My Notes: 13 Nootropics to Unlock Your Brain by Dave Asprey

Here are my notes on this video, I hope this helps a bit:

1. Modafinil 50-200 mg / Armodafinil 100-200 mg (promotes wakefulness)

2. Piracetam 800 mg (improves verbal learning)

3. Phenylpiracetam 100-400 mg (improves memory and counters depression)

4. Aniracetam (Increases memory I/O) this is the only fat-soluble racetam.

5. Nicotine 1 mg (increases mitochondria) not to be used every day, to avoid addiction.

6. Adderall (improves attention, focus, motivation to work, and short term memory) addictive.

7. L-Theanine (promotes relaxation, alertness, and arousal) works synergically with caffeine.

8. Bacopa monnieri 750 mg (helps your body adapt to stress, improves memory, enhances attention and mood)

9. Microdosing LSD 5% of a normal dose

10. ActivePQQ 20mg + CoQ10 300 mg (promotes mitochondria, may reverse age-related cognitive decline) 

11. Oxaloacetate (reduces high glutamate and inflammation levels in the brain)

12. Forskolin (supports learning and memory formation) can be taken with artichoke extract.

13. Acetylcholine precursors

*Please check with your doctor and local laws before purchasing any smartdrugs or suppliments. Women who are pregnant or nursing should avoid these smartdrugs and suppliments.

5 Minute Rule - for procrastinators

If you are having an issue with getting started on a task that may be overwhelming, you may be able to apply the 5 minute rule.

Simply put: Work on it for five minutes. lol.

For instance: If you have a sink full of dishes that would take forever to clean, will yourself to wash them for 5 minutes. Even if you don't complete the entire sink full, at least you make a dent.

Now, what usually happens though: Once you get started washing the dishes for 5 minutes, it becomes easier to continue (because your hands are already wet after-all). So, don't be surprised if you end up completing the job (even if it takes longer than the 5 minutes).

What Makes a Good Life?

You are here for one reason, to survive and thrive. We instinctively want to live as long as possible, and be happy and be respected. But, what are the steps that we can take, in order to accomplish what we want? What are the pillars that support having a good life? This blog will identify those pillars and curate the research for you.

* Health
* Wealth
* Happiness
* Love

The Pillars is your executive summary. You want to be your best and always improve aspects of your life. We all lack the time or patience to find these answers because we are handling various problems in our lives. Now that you have found the Pillars, you have a resource, tool, secret weapon, unfair advantage that you can use to strengthen your efforts in maximizing your life.