John Assaraf

And our ability to concentrate and focus, okay, is way, way lower after 3 or 4 or 5 o'clock. In the morning when we wake up, we have higher cortisol levels. So cortisol is like a little bit of rocket fuel. And so when we have cortisol, adrenaline, we can go. But then as that cortisol goes down and our focus, you know, gets diminished,

And our ability to concentrate and focus, okay, is way, way lower after 3 or 4 or 5 o'clock. In the morning when we wake up, we have higher cortisol levels. So cortisol is like a little bit of rocket fuel. And so when we have cortisol, adrenaline, we can go. But then as that cortisol goes down and our focus, you know, gets diminished,

And our ability to concentrate and focus, okay, is way, way lower after 3 or 4 or 5 o'clock. In the morning when we wake up, we have higher cortisol levels. So cortisol is like a little bit of rocket fuel. And so when we have cortisol, adrenaline, we can go. But then as that cortisol goes down and our focus, you know, gets diminished,

It's harder to make the decisions that require willpower, the power to override a natural habit or propensity. So there's a lot of these neural mechanics going on that if we don't understand how it works, like I'll give you an example. My team knows, do not book me, let's say on a call with Heather at five o'clock in the afternoon. I won't be as animated. I won't be as sharp.

It's harder to make the decisions that require willpower, the power to override a natural habit or propensity. So there's a lot of these neural mechanics going on that if we don't understand how it works, like I'll give you an example. My team knows, do not book me, let's say on a call with Heather at five o'clock in the afternoon. I won't be as animated. I won't be as sharp.

It's harder to make the decisions that require willpower, the power to override a natural habit or propensity. So there's a lot of these neural mechanics going on that if we don't understand how it works, like I'll give you an example. My team knows, do not book me, let's say on a call with Heather at five o'clock in the afternoon. I won't be as animated. I won't be as sharp.

I won't be as congruent. because I wake up at 6.30 and by 9.30, 10, 11 o'clock, I'm like going, I'm like picking up the speed. So I do all my hardest stuff, the ones that requires my energy, focus and attention early in the day. That's why I exercise early. It's easier for me because I'm an early morning person to say yes to exercise early in the morning.

I won't be as congruent. because I wake up at 6.30 and by 9.30, 10, 11 o'clock, I'm like going, I'm like picking up the speed. So I do all my hardest stuff, the ones that requires my energy, focus and attention early in the day. That's why I exercise early. It's easier for me because I'm an early morning person to say yes to exercise early in the morning.

I won't be as congruent. because I wake up at 6.30 and by 9.30, 10, 11 o'clock, I'm like going, I'm like picking up the speed. So I do all my hardest stuff, the ones that requires my energy, focus and attention early in the day. That's why I exercise early. It's easier for me because I'm an early morning person to say yes to exercise early in the morning.

If you leave me till four or five o'clock in the afternoon, I never exercise. If you say to me, you know, meditate in the afternoon, easy, because I'm already like, okay, I'm more chill. So when we understand a little bit about how our brain circuits, reward circuit, willpower circuit, fear circuit, stress circuit, anxiety circuit, focus circuit turns on or off.

If you leave me till four or five o'clock in the afternoon, I never exercise. If you say to me, you know, meditate in the afternoon, easy, because I'm already like, okay, I'm more chill. So when we understand a little bit about how our brain circuits, reward circuit, willpower circuit, fear circuit, stress circuit, anxiety circuit, focus circuit turns on or off.

If you leave me till four or five o'clock in the afternoon, I never exercise. If you say to me, you know, meditate in the afternoon, easy, because I'm already like, okay, I'm more chill. So when we understand a little bit about how our brain circuits, reward circuit, willpower circuit, fear circuit, stress circuit, anxiety circuit, focus circuit turns on or off.

Then we can start to manage our mindset a little bit better, manage our emotions, which is really the energy in motion. Is it a high energy emotional arc or a low energy emotional arc? And then that's what drives behavior. And so if I'm in a high emotional energetic arc, I actually want to move towards what it is that I want to achieve.

Then we can start to manage our mindset a little bit better, manage our emotions, which is really the energy in motion. Is it a high energy emotional arc or a low energy emotional arc? And then that's what drives behavior. And so if I'm in a high emotional energetic arc, I actually want to move towards what it is that I want to achieve.

Then we can start to manage our mindset a little bit better, manage our emotions, which is really the energy in motion. Is it a high energy emotional arc or a low energy emotional arc? And then that's what drives behavior. And so if I'm in a high emotional energetic arc, I actually want to move towards what it is that I want to achieve.

But if I'm in a low emotional arc, I want to move away from it because it requires energy and my brain doesn't want to expend energy. So those are some of the neuromechanics of what we're dealing with. And I don't want this to be a neuroscience course, but we all have way more control of what's going on between our ears. And that's really what drives what we do or don't do.

But if I'm in a low emotional arc, I want to move away from it because it requires energy and my brain doesn't want to expend energy. So those are some of the neuromechanics of what we're dealing with. And I don't want this to be a neuroscience course, but we all have way more control of what's going on between our ears. And that's really what drives what we do or don't do.

But if I'm in a low emotional arc, I want to move away from it because it requires energy and my brain doesn't want to expend energy. So those are some of the neuromechanics of what we're dealing with. And I don't want this to be a neuroscience course, but we all have way more control of what's going on between our ears. And that's really what drives what we do or don't do.

Now, there's other people who are going to listen or watch this and go, oh, my God, mornings, I'm a basket case. I can't even feed myself in the morning. Finding the coffee pot is hard. I used to be married to a wonderful woman who used to believe that if God wanted her to see the sun, he would have it rise at noon.

Now, there's other people who are going to listen or watch this and go, oh, my God, mornings, I'm a basket case. I can't even feed myself in the morning. Finding the coffee pot is hard. I used to be married to a wonderful woman who used to believe that if God wanted her to see the sun, he would have it rise at noon.