A masterclass on how to biohack your intelligence
In this podcast series, I read and comment on Biohacker-extraordinaire Serge Faguet’s exhaustive article, How to biohack your intelligence — with everything from sex to modafinil to MDMA
Discussing…
Classifications of intelligence
Sleep hacking
Pharmaceuticals
SSRIs
Meditation
Sexual deviancy
Narcotics
Transhumanism
Mentioned in Part 1 (above): A Lifehacking Extremist’s Manifesto
Essential email lifehack: Boomerang for Gmail
Serge’s App: Mirror emoji keyboard — your personal emoji!
Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert B. Cialdini
Body Language Analysis: Body Language Ghost’s analysis of Trump
Biohacking Sleep with Lighting, Beverages, and Mindset, chapter 10 from my book “How to Be Cross Eyed”
Are you a fast or slow caffeine metabolizer? Get personal genotyping from Sequencing.com
Book Review of “Stealing Fire” by Steven Kotler — an ecstatic manifesto
Part 2: Salacious Sex and Social Intelligence Lifehacks
Outsource Your Online Dating Service
Articles about monogamy: I was promised a sex slave and Against Cucks
Eating one meal a day every day is not a great idea, see my review of Fast This Way
Etymotic earbuds for focus
Ketone Supplements: Ultra Keto + MCTs
“Trust me, I’m Lying” Book Review: The Internet killed the News. Duh. What to Do about It…
Coach.me — for habit tracking
Part 3: MDMA & Trippin’ on Transhumanism
Modafinil: The Military-Grade Smart Drug and why it made me hallucinate…
Read: Modafinil is Problematic.
About Adderall vs Nootropics: Adult ADHD Cured! The Four Pillars of Maintaining Focus, Motivation and Memory
Biohackers should be skeptical of Psychedelics
My trenchant critique of transhumanism, Transhumanism is a Trap
The Best Intelligence Hack
Serge’s article does not mention the most clinically efficacious way to boost intelligence broadly: Dual N-back brain training.
A 2017 meta-analysis analyzed 33 published dual n-back experiments from independent labs worldwide. It definitively showed that dual n-back training significantly increases the broad abilities underlying IQ, including fluid intelligence (Gf), working memory, both verbal and spatial (WM), and attention control (cognitive control).
Having tried over 200 different Nootropics and smart drugs (along with almost every weird and wacky personal growth thing you’ve heard of), take it from me: Dual N-Back training is the low-hanging-intelligence-hacking fruit.
