Pt 4: ALERTNESS - 6 secrets to learning faster, backed by neuroscience

Next we have

alertness

to learn, you have to be alert, right, it's not rocket science, but here's the thing: if you are not completely focused on a task, then you will have a harder time. retaining that information, activating our body's vital flight system or activating our sympathetic nervous system, as it is also known, results in the release of things like adrenaline and norepinephrine and, among other things, will increase our

alertness

, so What other things can we do to increase? our fight or flight system because obviously we can't go around honking all the time well, again, exercise a recurring theme here you can do certain breathing techniques like Wim Hof ​​breathing, you can even end your shower a little cold. water jet because that will certainly make you feel very alert and we also know that stress will do the same thing, so we know that if you sit down to learn after a small stressor like this, for example, that will improve your

learning

, you can also have it.

However, as you can see, I am experiencing a lot of stress right now, so when you have been experiencing long-term stress or chronic stress, it physically changes our brain and causes problems with

learning

and memory, so if you have been experiencing stress For a long period of time you will have memory problems. It's that simple, so be kind to yourself, but a little stress is good, it actually helps you reach peak performance and we know that having a little boost in adrenaline after a learning. Homework will actually improve your learning too. You can now also ingest substances to improve your alertness, such as caffeine, and there is now a growing body of evidence showing that consuming caffeine before a learning task or simply being a regular caffeine drinker can improve your learning. and memory through a variety of different mechanisms in the brain, we know that, for example, if you eat you are less alert because that shuts down our fight or flight system, so maybe you don't sit down to study after a big meal There is also a limit to our alertness, so it's still a little controversial, but studies have shown that we are constantly going through what we call an old trading rhythm, so about every 90 minutes we go in and out. of maximum alertness, so the reality is you. you can't be 100 alert all the time and it will be a period of about 8 to 30 minutes in between there we will be more alert now another thing for alertness is sleep yes, if you haven't been sleeping So yes, you won't be as alert, but sleep is very important for learning for another reason.