Maximizing Productivity, Physical & Mental Health with Daily Tools

In this episode, I discuss science-supported tools for enhancing focus, learning, creativity, sleep, physical strength and endurance and brain and body health. I explain each protocol in detail, the rationale behind it, and how the protocol can be adjusted depending on individual needs. I set these tools in the context of a 24-hour day as a way of framing how one might incorporate these tools and protocols into their own daily routine.

Read the full show notes for this episode at hubermanlab.com.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Introduction: Protocols for sleep, mood, focus, exercise creativity  

00:04:23 Sponsors: AG1, LMNT & Waking Up

00:08:50 Protocol 1: Record Your Daily Waking Time & Temperature Minimum  

00:12:07 Protocol 2: Self-Generate Forward Motion (Outdoors)  

00:17:00 Protocol 3: View Natural Light For 10-30min Every Morning  

00:22:43 What To Do If You Can’t View The Sun: Blue Light  

00:26:50 Protocol 4: Hydrate Correctly  

00:28:00 Protocol 5: Delay Caffeine 90-120m After Waking  

00:30:48 Protocol 6: Fast (or Fat-Fast) Until Noon  

00:32:30 What Actually Breaks A Fast & What Doesn’t?  

00:34:30 Fat Loss & Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 (GLP1), Yerba Mate, Guayusa Tea  

00:37:30 Protocol 7: Optimize Deep Work: Visual Elevation, Ultradian Cycles, White Noise  

00:48:30 Optimal Time of Day To Do Hard Mental Work  

00:52:07 Protocol 8: Optimal Exercise; 3:2 Ratio  

01:03:54 Tools for Training & Mental Focus: Fasting, Salt, Stimulants, Alpha-GPC  

01:10:00 Protocol 9: Eat For Brain Function & Mood  

01:17:39 Protocol 10: Get Your Testosterone & Estrogen In An Ideal Range  

01:24:00 Protocol 11: Reset the Mind & Body, Enhance Neuroplasticity, Reveri.com  

01:31:15 Protocol 12: Hydrate Correctly, Nap Rules  

01:33:29 Protocol 13: View Late Afternoon/Evening Light To Support Sleep & Dopamine  

01:39:00 Protocol 14: Eat Dinner That Promotes Serotonin, Calm Sleep  

01:44:27 Protocol 15: Optimize Falling & Staying Asleep; Tools & Supplements That Work  

01:55:00 Protocol 16: Preventing Middle of the Night Waking  

01:59:10 Protocol 17: Weekends, Recovering From A Poor Nights Sleep  

02:05:20 Neural Network, Supplement Sources, Sponsors  

Disclaimer & Disclosures