Working hard is important. But there’s something that matters even more. Believing in yourself.

Harry Potter movies have influenced many movie lovers! There’s no denying that the Harry Potter movie series is one of the most iconic and memorable in history. The magical cast, unforgettable quotes, and spectacular set-pieces have kept fans coming back for more for over a decade. Enjoy this quote!

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The habanero is a hot variety of chili pepper.<ul><li>Unripe habaneros are green, and they color as they mature. The most common color variants are orange and red, but the fruit may also be white, brown, yellow, green, or purple. </li><li>Typically, a ripe habanero is 2–6 cm (0.8–2.4 in) long. Habanero chilis are very hot, rated 100,000–350,000 on the Scoville scale.</li></ul>The habanero's heat, flavor, and floral aroma make it a popular ingredient in hot sauces and other spicy foods.

Habanero

The habanero chili comes from the Amazon, from which it was spread, reaching Mexico. A specimen of a domesticated habanero plant, dated 8,500 years old, was found at an archaeological site in Peru. An intact fruit of a small domesticated habanero, found in pre-ceramic levels in Guitarrero Cave in the Peruvian highlands, was dated to 6500 BC.The habanero chili was disseminated by Spanish colonists to other areas of the world, to the point that 18th-century taxonomists mistook China for its place of origin and called it Capsicum Chinese ("the Chinese pepper").

The habanero chili comes from the Amazon

Habaneros are an integral part of Yucatecan food, accompanying most dishes, either in natural form or puree or salsa. Other modern producers include Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, and parts of the United States, including Texas, Idaho, and California.

Today, the largest producer is the Yucatan Peninsula, in Mexico

The hottest chili in the world is the habanero.

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Habanero - The hottest chili in the world

If each neuron in the brain could only help store a single memory, running out of space would be a problem. You might have only a few gigabytes of storage space, similar to space in an iPod or a USB flash drive.For comparison, if your brain worked like a digital video recorder in a television, 2.5 petabytes would be enough to hold three million hours of TV shows. You would have to leave the TV running continuously for more than 300 years to use up all that storage.

The brain's memory storage capacity is about a million gigabytes

The human brain has enough memory to hold three million hours of television.

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Brain Capacity

Ginger has been used for centuries as a highly effective aid to digestion. But this flowering plant is also a popular aphrodisiac, embraced by cultures around the world.It turns out, this humble spice can improve blood flow and circulation naturally. Not only does this improve heart and vein health but it also impacts sexual performance and the ability to orgasm.

Ginger Benefits

Not only is ginger good for improving your circulation and sexual desire but it’s loaded with antioxidants to help you feel and look your best.According to Healthline, its antioxidants have even been linked with improving brain function. And beyond simply getting your heart fluttering and your blood pumping, there are claims that the health benefits of ginger include invigorating the weary and curing queasy stomachs.

It’s loaded with antioxidants

Ginger stimulates the feelings of excitement associated with sex.

Ginger is historically considered an aphrodisiac food and according to a 2018 study, it may increase testosterone production. Ginger may support men's sexual health in other ways, including, according to a 2017 study, as an erectile dysfunction treatment. There are ginger benefits sexually for women and men, including raising body temperature.

Ginger Benefits - A Natural Aphrodisiac

<ul><li>Something that feels novel.</li><li>Something that feels true. </li><li>Something you want more of. </li></ul>

What’s Creative? 

<ul><li>Executive network: to eliminate choices.</li><li>Default mode network: for spontaneous imagination that arise when you stop paying attention to the external world. </li><li>Salience network: to pay attention to what’s more interesting in the external world or in your mind. </li></ul>

Neural Circuits Involved In Creativity

<ul><li>Divergent thinking: involves taking one stimulus to radiate out into different things. </li></ul> (This is what underlies idea generation).<ul><li>Convergent thinking: involves getting to a single answer from one stimulus. </li></ul>(It requires more focus).

What Is Needed For Creativity 

Because there is impossible to be creative without the information to generate it.

Why Limitless Movie Can’t Happen In Real Life 

<ul><li>Nigra-Striatal Pathway: involved in generating movements, eye movements, and when you think about movement.</li></ul>(It’s involved in divergent thinking). <ul><li>Mesocortical pathway: it’s involved in motivation and emotions. </li></ul>(It’s involved in convergent thinking). <ul><li>Mesolimbic pathway</li></ul>(Not involved in creativity)<ul><li>Tuberoinfundibular pathway</li></ul> (Not involved in creativity)

Circuits In The Brain That Utilize Dopamine 

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Open monitoring meditation (For divergent thinking).</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Focused attention meditation (For convergent thinking).</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Yoga nidra (For divergent thinking): it creates a 65% increase in the release of dopamine. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">Explore patterns of movements (for divergent thinking)</li></ul>

Tools To Be More Creative 

Allow whatever thoughts, emotions or ideas arrive to occur.

Open Monitoring Meditation

Focusing your attention on one stimulus.

Focused Attention Meditation

<ul><li>If you feel in a good mood (High dopamine levels), avoid external stimuli and start with divergent thinking as soon as possible. </li><li>If you feel in a bad mood (low dopamine levels), seek external stimuli and don’t start divergent thinking just yet. </li></ul>

What You Should Do Depending On Your Mood

<ul><li>Serotonin can increase both Convergent And Divergent Thinking</li><li>Cannabis can increase too much divergent thinking, but those ideas can be forgotten.</li><li>Being in a good mood facilitates creative thinking.</li></ul>

Additional Notes 

According to this theory, there are three elements to enhance creativity: <ul><li>World building: imagine new worlds are posible by creating new rules.</li><li>Perspective shifting: think about others underlying motivations.</li><li>Action generating techniques: force collaboration</li></ul>

Narrative Theory

In this episode, I explain how the brain engages in creative thinking and, based on that mechanistic understanding, the tools to improve one’s ability to think creatively and innovate in any area. I discuss how convergent and divergent thinking are essential for generating creative ideas and provide three types of meditation tools (open monitoring meditation, focused attention meditation & non-sleep deep rest; NSDR), which improve our ability to engage in these creative thinking patterns in specific and powerful ways. I also discuss how dopamine and mood contribute to the creative process and describe behavioral, nutritional and supplementation-based approaches for increasing dopamine to engage in creative thought and implementation. I explain how movement and storytelling (narrative) approaches can generate novel creative ideas and how substances like alcohol, cannabis, and psilocybin impact our creative ability. Excitingly, creativity is a skill that can be cultivated and enhanced; this episode outlines many tools to help anyone access creativity and apply creative patterns of thought to different domains of life. Thank you to our sponsors AG1 (Athletic Greens): https://athleticgreens.com/huberman ROKA: https://www.roka.com/huberman Thesis: https://takethesis.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman InsideTracker: https://www.insidetracker.com/huberman Supplements from Momentous https://www.livemomentous.com/huberman For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com Timestamps (00:00:00) Creativity (00:04:30) ROKA, Thesis, LMNT, Momentous (00:08:51) What is Creativity? (00:11:16) Creativity in Visual Arts, Escher & Banksy (00:23:37) Neural Circuits of Creativity (00:31:58) AG1 (Athletic Greens) (00:33:13) Creative Ideas & Divergent Thinking (00:42:09) Testing Creative Ideas & Convergent Thinking (00:46:41) Dopamine, Convergent & Divergent Thinking Pathways (00:57:02) InsideTracker (00:58:06) Tool: Open Monitoring Meditation & Divergent Thinking (01:07:38) Tool: Focused Attention Meditation & Convergent Thinking (01:11:06) Mood, Creativity & Dopamine (01:16:00) Tool: Mood Calibrating, Caffeine & Dopamine (01:23:41) Dopamine Supplementation; L-Tyrosine, Caffeine (01:30:15) Tool: Non-Sleep Deep Rest, Mesocortical Dopamine & Divergent Thinking (01:43:130 Serotonin, Psylocibin & Creative Thinking (01:49:13) Alcohol & Autobiographical Scripting; Cannabis (01:52:04) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) & Creativity (01:54:45) Tool: Movement & Divergent Thinking (02:01:02) Tool: Narratives & Storytelling for Creativity (02:14:47) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous, Neural Network Newsletter, Social Media Disclaimer Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac

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In this episode, I explain how the brain engages in creative thinking and, based on that mechanistic understanding, the tools to improve one’s ability to think creatively and innovate in any area. I discuss how convergent and divergent thinking are essential for generating creative ideas and provide three types of meditation tools (open monitoring meditation, focused attention meditation & non-sleep deep rest; NSDR), which improve our ability to engage in these creative thinking patterns in specific and powerful ways. I also discuss how dopamine and mood contribute to the creative process and describe behavioral, nutritional and supplementation-based approaches for increasing dopamine to engage in creative thought and implementation. I explain how movement and storytelling (narrative) approaches can generate novel creative ideas and how substances like alcohol, cannabis, and psilocybin impact our creative ability. Excitingly, creativity is a skill that can be cultivated and enhanced; this episode outlines many tools to help anyone access creativity and apply creative patterns of thought to different domains of life. For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://athleticgreens.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Supplements from Momentous https://www.livemomentous.com/huberman Huberman Lab Premium https://hubermanlab.com/premium Timestamps (00:00:00) Creativity (00:04:47) Sponsor: LMNT (00:08:51) What is Creativity? (00:11:16) Creativity in Visual Arts, Escher & Banksy (00:23:37) Neural Circuits of Creativity (00:27:54) Sponsor: AG1 (00:33:13) Creative Ideas & Divergent Thinking (00:42:09) Testing Creative Ideas & Convergent Thinking (00:46:41) Dopamine, Convergent & Divergent Thinking Pathways (00:58:06) Tool: Open Monitoring Meditation & Divergent Thinking (01:07:38) Tool: Focused Attention Meditation & Convergent Thinking (01:11:06) Mood, Creativity & Dopamine (01:16:00) Tool: Mood Calibrating, Caffeine & Dopamine (01:23:41) Dopamine Supplementation; L-Tyrosine, Caffeine (01:30:15) Tool: Non-Sleep Deep Rest, Mesocortical Dopamine & Divergent Thinking (01:43:13) Serotonin, Psylocibin & Creative Thinking (01:49:13) Alcohol & Autobiographical Scripting; Cannabis (01:52:04) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) & Creativity (01:54:45) Tool: Movement & Divergent Thinking (02:01:02) Tool: Narratives & Storytelling for Creativity (02:14:47) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous, Neural Network Newsletter, Social Media Disclaimer Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac

Huberman Lab discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.

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The Science of Creativity & How to Enhance Creative Innovation

The Science of Creativity & How to Enhance Creative Innovation | Episode 103

No matter how your day starts, always find time to make it great.

Captain America knows that no matter how bad our day might be going, we always have the power to turn it around. He reminds us to take control of our lives and make each day as great as we can.

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The Best Avengers Quote About Teamwork, Life & Hard Work

"We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once weare aware, we cannot help but change"

Our perception of reality is very real. We will feel what we think, and our feelings are real. That is completely undeniable. However, our thinking will look like an inevitable, unchangeable reality to us until we begin seeing how our reality is created. If we know that we can only ever feel what we are thinking, then we know that we can change our feelings by changing our thinking. Thus, we can change our experience of life by knowing that it comes from our own thinking.

Root Cause Of Suffering Is Our Own hinking 

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational minds is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."

Your intuition always knows what you need to do in the present moment, but the only way to access it is by getting into a state of non-thinking Your personal mind will freak out because you're stepping into the space of infinite possibilities (the unknown), but if you re member that it is just thinking that is making you feel fear. The fearful thinking will fall away and the courage you need to act on your intuition will naturally surface.

Your Intuition Always Knows

In this book, you'll discover the root cause of all psychological and emotional suffering and how to achieve freedom of mind to effortlessly create the life you've always wanted to live.Although pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.This book offers a completely new paradigm and understanding of where our human experience comes from, allowing us to end our own suffering and create how we want to feel at any moment.

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Learn how to overcome anxiety, self-doubt & self-sabotage without needing to rely on motivation or willpower. In this book, you'll discover the root cause of all psychological and emotional suffering and how to achieve freedom of mind to effortlessly create the life you've always wanted to live. Although pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. This book offers a completely new paradigm and understanding of where our human experience comes from, allowing us to end our own suffering and create how we want to feel at any moment. In This Book, You'll Discover: <ul><li>The root cause of all psychological and emotional suffering and how to end it</li><li>How to become unaffected by negative thoughts and feelings</li><li>How to experience unconditional love, peace, and joy in the present, no matter what our external circumstances look like</li><li>How to instantly create a new experience of life if you don't like the one you're in right now</li><li>How to break free from a negative thought loop when we inevitably get caught in one</li><li>How to let go of anxiety, self-doubt, self-sabotage, and any self-destructive habits</li><li>How to effortlessly create from a state of abundance, flow, and ease</li><li>How to develop the superpower of being okay with not knowing and uncertainty</li><li>How to access your intuition and inner wisdom that goes beyond the limitations of thinking</li></ul> No matter what has happened to you, where you are from, or what you have done, you can still find total peace, unconditional love, complete fulfillment, and an abundance of joy in your life. No person is an exception to this. Darkness only exists because of the light, which means even in our darkest hour, light must exist. Within the pages of this book, contains timeless wisdom to empower you with the understanding of our mind's infinite potential to create any experience of life that we want no matter the external circumstances. 'Don't Believe Everything You Think' is not about rewiring your brain, rewriting your past, positive thinking or anything of the sort. We cannot solve our problems with the same level of consciousness that created them. Tactics are temporary. An expansion of consciousness is permanent. This book was written to help you go beyond your thinking and discover the truth of what you already intuitively know deep inside your soul.

Joseph Nguyen

Don't Believe Everything You Think

Passive aggresive behaviour isn’t always intentional. A study found that people who have these tendencies often just struggle with being honest about their emotions. Here are phrases that we can avoid to not being passive aggresive

Intro

It's a “throat clearer” — an indirect attempt to demand attention or a faster response. Other phrases to eliminate: “Per my last email...,” “Not sure if you got the memo, but...” or “As I mentioned before...”These phrases only camouflage your request and make the other person think you’re trying to nag, blame or be bossy.What to say instead: Be direct. If you need a quick turnaround, there’s nothing wrong with saying, “Hey, I’m sorry to bug you again, but I need a response.”

1. “Just a friendly reminder...”

This phrase almost always prefaces something annoying or offensive.What to say instead: If so, it’s fine to say: “Is this a good time to talk? There’s something that’s been bothering me” or “I’m concerned about your performance. Let’s talk about it.”

2. “Don’t take this the wrong way, but…”

Sometimes, this is just another phrase for “Yep, okay.” But the sarcastic version means something different: “Shut up, I heard you” or “You’re annoying, leave me alone.”What to say instead: Examine why you’re upset. Then try saying, “I’m sorry if I seem annoyed. I’m having a hard time with this assignment” or “I’m stressed because I already have two deadlines today.”

3. “Got it.”

Softening a request might seem polite, but it can also be a form of passive aggression. Think of other “softeners” like “Thanks in advance” or “Hey, what’s our ETA looking like?”If you’re asking for something as a boss or colleague, don’t pretend like you’re being a pal. It’s fine to be explicit and state what you need and when.What to say instead: Be upfront. Remind them of the deadline, then explain the stakes of missing it: “I really need this by tomorrow or the client will be very upset.”

4. “Hey, how are we doing with that task I’m waiting for?”

This phrase implies disapproval. Other passive aggressive judgement signals include “Just so you know...” or “For future reference...”Your listener hears a common refrain in each of these phrases: “I don’t agree. Don’t you know who I am? You messed up again.” What to say instead:People don’t usually make decisions to upset you. If you disagree, speak up. But lead with the benefit of the doubt. Is your input required? Is this the right time to say something?If so, be polite and direct as you advocate for what you think is best: “What if we take this course of action for this benefit?”

5. “If that’s what you want to do…”

We should avoid these phrases that only serve to irritate the listener.

Want to be more likeable and well-respected? Public speaking expert John Bowe shares five passive-aggressive phrases to avoid—and what to say instead. 

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5 passive-aggressive phrases that 'make people respect you less': Public speaking expert

To build an effective personal brand You got to embrace the most unique and interesting side of you 😎The mass is now being chopped up and you might already be 'another boring' someone without a unique selling point.. In other words: A disposable commodity So, if you follow the mass, you'll get the odds stacked AGAINST you  There are way too many choices and sameness crowding for attention If your audience don't get a kick out of what you are offering  -Ultimately it will come down to price wars and that's no way to sustain your business

Are You Disposable?

Want to be taken seriously in your chosen field?  🫴Start treating your profile with intention. 👁️👄👁️WHAT DOES EVERYONE ELSE SEE? Be careful not to get infected with 'excushititis' - I don't have time (you refuse to do it)- I'm not good enough (you'll never be good if you don't start taking it seriously)- It's not effective (well, you're doing it wrong.)Don't assumeJust because you shared something ONCE, people have to be obliged.. Well guess what? They won't. You got to have a process and then.......🌟You need to trust yourself with it and keep delivering it

Branded Branding 

Entrepreneurship could actually be your saving grace to adapt to this new Vuca world. Especially with the new rise of internet culture.The Web3 potential is EFFECTUALBy utilising NFTS we create the world we want ✅Internally and change culture outTaking control in preparation and preventionEven failing is an intended planned process   🙅‍♀️Not outside inWaiting passively for shit to happen Most times too late

The Entrepreneurship Way Of Life Could Be Your Saviour 

Take the time to recognize and attend to your own needs. This takes a good level of self awareness so that you are able to make sound decisions and build that into your work & life. By ‘selfishly’ scheduling enough time every day to recharge on your own, you will be more a selfless and effective leader. When a leader pays attention to their own needs they enable others to do the same.

Be Selfish 

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The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.

Do what you love and don’t settle for something else just because you “think” it’s good or others think it’s good. Be where you “should” be and do what you “should” do!

Quote by Steve Jobs

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