Brain Prompting: The science of instructing your brain

<p dir="ltr">In this episode, Owen explores what he calls ‘brain prompting’ which is about communicating with your brain like you do with Chat GPT or AI.</p> <p dir="ltr">Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field with many practical applications.</p> <p dir="ltr">One popular use of AI is chatbots, such as GPT and Chat GPT, which can hold conversations and answer questions. Chat GPT has access to a massive database of information from the internet and can create content, improve existing content, and adjust its style or tone.</p> <p dir="ltr">Brain prompting is a strategy for prompting your brain to work more effectively, similar to how we prompt AI. </p> <p dir="ltr">Brain prompting draws from various fields such as neuroscience, psychology, neuro-linguistic programming, and cognitive behavioral therapy to offer us a way to influence ourselves better. It involves asking questions, making requests, and specifying what you want from your brain.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Asking Questions:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">There are six different functions of questioning ourselves: </p> <ol> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Hunt for answers and gather information.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Create emotions and influence how we feel.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Build Curiosity </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Challenge our beliefs and help us to choose more empowering beliefs.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Clarify information.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Dictate focus and help us to prioritize what is important.</p> </li> </ol> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Requests:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Skillfully framing requests can help you get better results from your brain.</p> <p dir="ltr">There are two strategies to communicate with your brain effectively: </p> <ol> <li dir="ltr"