In this episode 16 protocols
▶ 28:43 Noise-Canceling Headphones Tools “And, you know, if you're in a loud environment, I would encourage people to give some consideration to noise canceling headphones and to not having the volume be turned up too loud.” ▷ 28:43 Keep Headphone Volume Low Behaviors “And, you know, if you're in a loud environment, I would encourage people to give some consideration to noise canceling headphones and to not having the volume be turned up too loud.” ▷ 33:01 Go Indoors During Nearby Lightning Behaviors “So, you know, for example, I was taught growing up, you know, you count 1,000, 2,000, whatever. As long as you can count to like five seconds, you're probably okay. But once you're getting to that level, you should, you know, maybe go inside.” ▷ 1:27:35 White Noise Tools “I will sometimes listen to white noise. There are a number of companies now that put out free content.” ▷ 1:27:54 Binaural Beats Tools “There some great you know study with me channels online where you sit there and you work while they work What are your thoughts on the use of sound as a way to change brain state Okay so I want to back up on this question because I think you asking a pretty deep question” ▷ 1:27:54 Study-With-Me Audio/Video Channels Tools “It looks like you can get some cognitive enhancement or focus enhancement, and I use these. There some great you know study with me channels online where you sit there and you work while they work.” ▷ 1:37:49 Create a Dedicated Distraction-Free Workspace Behaviors “I work in my basement now. I've set up my basement as like the ideal work environment. No phone. no internet don't allow it when I go down there it's just me and my thoughts.” ▷ 2:00:03 Use Visual Fixation Before Work to Improve Attention Behaviors “Many schoolroom classrooms begin before the lesson with the kids literally focusing on a single spot... it actually has been shown to work pretty well for improving attention in, you know, the subsequent, you know, 40 minutes to an hour.” ▷ 2:04:12 Satellite Communicator Tools “So I went on a lovely rafting trip in Idaho this past summer. I have a Zolio satellite communicator. This is basically a thing that interacts with your phone and interacts with a satellite. You can't make phone calls, but you can send and receive text messages.” ▷ 2:07:04 Keep Phones Out of Classrooms Behaviors “I think the movement to get them out of schools is good... And, you know, the cases where schools have decided to keep the phones all the way out of the classroom, I think, are certainly that's worth trying.” ▷ 2:08:54 Morning Sunlight Exposure Behaviors “I know I should go outside and touch grass and get some sunlight. I know, I know. Set that circadian rhythm.” ▷ 2:09:13 Language Learning Apps Tools “So, for example, I'll do my one or two hits on Duolingo and one or two other language apps.” ▷ 2:09:13 Duolingo Tools “So, for example, I'll do my one or two hits on Duolingo and one or two other language apps.” ▷ 2:09:19 New York Times Games Tools “I'll do a couple of my favorite games on the New York Times games site. But those are usually things that like there's a sense of satiety. There's a sense of being finished.” ▷ 2:11:06 Old Phone for Social Media Only Tools “My solution to the social media thing is I took an old phone. I put X and Instagram on that phone... So I have to segregate social media. I have a social media phone.” ▷ 2:11:06 Segregate Social Media to a Separate Phone Behaviors “My solution to the social media thing is I took an old phone. I put X and Instagram on that phone... So I have to segregate social media. I have a social media phone.”