THE RUSLAN TSYGANOK MIND: Recent Episodes
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Being talented or disciplined, hard worker, and committed to your goal? Sometimes the temptation to say that talent matters the most is high. However, by this act, we are kinda outsourcing our lives.
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter of anticipation. It leads us to action, it promotes a lot of thoughts about the greater future and makes us innovative. Not having enough dopamine leads to depression, being unmotivated and low performance. So, wouldn't it be beneficial to fuel us with this neurotransmitter? Take your time.
I've recently reread the book "Zen mind, beginner's mind," and I rediscovered something interesting. My focus fell on the feeling of excitement. Particularly I start thinking about the usefulness of this feeling. Today, I'd like to share my thoughts with you.
To this day, meditation is a game-changer habit for me. It penetrates all aspects of my life: from work to relationships. I have been meditating for more than 1.000 hours in total. And today, I would like to talk about my experience.
Pay attention. I've heard this phrase so many times but didn't really consider the importance of it. Over the years, I start noticing that we are to what we direct our attention to. Today, I'd like to talk about it.
I started exploring neuroscience a year ago, and I get a lot of useful information from it. I think that our brain deserves our attention to explore it a little bit. By making this episode, I would like to encourage you to start learning about this field, at least superficially, to understand ourselves and the people around us.
In today's episode, I'd like to share with you my experience with using the most common tool to track your activity — to-do lists. Moreover, I'd like to talk about a better alternative.
For the past two years, I've implemented a lot of habits in my life. Today, I would like to talk about those habits which have the most significant impact on my life. I will cover sleep schedule, meditation, intermittent fasting, exercising, cold shower, reading, time management, and exploring new habits.
I've spent some time reading psychology and neuroscience books. At the same time, I am into mindfulness, and I usually meditate for two hours a day. I am not pursuing happiness; moreover, I think pursuing happiness might decrease the amount of it. But it seems to me that this topic for some people is extremely important. So, I'd like to share with you my formula for happiness. It's my formula not because I invented it, but because it resonates with me and might not with you.
I will sleep when I am dead. It sounds like a productive motto, but it is actually not. As it turned out, sleep deprivation leads to a lot of issues in your body, brain, and mind. Today, I would like to talk about what I have learned about sleep. We will talk about the basics of sleep, why should be sleep, and how? I hope you find it helpful.
I've recently read a book called Zero to One, and I'd like to share my takeaways from it. The author of the book is the ex-CEO of PayPal. Yes, it's Silicon Valley. Yes, it's all about tech. So, the author knows what he is talking about. This book will be helpful for those people who want to start their own company. So, I am going to talk about the fundamental idea of the book (to my mind) and share a checklist for people to comprehend whether you should start your company right now or not.
We should be as objective as possible to assess things properly in order to make accurate decisions. It helps us to achieve goals, build healthy relationships, etc. Most of us (myself included) think that we consider the world extremely objectively. But today, I'd like to point out that (sometimes) it's not exactly true, and I'd like to talk about cognitive distortions that we all share as human beings. I will also provide tools that might help you to fix them.
In terms of productivity, I was always inclined to productivity apps and scheduling. But I forgot about something important, about the thought process. As we can see, critical and creative thinking are both sides of the same coin. They are essential to solve complicated problems and come up with new ideas that can intensify any progress in life. Today, I'd like to talk about them.
Thanks to Bell Laboratories, the fMRI was invented in 1990. The whole new era of neuroscience began. We still know almost nothing about the brain, but what we've already known is fascinating. Today, I'd like to talk about brain and suffering. Is it even possible to become happy?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is one of the most popular psychological interventions these days. The key components of this therapy are acceptance (mindfulness), commitment (life values), and language (rational frame theory). Today, I'd like to tell you about these crucial parts.
I have recently read the book called 'Mindfulness For Dummies by Shamash Alidina. There are a lot of pieces of advice and insights on mindful living. Today, I want to share with you my discoveries that I have found in this book.
Thinking is an essential part of the human being. It's a pretty useful ability, but sometimes could be harmful. In today's episode, I want to share some tips that might help you deal with your thoughts in a more healthy way.
Meditation seems like an easy thing to do. But when it comes to practicing, it can be (sometimes) challenging. In today's post/video/episode, I want to share with you some tips that might help you to handle the most common hindrances in meditation practice. I hope you find it useful :)
Hello, my friend! In today's video, I want to talk about the core of meditation and introduce basic techniques that you can implement in your life straight away. I hope you will enjoy it 🙂
One of the most important aspects of our life is our relationships with other people. Those around you might definitely encourage you to do something meaningful, make you more wholesome, and guide you so that you will be able to find your true self. On the other hand, other people might harm you, might mislead you, and make your life more miserable. In today's episode, I want to share tips with you that might help you to handle conflicts in a more skillful way.
In today's episode, I want to share with you my tips about how to be more productive without being worried, stressed, and anxious.
One of the most important questions in our lives: "What is my purpose in life? What is my passion?". In this episode, I'd like to talk about this topic and want to share my observations with you.
Minimalism is a popular topic these days. By creating this episode, I want to share my attitude towards accumulating more stuff.
I think that a sleep schedule is an important part of our lives. In this episode, I want to share my experience on this topic. How and why to wake up early?
In this episode, I'm talking about why we should start meditating and how it affects our lives.
Many people try to improve their self-esteem through things that don't actually work and even make their self-confidence worse. Here are ten self-esteem boosters that don't work at all.
Some scientists suggest that emotional intelligence might actually be more important than IQ. How can we improve the way we respond to things and take the responsibility for our reactions?
Gratitude is tightly connected with a greater sense of happiness, as well as helps people experience more positive emotions, improve their mental health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.
I want to share with you my own experience of meditation. I have been meditating a lot these months. Without a doubt, I am not a scientist or a meditation expert, but it seems to me that I have experience which might resonate with someone. There were many ups and downs I want to tell you.
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