Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice

2026-06-15 · 60 min · 23 entities

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→ discusses Self-Improvement concept

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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://shipstation.com/
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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://monarch.com/
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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://larridin.com/
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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://joshwaitzkin.com/training
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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://charafeddine.co/letters/your-brain-is-about-to-need-a-gym
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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://lanimuelrath.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Aerobics-Points-System.pdf
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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://archive.ph/XvPXE

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mentioned shipstation.com website

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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://shipstation.com/
mentioned monarch.com website

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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://monarch.com/
mentioned larridin.com website

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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://larridin.com/
mentioned Training website

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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://joshwaitzkin.com/training
mentioned Your Brain Is About To Need A Gym website

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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://charafeddine.co/letters/your-brain-is-about-to-need-a-gym
mentioned XvPXE website

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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://archive.ph/XvPXE
references shipstation.com website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://shipstation.com/
references monarch.com website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://monarch.com/
references larridin.com website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://larridin.com/
references Training website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://joshwaitzkin.com/training
references Your Brain Is About To Need A Gym website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://charafeddine.co/letters/your-brain-is-about-to-need-a-gym
references XvPXE website

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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://archive.ph/XvPXE

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mentioned Education concept

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Feed category: Education
mentioned Self-Improvement concept

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Feed category: Self-Improvement
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Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice
discusses Education concept

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Feed category: Education
discusses Self-Improvement concept

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Feed category: Self-Improvement

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mentioned Cal Newport person

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Feed author/publisher: Cal Newport
hosted by Cal Newport person

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Feed author/publisher: Cal Newport
mentioned Aerobics Points System person

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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://lanimuelrath.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Aerobics-Points-System.pdf
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Link in episode "Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice": https://lanimuelrath.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Aerobics-Points-System.pdf

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Episode description as stored

In the 1960s, doctors avoided people to avoid exercise. Then everything changed. Now physical fitness is a $100 billion industry. What would it look like if we got equally as serious about cognitive fitness? In this episode, Cal explores three tiers of cognitive fitness advice, ordered from least to most intense. Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) Do I need a brain gym? (32:54) Comments on reversing brain rot (36:57) A disturbing new article from a college professor (41:55) Do makers need longer blocks for deep work? (47:25) What Cal is reading (50:26) What Cal watched (56:23) Where Cal went Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ Cal’s monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba? https://charafeddine.co/letters/your-brain-is-about-to-need-a-gym https://lanimuelrath.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Aerobics-Points-System.pdf https://www.joshwaitzkin.com/training https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9a2_KqzF7Y https://archive.ph/XvPXE Thanks to our Sponsors: https://www.monarch.com (Use code “DEEP”) https://www.shipstation.com (Use code “DEEP”) https://www.larridin.com https://www.pipedrive.com/deep Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices