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The Phases Of The Day: Phase 2

The Phases Of The Day: Phase 2

Phase 29-15 hours after waking up

Levels of dopamine, epinephrine, and cortisol start to come down

Serotonin starts to rise and lends itself to a relaxed state of being – can be enhanced with a warm bath, yoga nidra, ashwagandha

Taper the amount of bright light (unless it’s sunlight) & start dimming house lights a bit

This is when you want to taper stress level and take on habits and things you are already doing that don’t require a lot of override of limbic friction – e.g., journaling, music

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Attention & Posture

Attention & Posture

  • Tip to manage office interruptions: if someone enters your office or workspace, acknowledge their presence but don’t shift your body or reorient yourself
  • We weren’t designed to sit all day, but we shouldn’t stand all day either – a combination of about 50/50 is bes...

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Active Workstations

Active Workstations

  • There don’t seem to be any differences in cognitive tasks between cycling versus walking workstations
  • Active workstations are better for some tasks, worse for others: there appear to be improvements in attention and cognition when using active workstations versus seated – however –...

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The High And The Low

The High And The Low

Cathedral effect: thinking becomes smaller and more constricted in tighter visual fields, and vice versa

High ceilings versus low ceilings: high ceilings elicit abstract thoughts and creativity whereas low ceilings promote detailed and concrete work

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Visual Focus

Visual Focus

  • Where you physically place a screen or book in your workspace plays an important role in alertness
  •  When looking down toward the ground, neurons related to calm and sleepiness are activated
  • Ideally, work while standing or seated, not laying in bed or on the couch
  • Stan...

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The Light And The Noise

The Light And The Noise

  • To be alert and maintain an optimal level of alertness, keep the screen or book at nose level or slightly higher up – ideally while standing or seated
  • For every 45 minutes you are focused on something, take a walk or relax your eyes and dilate your gaze for 5 minutes to avoid fatig...

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Workspace Light: The Fundamental Variable Of Workspace Optimization

Workspace Light: The Fundamental Variable Of Workspace Optimization

Vision and light are important components to set the brain in a high state of alertness

Being in a brightly lit environment can lend itself to increased productivity throughout the day, not just in the morning

Work in a space with as much overhead light as is safely...

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Workspace Light During The Workday

A ring light or light pad placed in front of you will also increase alertness and stimulate photons

  • Placing your desk near a window – and opening a window if possible – will stimulate eyes and send “wake up” signal during the first 7-8 hours of the day
  • Around 9-16 hours after w...

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Interruptions & Distractions In Workspace

Distractions and things that take away from tasks aren’t just bad in the moment, it takes time to get brain waves back into attention and focus

Tip: if someone enters your office or workspace, acknowledge their presence but don’t shift your body or reorient yourself

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Engineering Focus

Engineering Focus

The quality of our life and our productivity is directly correlated with our ability to focus. Prof Huberman discusses ways to engineer if:

  • It will take about 6 minutes to settle into work and focus: unless you are very stressed or excited about something, don’t expe...

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Binaural Beats

Binaural Beats

  • Binaural beats place the brain into a state that is better for learning
  • Binaural beats: playing one sound in one ear and a different sound in the other ear
  • Low-frequency waves put the brain into a relaxed state versus high-frequency soundwaves which put the brain into more...

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Lighting Tips For Night Owls

Lighting Tips For Night Owls

Around 17-24 hours after waking (shift workers or students): 

  • limit bright light to just enough that allows you to complete work to keep sleep and metabolism in the best shape possible;
  • if you want/need to be very alert, make the environment as bright as possible
  • It’s m...

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Your Auditory Environment

Your Auditory Environment

  • Listening to particular sounds and in particular, conditions can improve cognition
  • Sometimes we want more background noise, sometimes we want less: our auditory tolerance can change from one day to the next and even fluctuate within the same day
  • Background noise to avoid: ...

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The Phases Of The Day: Phase 1

The Phases Of The Day: Phase 1

To build new habits & behaviours, leverage your body’s natural brain and body rhythms.

Phases of the day will invoke a shift in mood and mindset that are more conducive to building and keeping habits

Phase 1: 0-8 hours after waking up

  • This phase co...

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The Phases Of The Day: Phase 3

The Phases Of The Day: Phase 3

Phase 316-24 hours after waking up

  • Keep the environment very dark or dim & room temperature low
  • The body needs to drop in temperature to fall asleep & stay asleep
  • If you wake up in the middle of the night, use as little light as possible
  • ...

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Sitting Vs Standing

Sitting Vs Standing

  • We weren’t designed to sit all day – but we also weren’t designed to stand all-day
  • Just sitting for 5-8+ hours a day is terrible for us and can impact sleep, neck pain, cardiovascular system, muscular pressure
  • A combination of sitting and standing throughout the day is b...

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