Summary
Ben Greenfield covers how to train your brain like a muscle: mental fitness secrets (& a headband that makes you smarter!) with ariel garten of muse. Key topics include brain can be trained like a muscle; cognitive exercises improve mental performance; neurofeedback provides brain training.
Key Points
- Brain can be trained like a muscle
- Cognitive exercises improve mental performance
- Neurofeedback provides brain training
- Sleep and nutrition affect cognition
- Stress management protects brain function
- Practical daily brain training protocols
Key Moments
Training the mind like a muscle through meditation
Dan Harris introduces the concept that your mind is often out of control, populated by racing thoughts and habitual patterns, and discusses concrete meditation techniques with Joseph Goldstein.
"You may have noticed that your mind is often out of control. It's populated by racing thoughts, habitual"
The thieves of meditation and mindful awareness
The episode introduces key meditation concepts including sitting with awareness, the thieves of meditation that steal focus, and the principle that the mind is the forerunner of all things.
"Sit and know you're sitting. Relaxed, not casual, more or less mindful. The thieves of meditation."
Practical mindfulness for everyday life
Joseph Goldstein, one of the most respected meditation teachers in America, discusses concrete and practical techniques for training mental fitness that listeners can start applying immediately.
"So we're going to talk about how ridiculous the mind is, and we're going to talk about some very concrete"
