a white room a highly controlled secretive organization with one mission to produce the world's 1% Elites that can dominate the world it's fiction I know but if White Room actually existed in real life what methods would they use to produce some of the most intellectually capable humans on earth now to answer that question fiction wasn't enough I had to turn to reality to dig into the darker corners of human ambition After All Humans obsessed with excellence must have envisioned the idea of such a facility so while doing my research I stumbled Upon A protocol of
ancient Spartans called the agog and with their brutal training structure their goal was to create the world's most fierce and capable soldiers and the agog system was massively successful because back in ancient Greece constant war was the norm and while most Greek cities surrounded themselves with enormous defensive walls for added protection the prime Spartans found it unnecessary having an army of the world's most feared soldiers or consider the 20th century Soviet Union or USSR a nation formed after the fall of the Russian monarchy during the Bolshevik Revolution after taking over the Bolsheviks encountered a big
problem before the Revolution Russia was agricultural an underdeveloped economy and lagged behind Western Europe in industrialization and science but their ambition was unparal paralleled not only did they want to survive but they also wanted to dominate this depended on their ability to develop advanced technology and Military capabilities but to compete at a global level they had to focus on other areas too all of which required a steady supply of Brilliant Minds with their deepest motivations the Bolshevik sought to modernize the country rapidly so what steps could they take they wanted to be number one and
do it fast to catch up the Soviet leadership launched massive modernization efforts they heavily invested in fostering Talent creating specialized educational institutes and Elite institutions and conducting intensive research on cultivating Geniuses they believed human potential could be systematically improved through environmental conditioning proper education and social engineering soon enough they were competing with the major powers of the world they held National and international academic competitions that Soviet students frequently dominated their achievements were endless they had the world's first nuclear power plant for civilian use they had the world's first artificial satellite the first human in space
and they also made the world's first spacecraft to impact the moon and the list goes on and on one thing is clear these examples had Superior systems that were efficient and faster and they were able to systematically produce Excellence whether it was the fierce Warriors of the Spartans or the Revolutionary Geniuses of the Soviets and I've spent hours breaking down exactly what they did to bring out the best in their students I've distilled it into actionable steps that anyone can use to improve themselves and packed as much as I can into this short video the
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sponsoring this video and helping us produce higher quality content our brain is wired to get better at anything through a unique process and researchers in white room or other Elite institutions would rely on it as a key framework the process is neuroplasticity it means the brain changes itself to meet your needs simply put when you learn new things your brain creates new neural Pathways and adapts itself to perform or when faced with a difficult task it strengthens or creates additional Pathways to meet the challenge and there are two ways organizations would use it to maximize
students performance number one intentionally using discomfort in the improvement process when you move up to a level you're not used to discomfort sets in signaling your brain that it needs to adapt in response the brain strengthens existing neurons or creates new neural Pathways to match that level of performance experts apply this concept through a system called the zone of proximal Improvement the idea is to set your goal in The Sweet Spot of improvement where it's hard enough that you learn from it but not so difficult that it becomes unrealistic by doing this they systematically push
through new levels and accelerate their rate of improvement number two persistence if a skill is especially challenging your brain adapts by creating new Pathways or finding more efficient ways to perform the task this is why persistence is key key your brain needs time and consistent repetitions to rewire itself the single greatest lever you can pull to increase the likelihood of succeeding is by having control over your environment there has been countless research done on that and even best-selling books written about it like Atomic habits you are who you are right now is because of your
environment your environment dictates the choices you make you are literally a product of your environment our examples also demonstrate this idea the white room had only one color in the agog Spartan boys were taken away from their families and placed in a different environment at the age of seven similarly in the Soviet Union they influenced the entire country's environment through propaganda social engineering and specialized schools with unique environments here are a few ways to absolutely maximize your improvement with environmental control first understand the fundamental principle that governs both nature and humans the principle of least
resistance this principle states that people and things tend to take the easiest and simplest path to get something done number two distracting cues cues are the things we see that draw our attention to unimportant tasks in the moment often becoming distractions around 50% of the brain's cortex is involved in visual processing this is why visual distractions are so powerful our brain is dedicated to interpreting what we see number three track your distractions whenever you get distracted don't beat yourself up note it down and just refocus on work now here's how to use all three tips
get a notepad and make a checklist first figure out how to make productive work easier and distractions harder next plan how to remove visual cues and eliminate tracked distractions finally go and take action and did you know the secret to getting 10 steps ahead of everyone else it's keeping your senses motivated so they'll teach you even more and help you improve faster right now leaving a comment below this video If it helped you will motivate the hell out of me to share even more valuable stuff in the future okay so answer this question if pursuing
and working on your goals was fun and addictive for you while others found it boring and difficult how much better would you be at that skill after just 2 years imagine doing something and getting distracted by your addictions which happen to be your goals it becomes something you can't help but act on so how do you get addicted to your goals gamification to be clear there isn't any data suggesting that the white room or Spartans used this however the Soviets made it a point of honor to contribute by becoming smarter through propaganda often portraying Geniuses
as national heroes recently gamified learning platforms like Duolingo have demonstrated the effectiveness of this method in enhancing learning here's the how-tos one having a main mission is crucial to any gamification process and motivates you two rewards play a key role in gamification however this doesn't mean you need something new every time to reward yourself for most people simply knowing they're making progress is reward enough so track your progress keep it simple check your daily task list and see what percentage of tasks you've completed 70 or 80% then find a way to visualize it three find
a way to reduce friction and make tracking and gamifying the process effortless if you can automate it even better many people give up at this stage because it feels like extra work let me tell you the secret to improving faster than anyone else in your competition and it's not just doing more reps than them Improvement means changing and positive change comes from proper feedback in simple terms our brain improves through a process of error correction it fine-tunes your actions by constantly comparing what you intended to do with what you actually did the fastest way to
improve is by gathering precise feedback quickly and eliminating the delay between receiving it and adjusting your actions so the the faster you change the faster you improve here's the how-tos one as I've said the faster the feedback the faster you improve if you're getting real-time feedback and adjusting your behaviors accordingly you're literally improving in real time while most people take weeks or even months to make progress there are many tools to help with this one great tool for a broad audience is toggle which allows you to track your real-time activities and gather feedback two take
10 minutes daily and an hour weekly to reflect on and adjust based on your feedback back no matter how simple it sounds this is a high output activity that can significantly accelerate your growth three use a feedback loop first set a clear goal next perform the task then collect feedback afterward analyze the feedback finally adjust and repeat the process every organization focused on enhancing human capability would want a system that delivers the greatest results for their students in the shortest time a system designed to help them improve faster than anyone else allowing them to accelerate
past the competition and such a practice method does exist if a modern facility like white room were available they'd be using it while traditional practice systems help you improve at a standard rate this method could accelerate progress by two to three times the method is called deliberate practice which was developed by psychologist Anders Ericson here's how to take advantage of it one while normal practices are often less intense and Mindless deliberate practice is intentionally pinning down your weaknesses and getting better at them first you select a clear well-defined specific goal two break this goal down
into separate parts if you're new to the skill you won't know how to break it down so this is the part where you have to put in some uncomfortable work start with what you know or ask AI for help as you practice more try breaking it down into little details the more detailed it is the more control you will have over the outcome practice each part separately with intention three you have to be extremely focused without Focus it's not deliberate practice treat each session like a high stakes performance giving it your full mental and physical
energy four take feedback and improve incrementally and if I can make a simple ask please like the video if you found it worth your time and if not let me know in the comments also check out pbuzz Ai and search for code Emos sensei in their search bar to access premium features
