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Social media reduction and abstinence

Deleting the app won't fix your mood. Replace the hours or don't bother.

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Cognitive offloading and the memory tradeoff

Decide you'll remember it anyway, then save it.

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Time-boxing, Pomodoro and micro-breaks

Set the timer to start the work. The breaks buy you energy, not output.

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Flow-state engineering

Set the difficulty just above what you can do, then kill every interruption.

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Deliberate practice

Grind reps at a sport or an instrument. At work, hours won't make you great.

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Method of loci mnemonic training

Build a memory palace for the one list you need. It won't make you sharper.

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Interleaved practice

Mix the types when you're learning to tell things apart. Cram one at a time for words.

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Retrieval practice

Shut the book and write down what you remember. Rereading is a con.

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Spaced repetition

Review it, sleep, review it again. Never sit and reread the night before.

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Notification elimination and interruption management

Kill every notification and answer people only when you've finished the piece.

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"Dopamine detox" / dopamine fasting

Delete the apps, keep talking to people. The reset is a habit fix, not chemistry.

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Dual n-back and working memory training

Play n-back if you enjoy it. Don't play it to get smarter.

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