The validity of the Highly Sensitive Person in relation to a Hyper Nervous System
Hey Andrew, I was curious on your thoughts regarding the conversation on highly sensitive people and if there is anything neuroscientific basis in regards to the validity of that. It's been suggested to me that I have a hyper nervous system but the information is sparse, I looked into Elaine Aron's work and Wolfgang Klages work. If there is validity to this then it seems to me that based on your lectures thus far this would be advantageous for learning. As always mastery over ourselves would be advantageous so was looking for more information. Thanks, Jon
Reup Polyvagal Theory
I want to bump up the October 2 question about polyvagal theory. I have personal experience with the Safe and Sound protocol and other audio therapies and have found them to be really interesting in terms of resetting my fight/flight response. Rather than ask specifics, I would be interested in your thoughts about the current state of our understanding of polyvagal theory and how it relates to greater brain health. Thx
How to balance RIRT with the Growth Mindset?
Hello Dr. Huberman - I recently listened to your podcast on the topic of dopamine control. At one point you talked about how spiking dopamine before or after an activity could be detrimental to future motivation (as exemplified by the study with the drawing children), and so the conclusion was that focusing on getting a reward from the tasks/struggles themselves (as per the Growth Mindset) was a more sustainable approach. However, you also spoke about how using Random Intermittent Reward Timing (RIRT) as a reward protocol was so powerful that it formed the basis for casinos' success. On a superficial layer, it seems that these two pieces of advice are in contradiction - could you shed some light as to how a reward protocol and a focus on no rewards can co-exist?
How to make boring work feel interesting
During work, there are many tasks that one needs to complete and remember that is boring. You mentioned when you were an undergrad, that you pretended the boring work you were doing was very interesting so you can remember it. Do you have any advice to make boring work feel interesting?