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    Improving my Brain by Reading Clocks

    by Mike Cavaliere October 3, 2020

    If you’re a part of my ADHDTechies Facebook Group, you may have heard me mention Barbara Arrowsmith-Young, author of The Woman Who Changed Her Brain, who was also featured in The Brain that Changes Itself. Her story of correcting her severe learning disability is nothing…

    Alternatives to Medication, Brain Hacking, Strategies
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    A Simple, Effective Focus Technique for ADHD Programmers

    by Mike Cavaliere September 20, 2020

    Staying on task is a common hurdle for ADHD programmers and others with ADHD. How many times have you committed yourself to building a feature, only to end up spending an hour on Facebook posts and YouTube videos? A method I’ve found EXTREMELY helpful is…

    Alternatives to Medication, Strategies
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    Vestibular Rehabilitation: Improving My Balance to Improve My Brain

    by Mike Cavaliere October 13, 2019

    My daily routine a few months back was way different from that of anyone I know. There was the usual stuff: brushing teeth, showering, eating breakfast. Then there were some very unorthodox daily exercises I was doing…like walking backward with my eyes closed, while tilting…

    Alternatives to Medication, Strategies
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    Book Review: Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson

    by Mike Cavaliere April 15, 2019

    Sleep is possibly the most significant component of the journey in getting our brains to work to their fullest, for both ADHD people (who often have sleep problems) and non-ADHD people. So lately I’ve been doing a lot of work on my own sleep quality,…

    Alternatives to Medication, Brain Hacking, Strategies

    My Recent Brain-Healthy Diet and Self-Control

    by Mike Cavaliere July 2, 2018

    Poor nutrition is catastrophic for brain health. Sugar, food dyes and other artificial ingredients wreak havoc on attention and cognition – and not to mention your metabolism, contributing to diabetes and other problems (which in turn, mess up your brain as well). Conversely, different dietary…

    Alternatives to Medication, Brain Hacking

    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

    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
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