THE RUSLAN TSYGANOK MIND

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.