Why your first 10 minutes of focus always feel bad:
- Your attention runs on 90-minute ultradian cycles, awake and asleep
- For the first 5-10 minutes of a cycle, the circuits and neuromodulators aren't tuned to the task yet
- Deeper into the 90 minutes, your ability to focus and direct neuroplasticity is much greater
- Make every learning bout at least one full 90-minute cycle
- Expect the early phase to hurt. It won't feel like flow
- The focus and motivation circuits learn to drop in faster with repetition
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