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straight into it if you clicked on this video you already know of Ayan koji's
Brilliance his calm demeanor razor sharp focus and the way he's always 10 steps
ahead but here's the thing his power doesn't just come from working harder or
knowing more than everyone else it comes from something much simpler something most
people Overlook entirely ayanokoji understands that over stimulation is the
ultimate weakness it traps your mind

steals your focus and keeps you from unlocking your true potential While
others are busy chasing dopamine hits and distractions he thrives in the quiet
using it to plan think and act with unmatched clarity now imagine what would happen
if you could master that same approach what if you could break free from the over
stimulation trap and unlock an entirely new side of your mind this video isn't
about mimicking Ayan aoji it's about learning to control your mind the way he does
and using that control to change your life let's get

started but before we go straight to actionable steps let me make one

thing clear over stimulation isn't just distracting it's slowly degrading your
brain's biology and most people have no idea how deep the damage goes here's the
problem your brain didn't evolve for this Modern Life bombards you with infinite
dopamine hits flashing screens and decisions that hijack your focus and all this is
literally rewiring your neural circuitry take Tik talk style scrolling short-term
memory is directly affected by this habit your brain starts

to rely on the platform to to retain experiences rather than storing

information properly and here's the scary part a survey conducted by Tik Tok itself
found that 50% of users find videos longer than one minute stressful that means
half of the people watching this right now are already feeling the pull to click
away and that's exactly the problem if longer content feels overwhelming it's not
because you can't focus it's because your brain has been conditioned to Crave rapid
dopamine hits this constant stream of fast changing

content weakens memory retention and trains your brain to expect instant
gratification making deep focus increasingly difficult and if you let it go
unchecked it's only going to get worse that's why continuing to watch this video
right now is already the first step toward reversing it the deeper you engage the
more you retrain your brain to resist over stimulation so lock in because what's
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let's talk about Solutions the good news is that your brain isn't broken it's
adaptable that means that just as it was wired into

this over stimulation Loop it can be rewired for clarity deep work and
unshakeable focus and that's exactly what you're going to do right now at this
point in time your brain is running on impulsivity that urge to check your phone
for no reason to open a new tab mid task or to scroll mindlessly that's because
your brain has been trained to Crave instant dopamine every time you give in you
strengthen the habit but there is a way out the solution lies in interceptive
awareness training interception is your ability to sense

what's happening inside your own body your heartbeat your breathing your
internal State now the key point is that people with stronger interceptive
awareness have significantly better impulse control because when you learn to focus
on your internal signals you become less reactive to external distractions the way
to train this is simple spend 5 minutes a day sitting still and trying to feel your
heartbeat without touching your pulse Just Close Your Eyes breathe and focus this
seemingly small practice strengthens

your prefrontal cortex the part of your brain responsible for self-
control so distractions become less tempting and you don't have to rely on sheer
willpower to stay focused but impulse control isn't the only thing that needs
Improvement in in an overstimulated brain people often try to focus harder for long
hours thinking they can force themselves to concentrate but this only leads to
burnout and even shorter attention spans the truth is your brain is possibly not
even meant to work like that so instead of fighting against

biology you should try to work with it for that you need to understand
that your brain operates on Ultra rhythms natural cycles of high energy followed by
recovery this explains why some research shows that the optimal Focus rest cycle
for maximum concentration and memory retention is 90 minutes of focused work
followed by a 20-minute break but there's a crucial detail braks cannot involve
screens instead you need proprioceptive input physical movement that re-engages
your nervous system here you could opt for wall pushes stretching

or even just walking these simple movements reset your nervous system
prevent dopamine crashes and prepare your brain to dive back into focus without
slipping into over stimulation still even if you build better impulse control and
structure your focus sessions correctly there's one more problem that that needs
fixing your dopamine system if normal tasks like reading studying or working feel
boring and unmotivating it's not because you're lazy it's because your dopamine
system is desensitized when you flood your

brain with easy dopamine from social media junk food or constant
entertainment it stops responding to real world rewards but there is a really
straightforward fix controlled discomfort this is called stress inoculation
exposing yourself to small controlled doses of discomfort to reset your dopamine
system here studies on cold exposure even show that a 45 second cold rinse at the
end of your shower can increase Baseline Focus for 4 to 6 hours why well when you
force your brain to produce dopamine naturally through

challenge it becomes more sensitive to Everyday rewards meaning things

like studying reading or deep work actually start to feel engaging again so the
next time you take a shower turn the water cold for just 45 seconds that shock will
be uncomfortable but that's exactly the point because that discomfort triggers a
neurochemical reset which help you to regain the ability to focus without
constantly needing stimulation however just breaking free from over stimulation is
only half the battle the real

challenge is sustaining your ability to focus long term and ensuring that
you don't slip back into Old [Music] Habits your brain is wired for efficiency
meaning it will always try to return to familiar patterns this means that if you
don't actively reinforce the new behaviors you've built distractions will creep
back in pulling you into the same cycle of over stimulation fortunately
Neuroscience provides ways to make Focus stick by leveraging two powerful
psychological mechanisms free commitment and sensory reinforcement one

of the most effective relapse prevention strategies is pre-commitment a

concept rooted in Behavioral Science and famously demonstrated in The ulyses Pact
the ancient Greek hero Ulisses ordered his crew to tie him to the Mast of his ship
so he wouldn't succumb to the deadly Allure of the siren song this same principle
applies to Modern attention management if you want to stay focused you must
eliminate the option to get distracted before the Temptation even arises this is
also backed by studies in cognitive psychology that

show that when people make decisions in advance before they experience
Temptation they are significantly more likely to follow through what does this mean
for you well you might want to check out digital pre-commitment tools like cold
turkey Freedom or Focus me which leverage this principle by allowing you to block
distracting websites and apps ahead of time but removing distractions isn't enough
you also need to strengthen the mental Pathways that make Focus automatic this is
where olfactory conditioning comes in

Studies have shown that certain scents like peppermint can enhance
cognitive function improving Focus memory and alertness specifically research
published in the international Journal of Neuroscience found that exposure to
peppermint Aroma improves memory retention and increases alertness but beyond its
immediate effects scent can also be used as a conditioning tool to reinforce deep
focus the brain's olfactory system is directly connected to the lyic system the
part of the bra brain responsible for memory and habit

formation so by consistently pairing a unique scent such as peppermint

with focused work sessions you create a neurological association between the aroma
and a state of concentration over time this Association strengthens making it
easier to enter a focused State simply by encountering the scent to make this work
choose a specific Aroma that you only use for deep work then before every focused
session apply a small amount of whatever scent you chose or diffuse it in your
workspace the more consistent consistently you do this the

stronger the association becomes and eventually just encountering the

scent will remind your brain to enter a state of deep concentration as always
respect for watching Until the End most people would have clicked away the moment
their brain craved another dopamine hit but you stayed that alone puts you ahead of
the majority and by the way if one of your goals is to get perfect grades the video
on screen right now breaks down nian aoi's Advanced study framework a system
designed to help you study

smarter retain more and outthink the competition you got this bro