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Calm, Focused Learning Bouts
During a learning session, keep arousal low-to-moderate while staying highly attentive, rather than trying to learn in a highly stimulated state. The idea is to minimize chronic adrenaline and cortisol during the bout so attention and encoding are better supported, then save any stress or intensity for after learning if desired.
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“The real key is to have adrenaline modestly low, perhaps even just as much as you need in order to be able to focus on something, pay attention to it, and then spike it afterwards.”
huberman · Understand & Improve Memory Using Science-Based Tools · May 16, 2022 · 1:13:43 · open ↗
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