📝 Episode Summary
Former CIA officer reveals RICE framework for influence.
🎯 Top Takeaways
- Non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) can restore dopamine and mental energy in just 10-20 minutes
- Your brain changes most when you fail and try again—neuroplasticity requires effort and errors
- Dopamine is about motivation, not reward—it drives you toward goals and is depleted by too-easy pleasures
- Supplements like omega-3s, creatine, and vitamin D support brain function when diet is insufficient
- Morning sunlight exposure (within 30-60 min of waking) sets your circadian rhythm and improves sleep that night