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Influence & Ownership Over Your Physiological
& Psychological Being (PART 1) | Andrew
Huberman on the Jocko Podcast
May 6, 2022
Key Takeaways
!"The principles of philosophy can be gained both experimentally and educationally
#"This is the whole preface behind the conversation. Jocko sees Andrew Huberman as
someone who can academically explain the science behind his instincts.
#"Part 1 of our Podcast Notes set the stage for the exploration of this intersection.
!"Learn about Andrew Huberman’s incredible life story, from a bum skateboarder to a
Ph.D. in Neuroscience
Intro
!"Dr. Andrew Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) is a Professor of Neurobiology and
Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine
!"These two podcasting giants collaborate for five hours’ worth of conversation, so stay tuned
for Podcast Notes parts 2 & 3. Check out more of our coverage of Andrew
Huberman and Jocko Willink in the meantime!
!"Host: Jocko Willink (@jockowillink)
Experimentation (Jocko) 🤝 Education (Huberman)
!"The principles of philosophy can be gained both experimentally and educationally
#"Going straight into the military, Jocko never had the chance to study principles of
philosophy
#"In a live event early in his career, he said Lemmy from Motorhead was his favorite
philosopher.
#"But though his own trials and tribulations, many of his own conclusions on life are
incidentally similar
!"Jocko sees Andrew Huberman as someone who can academically explain the science
behind his instincts
#"Jocko wants to prove or disprove his life experiments, so it inspired this podcast
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between these two legends
Intro Example of Experimentation and Education
!"Your eyes are part of your brain—they set the aperture for your vision and thinking
#"When you narrow your view, you can see more minor details. But when you broaden
your view, you can parse more information.
#"Jocko has been teaching ‘how to broaden your view’ forever in the military just
because it worked for him, but he never understood the physiological science
behind the utility
#"When you stare down the barrel of a gun, your view is narrow and focused, “you don’t
see anything else” – Jocko Willink
Adrenaline
!"“I do have a drug, and it’s adrenaline” – Andrew Huberman
#"Andrew never needed to drink. He’s always been able to say what he wanted to say and
have an internal wild side.
#"There’s a beautiful and dangerous balance of clarity and energy that you can
experience with adrenaline
#"Andrew actually has a mutation in an adrenal-related gene that gives him the
capacity to produce more adrenaline and function on very little sleep (about 12% of
males have this mutation)
Who is Andrew Huberman? His Life Story from Bum Skateboarder to Ph.D.
!"“I was born at Stanford Hospital, I trained at Stanford, I work at Stanford, and I’ll
probably die at Stanford—in hopefully a long time from now!” – Andrew Huberman
!"Andrew’s father was an immigrant from South America who was a physicist. He was brought
over on a Navy scholarship to the US.
!"Andrew attended Gunn High School in Palo Alto, which has an infamous reputation for
having the highest suicide rate in the United States
!"Was one of very few kids at school to have divorced parents, which his parents managed
very poorly
#"His life at home was practically non-existent
!"Dropped all his school sports activities for skateboarding mainly because you didn’t
need your Dad to go (who had moved away)
#"Hung around a tough crowd in SF, but luckily Andrew was never really tempted by the
drugs or alcohol—he was there just to skate.
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#"Many of the skaters actually ended up being incredibly successful, including Danny
Way and Rob Dyrdek.
#"Ended up skipping most of his classes during this time. Before the school system could
put him in a foster home, he permanently ran away from home to be with this
community of feral kids (it’s the best source of comradery he had).
!"But eventually, he did get put in a home for “truant troubled kids”
#"Called his boss from Ermico Enterprises, which is the company he’d been hanging
around with, to see if he could help him get out. He said ‘You called me? You’re the
most normal guy I know, including me! I can’t help you.’
!"He was let out under the condition that he would go back to school and do therapy
#"His therapist encouraged him to exercise, so he started swimming, running, and lifting
weights
#"One time, his therapist asked him to show him a skateboard trick. This is the first time
in Andrew’s life that a male adult took interest in something he did.
!"Had a girlfriend at the time who showed him a picture of a big football player, Andrew
figured he better start working out harder to look like the player in the picture
#"Started working at a café part-time and used some of the money on a workout program
by Mike Mentzer, an American bodybuilder.
#"Andrew spoke personally to Mike on how to eat and train—the results came quickly.
Went from about 150lbs to 215lbs in about 3 years from 16 to 19.
!"His girlfriend went to University of California, Santa Barbara (even though he was a senior
in HS at the time)
#"He would visit her often and somehow managed to still graduate high school
#"Began taking fire science classes at Mission University because he figured firefighting
might be a good career path
#"Miraculously scored over 1000 on his SAT
!"Applied to UCSB saying he’d like to run a fire station one day and become a firefighter. He
told his life story and somehow got accepted into the university (standards were a little
lower then).
#"It was a total disaster – he got into fights, was thrown out of the dorms, and his
relationship was on the ropes
#"Andrew looks back and gives this advice: “If there’s a woman who is beautiful,
dedicated, sweet, and kind…it’s worth investing in those early relationships and going
through some developmental milestones together. If you think you have to break up just
to explore, think twice.” – Andrew Huberman
!"The girlfriend moved home for the summer, but Andrew stayed. He squatted in random
houses, delivered bagels for work, and skateboarded
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#"Got into a big fight with knives and bottles over the 4th of July weekend
#"The cops showed up and just said, “good job” – This made Andrew feel horrible about
himself
#"Finally drew the line and called himself a loser
!"Took a leave of absence from UCSB, moved home, went to Foothill Community College, and
cut off his friends from the skateboarding world
#"He started studying relentlessly
#"He did well enough to transfer back to UCSB
#"He was either studying or lifting all the time, with one cheat day where he went out and
partied
#"But, he decided one day was too much, even one night of partying made the rest of his
week hell
!"Met a professor who was teaching a blend of psychology and biology, there was no
technical term for neuroscience yet
#"The professor studied applicable topics (like how to treat the brain in an overdose),
drove a big black truck, and was in shape; so Andrew wanted to be like him
#"This professor served as his inspiration to turn his grades around and focus on
neuroanatomy—even convinced him to go to graduate school at Berkeley
!"Worked with a scientist at Berkeley who practically gave him the keys to the kingdom—the
laboratory
#"He ran experiments all day every day and blared punk rock music in the lab, specifically
Rancid, which he acquired a taste for in his skateboarding days
#"Studied neuroplasticity (the brain’s ability to change) on animal experiments
!"Andrew got his Ph.D. and headed to Stanford to do his postdoc
#"To stay out of trouble in his old stomping grounds, he picked up a job with Thrasher
magazine and wrote articles about the local music scene—the extra cash was nice.
#"Never understood paying rent when he could just sleep in the facility
!"Was hired as an assistant professor at UC San Diego
#"Stuck with his old habits, slept on a couch in his lab at least two nights a week
#"Had a house, a bulldog, and a laboratory of his own. Quite the come up from having
nothing.
!"Was then recruited back to Stanford as a tenured professor. He’s been there about seven
years and it’s where you’ll find him today.
!"Lex Fridman encouraged him to start the Huberman Lab podcast as a way to continue
sharing his passions
!"Andrew still holds the cultures of skateboarding and punk rock close to his heart
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Influence & Ownership Over Your Physiological
& Psychological Being (PART 2) | Andrew
Huberman on the Jocko Podcast
May 10, 2022
Key Takeaways
!"“Nature has designed beautiful systems of pursuit and pleasure that are designed to
oscillate” – Andrew Huberman
#"The delicate and ever-oscillating balance of dopamine and serotonin releases
#"“High levels of dopamine achieved without effort will destroy a person” – Andrew
Huberman
#"If you put the effort in front of pleasure and respect the oscillating systems of
pursuit and relaxation, you can completely control the trajectory of your life
!"Dopamine’s main role in the brain and body is to drive motivation, craving, and pursuit
#"“It is not the molecule of pleasure, it is the molecule of drive. It is lifeforce.” – Andrew
Huberman
!"Dopamine is a non-infinite, yet renewable resource
#"“We should guard our dopamine peaks very carefully, a little bit goes a long way. A lot
goes even further, but it also takes you down deep afterward—this is the basis of
addiction.” – Andrew Huberman
!"Reward prediction error: explains much of our human behavior
#"If you anticipate a reward and it comes, you get some dopamine
#"If you don’t anticipate a reward and it comes, you get more dopamine from the same
reward
#"If you anticipate a reward and it doesn’t come, your dopamine will drop below baseline
!"“It’s fun to play with the ice bath (or cold shower) because you can play with your
relationship to adrenaline” – Andrew Huberman
#"Adrenaline is released in a pulsatile fashion and it compounds on itself, cold exposure is
a great example of this
#"You’re fighting through a series of mental walls. If you can withstand something for 10
seconds, why not 1 minute? Why not 2 minutes? The gaps between mental blocks
begin to widen over time, but they start very high.
#"“It’s an upward spiral of adrenaline” – Andrew Huberman
!"Important sleeping and waking up tips:
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#"Get 5-10 minutes of natural light in your eyes within one hour of waking up
#"Delay the intake of caffeine by 60-90 minutes after waking up
#"Increase your body temperature as you wake up and decrease body temperature as you
fall asleep
Intro
!"Dr. Andrew Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) is a Professor of Neurobiology and
Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine
!"Welcome to part 2 of this five-hour mega conversation between Jocko and Andrew
Huberman. If you missed it, get up to speed by checking out part 1 of our Podcast Notes
coverage.
!"In this segment, Andrew and Jocko cover a full menu of health-related topics, including
sleep, hot/cold exposure, neurological systems, and much more. Stay tuned for part 3!
!"Host: Jocko Willink (@jockowillink)
The Biology of Optimization
!"Ways to think about biology: modulators and mediators
#"Example: you can’t use sleep in real-time to enhance attention (mediation), sleep
enhances your attention as downstream output (modulation)
Tips for Sleeping & Waking Up
!"Without proper sleep, you are downregulating your ability to do everything
#"You should try to get good sleep at least 80% of the time, “the other 20%, I hope
you’re not getting good sleep for good reasons that you enjoy” – Andrew Huberman
!"Every cell in your body runs on a 24-hour clock, which is your circadian rhythm. You
need to align your millions of internal clocks to a single time.
#"Your immune system fails and your metabolism slows when these clocks are not in
alignment
!"Get 5-10 minutes of natural light in your eyes within one hour of waking up
#"This early exposure modulates the timing of your cortisol pulse, which sets your
temperature rhythm, alertness, focus, and mood. You want this pulse to occur as early
in the day as possible. Bright artificial lights can serve as a substitute if you wake up
before the sun.
#"Cortisol pulses that are timed later in the day are a leading indicator of depression,
anxiety, and insomnia
#"Viewing light when you wake up anchors your circadian rhythm to a 24-hour routine
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#"Windows, windshields, and sunglasses filter UV light, which throws off your ability to
absorb the benefits of light. Andrew claims blue light gets a bad rep (at least in the
morning), the eyes actually respond best to yellow/blue contrast.
#"Jocko recalls having an urge to go outside upon waking up when he was stuck below
deck on military ships
#"Check out the Huberman Lab Episode 43 Timing Your Light, Food, & Exercise for
Optimal Sleep, Energy & Mood Podcast Notes for more info
!"Delay the intake of caffeine by 60-90 minutes after waking up
#"This allows your Adenosine to effectively clear out
#"Learn more about how adenosine affects your sleep in Andrew Huberman’s Sleep
Cocktail / Routine Podcast Notes
!"The main goal is to increase body temperature as you wake up and decrease body
temperature as you fall asleep
#"As covered, early exposure to sunlight can help with this
#"Exercising in the morning will also raise your body temperature
#"Cold showers (not to the point of hypothermic reaction) will paradoxically trigger a rise
in your body’s internal thermostat
#"“I don’t care if you live in Minneapolis in the depths of winter… you’re creating Summer
in your body.” – Andrew Huberman
#"Check out the Huberman Lab Episode 40 Using Temperature To Optimize Performance,
Brain & Body Health Podcast Notes for more info
Hot & Cold Exposure
!"Temperature regulation is the key difference between being able to do ‘more work or
no more work‘
!"“The more comfortable you get with a stimulus, the less of an adaptation effect you’re
getting” – Andrew Huberman
#"Andrew references a study where subjects went 30 minutes in a sauna and 5 minutes
out, for 2 hours straight, once a week. This produced 16x in growth hormone release, as
opposed to 2x or 3x when sauna usage was increased beyond once a week—this is the
sweet spot of adaptation.
#"This is specifically for growth hormone release, overall health improvement through
sauna usage follows different schedules
!"“It’s fun to play with the ice bath (or cold shower) because you can play with your
relationship to adrenaline” – Andrew Huberman
#"Adrenaline is released in a pulsatile fashion and it compounds on itself, cold exposure is
a great example of this
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#"You’re fighting through a series of mental walls. If you can withstand something for 10
seconds, why not 1 minute? Why not 2 minutes? The gaps between mental blocks
begin to widen over time, but they start very high.
#"“It’s an upward spiral of adrenaline” – Andrew Huberman
#"Cold is the universal trigger of adrenaline, the threshold is greater than against heat
Dopamine
!"Dopamine’s main role in the brain and body is to drive motivation, craving, and pursuit
#"“It is not the molecule of pleasure, it is the molecule of drive. It is lifeforce.” –
Andrew Huberman
#"Dopamine is the anticipation of pleasure
!"Dopamine is a non-infinite, yet renewable resource
#"If you have too big of a dopamine release, the period after lowers your dopamine below
baseline metrics
#"“We should guard our dopamine peaks very carefully, a little bit goes a long way.
A lot goes even further, but it also takes you down deep afterward—this is the
basis of addiction.” – Andrew Huberman
!"Reward prediction error: explains much of our human behavior
#"If you anticipate a reward and it comes, you get some dopamine
#"If you don’t anticipate a reward and it comes, you get more dopamine from the same
reward
#"If you anticipate a reward and it doesn’t come, your dopamine will drop below baseline
!"Random intermittent reinforcement schedule: if you’re not expecting a reward every
time, more dopamine releases when the behavior is successful
#"Present in all species for all things
!"Be careful about stacking dopamine
#"Mixing too many sources of stimuli can be dangerous and/or counterproductive
!"Study your feelings before, during, and after your behaviors
#"Being aware of how dopamine affects you is healthy for your mental and physical
wellbeing
#"Example: Nervousness isn’t you being a wimp, it’s just your hormonal and neurological
response—understanding this can be very relieving
!"If you ever find yourself doing a behavior and don’t know why you’re doing it, your
dopamine system is depleted
#"Your stimulus has plateaued due to insufficient reset time (continue reading for more
info on this)
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Fight or Flight | Rest and Digest
!"“Nature has designed beautiful systems of pursuit and pleasure that are designed to
oscillate” – Andrew Huberman
#"There’s value in taking time off. You must reset your systems for pursuit.
#"Andrew coins it ‘deliberate decompression‘ or non-sleep deep rest
#"Exercise: try sitting for 20 to 30 minutes per day in a wordless state, relaxing without
any sensory information. See how much stronger you come back in regards to focus
and motivation.
!"“None of us need to learn how to stress or react, the activation of the sympathetic
nervous system is automatic in response to different thoughts and stimuli” – Andrew
Huberman
#"Think about how you react when you are almost in a car accident, you naturally jump
into action mode. This is your sympathetic nervous system activating a ‘fight or flight’
response.
!"Serotonin and oxytocin are molecules that make us soothed with the things we
already have (gratitude), not the things we have to achieve
#"This is the essence of the parasympathetic nervous system, also known as ‘rest and
digest’
!"The cycle used to be: effort -> dopamine -> relaxation -> repeat. But today, you can
get enough dopamine without effort.
#"An example is a high calorie easily accessible food; this throws off your oscillating
systems of pursuit and gratitude
#"“High levels of dopamine achieved without effort will destroy a person” – Andrew
Huberman
!"If you put effort in front of pleasure and respect the oscillating systems of pursuit and
relaxation, you can completely control the trajectory of your life
#"The most driven people have systems that put them into limbic friction and
then overcome limbic friction again and again
#"Check out the Huberman Lab Episode 53: The Science Of Making & Breaking Habits
Podcast Notes for more info
Testosterone
!"“The main effect of these androgens (testosterone and DHT) in the brain is to make
effort feel good” – Andrew Huberman
#"With appropriate recovery time, this equation becomes cyclical—effort increases
testosterone
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Vision
!"When you look at things up close, the eyeball begins to elongate over time—resulting
in nearsightedness (myopia). Exposure to sunlight can reverse the effects of myopia.
#"Spending too much time inside and on screens can expedite myopia
#"There has been a pandemic of myopia that has ensued parallel to COVID-19
!"For every 45 minutes of close-up viewing, you want 20 minutes of distance viewing
#"If you can’t do that, practice self-generated optic flow at least once a day: walking or
doing some sort of activity while images are passing by you
#"Forward movement suppresses the amygdala (the fear center of the brain)
Additional Notes
!"‘Hacks’ imply that you’re using something for a purpose it wasn’t intended for
Influence & Ownership Over Your Physiological
& Psychological Being (PART 3) | Andrew
Huberman on the Jocko Podcast
May 15, 2022
Key Takeaways
!"Your mindset often dictates your outcome – you have more influence over thoughts
and behaviors than you think
#"Understanding the physiology of the limbic system can help you do this
#"There are a wide range of physiologies you can experience with any given task, it’s
up to you to determine if your reaction is positive or negative
!"You can overcome limbic friction by forcing yourself to do the things you don’t want to
do
#"Strengthen your no-go pathway: when you get the urge to pick up your phone, don’t.
This will help you build a more resilient and systematic mindset, rather than relying
purely on the limbic system.
#"Limbic system: the neurological process of making visceral decisions based on instinct
and mood rather than intellect and first principles
!"Know your tendencies in decision making—sometimes your limbic response is correct,
but not always
#"It takes a strong mindset to always be aware of your tendencies and to know how to
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check them when appropriate
!"Imagining failure is way more effective than imagining success when establishing
goals
#"“It’s the darkness none of us want to embrace, but fear is the more powerful
motivator” – Andrew Huberman
!"Empathy can very dangerous because empathy in the wrong context causes you to
abandon your own emotional state
#"“Empathy is wonderful, only insofar as it allows us to understand and then return to the
context that helps us make better decisions” – Andrew Huberman
#"The ability to return to one’s internal state is one of the hallmarks of great leadership
!"Humans will most commonly choose mild frustration/anger as their preferred
stimulation when given the choice
#"“Human beings love the feeling of being pissed-off just a little bit…Low-level anger and
frustration have direct links to the reward pathway.” – Andrew Huberman
#"Anger is motivating because it puts us into a ‘state of activation’ for very little effort
#"But this can be a positive thing! “Learning to harness these more primitive states is
very useful. We can’t eliminate these states, but you can funnel them into real human
species growing actions.” – Andrew Huberman
!"Main reasons for the explosion of mental illness (anxiety, depression, ADHD, etc.):
#"The ready availability of pleasures without effort
#"Lack of understanding of our basic physiology
!"“Find non-destructive ways to renew yourself” – Andrew Huberman
#"Know how to toggle between work and rest
Intro
!"Dr. Andrew Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) is a Professor of Neurobiology and
Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine
!"Welcome to the grand finale, part 3 of this five-hour mega conversation between Jocko
and Andrew Huberman. If you missed it, get up to speed by checking out part 1 & part 2 of
our Podcast Notes coverage.
!"To conclude, Andrew and Jocko discuss the physiology of mindset, how to develop good
habits, why we prefer anger, and much more.
!"Host: Jocko Willink (@jockowillink)
Mindset is Everything
!"Your mindset often dictates your outcome
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#"Andrew references a study done by Dr. Alia Crum where they had two groups watch the
same movie about stress. But before, one group was educated on the positive effects
of stress and the other group on the negative effects of stress. Each came away with
the outcomes that their mindset had been predicated by.
#"“Whatever you learned and believed, that’s what happens” – Andrew Huberman
!"Limbic system: the neurological process of making visceral decisions based on instinct and
mood rather than intellect and first principles
!"The friction you’re feeling of not wanting to get out of bed in the morning (for
example) is due to the fact you’re letting your limbic system dictate your mindset
#"The forebrain can draw on context, you can give meaning (positive and negative)
to basic limbic experiences
#"There are limits, but there are a wide range of physiologies you can experience from
the same thing by approaching it with a different mindset
!"You can overcome limbic friction by forcing yourself to do the things you don’t want to
do
#"Strengthen your no-go pathway: when you feel the urge to pick up your phone,
don’t. This will help you build a more resilient and systematic mindset rather than
relying purely on the limbic reaction.
#"Example: Andrew likes to read a book with his phone right next to him. He is constantly
repping out no-gos.
#"Learn more about this in the Huberman Lab Episode 53: The Science Of Making &
Breaking Habits Podcast Notes
!"Know your tendencies in decision making—sometimes your limbic response is correct,
but not always
#"It takes a strong mindset to always be aware of your tendencies and to know how to
check them when appropriate
#"OODA loops: military-based decision-making process, observe–orient–decide–act
#"Always take a step back and evaluate your decision-making process—try writing down
what the problem is before ever considering a solution
Habits & Goal Setting
!"Neurological speaking, some habits belong at the beginning of the day and others
belong at the end of the day
#"Phase one (0-9 hours after waking): linear habits, tasks you know how to do and you
just need to get them done
#"Phase two (10-16 hours after waking): non-linear habits, tasks where there are no
clear right answers (creative and exploratory tasks)
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#"Phase three (17-24 hours after waking): make a habit of sleep
!"Imagining failure is way more effective than imagining success when establishing
goals
#"“It’s the darkness none of us want to embrace, but fear is the more powerful
motivator” – Andrew Huberman
!"You get the most out of goal setting when there are random-intermittent
rewards (reference part 2 for more info on this)
#"Don’t celebrate every win, scheduling rewards undermine the dopamine system
!"Habit exercise: find a list of six habits, and do at least four of them every day. If you fail one
day, do not compensate the next day—errors help establish a healthy random-intermittent
reward system.
#"Tasks should have an 85/15 success to failure balance for peak learning/growth
Empathy: Good or Bad?
!"Empathy can very dangerous because empathy in the wrong context causes you to
abandon your own emotional state
#"Pure empathy can be a harmful strategy for effective parenting and leadership. If you
jump into the river to save someone, you can both drown.
#"“Empathy is wonderful, only insofar as it allows us to understand and then return
to the context that helps us make better decisions” – Andrew Huberman
#"The ability to return to one’s internal state is one of the hallmarks of great leadership
Anger is Cheap
!"In an experiment performed by Psychiatrist Robert Heath, humans will most
commonly choose mild frustration/anger as their preferred stimulation when given the
choice. But why?
#"The medial thalamus, which experiences stimulation from anger, is also linked up to the
dopamine systems
#"“Human beings love the feeling of being pissed-off just a little bit…Low-level anger and
frustration have direct links to the reward pathway.” – Andrew Huberman
!"Anger is motivating because it puts us into a ‘state of activation’ for very little effort
#"This cheap dopamine hit explains the social media keyboard warriors, “they want to
hijack misunderstandings to try and elevate their status within this so-called fight” –
Andrew Huberman
!"On the contrary, this easy access to anger can be channeled in a positive manner too
#"Andrew and Jocko explore how hardcore music elicits anger, which they can then
channel into motivation
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#"“Learning to harness these more primitive states is very useful. We can’t eliminate
these states, but you can funnel them into real human species growing actions.” –
Andrew Huberman
Mental Health Crisis
!"Main reasons for the explosion of mental illness (anxiety, depression, ADHD, etc.):
#"The ready availability of pleasures without effort
#"Lack of understanding of our basic physiology
!"“Thinking about your thinking is useful, but knowing that you can put a wedge in
between your thinking and your physiology is also useful” – Andrew Huberman
Getting Ready for Bed
!"Catch a little bit more natural light before sundown
#"It adjusts your retinal sensitivity in a way that allows you to view more artificial light in
the evening without messing up your melatonin levels
!"Dim the lights in the evening, especially overhead lights
#"With how the eye absorbs light, it’s better to use lamps or red light bulbs (doesn’t
increase cortisol)
!"Sleep in a cool dark environment
#"Ambient lighting, while you sleep, can disrupt your metabolism and glucose
management
!"Don’t fall asleep within two hours of eating a big meal
!"Drink fluids but don’t overhydrate
!"About one hour before your natural bedtime, you will be highly alert and attentive
#"Respect this time and it will pass – many people claim that it is an evolutionary trait
that is derived from securing your surroundings before becoming vulnerable in sleep
!"Learn more about Andrew Huberman’s Sleep Cocktail / Routine
Flow States
!"“The most that we can say about flow at this point in history is that backward, it spells
wolf. Meaning, I don’t think we really know how that’s generated in the brain.” –
Andrew Huberman
Advice to Young People (And Everyone)
!"You don’t have to know what you’re going to do right away, but you can always be
refining your work ethic and discipline
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Jocko Podcast - Huberman
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#"Stay in school and keep your options broad
!"“Find non-destructive ways to renew yourself” – Andrew Huberman
#"Know how to toggle between work and rest
#"Office and college culture has really muddied this balance, there are other ways to wind
down that aren’t a happy hour (which is also fine in mediation)
Additional Notes
!"Andrew almost named his bulldog “Jocko” because they have similarly big necks
!"More than 75% of psychoactive medication consumed worldwide is consumed in the United
States
!"“Addiction is a progressive narrowing of the things that bring you pleasure” – Andrew
Huberman
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