sleeping and increased anxiety. Ingesting caffeine and theanine together can help reduce or even eliminate the negative effects of caffeine alone.There have been numerous studies done indicating that theanine has positive impacts on mood, relaxation and alertness. Especially when taken with caffeine, the combination can improve focus and attention span. First I will discuss some researcher that has been done on theanine, as well as theanine taken with caffeine, and then I will discuss when and how much of each to take.
Research done in the journal of Nutritional Neuroscience by Gail N. Owen, Holly Parnell, Eveline A. De Bruin and Jane A. Rycroft studied the combined effects of L-theanine and caffeine on cognitive performance and mood. This study was done to compare 50mg of caffeine, with and without 100 mg of L-theanine on the cognition and mood of healthy volunteers. Researchers wanted to test the effects of the combination of caffeine and theanine on word recognition, rapid visual information processing, critical flicker fusion threshold, attention switching and mood, and compared the results to a placebo in 27 participants. Performance was measured at the baseline, 60 min interval, and 90 min after each treatment, and these treatments were separated by a 7-day washout period. Caffeine alone improved subjective alertness at the 60 min interval, and accuracy on the attention-switching task at the 90 min interval. The combination of Theanine and caffeine improved both speed and accuracy of performance of the attention switching task at 60 mins, and reduced susceptibility to distracting information in the memory task at both the 60 min and 90 min interval. &nbsp;
Consuming caffeine alone cause us to get a jolt of energy, but we may find it hard to focus on one task. Caffeine causes our Beta wave brain function, which is responsible for for alert, energetic, and distracted type thinking, to increase. L-Theanine encourages alpha wave brain function, which is typically created when we are daydreaming or consciously practicing mindfulness or meditation. The bonus is that L-Theanine overrides caffeine&rsquo;s stimulatory effects that promote beta wave function.Theanine can enhance your alpha brain wave activity, and consequently your mood, relaxation and alertness. Studies done at Unilever Food and Health Research Institute tested that L-Theanine significantly increases activity in the alpha frequency band which indicates that it relaxes the mind without inducing drowsiness.
Another study done at the Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory in New York used 100 mg of L-Theanine and 50 mg of caffeine to measure both cognitive behaviour, as well as brain waves in 16 healthy subjects. Subjects were given either a placebo, 100 mg of L-theanine, 50 mg of caffeine, or L-theanine and caffeine combined. They were tested each day for 4 consecutive days. The theanine alone, nor the caffeine alone had any discernible effects, however, together they improved the subjects performance on cognitive tests. Brain waves were also tested in the subjects, and alpha brain wave activity increased in those taking the combination of theanine and caffeine. Alpha brain waves are associated with effortless alertness, and are believed to be the underlying mechanism for the cognitive benefits.
To supplement caffeine and...

JS006 Cognitive Effects of Caffeine and L-Theanine

Procrastination - we all do it in some shape or form. We make plans to do something, but then don&rsquo;t take any action, or we stop halfway. We leave our assignments to the last minute. But why do we do this to ourselves?
This problem is so common to all of us and dates back centuries. Let&rsquo;s go back 1,000&rsquo;s of years ago to the ancient Greeks. Aristotle and Socrates developed a word for procrastination, Akrasia.
Akrasia, according to the Oxford dictionary is defined as &ldquo;the state of mind in which someone acts against their better judgement through weakness of will.&rdquo;
We all try to overcome procrastination, but it affects some of us more than others. There is growing evidence that indicates procrastination negatively impacts our happiness, and our future success.
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Science of Procrastination:
There is a behavioural economics term called &ldquo;time inconsistency&rdquo; which helps to explain why procrastination rules our lives. Time inconsistency refers to the tendency of the human brain to value immediate rewards more highly than future rewards
When our brain makes long-term plans for ourselves, like losing weight, or writing a book, or learning a new language. You are essentially making plans for your future self. You are visualizing what you want your life to be like in the future. While you are conceptualizing your future self, it is easy for your brain to see the value in taking action for these long-term benefits.
But when the time actually comes to taking action on the plan that you had made earlier, you are no longer taking actions for your future self, you are now working on your present self. According to researchers your brain finds higher value in the present than in the future. And your present self likes instant gratification, not long-term payoff.
This is one of the reasons why you might go to bed feeling motivated to make a change in your life, but when you wake up, you find yourself falling into old habits.
A study conducted by the department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University studied 1000 children from birth until the age of 32 years. The study revealed that self-control as an executive function helped to promote the brain&rsquo;s frontal cortex. This is the part of the brain responsible for planning complex cognitive behaviour, personality expression, decision making, and moderating social behaviour. Low self control is direct contributor of early mortality, psychiatric disorders, wealth related problems and criminal convictions.
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How to decode&nbsp;Procrastination:&nbsp;

IMAGINATION - Imagination is a powerful technique for improving willpower. The body often responds to imagined situations in the same way it responds to experienced ones. Close your eyes, or write out a detailed description of what you want to achieve.
Manage your STRESS - Stress depletes your willpower. When we are stressed our body releases a hormone called Cortisol. Cortisol increases our cravings for carbohydrates. Which can lead to unhealthy habits like overeating and alcoholism or simple sugar intake. Eventually this becomes our habit to deal with stress and it depletes your willpower. Best way to reduce stress is music or something that can elevate your mood.
CAFFEINE - A caffeine-triggered surge of adrenaline and dopamine works to enhance your motivation. Caffeine can positively alter how we experience what we are doing. An article in Scientific American suggests that taking caffeine consistently can artificially induce a sense of interest in what we would otherwise find uninteresting and might help us tolerate a long-term goal. &nbsp;

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JS007 3 Neuroscience Hacks to Decode Procrastination

Science of Being Alone and Success
There is a lot of talk nowadays about introversion and extroversion. You might already know which one you identify with, but do you really understand the difference between the two. The way our brains are wired and our brain chemistry can help us understand what&rsquo;s really going on in the minds of introverts and extroverts that make them who they are.
In the 1960s, a psychologist named Hans Eysenck proposed a theory that extroverts had a lower level of something called &ldquo;arousal&rdquo;. He believed that extroverts required more stimulation from the world to feel more alert and awake than introverts. Introverts were easily over-stimulated. This theory helps to explain why extroverts require constant social company, and have a stronger sense of risk-taking and challenges. These activities stimulate them. Introverts on the other hand prefer alone time, thriving in place such as their own home, libraries and peaceful parks. Introverts are working on lowering their overstimulation. 
This theory helped paved the way for scientists to dive a little deeper into our minds to help understand what defined these two different personalities. 
A 2012 study completed by Randy Buckner of Harvard University discovered that introverts tended to have larger, thicker gray matter in their prefrontal cortex than extroverts. This is the region of the brain that has been linked to personality, expression, decision making, and abstract thought. Buckner concluded that this might be the reason why introverts&rsquo; tended to sit alone and thoroughly think things through before making a decision, while extroverts&rsquo; ability to live in the moment and take risks without fully thinking everything through.
But research completed over several decades has shown that the brains of introverts and extroverts are activated differently depending on their circumstances, and it has a lot to do with dopamine, a neurotransmitter that controls the brain's reward and pleasure systems.
 In 2013, a study conducted by Cornell University&rsquo;s Richard Depue showed a difference in the release of dopamine levels in each of the two personality traits. For extroverts, dopamine was released at a greater rate upon receiving a reward. Introverts who prefer to spend some time alone experience less dopamine releases, thus they do not seek rewards in the same way as extroverts.
But it&rsquo;s not always black and white. We all exist on a spectrum between introversion and extroversion, demonstrating qualities of each depending on the circumstance we are in. If you have partied all weekend, then your extroverted side has been more present. And on Monday you might want to just veg out and watch Netflix in your pajamas by yourself and let your introverted side come out. Being an introvert has many negative connotations to it but it doesn&rsquo;t mean being a hermit, it just means your need some alone time to recharge. 
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Real LIFE application
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 Choose with Confidence (Better Decisions)

Letting your introverted side come more often isn&rsquo;t a bad thing. When you enjoy your alone time and really get comfortable with yourself, you become your own best friend. This can actually serve you well for many different reasons. One of the main reasons is that you become more confident in yourself and in the choices you make. You will have less stress around what other people think and you become less focused on being a member of a group, you can start to focus on what is in your own best interest. 
One of the reasons introverts don&rsquo;t seek the approval of others is explained by Jonathan Cheek, a psychologist at Wellesley College: &ldquo;Some people simply have a low need for affiliation.&rdquo;
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 Analytical Thinking

Referring back to the 2012 study done at Harvard University and stating that introverts have more grey matter in the prefrontal cortex than extroverts do, leads to the fact that...

JS008 Science of being Alone and Success

JOLSID.com&nbsp;-&nbsp; An essential amino acid for our health is Phenylalanine, which we acquire from food. Our body changes phenylalanine in to tyrosine, which is non-essential amino acid that is used to make proteins and neurotransmitters or brain chemicals, including norepinephrine, epinephrine,dopamine, and thyroid hormones. Neurotransmitters help nerve cells communicate and influence mood. Tyrosine also helps in the function of organs responsible for making and regulating hormones, including the adrenal, thyroid, and pituitary glands. L-Tyrosine can also be metabolized into glucose and used for energy production.
Tyrosine works as a converter for the neurotransmitter epinephrine, by converting it into an amino acid that is released from your adrenal gland. Epinephrine is more widely known as adrenalin, which we all know increases our heart rate and breathing. This in turn produces oxygen-rich blood that travels to your brain and muscles, which increases your energy, sharpens your senses, improves your memory, and decreases your pain sensitivity. Tyrosine produces epinephrine in times of stress or danger so you are better able to cope with the situation.
Dopamine helps us stay motivated and assertive throughout the day. Tyrosine helps make this neurotransmitter. Dopamine allows your to deal with your daily stresses and problems. However, lack of sleep and too much stress can lower your dopamine levels, making your brain less active.
One of the effects that Tyrosine supplementation has on our brain is cognitive improvements. It helps to reduce the effects of both stress and fatigue on cognitive task performance, which makes it easier for us to stay focused while studying or working for long periods of time.
Research done at the Department of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Amsterdam studied the effects of the amino acid tyrosine on cognitive task performance on a group of 21 cadets during a demanding military combat training course. Ten subjects received a protein-rich drink containing 2g of tyrosine daily for five days, and the other 11 subjects were given a carbohydrate rich drink with the same amount of calories. Assessments were made of the cadets immediately prior to the combat course, and then on the 6th day of the course. The group supplied with the tyrosine-rich drink performed better on a memory and a tracking task than the group supplied with the carbohydrate-rich drink. These findings suggest that supplementation with tyrosine may, under operational circumstances characterized by psychosocial and physical stress, reduce the effects of stress and fatigue on cognitive task performance.
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Another effect of Tyrosine supplementation is that it can help protect us against the effects of stress. When we experience stress, our brains release noradrenaline, or norepinephrine, which is a neurotransmitter. Noradrenaline stimulates your central nervous system and increases your energy and mental power. It takes time for our bodies to replenish levels of noradrenaline once they are depleted, which can leave us feeling sluggish. Tyrosine increases the rate of noradrenaline synthesis so that you are less susceptible to stress and do not experience an energy crash.
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Another study conducted at the University of Amsterdam in the Department of Psychophysiology tested the effects of tyrosine on performance under stress on 16 healthy young subjects.Subjects were tested on two separate days, one test was given after ingestion of 100mg/kg tyrosine and another test after a placebo, in random order. The tests were performing a number of stress sensitive tasks. Subjects were exposed to a stressor consisting of 90 dB noise. Tyrosine was found to improve the performance on two cognitive tasks, which were performed 1 hour after administration of tyrosine and which could be characterized as highly sensitive to stress. 
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How to Supplement with Tyrosine
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For general needs, you should be...

JS009 L-Tyrosine (magic pill) for increasing Motivation and managing Stress

Research
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Leaders at one point in time worked as regular employees. Most of them had to leave their comfort zone to become leaders. It could be for reasons that they didn&rsquo;t feel ready for a new responsibility, they had never had people reporting to them, or they didn&rsquo;t feel they could measure up to expectations. Whatever the reason may be, we all get pushed out of our comfort zone at some point in our lives. And with this push is how we grow. 
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Some leaders attach themselves to their authenticity as an excuse for staying in their comfort zone. It makes them feel like they are being true to themselves. But in all honesty they are holding themselves back, and in cases it can backfire on them. Just imagine an employee that has been promoted to be the supervisor of a department of five. She has always believed herself to be a quiet individual. 
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Her team notices that their new supervisor just stays in her office and doesn&rsquo;t have much of a presence in their department. They start walking all over her and going above her head. This supervisor thought she was being true to herself, when she really needed to step out of her comfort zone and communicate more with her department. 
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A 2013 Gallup poll found that only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged at work. Out of roughly 180 million employees studied, only 1 in 8 is psychologically committed to his or her job. A few key reasons for this are frustration, burnout, disillusionment, and misalignment with personal values are cited among the biggest reasons for career change. Companies are encouraging their leaders to discover their &ldquo;true&rdquo; selves so they can increase employe morale.
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Two psychological profiles about how leaders develop their personal styles have been identified by psychologist Mark Snyder, of the University of Minnesota. The two psychological profiles are &ldquo;high self-monitors&rdquo; and &ldquo;low-self monitors&rdquo;. 
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High self monitors or &ldquo;chameleons&rdquo; are naturally able and willing to adapt to the demands of a situation without feeling fake. These are people who care about managing their public image and mask their vulnerability. Since they can adapt to situations, they often advance rapidly. The downside of high self monitors is that people perceive them as dishonest.
Low self-monitors or &ldquo;true-to-selfers&rdquo; tend to express exactly how they think and feel. The problem with low self-monitors is that they stick too long within their comfort zone and this prevents them from meeting new requirements, or evolving their mindset.

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How to:
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Research done by Herminia Ibarra, a professor of organizational behaviour and the CORA Chaired Professor of Leadership and Learning at Insead suggests a few ways to get started on being a more authentic leader:
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Learning from a diverse set of role models

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Nowadays nothing is original, all learning involves some form of imitation. An important aspect to consider when thinking of being an authentic leader is to take elements for other people&rsquo;s styles and behaviours and make them your own. Don&rsquo;t just focus on one person, look for a wide array of role models and pick and chose leadership traits from everyone of them, and compile them into your own mix.


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Work on making yourself better

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Setting goals for ourselves is very important. By setting goals for learning we get the chance to experiment with our own identities without feeling like imposters. When we do this, we understand that we are in the process of learning and that we won&rsquo;t get everything right from the start. We get the chance to really explore what kind of leaders we can really become.
As per some experiments done by psychologist Carol Dweck from Stanford,when we are concerned about how we will appear to others we actually end up inhibiting our learning of new or unfamiliar...

JS010 How to be an Authentic Leader and Why

JOLSID.com - The word &ldquo;chocolate&rdquo; has been traced back to the Aztec word &ldquo;xocoatl&rdquo; which referred to a bitter drink brewed with cacao. The Aztecs also believed that cacao seeds were a gift from their God of wisdom, and the seeds were so valuable they were used as a form of currency. We now know that cacao is indeed very valuable for its health benefits.
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Many of us have heard that dark chocolate is a superfood, and that eating dark chocolate has been linked to many different health benefits. These health benefits include stress reduction, improved heart health, and new studies have revealed that dark chocolate can actually make your brain smarter and improve memory. Raw dark chocolate, which is at least 70% cacao, is a major source of flavonoids, mainly flavanols, which are most famous for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory health benefits. &nbsp;It is the cacao flavonoids that are found to have brain benefits.
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Just so we all understand the difference. It isn&rsquo;t until after the cacao beans are roasted and processed that they are called cocoa. Most cocoa powders have additives like sweeteners or cocoa butter. Once roasted and processed (turning cacao to cocoa), the beans lose much of their nutritional benefits. When you see cacao nibs, powdered cacao (or cacao powder) in the grocery stores, the bean is in their raw state&mdash;uncooked, additive free, and unprocessed contain antioxidants.
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These flavonoids &nbsp;have been shown to create enhanced expression of neuroprotective and neuromodulatory proteins that promote neurogenesis and brain connectivity (brain growth). When the flavonoids are absorbed they penetrate and accumulate in the brain regions that are involved in learning and memory, especially in the hippocampus. The hippocampus plays an important part of our limbic system, the region that regulates our emotions. It is also associated with long-term memory and spatial navigation.
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Lee Berk, who is part of a California team&rsquo;s initial studies at Loma Linda University have shown that absorbed cacao flavonoids penetrate and accumulate in regions of the brain associated with learning and memory. Berk believes that the consumption of cacao results in nerve-altering and protective proteins that promote nerve cell growth, increase brain function and brain communication, improve blood flow and promote the formation of blood vessels in the brain and sensory systems. He states that &ldquo;we have for the first time shown that there is a possible connection of neuroelectric activities that initiate the mechanisms of cacao&rsquo;s beneficial effects on brain reasoning and intellect, synchronization, memory, recall, mood and behavior.&rdquo;
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Lee Berk presented his findings at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Chicago in late October 2015. He said that this study provides evidence that EEG, gamma wave band frequency, is started by cacao consumption. Cacao can regulate various levels of sensory awareness and increase the density of different EEG frequencies. The most interesting finding is that the EEG gamma wave band frequency associated with the brain&rsquo;s highest level of mental processing, enhanced memory and recall, and physiological benefits.
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Research done at Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre at the University of Nottingham tested 16 healthy young subjects blood oxygenation levels. The data presented shows an increase in the blood oxygenation level-dependent signal intensity in response to a cognitive task following ingestion of flavanol-rich cocoa (5 days of 150 mg of cocoa flavanols). A pilot study evaluated the relationship between cerebral blood flow and a single acute dose (450 mg flavanols) of flavanol-rich cocoa and showed that flavanol-rich cocoa can increase the cerebral blood flow to gray matter, suggesting the potential of cocoa flavanols for treatment of vascular impairment, including...

JS011 Chocolate: Promotes Neurogenesis, Increased Intellect and Psychological Benefits

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter or a brain chemical that regulates our movement and emotional responses. It enables us to not only to see rewards, but to take action to move towards them. In simple words dopamine is responsible for drive and motivation.
But dopamine has always been simplified and linked to pleasure and rewards. For example when addiction is discussed especially with substances like alcohol, drugs, chocolate, food, porn etc. It's not the pleasure that&rsquo;s driving it, it's a more deeper combination of thrill, benefit and exhilaration of that specific task at that moment that makes individuals become addicted to substances or certain destructive habits.
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During a conference at the society of neuroscience in Chicago it was the emerging view that drive and motivation are the key attributes of Dopamine. It's about figuring out what you have to do to survive and then doing it.
A few key attributes of Dopamine are

Dopamine Boosts our drive, memory and focus.
Dopamine is responsible for the feelings of bliss, enjoyment and even euphoria.
Its makes us competitive and provids the feeling of thrill in everyday situations like work, entrepreneurship, sport and love.

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Dopamine helped our ancestors survive by giving them an energy boost when presented with a great opportunity, such as locating a new source of food. Who would have thought that we&rsquo;d need to be motivated to find food. Yet alarmingly, one research in mice suggests that with dopamine deficiency, mice are so unmotivated they starve to death &mdash; even when food is readily available to them. &nbsp;
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Low levels of Dopamine can lead to you feeling fatigued, hopeless, and forgetful. It can also lead to insomnia, mood swings, inability to handle stress, and an inability to lose weight. People with low dopamine activity may be more prone to addiction. Dopamine deficiency can result in Parkinson's Disease, which is a progressive disease of the nervous system marked by tremors, muscular rigidity, and slow, imprecise movement.
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The dopamine activity in the prefrontal cortex, which is the part of the brain right behind the forehead, is responsible for executive functions, cognitive behaviour, personality, expressions and decision making. &nbsp;An increase of prefrontal dopamine is thought to contribute to schizophrenia.
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A study published in December 2008 in the journal of Nutrition &amp; Metabolism, by J. Reinholz and colleagues suggested that our brains use dopamine to tell our bodies when to stop eating. Therefore, low dopamine levels may play a role in overeating for people with a genetic predisposition to low dopamine levels.
How to Increase dopamine?
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L-Tyrosine is an amino acid and the building block of dopamine. You can take an L-tyrosine supplement to boost your dopamine levels. The recommended dose is 500 to 1,000 mg first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. And then another dose between lunch and dinner.

Caution:

It may raise thyroid hormone production since it is a precursor for its synthesis, so those with a hyperactive thyroid should be wary
Additionally, it could theoretically block the uptake from the gut of some drugs that resemble certain amino acids such as levodopa


Our brains are composed of 60% fat with DHA omega-3 fat being the most prevalent. &nbsp;DHA has a very unique structure, it can bend and change shape very rapidly. This rapid change happens billions of time per second in our brain cells, which facilitates the rapid transfer of electrical signals, which become our thoughts and emotions.

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Poor electrical signals in our brain cells have a direct effect on dopamine production. Essentially all disorders of the brain, including dopamine-related disorders, are associated with decreased levels of DHA in our brain tissue. DHA boosts dopamine by supporting the brain's electrical signals.
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Scientists have discovered that DHA is converted into a...

JS012 Intro to Brain - Dopamine 101

Serotonin, is another neurotransmitter that is integral for some of the most intense and positive emotions we feel in our daily lives.
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Before we jump into the technical side of Serotonin, I want to share some of the benefits that it has in your life and how it indirectly impacts your success. Also, how Serotonin is Different than Dopamine.
Appropriate levels of Serotonin &nbsp;promotes the feeling of comfort, contentment and well-being. It has also been called a &ldquo;happy&rdquo; neurotransmitter.The &nbsp;deficiencies in serotonin can lead to depression and fear.
Feeling contentment and sense of well-being is responsible for continuous progression. If we lack contentment and sense of well-being in our daily lives then we opt to live daily on instant gratification lifestyle or things that provide thrill and excitement in the moment.
Even though instant gratification is healthy for us in the moment, it tends to create addictive behaviours which could eventually lead to habits that can be destructive for our long term growth and well-being.
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For example If we start eating 2 sweets &nbsp;per day and each time we eat them we get a combination of thrill, benefit and exhilaration for that specific task at that moment (not in the future but at that very moment). This is also simplified to instant gratification that makes individuals become addicted to substances or certain destructive habits.
Because the combination of thrill, benefit and exhilaration in the moment sends a wave of Dopamine in our brain telling us that we are happy and excited in the moment, which is not necessarily bad. But If we repeat this action every single day eventually 2 sweets or the reward will become the new baseline and we will not feel the same feeling of happiness that we used to. Now we will have to &nbsp;increase the stimulus or in this case those sweets in order for us to achieve the same level of excitement or happiness we felt with the 2 sweets initially.
That&rsquo;s where we lack the feeling of contentment and get busy in the chase of that emotion that we felt the first time.
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Serotonin is the neurotransmitter that rewards us when there is slow progression and it keeps us motivated though the journey as opposed to seeking the reward now and abandoning the path of growth and slow progress.
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Now let's talk about science and history of Serotonin.
Serotonin was first discovered by Vittorio Erspamer in Rome in 1935. But it was not isolated and named until 1948 by Maurice M. Rapport, Arda Green, and Irvine Page of the Cleveland Clinic.
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter released by neurons in the brain. It's made from the amino acid tryptophan, which is a component of protein that we consume in our daily routine. &nbsp;Tryptophan can be found in foods like Brown rice, Turkey and Chicken.
The majority of Serotonin in humans is present in the enterochromaffin cells of the digestive tract, where it is involved in regulating movement of the gut.
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Effects of Serotonin
Relaxation
A "feel-good" hormone, serotonin helps people to feel relaxed and content. According to Macalester College. Low serotonin levels are linked to anxiety and depression.
Like many hormones and brain chemicals, serotonin functions best when it's at optimal concentrations. Normal levels of the chemical promote relaxation, but be cautious that extra Serotonin won't necessarily increase feelings of well being--it may just make the individual feel sleepy.
But one of the 2010 studies on excess serotonin viewed sleepiness as One of the benefits of excess serotonin. As sleepiness, which is not necessarily a benefit at the wrong time of day, is certainly welcome at night.
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This study in the scientific journal "Sleep" notes that if the brain's serotonin transporters are misshapen, patients experience insomnia. Further, individuals who have difficulty sleeping have long been advised to try a glass of warm milk before bed....

JS013 Intro to Brain - Serotonin 101

OXYTOCIN is a hormone and it is often called the &ldquo;love hormone&rdquo; because of its crucial role found in relationships, social bonding, maternal behaviour and intimacy. Oxytocin spikes are found to be the highest during an orgasm or during an act of kindness. 
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Oxytocin is a powerful hormone and a neuropeptide that is produced in the hypothalamus and also secreted from the Pituitary Gland. Oxytocin was discovered in 1952 and is currently listed on WHO - World Health Organization's list of Essential Medicines (the most important medication needed for healthier function of human health system.)
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An example of oxytocin is when two individuals are attracted to each other and the feelings of care and compassion arise, that&rsquo;s all because of the rising levels of oxytocin, which we further call Love.
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So Why is this hormone so important?
Well, this one hormone has the power to change the world and we literally mean it . 
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Here is a study to back this claim. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, when we perform acts of kindness, the giver and the receiver both were found to have spiked &nbsp;levels of oxytocin and the individual watching this act of kindness also reported the spiked oxytocin level.
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In a recent study in New England Journal of Medicine a 28 year old person walked into a clinic and donated a kidney. This set off a &ldquo;pay it forward&rdquo; ripple where the recipient's family further donated their kidneys to someone in need and this domino effect eventually helped 10 people who received kidneys as a consequence of that anonymous donor.
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Its very similar to the pebble that creates waves when it's dropped in a pond. The act of kindness ripples outwards touching many lives and inspiring the wave of kindness.
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Why should you care about this hormone?
Besides the fact the it makes you fall in love and is responsible for feelings of care and compassion. 
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Oxytocin exposure has also been studied to reduce social anxiety and fear. 
In 2015 a study conducted by Monika Exckstein and Benjamin Becker at the University of Bonn in Germany. Their aim was to prove that Oxytocin Facilitates the Extinction of Conditioned Fear in Humans. &nbsp;
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This study had 62 participants in randomized, double blind and placebo controlled design. These individuals were exposed to the fear conditioning paradigm &nbsp;by showing them photographs of faces and houses but they were accompanied by random electric shocks. Since, these photographs were non threatening and were neutral in nature, the brain couldn&rsquo;t respond with presupposed fear. 
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30 min later they received brain scans and and the activity in their amygdala was recorded. The group was now given a mix of placebo and oxytocin nasal sprays.
Then 30 mins later they were exposed to the same photos of faces and houses but without an electric shock. The subjects who received the oxytocin spray when shown the same photos as before without the electric shock, had increased activity in the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain responsible for controlling fear.) &nbsp;Therefore their brain controlled their fear significantly better than the placebo group.

How to:
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Those of you who are interested in knowing how to apply oxytocin and its ways in your business, team or an organization should look for the Ofactor study from Drucker Institute (we have the detailed study and links on our website jolsid.com ). 
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According to the Drucker Institute and quote
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&ldquo; when managers &nbsp;implement policies that raise trust, colleagues at work have the incentives and resources to perform better, boosting organizational performance. The neuroscience provides precise predictions for how to best practice Ovation (give praise), build eXpectations (set clear goals) and promote the other OXYTOCIN factors.&rdquo; go check it out on our website.
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Now for your personal...

JS014 How Oxytocin impacts Fear, Anxiety and Love

How many friends can you really have? Is there really a maximum number of meaningful friendships we can have?
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Scientifically speaking how many people can you potentially maintain a stable social relationship with? Just to clarify by social we mean in person not on Twitter or Facebook.
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Basically these are relationships in which an individual knows who each person is and how each person relates to every other person.
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According to Anthropologist Robin Dunbar this can vary between 150 - 250 people. After numerous studies of Primates, &nbsp;nomadic tribes, and historical military groupings the final number of maximum stable relationships never reached a common consensus among the researchers.
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Dunbar theorized that the limit of people we can have truly stable and meaningful relationships with is a direct function of our neocortex- which is responsible for our cognitive abilities. Damage to or disorders of the neocortex can develop neurological disorders like Alzheimer's, Dementia, and long term memory loss.
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Therefore according to Dunbar the size of the neocortex is directly related to the total number of relationships an individual can effectively have, which is 150-250. This number also includes past relationships, such as colleagues, teachers, and high school friends, with whom a person would like to reacquaint themselves with.
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Dunbar's number have become an area of interest in anthropology, evolutionary psychology,&nbsp;statistics, and business management. For example, developers of social software are interested in knowing more about Dunbar&rsquo;s Numbers because the developers need to know the size of the real life social networks their software needs to take into account;
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Further in 1996 Harvard University Press published Robin Dunbar&rsquo;s book Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language.
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The book presents an argument that gossip is a vocal equivalent of manual grooming - in primates grooming is a form of bonding where individuals harness relationships by grooming each other in order to maintain their alliances.
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The basic principle is you scratch my back I scratch yours
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Once humans start to develop larger brains and start to live in increasingly larger groups, manual grooming was too time consuming and the audience was much larger, so we developed a cheaper medium to groom and that was vocal sounds. Eventually this vocal grooming evolved into a language, initially it was in the form of &ldquo;gossip&rdquo;.
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This study has a direct impact on &nbsp;Entrepreneurs and Creatives because it is more than just the exact number of friends you can have, it's more about being selective and initially identifying your target audience, customers, and clients precisely vs being the everything to everyone approach.
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There seems to be a Relationship Opportunity Cost
Now we aware that we can only handle certain numbers of relationships effectively. It might sound a bit harsh but this study suggests picking and choosing relationships, individuals, clients, &nbsp;audience or customers very wisely. Maybe this is your time for a &ldquo;relationship audit&rdquo;.
Try to identify customers, clients, audience, friends, who influence your life in a positive manner. Those who provide constructive feedback, they help you move forward as opposed to holding you back.
Also, be mindful of the diversity of talent that you surround yourself with. Just like a team or any good machine, we need different talents, strengths and skills - I read a blog by Steven Johnson that mentions people are like spare parts and differents parts of different shapes come together to build the best machines or systems.
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So, for example in a group if you have a doctor, an accountant, a social media consultant, an HR person, an engineer, and an entrepreneur you will find diversity of ideas that make any organization or team successful.

JS015 Dunbar's Number: Grooming, Gossip and Your Social Relationships (Lifehack)

Creativity is the phenomenon by which something new is created and the newly created creation is somewhat of a value to either the receiver or the creator.
The new creation could be intangible like a song, a theory, an algorithm, or &nbsp;a software. it can also be tangible like a painting or an invented device.
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According to numerous authors, we are currently in a creativity crisis because first of all, creativity decreases with age, and secondly our new generations are turning out to be less creative when compared to their parents at the same age.
We are getting smarter every decade and our IQ levels are rising but creativity is declining.
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In 2005 Dr. KH Kim conducted a study where she analysed all the studies published between 1965 and 2005 that presented any relationship between intelligence and creativity. And she concluded that there was a very negligible relationship between creativity and intelligence. Even though you have a high IQ that does not make you a creative person.
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To get further clarity and confirmation reagrding her findings of this 2005 study, Dr.Kim gathered a total of 272,599 TTCT scores from Kindergartners to adults.
Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT). the most reliable creativity test that has been translated into 40 languages around the world.
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She even included scores of participants from Canada.
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Dr. Kim&rsquo;s objective was to analyze each element of creativity. The elements of creativity are:

Fluency score: represents total number of ideas generated
Originality score; explains how unique those idea are
Abstractness of Title score: explain how symbolic and abstract &nbsp;the ideas are
Resistance to Premature closure score: describes how receptive and open minded the subjects are

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After a rigorous peer-review process Dr. Kim&rsquo;s study results were published in the Creativity Research Journal in November 2011.
And the results are as follows:

Fluency score had declined since 1990. Fluency score is &nbsp;really important because in order to come up with a unique or good idea you have to be able to generate many ideas first.

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Originality score had also declined since 1990 indicating that we are less able to generate unusual ideas. Originality is one of the most critical elements of creative thinking.&nbsp;

Rationale for this decline is Psychologically, most of us are uncomfortable with the change, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; uncertainty, new ideas, challenges, and risk that accompany creativity and creative behavior.
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Abstractness of title score also saw a decline since 1998, this is what allows some people to recognize and describe patterns and the essence of problems without distorting the information.

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Resistance to Premature Closure scores are on the decline as well since 1998 and it indicates that better solutions require keeping an open mind in order to take the time to understand the problem and to consider all of the potential solutions to the problem.

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Keeping an open mind about different people and what they have to offer broadens the scope of potential resources, which also leads to new and better solutions. &nbsp;Accepting and celebrating diversity is one way to foster creative thinking because considering different points of view or putting seemingly different things together helps us with solving problems or inventing.
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This study along with many others provides ample evidence of an era of continued decline in creativity. Acknowledging these declines in areas like creativity, self-awareness and social bonding. This why we decided to start this podcast in order to bring the...

JS016 Creativity Crisis: Decline of Creative Thinking

Today we we have an interesting topic about Emotions vs Feeling. This is also a very important topic because both Emotions and feelings make us who we are and how others perceive us. Basically, they run the show.
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We will be going over &nbsp;What is an Emotion? and What is a Feeling? 
What can we do about them? Because usually we end up with their aftermath and try to make sense of it all, just for it to repeat again.
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Without wasting anytime let&rsquo;s do this
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We use EMOTIONS and FEELINGS interchangeably in our everyday day speech.
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For the past 2 decades there has been an &nbsp;intense amount of interest in these two topics and that is reflected on the total amount of ongoing research on both Emotions and Feelings. Currently there are many theories about Emotions and Feeling from different disciplines of science like Psychology, Neuroscience, Sociology, History, Medicine, Philosophy and even Computer Science. The computer science&rsquo;s focus is to understand the science of customers emotions on the internet.

Emotion&hellip;. in the most simple terms. It is the mental state that influences bodily actions, whereas Feeling is a bodily response that impacts our mental state.
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Scientifically speaking
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The discoveries made through neural mapping of the limbic system, the neurobiological explanation of human emotion is that when subject&rsquo;s cognition analyzes a given situation, it in turn starts a biological change or a physiological response which is activated by various hormones and neurochemicals like dopamine, nor-adrenaline and serotonin.
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There are two key components of an emotion

Cognitive analysis and
Physiological response

Furthermore the physiological response can potentially initiate an Action and Expression which in turn can provoke feelings.
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Now here is how it will play out in the real world.
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imagine yourself you are standing in a playground and you see a snake approaching, your brain will now interpret or assess this event - &nbsp;meaning you will try to make sense of the situation based on your social norm, &nbsp;that it is a snake and snakes are dangerous, then this cognitive analysis will starts biological changes such as increased heart rate or pituitary adrenal response which in turn will activate neurochemicals like dopamine, noradrenaline, and serotonin.
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now based on your interpretation of snakes and the physiological response you will experience fear as an emotion. 
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But further more if you choose to run away from that snake that would be an action you took based on your cognitive analysis and physiological response. Now while running from this snake you start to scream, the screaming will be an EXPRESSION and if, let&rsquo;s say you fall on the ground and land on a rock hurting yourself and you experience pain, this pain is the FEELING. And then this feeling of pain registers back in the brain and this experience forms a memory. 
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So, in short - You experience Fear an Emotion and that Fear caused feeling of pain. 
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While emotions are temporary, &nbsp;the feeling that they evoke can remain or even grow over a lifetime. 
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Dr. Sarah McKay a Neuroscientist and a TEDx speaker
said it perfectly that quote&ldquo; Emotions play out in the theater of the body.
Feelings play out in the theater of the mind.&rdquo;
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And now let's think about it, how many times we have used Emotions and Feelings interchangeably in the past.
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Also, there are 5 basic emotions, which can further be divided into sub categories which we will cover in our later episodes.
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The 5 basic emotions are:

Anger
Fear
Sadness
Disgust and
Happiness

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Now it's the HOW to:
Since we know and can now identify the differences between and Emotions and a feelings, what can we do about them?
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Well if you are a Creative, an athlete or an Entrepreneur, now let&rsquo;s say you...

JS017 Emotion VS Feeling: Dawn of Justice

Today&rsquo;s topics is more of a thought provoking question which we can only solve collectively. 
This is a topic that has impacted all of us and is now a part of our daily lives.
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If you wait until the end we will share with you how you can check your current stress levels.
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So, Even though Stress is subjective just like pain, we all experience it differently. But it's something we can&rsquo;t deny that we are all going through. I don&rsquo;t think there is anything we can do that will eliminate stress from our daily lives.
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Either you are a mom or dad staying home and taking care of your family and kids, or you are a professional, or you own your own business and love what you do, or you are an astronaut living outside this planet. We all have one thing in common besides being human, it is that we all face everyday problems and that they evoke stress in our lives.
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So what is STRESS? 
There are two kinds of stresses:

Physiological Stress - When there is an imminent danger to our well being or body, our nervous system activates the response by increasing our oxygen intake with deep breathing, increased heart rate to send blood to the muscles required in the body to defend us from the threat, the blood vessels in non active tissues contract or become narrower to reduce blood flow to nonessential parts. And the after effect of the Physiological change is fight or flight.

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Psychological Stress - When we are not in an imminent danger but there is something wrong with either our surroundings or within our body like digestive disorders etc. 

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What do standing frustrated in a checkout line or sitting in a traffic jam have in common with fleeing from predators when compared to our ancestors 1000s of years ago?
Clearly, these activities are very different, yet they provoke the same responses in the body&mdash; the release of hormones (glucocorticoids and epinephrine) to improve memory, boost immune function, enhance muscular activity, and restore physiological balance. Over long periods of time, as these hormones continue to be released, the consequences can be negative: memory is impaired, immune function is suppressed, and energy is stored as fat.
Both kinds of stress are important and are even beneficial in short bursts but when our body experiences these in prolonged sessions and become chronic, that is when it becomes damaging to us.
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A study conducted in 2014 by Dr. Jean Twenge, a professor of Psychology at the San Diego State University and the author of more than 90 scientific publications and books.
Her study compared the Differences in Depressive Symptoms in the U.S. between people born between 1982&ndash;2013
Across four surveys that took in to account 6.9 million Americans. The subjects reported substantially higher levels of depressive symptoms, particularly somatic symptoms, between 2000s&ndash;2010s compared to the 1980s&ndash;1990s. 
High school students in the 2010s (vs. the 1980s) reported more symptoms of trouble sleeping, thinking, remembering, and shortness of breath and were twice as likely to have seen a professional for mental issues. 
College students in recent years (vs. the 1980s) were more likely to report feeling overwhelmed and to believe they were below average in mental and physical health, but were less likely to say they felt depressed.
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How can that be? Most people don&rsquo;t realize that having trouble sleeping and remembering are symptoms of depression. Many people admit to being stressed or overwhelmed but don&rsquo;t consider themselves depressed. The problem is that stress (psychologists usually call it anxiety) is a risk factor for depression, and depression doesn&rsquo;t always appear as extreme lethargy and sadness &ndash; it often shows up in bodily symptoms.
But the important question is Why are we suffering more with stress now?
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Dr.Twenge &nbsp;suggests in her article in Psychology Today that...

JS018 Generation S (Stress): Why are we Stressed?

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Few months ago CBS covered the story of Matcha Madness and they went into great length to interview Matcha enthusiasts and its supporters as to why they were so supportive of this Green Tea. Especially, when we look at the numbers and how Matcha has increased 10 folds in popularity within North America in last few years.
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As you know we never take things just on face value, so we went ahead and did an experiment of our own. Details of which we will share with you in how to section of this podcast.
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Now as Professionals, Creatives, Athletes and Entrepreneurs you are always looking for ways to enhance your cognitive performance within your respective areas of expertise. Well Matcha is a good tool to have in your Neuro Enhancement arsenal. Especially when you need to combat stress and fatigue with all the benefits of coffee, without any of its side effects.
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So, let&rsquo;s examine this closely and see what is in Matcha that makes it so popular?
Matcha literally means &ldquo;powdered tea&rdquo;. Normally when you consume green tea, you order a traditional green tea, which is when the green tea leaves are infused with hot water, and then the leaves are discarded. When you order matcha, which is a form of green tea, you are actually drinking the leaves. The fine powder is made into a solution by mixing about a teaspoon of matcha powder with a third cup of hot water, and then whisked with a bamboo brush to make it nice and frothy.
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Unlike traditional green tea, matcha preparation involves covering the tea plants with shade cloths before they&rsquo;re harvested. This triggers the growth of leaves with better flavor and texture, which are hand selected, steamed briefly to stop fermentation, then dried and aged in cold storage, which deepens the flavor. The dried leaves are then stone-ground into a fine powder.
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Matcha offers many health benefits because it is made from high-quality tea, and you are ingesting the whole leaf. This packs it full of more nutrients than regular steeped green tea. Matcha is rich in antioxidants called polyphenols, which have been tied to protection against heart disease and cancer, as well as better blood sugar regulation, blood pressure reduction, and anti-aging.
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Since you are consuming the whole leaf while drinking matcha, you actually consume as much caffeine as you would in a brewed cup of coffee. BUt the good news is, you won't experience that same caffeine buzz because matcha contains l-theanine (please check out our episode 9 for details on theanine), which induces more of an alert calmness. Theanine works by increasing the production of GABA in the brain. Similar to the effects of meditation, it also stimulates alpha brainwaves naturally associated with deep states of relaxation and enhanced mental clarity. l-theanine may increase learning, attention and sensations of pleasure as well. These effects are likely due to the natural dopamine boost brought on by l-theanine.
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Why take it?
Green tea shows promise for protecting our brain health. In a study presented at the 2015 International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases, those who drank green tea one to six days a week had less mental decline than those who didn't drink it, or who drank black tea or coffee.
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Research done at the Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science in Japan and the team led by Moeko Noguchi-Shinohara, MD, from Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, revealed that 12 healthy volunteers, who received a beverage containing 27.5 grams of green tea extract showed increased connectivity between the parietal and frontal cortex of the brain compared to those who drank a non-green tea beverage.
The increased activity resulted in improved performance on working memory tasks and decreased chances of Dementia.
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JS019 Matcha Madness: Higher Cognitive Performance

Most of us are aware of Vitamin B12 through the VITAMIN B COMPLEX SUPPLEMENT&nbsp;accompanied along with other Vitamin Bs.
Before we get into vitamin B 12, I would like to discuss one of the emails we received following our creativity crisis podcast.
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The individual requested to be anonymous, but they had a very interesting question.
Their question was and quote &ldquo;I went to university and graduated with a degree with a really high GPA. I have a job in my related field, that i enjoy. I often find myself thinking of various creative ideas that i could potentially start a business with, but i never seem to stick to one idea. I keep coming up new ideas, but &nbsp;I fail to execute any of them. I&rsquo;m not sure where to start, my mind just keeps wandering.
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In our creativity crisis podcast, we discussed that one of the traits of creative people is that they have to come up with many ideas for one good idea to implement.
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For Entrepreneurs and Creatives the easy part is to come up with an idea but the tough part is to follow through with the execution of that idea. That&rsquo;s why we have such a high rate of business failures. It's not because of the lack of ideas it's because of the lack of follow through and persistence.
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That&rsquo;s why in this podcast we decided to take the Neuroscience approach vs the fluffy feel good stuff. We just wanted to identify the factors that are responsible for someone not following through, or failing to execute, and the mindset that caused their business to fail.
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After reading numerous books on motivational speaking, inspiration and strategies. We figured that not all but most are like your morning coffee that make you feel good at the moment. But they don&rsquo;t have any proven method that you can replicate within your life. That&rsquo;s the thing with science it can be replicated, as long as you follow the required steps, you will have the same outcome as the person before you.
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But for motivational books to work, you have to buy into their belief system and most of them are like a one pill approach. But real life applications and results vary from person to person and in very few cases leave any factual evidence.
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So let's take an example. Say you are super motivated and you just had an aha! moment that you can start a business of your own so you don&rsquo;t have to work for anyone else. Or you can create something of value that others will pay you for. That&rsquo;s great.
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Now you went out and bought some books, youtubed some business gurus, checked out a few podcasts and now you are inspired like there is no tomorrow. 
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Ideally the initial steps are to choose your name, website and logo. Those are fun parts but by the time you actually get to shipping your final product out you will have little to no motivation to do so.
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Especially if you are a creative or a content creator then you might start running out of original things, then what? Well at this point most entrepreneurs and creatives try to go for mentors and courses.
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The things they don&rsquo;t know but someone else might, its like you didn't get good enough sleep the night before and instead of recognizing the lack of sleep and maybe napping a bit you decide to blame things on work for making you tired.
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That's the same approach we take with our new businesses, we never really look deep enough at the causes and keep running to the gurus.
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There is nothing wrong with the gurus but what is wrong is going to the wrong person seeking a totally different result. It's like going to the optometrist to get your back fixed.
That's the reason we share research with you so you can make an educated decision and identify your own problems and enhance your own performance.
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Sorry for taking forever to answer the question and going on a tangent.
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So vitamin B12 and all other supplements discussed in this podcast all...

JS020  Vitamin B12: DNA Creation, Improved Thinking & Verbal Reasoning

We recently received some great feedback from a listener. The listener asked why we don't simply focus on success hacks for Creatives and Entrepreneurs.
I totally agree creatives and entrepreneurs are in a similar domain but why Athletes.
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So, thanks to our listener for your feedback because it resulted in this episode.
Entrepreneurs, if you don&rsquo;t have the tenacity and self-confidence of an athlete then it will &nbsp;be a tough road for you. 
The Athletes that don't have the creativity and the hacker mentality of an Entrepreneur than it will be hard for you as well.
So, for any individual either Athlete or an Entrepreneur they must possess or either acquire the following traits:
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Evolving Creativity
Self-Confidence
Tenacity
and a Hacker mindset, which is being open-minded and always looking for efficient ways to solve a problem... continue reading

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JS021 Entrepreneur VS Athlete: DNA of SUCCESS

GABA is one of the most important amino acid produced in our brain. It acts like the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter, working to calm neurons that are firing in excited patterns. 
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It controls our mood, ability to focus, promotes relaxation and controls stress. Glutamate speeds things up in the brain, GABA does the opposite. So you can clearly see where we&rsquo;re going with this&hellip; How does GABA work in the brain?It&rsquo;s synthesized directly from the neurotransmitter glutamate de-carb-oxy-lase and can be reversed back to glutamate via the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Brain GABA concentrations and systemic GABA have a reflective effect on each other, which means change in one causes change in the other. This is how GABA self-inhibits itself, by keeping the concentration inside the brain constant.......continue reading
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JS022 Intro to Brain: GABA 101 (RELAXATION and MOOD)

World today is moving much faster. Skills required for us to perform at higher levels have increased rapidly as well. Now we are expected to have the working knowledge of more than one thing. People are now acquiring more and more skills and that has raised the benchmark of what an average person needs in order to either compete in their job market or for an entrepreneur running their own business
 So the question is in this fast paced world of constant changes &nbsp;how do we increase our cognitive performance to keep up and excel in the world...... continue reading
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JS023 Science of How to LEARN new SKILLS fast

There&rsquo;s one chemical that&rsquo;s responsible for our mood, anxiety and sleep patterns?The star of today&rsquo;s show is 5-HTP or 5-hydroxytryptophan (also known as the serotonin precursor), It&rsquo;s an amino acid which our body makes by breaking down another amino acid called tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that we obtain from various foods. Once 5-HTP is made, with the help of Vitamin B6 it&rsquo;s converted into another chemical called Serotonin. And as we all know, Serotonin is the &ldquo;happy&rdquo; neurotransmitter that controls everything from our mood to our... continue reading
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JS024 5HTP for INSOMNIA, ANXIETY and PANIC-ATTACKS

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It&rsquo;s pretty common knowledge that exercise helps you feel better, physically AND mentally. But have you ever wondered what happens deep down inside our brains that give us that euphoric feeling? Science claims that there are neurobiological effects of physical exercise ranging from change in brain structure, brain function, and cognition. Doing any kind of physical activity helps, however studies have shown that aerobic activity specifically has been found to increase behavioural and neural plasticity, as well as long term effects such as: increased neurological activity, improved memory, improved stress coping and enhanced cognitive control of behaviour...continue reading
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JS025 Science of BRAIN GROWTH and REGENERATION with workout

Choline is a water-soluble nutrient, which is grouped with the B-complex vitamins. To humans, it&rsquo;s an essential nutrient because it&rsquo;s used as a precursor or a &ldquo;building block&rdquo; of a neurotransmitter, acetylcholine. Inside the brain, acetylcholine acts as a neuromodulator altering the way our brain structures process information from point to point having a direct impact on mental clarity and memory.
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In 1998 the National Academy of Sciences, USA, evaluated that choline as a required nutrient for humans and recommended daily intake amounts. Choline is one of those key molecules in the world of neuroscience, that has gained popularity in the past few decades due to its ability to not only enhance memory, but also tackle the big guys like Alzheimer's disease. 
Memory-EnhancerA study conducted in 2004 by Dr. SH Zeisel suggested that when rat pups received choline supplements (in utero or in the second week of their life), their brain function changed the development of the hippocampus in the brain resulting in enhanced memory function. Choline supplementation is......continue reading
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JS026 Choline: How to increase MENTAL CLARITY and reduce BRAIN AGING

Elevated blood sugars damage blood vessels causing progressive decline in brain function. Studies conducted on subjects living with diabetes indicated deficits in learning, memory, motor speed and other cognitive functions. Frequent exposure to high levels of sugar lowers brain capacity, as higher HbA1C (hemoglobin A1c - used to measure plasma glucose concentration) levels is associated with greater degree of brain shrinkage. According to a 2011 study, there was a positive correlation between higher sugar intake and lower cognitive function, which was measured by......continue reading
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JS027 How sugar impairs MEMORY and causes COGNITIVE decline

Have you ever heard of the Mozart effect?
A set of research results indicating that listening to Mozart's music may induce a short-term improvement on the performance of certain kinds of mental tasks.
Later it was mis-interpreted that listening to Mozart can: raise IQ by focusing attention, enhance creativity, reduce stress and tension by moderating heartbeat, blood pressure, and body temperature.
Other labs were...continue reading
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JS028 Science of MUSIC, increased HAPPINESS and CREATIVITY

So you want to be successful, happy and financially independent as soon as possible. 
You think you have the best idea that will help you accomplish this goal fast.
Now a few months have passed and there is no change in your personal finances and your golden idea doesn&rsquo;t seem to be as golden any more. You start to doubt yourself and you get more focused on the daily routine of the same job (if you have one) &nbsp;or if not then the process of finding one.
Now lounging around and doing nothing, feels good, but when it becomes a regular part of your life then you start to wonder what&rsquo;s going on? Why am I lazy? What&rsquo;s wrong with me? Is it just me or are others lazy as well? Are some people lazier than others?
You ask yourself all these questions.....continue reading
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JS029 How Couch Potato Gene impacts MOTIVATION and SUCCESS

But there are many other types of communications methods we use today, which if we understand properly can help you become an impactful communicator....Continue Reading

JS048 INTRO to COMMUNICATION (Part 1)

Non-Verbal communication is perceived by our brain as a more credible source of information than the verbal one. We say fine but we are not really fine and...Continue Reading

JS049 NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION (Part 2)

Effective verbal or spoken communication is dependant on a number of factors and cannot be fully isolated from other important interpersonal skills such as...Continue Reading &nbsp;

JS050 VERBAL COMMUNICATION (Part 3)

John McAfee is the founder of McAfee Antivirus and later in 2010, McAfee antivirus was acquired by Intel Corporation for $7.68 billion. John has been involved in blockchain space a few years now and has great insights on the future of this emerging technology.&nbsp; In this episode, we will discuss the implications of blockchain technology, the future of bitcoin, the current environment of crypto exchanges and more.

John McAfee - Future of Blockchain, Bitcoin, Decentralized Exchanges, Privacy Tokens (Monero) and more

John McAfee is the founder of McAfee Antivirus and later in 2010, McAfee antivirus was acquired by Intel Corporation for $7.68 billion.

John has been involved in blockchain space a few years now and has great insights on the future of this emerging technology. 

In this episode, we will discuss the implications of blockchain technology, the future of bitcoin, the current environment of crypto exchanges and more.

John McAfee - Future of Blockchain, Bitcoin, Decentralized Exchanges & more

Crystal Rose is a lifelong entrepreneur. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sensay, a Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence (A.I.) and communications platform and SENSE, a blockchain protocol. In the last 3 years as an established company, Sensay has raised $21M in capital. Sense Chat is a decentralized apps for iOS, Android app coming soon. Sense Chat is powered by EOS blockchain protocol. Sense Chat allows users to have private video chats using Smart Contracts, connecting you anonymously and securely with friends without sharing your identity. This innovative project is the first decentralized messenger app on EOS, providing peer-to-peer connections with zero data storage or centralized intermediaries. Sense Chat's CEO Crystal Rose, shares her experience getting Sense Chat off the ground. Fundamentals of startups, Ethereum vs EOS and more.

Crystal Rose (CEO) of Sense.Chat a blockchain & AI based private messaging platform

Steve Tendon helped with the creation of the Malta Blockchain Regulations, one of the world's first blockchain regulations that were specially designed to regulate and structure the growing bitcoin, altcoin (cryptocurrency) and blockchain industry. Steve is also the founder of Chain Strategies consulting. He is a management consultant, speaker, and mentor who works with organizations to create high-performance teams and help them adapt to new emerging technologies. In this episode, we will discuss the regulations for blockchains, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IOT) and the future of blockchain industry.

Steve Tendon interview, the brain behind the world's first Blockchain regulations

Brain Tracy - Eat that Frog We all have our frogs, which mean the important tasks that we’ve put off for whatever reason. The key to success is to eat your frogs quickly, completely and with focused determination. Summary:  If you want to gain control of your life, change the way you work. Action is the key to accomplishment. People who do better do things differently. They do the right things right. Eating the frog means identifying your most important task and tackling it with single-minded focus until it is completed. Launch directly into your most important tasks. Your ability to focus on your most important task will determine your success. People fail because they aren’t absolutely clear about their goals. The best rule for success is to think on paper. Write down your goals. Every night, make a list of what you want to accomplish the next day. Have a master list, a monthly list, a weekly list, and a daily list. Identify the one skill that, if you developed it, would have the biggest impact on your career success  &nbsp; RE:HUMAN - https://rehuman.com JOLSID - https://jolsid.com &nbsp; &nbsp;

Brian Tracy - Eat the Frog - Five Stress and Procrastination actionable hacks

Do you feel like you never have enough time to do the things you plan or are on your task list? In this episode, we will go over the Law of forced efficiency and learn how to get the most out the time that we have.&nbsp; https://rehuman.com https://jolsid.com Twitter:&nbsp;https://twitter.com/jolsid Instagram:&nbsp;https://www.instagram.com/jolsid/ Linkedin:&nbsp;https://www.linkedin.com/company/rehuman

Never enough time? Law of Forced Efficiency

In this episode, we will discuss the current state of the internet of things, how embedded biometric sensors will impact human peak performance. Which industries will be disrupted by IoT and more. &nbsp; https://rehuman.com https://jolsid.com https://instagram.com/jolsid &nbsp;

Internet of things (IoT) - Future of Human Peak performance & Economic impact

RE:HUMAN podcast by JOLSID is about Decoding Life & Hacking Success with the help of Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology and Bio-hacks. 

This podcast will provide you with the scientific facts and cutting edge research that you can apply to your daily lives, in order to enhance your cognitive performance and significantly improve the quality of your life.

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