 In the last 12 months I spent over $4,733 on brain supplements and notropics. I tested advanced notropic supplements, a lot of adaption herbs, mushrooms, amino acids, rest attempts, cooling compounds and many extras. The reason why I bought and tested all those supplements was to enhance my brain power and to try to achieve the limitless effect. Yes, exactly like the Bradley Cooper in the movie Limitless, just without the side effects. But did I accomplish that or did I just waste an opportunity to buy myself a real Hobbit home? Hi friends, welcome back to the channel. My name is Greg and I'm a certified brain health professional. If by hacking notropics and optimizing brain performance interest you, then you came to the right place. Now, if you're serious about boosting your brain performance, then at some point you should consider taking notropics. But for those who are new here, what exactly are notropics? Well, notropics are brain boosting compounds, mostly natural, but can also be synthetic that can enhance your cognitive function, like focus, they can improve your memory, speed of thinking, they can increase your attention and also help with decision making. Now, compared to the popular smart drugs, like Modafinil and Adderall, the tropics are by definition side effects free. If of course you follow the rules. So this is only true if you actually read the labels and follow the actual recommendations. Now many CEOs, athletes and high performers use notropics daily to enhance their brain performance. But is that their main secret why they're so successful? Now, before I reveal the big secret, let's see how I was able to spend thousands of dollars on brain supplements, what exactly I took and what actually happened. So as a certified brain health professional, I know exactly what my brain needs for peak performance, coffee and cookies. But besides that, here are the crucial supplements that I hoped would actually boost my brain performance. First, there are advanced brain supplements for which I spent over $2,433 dollars. Then there are individual notropics, natural and synthetic, for which I spent over $1,890 dollars. I also took omega three because you need the healthy fats for your cellular function. And for that I spent over $300. And the big complex, probably the most important vitamins for brain performance you need to take daily. And for that I spent over $103 dollars. So you may be thinking, well, you spend a lot of money on brain supplements. And let me tell you right away, you are right. But do you really need to take all of those supplements to boost your brain power? Well, before I answer that, let's check out what happened during the last 12 months. Now my expectations were very reasonable and totally clear. Double IQ and photographic memory. No, but for real, I wanted to boost my focus so I could be more productive. I wanted to improve my memory so I could remember more. Also wanted to have more energy throughout the day without experiencing any crashes. And that's exactly what happened after just one day of sublimating metropics. Nah, obviously I'm joking. But here is what actually happened. Now, first of all, my focus improved. Now I'm able to stay focused for at least 30% longer than before taking tropics. My memory also improved. I can easily remember longer and higher words, locations and numbers, but I still struggle with names sometimes. I've been in a better mood for most of the time. I've had more energy, stress and anxiety rarely hit me. I'm more creative than ever before. Studying is easier and more fun. Well, maybe not more fun, just easier. I'm more productive and I have more motivation. But can you get those exact benefits if you just copy my supplement routine and take all of the entropics that I took? Well, maybe. But before I answer that, let me share five crucial learnings that will totally change your perspective about brain boosting pills. The first learning is most brain supplements on the market are really low quality. Now, if you go to the supermarket or even on Amazon, you'll find hundreds of brain supplements that make all kinds of promises. But the reality is, most such brain supplements are low quality. And I mean it really low quality. So before you consider supplementing them, the first thing you need to do is to check their price. If they're underpriced, it probably means their low quality. And low quality means trouble, like they use mainly synthetic supplements. For example, the important benign vitamin. Instead of using folate, which is the natural version, they use folic acid, the synthetic one. They contain lots of unwanted fillers and binders, like artificial colors, like hydrogenated oils, like soybean oil, like magnesium silicate or stearate, titanium dioxide and silicon dioxide, sodium, benzene, et cetera. Then the compounds are underdosed or overdosed. And yes, actually, both can be problematic. For example, many brain supplements contain extremely high dosages of caffeine, which can cause severe side effects like anxiety, nervousness, and jittery. So you may think, well, this is a strong important supplement. Well, it is. But it can also give you a diarrhea you will never forget. As a matter of fact, there are only a couple of really high quality natropic supplements on the market. Now, before we talk about them, here is the second learning from my experience. When it comes to natropic supplements, our expectations are usually unrealistic. Natropics are not magical pills, and they won't substitute a lack of sleep, bad diet, or a generally low quality lifestyle. They simply can't do that. And we sleep six. Now, I know there's some out there that say, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I need eight. Well, I'd say just sleep a little faster. No, no, no, no. This is wrong. Now, here's the reality. Supplements can be very beneficial, but only if you take care of your lifestyle. For example, if you have generally low energy levels, a supplement on its own won't increase it, but it can support different body processes to help you feel more energized. So if you sleep long enough and take a natural energy supplement, the supplement will ensure you have even more energy for a prolonged state. But if you don't sleep long enough and you wake up tired, for example, then the energy supplement won't do much, or you at least won't feel the effects. And as a result, you may even experience a hard crash very, very soon. So are the natropics the hidden secrets of the world's most successful entrepreneurs and professionals? Yes, maybe they are, but only of those that also take care of their lifestyle. So have the right expectations about supplements and don't look at them as the magical pills that will solve all the world's problems because they won't. Now, the third learning is this. Most brain boosting supplements don't deliver short-term results. Now, people expect extraordinary effects just a few minutes after they take the brain boosting capsules. So it's been 20 seconds since I took the capsules and well, nothing happened. And no, the shit doesn't work. But that's not how natropics work. Most don't have any short-term effects at all. Zero, nada, zero. Quite often, you won't even feel a placebo effect. They are not a shortcut to better health and performance. They're more of a, well, long-term supporters on your journey to peak performance. Now the fourth learning, natropic supplements can be risky. They can cause side effects like constipation, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, etc. And trust me, I suffer from all of them. If you take any drugs whatsoever, do consult your doctor first. And don't just trust random people on Facebook telling you, yeah, those supplements are not dangerous. Don't worry. If a particular natropic works for your neighbor, Joe, it doesn't mean it's actually going to work for you as well. Shocking, right? And the fifth and the most important learning is we focus too much on supplements and too little on our lifestyle. Well, let's just admit it, we would all perform so much better if we spend less money and time on supplements and focus more on our lifestyle if we optimize our sleep, nutrition, workout, etc. Instead of buying supplements, we could use the money to buy high-quality organic foods or use the money to buy other things that could support our health. A mat for meditation and yoga, a pair of new sneakers for a workout, or whatever else would help us. But taking the supplements is easy and the promised benefits sound way too good not to give them a try. So, do you really need to spend all that money on supplements? No, if you're not seriously trying to improve your performance, then don't bother investing so much money into all of those supplements. But, and there's always a but, you actually want to get as close to the limitless performance as possible. Well, most of the supplements on my list should probably be on your list as well. But there's a video up there to my favorite brain supplements of this year. In addition to that, there are links below to them, so check them out and feel free to steal my discount codes. I won't search for you, don't worry. But if you're searching for other ways to boost your brain performance, then watch my next video up here. Thank you guys for watching and I hope to see you soon again. Stay well.