Dr. Andrew Huberman and Dr. Ethan Kross discuss how exercise enhances cognitive function, boosts creative problem-solving, and fosters mental clarity by engaging the brain’s natural mechanisms for unconscious thought processing during physical activity.
Dr. Ethan Kross is a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, director of the Emotion & Self-Control Laboratory, and author of the bestselling book Chatter. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
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Show notes:
*Timestamps*
00:00 Making Big Decisions
00:43 Seeking Advice
01:43 Visualization Technique
02:30 Insight on the Speed Bag
04:00 Different Approaches to Problem Solving
04:54 Strategic Exercising
06:00 How Exercise Clears the Mind
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Disclaimer & Disclosures:
This clip is from the Huberman Lab episode “Dr. Ethan Kross: How to Control Your Inner Voice & Increase Your Resilience.” The full episode can be found on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og56hmAspV8
I find if I can’t find a solution to a problem or need deeper perspective it often comes in the shower somewhat spontaneously when I am not actually thinking about the problem.
Well that’s similar to hypertrophy that, as we all know, accrue not in the action, but during the resting phase. Same with problem solving : it seems to resolve after the active “upload part” when brain use its internal rewireing and plasticity protocols to come up with optimal resolution.
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