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Sustained attention, concentration, and avoiding distraction.

Interest-Based Nervous System: What ADHD Science Says
Focus

Interest-Based Nervous System: What ADHD Science Says

The interest-based nervous system is a psychiatrist's model of ADHD motivation, not a diagnosis. What it gets right, what studies show, and how to use it.

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Roon Team
October 14, 2026·8 min read
#adhd+3
Why Do I Crave Sugar When I'm Tired? The Sleep Science
Wellness

Why Do I Crave Sugar When I'm Tired? The Sleep Science

Sleep loss tilts your brain toward high-calorie food, then sugar leaves you less alert within an hour. What the studies found and what to do at 3 p.m.

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Roon Team
October 13, 2026·8 min read
#sleep+2
ADHD Time Blindness: What the Timing Research Shows
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ADHD Time Blindness: What the Timing Research Shows

ADHD time blindness is real in some lab tasks and murky in others. What 55 timing studies found, where adult data disagree, and what helps day to day.

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Roon Team
October 13, 2026·9 min read
#adhd+3
Huberman on Nicotine Pouches: What He Has Actually Said
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Huberman on Nicotine Pouches: What He Has Actually Said

What Andrew Huberman has said about nicotine pouches and gum, with episode dates and timestamps: his dose, his warnings, and what the research shows.

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Roon Team
October 11, 2026·9 min read
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Gorilla Mind Smooth Review: Doses, Label and Cost per Day
Energy

Gorilla Mind Smooth Review: Doses, Label and Cost per Day

Gorilla Mind Smooth is a 13-ingredient, caffeine-free capsule stack dosed at 5 capsules. Every dose on the label, what it costs per day, and who it fits.

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Roon Team
October 11, 2026·8 min read
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Working 80 Hours a Week: What It Costs and How to Cope
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Working 80 Hours a Week: What It Costs and How to Cope

Working 80 hours a week leaves about 39 waking hours for life. What the sleep and heart research shows, who works it, and how to protect sleep.

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Roon Team
October 10, 2026·10 min read
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How to Stop Doomscrolling: What Actually Works
Focus

How to Stop Doomscrolling: What Actually Works

To stop doomscrolling, add friction: a delay before apps open, grayscale, time caps, the phone in another room. Here is what trials actually measured.

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Roon Team
October 2, 2026·11 min read
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Stroop Test: What It Measures and How to Read Your Score
Science

Stroop Test: What It Measures and How to Read Your Score

The Stroop test times how fast you name an ink color while ignoring the word. See what it measures, how scoring works, and what a score can't tell you.

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Roon Team
September 28, 2026·10 min read
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Crashing Out Meaning: The Slang and Where It Came From
Focus

Crashing Out Meaning: The Slang and Where It Came From

Crashing out means losing emotional control, suddenly and hard. Here is the origin, real examples, and why tired, overstimulated people crash out more.

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Roon Team
September 28, 2026·10 min read
#burnout+3
Feynman Technique: How to Use It, Step by Step
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Feynman Technique: How to Use It, Step by Step

The Feynman Technique in four steps: pick a concept, explain it simply from memory, find the gaps, then refine. Worked example and the research behind it.

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Roon Team
September 26, 2026·10 min read
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Buck Fever: Why It Happens and How to Steady Your Shot
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Buck Fever: Why It Happens and How to Steady Your Shot

Buck fever is an adrenaline surge that shakes your hands and scrambles your shot routine. What happens in your body and what steadies it in the stand.

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Roon Team
September 23, 2026·10 min read
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Does Mint Help You Focus? What the Peppermint Aroma Studies Actually Show
Science

Does Mint Help You Focus? What the Peppermint Aroma Studies Actually Show

Does mint help you focus? Peppermint aroma studies show modest gains in alertness and memory, but the evidence is narrower than most sites let on.

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Roon Team
September 6, 2026·10 min read
#focus
Do Nootropic Pouches Actually Work? The Evidence
Nootropics

Do Nootropic Pouches Actually Work? The Evidence

Do nootropic pouches work? The doses on the label versus the doses in the trials, what Reddit says, and what to expect in the first hour.

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Roon Team
September 6, 2026·10 min read
#caffeine+3
What Pouches Does Joe Rogan Use? Ultra, ZYN, and Alpha
Nootropics

What Pouches Does Joe Rogan Use? Ultra, ZYN, and Alpha

On JRE #2491 (Apr 29, 2026) Joe Rogan said he quit nicotine pouches for Ultra, a nicotine-free pouch. The quote, the ZYN timeline, which claims hold up.

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Roon Team
September 5, 2026·11 min read
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Ozempic Brain Fog: Why Focus Drops on GLP-1s and What the Science Says
Wellness

Ozempic Brain Fog: Why Focus Drops on GLP-1s and What the Science Says

Brain fog isn't in Ozempic's FDA label. See the real causes behind the reports, what long-term research shows, and what actually helps focus.

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Roon Team
September 3, 2026·9 min read
#focus
Energy Drink vs Coffee: Caffeine, Additives, Crash, Cost, and Which Is Better for Focus
Energy

Energy Drink vs Coffee: Caffeine, Additives, Crash, Cost, and Which Is Better for Focus

Energy drink vs coffee: coffee gives ~95 mg per 8 oz with no sugar for about $0.20-0.50; energy drinks fix the dose at 160-200 mg and cost more.

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Roon Team
September 3, 2026·9 min read
#focus
Monk Mode: What It Is, the Rules, and a 30-Day Protocol That Holds Up
Focus

Monk Mode: What It Is, the Rules, and a 30-Day Protocol That Holds Up

Monk mode explained: where the term came from, which rules the evidence backs, whether it is healthy, and a 30-day protocol that holds up.

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Roon Team
September 1, 2026·8 min read
#productivity#focus
How to Stay Awake in Class: 12 Things That Work When You Can't Leave Your Seat
Focus

How to Stay Awake in Class: 12 Things That Work When You Can't Leave Your Seat

Nodding off and can't leave your seat? Try this 60-second reset first, then research-backed tricks like gum, posture shifts, and active note-taking.

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Roon Team
August 25, 2026·9 min read
#focus#students#sleep
What Does "Lock In" Mean? The Slang, the Memes, and Why Everyone Says "Time to Lock In"
Focus

What Does "Lock In" Mean? The Slang, the Memes, and Why Everyone Says "Time to Lock In"

Lock in meaning explained: where the slang came from, what the Great Lock-In trend is, and why telling yourself to lock in actually works.

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Roon Team
August 25, 2026·9 min read
#focus
Does Coffee Break a Fast? Black Coffee, Caffeine, and What Actually Matters
Guides

Does Coffee Break a Fast? Black Coffee, Caffeine, and What Actually Matters

Does coffee break a fast? Black coffee, caffeine, creamers, and what actually matters for intermittent fasting protocols in 2026.

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Roon Team
August 16, 2026·11 min read
#focus
Do Nicotine Pouches Break a Fast? Zyn, Nicotine, and Fasting Rules
Guides

Do Nicotine Pouches Break a Fast? Zyn, Nicotine, and Fasting Rules

Do nicotine pouches break a fast? Zyn, nicotine while fasting, caloric vs stricter protocols, and nicotine-free pouch options.

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Roon Team
August 16, 2026·9 min read
#focus
Does Nicotine Suppress Appetite? The Science and the Catch
Science

Does Nicotine Suppress Appetite? The Science and the Catch

Does nicotine suppress appetite? The science, rebound hunger catch, and why that is not a reason to start nicotine for fasting.

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Roon Team
August 16, 2026·9 min read
#focus
Does Coffee Suppress Appetite? Caffeine, Hunger, and Fasting Windows
Guides

Does Coffee Suppress Appetite? Caffeine, Hunger, and Fasting Windows

Does coffee suppress appetite? What caffeine research supports, how it fits fasting windows, and soft limits without weight-loss claims.

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Roon Team
August 16, 2026·9 min read
#focus
Best Pouches for Fasting (2026): Nicotine, Caffeine, and Nootropic Options Ranked
Guides

Best Pouches for Fasting (2026): Nicotine, Caffeine, and Nootropic Options Ranked

How to rank pouches for fasting: calories, duration, and dose count. Why one 6 to 8 hour pouch beats stacking short-acting tins in a morning window.

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Roon Team
August 16, 2026·9 min read
#focus