The Genius Life 383: The Neuroscience of Manifestation, and How to Make Healthy Habits Stick | Tara Swart, MD PhD
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Apr 1, 2024 
Neuroscientist Tara Swart dives into manifestation, brain hacks, cortisol's effect on body, and noble aims. Touches on tattoos, emotional pain, Parkinson's disease, and optimizing brain health with nutrition and grass-fed beef. Discusses healthy habits, cancer rates, stress management, and scents triggering memories.
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Neuroscience Explains Manifestation
- Manifestation is neuroscience: raise awareness, focus attention, practice deliberately, and stay accountable to achieve goals.
- Tara Swart explains value-tagging and selective attention prime the brain to filter opportunities that match your goals.
Turn Awareness Into Action
- Gather data on your thoughts, emotions, and actions before changing behavior to know what to adjust.
- Use deliberate practice and accountability to overwrite old neural pathways with desired habits.
Learn Hard Skills To Stay Plastic
- Keep learning new, challenging skills (like a language or instrument) to maintain neuroplasticity and executive function.
- Choose tasks that create real tension to change the brain, not simple puzzles like crosswords.