<p>Before diving into how to create an optimal day, it's important to take a look at your brain, and what makes your brain happy. At the most basic level, your brain needs 4 things in order to thrive: </p><p>The quality of food you put into your body matters. You become what you consume, literally. </p><ul><li>Nuts and seeds - particularly almonds, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24500933">walnuts </a>, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276978/">sunflower seeds </a>, and <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16969711">pumpkin seeds </a> </li><li>Vegetables - particularly <a href="http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/9/919">avocados </a>, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, <a href="https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/140/10/1892/4600364">carrots </a>, and <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20951824">beets </a> </li><li>Leafy greens - particularly spinach, <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2016.00297/full">broccoli </a>, <a href="https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/140/10/1892/4600364">celery </a>, and <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00183/full">kale </a> </li><li>Fish - particularly salmon, sardines, and tuna </li><li><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ana.23594">Berries </a> - particularly blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries </li><li>Spices - particularly cinnamon, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12895685">sage </a>, <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3402/arb.v2.29244">thyme </a>, and <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781139/">turmeric </a> </li><li>Healthy fats - particularly coconut oil and <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/acn3.431">olive oil </a> </li><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3575938/">Dark chocolate </a> - one of the only foods shown to acutely boost mood, focus, and alertness, according to a University of Nottingham <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070221101326.htm">study </a> </li><li>Healthy grains - University of Toronto researchers recently determined that eating carbohydrate-rich foods like oatmeal is equivalent to a shot of glucose, a.k.a. blood sugar, injected into your brain </li> </ul>

You live your life in 24 hour periods. How you use those 24 hour periods determines who you become and how successful you'll be. If you learn to master your day, you'll learn how to master your weeks, months, years, and life. All you need to do is become very, very good at living each day.

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