Re:Ask HN: Any scientifically proven techniques to boost con...
by dominotw on Friday February 25, 2022 @07:44PM
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I've tried to listen Huberman so many times but have hard time focusing. He seems to rattle off a list of things without any emotional hooks to keep the user engaged.
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Re:Ask HN: Any scientifically proven techniques to boost con...
by hungryforcodes on Saturday February 26, 2022 @06:19AM
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I tried watching the first six minutes of one if the above videos and it was all just fluf or advertising for his sponsors. No actual information. Podcasts in general seem like such a poor and inefficient way to acquire information. A brief article in Wikipedia that can be the jumping board for further explorariob is always so much better for me.
Re:Ask HN: Any scientifically proven techniques to boost con...
by DarkCrusader2 on Friday March 11, 2022 @12:09PM
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Also, you can install Sponserblock so that such segments are automatically skipped on youtube.
Re:Ask HN: Any scientifically proven techniques to boost con...
by klelatti on Saturday February 26, 2022 @12:49PM
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The adverts are at the beginning. Just skip forward if you don’t want to listen to them.
These podcasts are actually very dense with information once you get past the adverts.
Re:Ask HN: Any scientifically proven techniques to boost con...
by otikik on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:01AM
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Same. Use the time guide provided under the video, makes it easy to skip ads or sections you are not interested in.
Re:Ask HN: Any scientifically proven techniques to boost con...
by hungryforcodes on Thursday March 03, 2022 @11:02AM
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Clever -- I'll use it. Hadn't noticed it before.
Re:Ask HN: Any scientifically proven techniques to boost con...
by ssijak on Saturday February 26, 2022 @02:15AM
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Exactly my experience. I have a feeling that he talks way to much and without a pause throwing large number of unconnected points leaving you bamboozeled on what to actually start with, what is the most proven and would give best bang for the buck.
Re:Ask HN: Any scientifically proven techniques to boost con...
by pingeroo on Friday February 25, 2022 @11:40PM
(#30475260)
I normally have a hard time watching long "monologue" videos but I feel like Huberman usually does a good job of keeping my attention. He speaks with eloquent intonations and maintains a piercing eye contact with the camera. I admit his videos can be a bit tedious sometimes but I just frame them as "classes", which makes them easier to bear.
He could for sure add in some sugar to help the medicine go down, but it would make the already long videos longer.
Re:Ask HN: Any scientifically proven techniques to boost con...
by stretchwithme on Friday February 25, 2022 @08:23PM
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His videos are very long. A lot there but I haven't been able to get through one yet. 2.5 hours is long. Could be 3 or 4 videos.