Nelson Dellis

So that's my mental training.

It just so happens that it also enhances memory beyond the average person.

But I think generally doing some kind of difficult or challenging or continuously challenging exercise with the mind is really what is probably making the long lasting changes for my brain.

Right.

So one thing I like to do is just do what I call like a brain dump.

Um, so I'll, you can do this on a piece of paper, you can type it out, whatever.

But I truly, before I try to sit down and do something that I really need to make progress on, I'll spend five minutes just writing out free stream of thoughts, uh, on paper, um, just to get any idea, any things that are on my mind, the tip of my tongue I'm struggling with.

Uh, it could be personal things.

It could be work related.

It doesn't matter.

Whatever comes first,

In my mind, I'm writing it down.

What that usually leaves me with is kind of this empty, clutter-free brain space that lets me know, okay, I've got that out of my system.

I can work at this.

That helps a lot.

Another thing I do is I'll set a timer for 25-minute sessions.

This is called the Pomodoro technique.

You can set a timer for 25 minutes.

Why 25 minutes?

Well, because 25 minutes is some –