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Aug 30, 2026
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10 min read
Overriding autonomic breathing with deep, voluntary breathing is neither a quick hack, nor complicated. Here's how it works to improve your brain's ability to remain lucid under pressure.
Aug 23, 2026
9 min read
By the number of times it shows up in brain health and cognitive performance ads and articles, everyone wants to "rewire" their brain. Doing it is neither a quick hack, nor complicated. Here's how.
Aug 16, 2026
8 min read
Counting the top ten list up to #2 this week: Phosphatidylserine. One mans insult is another's triumph of humane progress. Who's neurotransmitters are stronger?
Aug 9, 2026
The art of noticing is a high performance habit practiced by scientists, athletes, monks and working professionals like us. We both create and are created by our environment in a closed loop. Here's how to practice Focused Attention on the Present in Space-Time (FAPST) for high performing focus, learning and creativity, without feeling loopy.
Aug 2, 2026
7 min read
Tea, humankind's first nootropic, began as a medicinal herb in China in the 2nd millennium BC. Camellia sinensis leaves for green, black, and white teas have an amino acid, L-Theanine. Little wonder so many independent inventions originated from China.
