Brain Hacks: 6 Secrets to Learn Faster & Unlock The Full Power Of Your Mind I The Mel Robbins Podcast (2024)

Episode:

187

Want to know the most important lesson from 200,000 brain scans?

What about the daily habits that make you smarter, improve your memory, and help you learn faster?

Would you like to control your mind and speak to yourself in a more positive way?

Today’s episode is a masterclass on how you can unleash the full potential of your brain.

Your brain health is pivotal when it comes to your mental health, memory, focus, and more. So it is time to start prioritizing it.

In this episode, you’re getting the simple, science-backed hacks and daily practices you can start implementing today – and they are easier than you think.

6 world renowned experts, including the #1 brain doctor, a professor from Harvard Medical School, and other esteemed researchers are giving you a step by step guide to build a better brain.

After you finish this listening, you’ll love the full podcast episodes with each of the experts featured today:

Check out the full episodes here:

Dr. Sarah Wakeman: www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-155

Dr. Daniel Amen: www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-90

Jim Kwik: www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-128

Dr. Paul Conti: www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-128

Shawn Achor: www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-79

Dr. Joseph Ferrari: www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-127

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In this episode:

• 3:50: How often Mel thinks about taking care of her brain.
• 6:38: Use this simple trick to remember anyone’s name.
• 12:31: From the #1 brain doctor: these microhabits have a positive impact on the brain.
• 14:48: The 5 foods you should eat for better brain health.
• 20:10: Harvard doctor explains how alcohol impacts your memory.
• 23:25: What the immediate health benefits of cutting out alcohol are.
• 25:05: What is procrastination, according to a doctor of psychology?
• 25:55: The difference between procrastinating and being a procrastinator.
• 29:30: Small things you can do to stop procrastinating and self sabotaging.
• 37:38: What exactly is the voice in the back of your head?
• 44:04: The reason we have these patterns of self sabotage.
• 47:59: The most effective way to think about happiness.
• 48:36: 4 habits that everyone should do for 21 days to increase happiness.

Additional Resources:

• National Public Radio: 6 strategies to help you take a break from alcohol
• University of Kansas: Why you need a ‘why’ & how to find it
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism: Effects on health
• National Institutes of Health: Alcohol’s effect on the brain (video)
• Nature: Alcohol consumption and gray & white brain matter
• Henry Ford Health: Hangxiety - the link between alcohol & anxiety
• American Addiction Centers: The link between alcohol & depression
• MDPI: Alcohol and the intersection of your gut, liver, and brain
• Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research: Effects on cortical thickness
• American Addiction Centers: Alcohol and memory loss
• Brand new study Dr. Amen mentions on multivitamins
• Amen Clinics: How Do I Know If Inflammation is Killing My Brain?
• National Library of Medicine: The Role of Inflammation in Depression and Fatigue
• ScienceDaily: Cynical? You may be hurting your brain health
• Medical Press: Do negative thoughts increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease?
• Harvard Health: Foods linked to better brain health
• Harvard Health: Train your brain
• National Library of Medicine: Can speed reading help?
• New York Times: The best brain goods you’re not eating
• Harvard Business Review: Harnessing your brain power
• New York Times: How to read faster
• American Psychological Association: How remembering names can be learned easily
• Harvard Health: 12 ways to keep your brain young
• National institute of health: What is brain health and why is it important
• Nature Journal: Effects of positive and negative self-talk on your brain
• Psych Central: Is learned helplessness a response to trauma?
• The New York Times: Journaling improves your overall health.
• American Psychological Assoc: How to cope with traumatic stress.
• Stanford Report: Your powerful, changeable mindset.
• Springer Link: Subjective consciousness: what am I?
• Scientific American: The “brain-drain hypothesis” and why just having your phone next to you while you work impacts your focus.‍
• The New York Times: 48 million Americans live with addiction. How to get help.