A popular claim in recent years is that a person only uses 10% of their brain, and while this is not remotely true, it is accurate that the human brain contains massive untapped capabilities. Brains remain the most magnificent biological machines, and the latest neurobiological research on nutrition, sleep, music and exercise aims to help people keep theirs in top shape. The human mind is more than just electrochemical signals--it's a fountain of consciousness, transcending physicality. This work, backed by decades of experience, includes the latest neuroscience research and vignettes based on the author's actual patients. Containing "mental hacks" to explain how to overcome mental limitations, it explores how simple changes like breaking bad habits, having a better work-life balance, and more could help the human mind go from being just "fine-tuned" to being enlightened and limitless. With these hacks, a designer brain is just around the corner.

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Table of Contents Preface delete delete delete delete delete delete delete deletePart I—Fine-Tune the Machine Chapter 1. Fueling the Machine What’s on the Menu? delete delete deleteBrainy Salad delete delete deleteBrainy Brunch delete delete deleteBrain-Boosting Smoothie delete delete deleteRomantic Dinner delete delete deleteWhat About That Glass of Wine? Eating Style delete delete deleteAlkaline Diet Who’s Eating with You? Chapter 2. Keeping the Machine Clean and ­Well-Oiled Greasing the Gears Brainwashing delete delete deleteSleep and Memory Formation Don’t Toss a Monkey Wrench into the Gears delete delete deleteEnvironmental Toxins delete delete deleteHow You Cook, It Matters Too delete delete deleteSmooth Forehead, Dull Brain delete delete delete delete delete deletePart II: Prepare for a Limitless Mind Chapter 3. Get Your Three Brains in Sync Triune Brain Unplug and Engage Your Senses delete delete deleteThe Mozart Effect delete delete deleteMusic Syncs the Triune Brain delete delete deleteThe Proust Phenomenon delete delete deleteOlfaction Syncs the Triune Brain Change Your View of Time delete delete deleteMeditation Syncs the Triune Brain delete delete deleteWill the Real You Please Stand Up? Chapter 4.  Work-Life Balance Put Down the Knife How Do We Protect Workers from Burnout? delete delete delete delete delete delete delete deletePart III—The Limitless Mind Chapter 5. No Room for Error Minimizing Error Occurrence Never Events Four Types of Error delete delete deleteTechnical Error delete delete deleteJudgmental Error ­ delete delete deleteQuasi-Normative Error delete delete deleteNormative Error Portals of Discovery delete delete deleteWhat’s All That Nagging Doing to Your Brain? delete delete deleteM&M and Hotwash Chapter 6. Make Better Decisions Neo versus Limbic delete delete deleteHunter versus Busybody delete delete deletePerfect Is the Enemy of Good Break Free from the Herd delete delete deleteCable News Is Bad for Your Brain Don’t Eat the Marshmallow Chapter 7. Transcend Bad Habits Bookends and Chunks Transcend Addiction The Exposed Wires of the Teenage Brain delete delete deleteCannabis and the Teenage Brain delete delete deleteAlcohol and the Teenage Brain delete delete deleteConcussions and the Teenage Brain delete delete deleteSocial Media and Your Kid’s Brain delete delete Nutrition and Your Kid’s Brain Chapter 8. Neurotech Tools Stem Cells Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Neuro-Ablative Procedures Brain-Computer Interface delete delete deleteVagus Nerve Stimulation delete delete deleteDeep Brain Stimulation delete delete deleteCortical Stimulation Psychedelics Fecal Transplant delete delete delete Making a Withdrawal from the Stool Bank delete delete delete delete delete delete delete deletePart IV—The Designer Mind Chapter 9. Build a Better Brain Improve Cognition Achieve Flow State Chapter 10. Designer Personality Chapter Notes and Sources Index