This book delves into the purpose and power of sleep, explaining how it affects every aspect of our physical and mental well-being. Walker discusses how sleep enriches our ability to learn, memorize, and make logical decisions, recalibrates our emotions, restocks our immune system, fine-tunes our metabolism, and regulates our appetite. He also explores the consequences of sleep deprivation and provides actionable steps to improve sleep quality, including ways to prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes, slow the effects of aging, and increase longevity.
Protocols provides simple, powerful, and evidence-based solutions to life’s most common challenges. Designed to improve your mental health, physical health, and performance, these guidelines are customizable, allowing you to adapt them to your specific needs. With his clear and engaging style, Dr. Huberman explains the scientific principles behind each protocol and how they can deliver immediate, effective results. Protocols is your essential road map for achieving optimal health.
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work is a book that delves into the daily routines and working habits of more than 161 highly successful and creative individuals. The book, written by Mason Currey, provides insights into how these creatives structured their days to manage their work and personal lives. It includes profiles of famous figures such as Anthony Trollope, Karl Marx, Woody Allen, Agatha Christie, and many others, highlighting their unique routines, habits, and quirks. The book aims to show how grand creative visions are translated into small daily increments and how these routines influence the work itself. It also explores broader themes such as the balance between comfort and creativity, and the importance of forming good habits to free the mind for more interesting fields of action[1][3][4].
In 'Deep Work', Cal Newport argues that the ability to perform deep work—professional activities in a state of distraction-free concentration—is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy. The book is divided into two parts: the first part explains why deep work is valuable, rare, and meaningful, while the second part presents four rules to transform your mind and habits to support this skill. These rules include 'Work Deeply', 'Embrace Boredom', 'Quit Social Media', and 'Drain the Shallows'. Newport provides actionable advice and examples from various successful individuals to help readers master the skill of deep work and achieve groundbreaking results.
In 'Can't Hurt Me,' David Goggins shares his astonishing life story, from a childhood marred by poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse to becoming a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The book reveals Goggins' philosophy, known as the '40% Rule,' which suggests that most people only tap into 40% of their capabilities. He provides a wealth of practical strategies and principles for personal development, emphasizing self-discipline, accountability, and the necessity of embracing discomfort to unlock personal transformation. Goggins' story and advice serve as a blueprint for readers to push past their perceived limits, confront their fears, and unleash their full potential.
My guest is Dr. Marc Berman, PhD, a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago whose research explores how different physical environments—particularly nature and patterns found in nature—can positively impact our ability to focus, our cognitive performance and our mental and physical health. We discuss how our physical environment influences our attention, stress levels and brain and heart health. He explains how even brief periods in nature and exposure to natural images and sounds can restore and improve attentional capacity, reduce mental fatigue and help combat rumination and depression. Whether you live in a city, suburb or rural area, this episode offers simple science-backed strategies for incorporating nature and natural elements into your daily life to positively transform your cognitive ability and mental and physical health.
Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.
Thank you to our sponsors
AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman
Helix Sleep: https://helixsleep.com/huberman
BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/huberman
Our Place: https://fromourplace.com/huberman
LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman
Timestamps
00:00:00 Marc Berman
00:02:14 Direct vs Involuntary Attention, Mental Fatigue, Attention Restoration Theory
00:06:59 Attention Fatigue, Focus & Vision, Tool: Restoring Attention in Nature
00:11:26 Sponsors: Helix Sleep & BetterHelp
00:13:50 Focused Work, Tool: Pre-Work Nature Breaks to Enhance Focus
00:15:54 Nature Walks & Cognitive Benefits, Comparing Nature vs Urban Environments
00:21:31 Nature, “Softly Fascinating Stimulation”, Fractals
00:27:12 Nature Images & Sounds, Cognitive Benefits
00:30:03 Urban vs Nature Images, Complexity & Image Compression; Semantics
00:40:44 Time Perception & Nature; Art Galleries
00:45:32 Tools: Resetting Attention & Nature Break; Features of a Restorative Nature Environments vs Focused Workspace; Length of Time in Nature
00:52:47 Sponsors: AG1 & Our Place
00:55:59 Nature, Time & Widening Attention; Fractals & Nature
01:02:21 Nature vs Urban Environments & Brain, Social Media & Attention
01:09:44 Depression & Rumination, Mental Well-Being, Attention & Nature
01:14:56 Sleep vs Wakefulness; Protecting Attention, Social Media
01:24:44 Sponsor: LMNT
01:26:19 Impulsivity, Texting & Attention, Meditation vs Nature Restoration
01:33:10 Passive Restorative vs Passive Depleting Activities, “Mental Obesity”, Shrinking Attention Span
01:37:31 Kids, Phones, Tool: Nature Free Play; Social Happy Hour, Tool: Solitary Nature Breaks
01:45:30 Physical Health Benefits of Nature, Trees & Indoor Greenery; Aquariums
01:53:26 Thoughts, Feelings & Physical Spaces, Biophilic Design, Bringing Nature Indoors
02:01:03 Nature Breaks, Incorporating Nature into Schools, Work, Home & Cities; Forest Bathing
02:09:18 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
Disclaimer & Disclosures
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Huberman Lab 
