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    Intelligence Tests (and Other Brain Tests) and What They Taught Me

    by Mike Cavaliere May 21, 2018

    For me, one of the most significant epiphany moments in my brain improvement journey was when I got my intelligence tested. For decades I knew I was smart – but some everyday tasks took me so long to do. It just didn’t make sense. Intelligence…

    Strategies

    Mind Over Matter: How I Overcame My Learning Disability to Build a Successful Tech Career

    by Mike Cavaliere May 17, 2018

    This is an article I wrote up in 2016 for the Startup Institute. I realized I never shared it directly with my readers, so shame on me! But others have found it inspiring, and I hope you will too. It was around 2009 that I…

    Strategies

    The Three Foundations of A Better Brain: Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise

    by Mike Cavaliere May 12, 2018

    Here’s something everyone should internalize if you don’t know this already: It doesn’t matter how many brain ‘hacks’ you try. It doesn’t matter how much information you consume on this topic, or how much time you spend listening to podcasts and reading blog posts. It…

    Alternatives to Medication, Brain Hacking, Strategies

    My “Brain Hacks and Upgrades” Presentation

    by Mike Cavaliere October 23, 2017

    Last summer I was super excited to give a talk at QCon New York, a fantastic international software conference. At QCon they give some great in-depth talks about everything tech related, ranging from web development to programming architecture, scaling, management and so on. Last summer…

    Alternatives to Medication, Brain Hacking, Strategies

    Why I Got My IQ Tested (And You Should Too)

    by Mike Cavaliere January 25, 2017

    My first experience getting diagnosed with a “brain thing” was similar to what most people experience. I went to a psychiatrist and told him I was having trouble focusing. He said, “You have ADHD,” and gave me some drugs. Problem solved! Not really. Medication can…

    Strategies

    Presenting at QCon New York, This June 2016!

    by Mike Cavaliere May 23, 2016

    I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be speaking at QCon New York, a pretty kickass software conference this June. The title of the talk I’ll be giving is ADHD & Technology: Brain Hacks and Upgrades. It will share some content from a blog post I wrote…

    Alternatives to Medication, Strategies

    Brain Hacks vs. Brain Upgrades (Compensation vs. Correction)

    by Mike Cavaliere April 11, 2016

    As you may already know, I’ve invested a lot of time, money and energy trying to overcome the challenges associated with my brain’s learning deficits. I’ve found that the various methods out there fall into two categories: things that change the brain, and things that…

    Alternatives to Medication, Strategies

    Working Out My Brain With Mozart

    by Mike Cavaliere March 19, 2016

    5 days a week, I hole up in a hidden corner at the local Crunch gym. For just over an hour, I hop on a bosu ball and bounce a tennis ball around while listening to mozart and wearing vibrating headphones. Weird? Probably. Effective? Possibly….

    Alternatives to Medication

    Changing Your Brain is Tough (But Possible)

    by Mike Cavaliere December 14, 2015

    If you just got diagnosed with ADHD, learning disabilities or something similar, it’s a bit of a heavy cross to bear at first. You know you’re different; but you feel like you’re “less” than other people, which is not only bad but it’s completely false….

    Alternatives to Medication, Strategies
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    Programmers with ADHD – 10 Productivity Tips

    by Mike Cavaliere October 30, 2015

    I’ve met a fair amount of programmers with ADHD over the years. A lot of them were fairly successful in their chosen career, but they all had some combination of the same issues all people with attention deficits face – distractibility, trouble focusing, disorganization and so on….

    Apps, Strategies
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