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Building New Neural Networks is a Piece of Cake... Wacky Cake!
You probably know about the vast amount of research on strengthening the brain, making it more robust, and delaying aging. The key is to build new neural networks. How? By trying, experiencing, or learning new things.
'New' is great if you're neuro-divergent and crave novelty. And there are lots of things you can do: learn a second language, take up a musical instrument, learn a new card game or a new activity. (Notice the number of seniors taking up Pickle Ball, Tai Chi, and Bird Watching.)
Of course, all of these skills take repetition and patience to master. So I'm choosing a new activity, something I've never done but that I know I can commit to for life: BAKING CHOCOLATE CAKE!
It takes less than an hour, and the payoff is, get this, chocolate cake!
Find the Wacky Cake recipe from Carleigh Bodrug on Plant You: plantyou.com/wacky-cake-depression-era-cake
Patreon - www.patreon.com/RickGreenPatreon
This video is for entertainment purposes only. Copyright Big Brain Productions 2024. All Rights Reserved.
#neurodivergent #neuralnetworks #cake #chocolate #chocolatecake #wackycake #PlantYou #CarleighBodrug
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Anxiety, Stress, and Lord of the Flies
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"What's wrong with people?!" I've heard that phrase increasingly frequently over the past few years. One news story after another offers 'proof' that human beings are naturally cruel. Scary movies, gory and graphic crime shows, and endless horror novels brim with the most appalling atrocities. It's easy to forget they are fiction. A classic example is the acclaimed Nobel Prize-winning Lord Of T...
Losing Stuff? Use Colour
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Here's a simple strategy I've been using for decades. It's visual. Dramatic. And reduces the number of times I wail, 'Where is it? I had it in my hand a minute ago!' Bonus: it also helps me keep things that go together, together. Double Bonus it helps me to locate a particular file folder that I'm looking for. Patreon - www.patreon.com/RickGreenPatreon "You might be asking, ‘Who is this guy, an...
Losing Stuff? Have Multiples
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One common challenge our Patrons (share about in the chat rooms can be captured in the frustrated wail, 'Where is it?! I had it in my hand 30 seconds ago!!!' For me, it was always misplacing my tape measure. Eventually I've found a solution, or should I say over the years I accumulated a solution. The turning point came when I realized that if I keep misplacing a THING, the solution is not to '...
7 Ways I Survived Public Speaking
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Nervous about public speaking? Do you suffer from stage fright? Terrified at the thought of addressing a large crowd, a small crowd, or even a small group of coworkers? You are not alone. Here are 7 ideas that allowed me to overcome my natural shyness, conquer my social anxiety, and tame the terror of large audiences. These are simple strategies that allowed me to see audiences as my allies, an...
Why We Fidget & Why it Helps
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Why We Fidget & Why it Helps
The Best Anti-Stress Secret - Box Breathing & Your Vagus Nerve
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The Best Anti-Stress Secret - Box Breathing & Your Vagus Nerve
Anxious to Serene - Meet Your Vagus Nerve
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Anxious to Serene - Meet Your Vagus Nerve
7 GREAT Reasons to Procrastinate
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7 GREAT Reasons to Procrastinate
A Mind that Never Stops
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A Mind that Never Stops
3 Secrets to Stop Procrastinating
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3 Secrets to Stop Procrastinating
How Did I Get TOO Much Stuff?
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How Did I Get TOO Much Stuff?
Using a Hobby to Manage Stress
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Using a Hobby to Manage Stress
Am I Dumb?
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Am I Dumb?
ADD & Loving It?! (Full PBS Documentary)
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ADD & Loving It?! (Full PBS Documentary)
7 New Webinars, Livestream with Rick Green and Special Guests
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7 New Webinars, Livestream with Rick Green and Special Guests
Why Bother With New Years Resolutions?
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Why Bother With New Years Resolutions?
Tintin, Impulsivity, & Me
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Tintin, Impulsivity, & Me
Hyperfocus vs Hyperfixation
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Hyperfocus vs Hyperfixation
Why I Get Nothing Done
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Why I Get Nothing Done
Why Is Moving So Stressful?
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Why Is Moving So Stressful?
Why Are Some People So Judgmental?
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Why Are Some People So Judgmental?
Is It Too Late To Learn?
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Is It Too Late To Learn?
10 Signs You DON'T Have Depression
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10 Signs You DON'T Have Depression
How Do I Stop Losing Things?
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How Do I Stop Losing Things?
Cue Cards Presentations - What To Avoid
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Cue Cards Presentations - What To Avoid
ADD & Loving IT?! - Extended Highlights
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ADD & Loving IT?! - Extended Highlights

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  • @Mperor_Niho
    @Mperor_Niho 6 хвилин тому

    Lol😂😂😂😂

  • @Mperor_Niho
    @Mperor_Niho 13 хвилин тому

    0:20 yes sir

  • @bobclemson9679
    @bobclemson9679 3 дні тому

    Brilliant, great content.

  • @janettamaclean6317
    @janettamaclean6317 3 дні тому

    A few years ago i was called for jury duty and my doc pointed out I would have to sit still for hours in a courtroom where everyone could see me. So....I didn't do it.😅

  • @modfather1964
    @modfather1964 9 днів тому

    I hyper fixate for 12 month at a time then SNAP! no interest ... Flat earth, Hinduism, Chess, Sinatra? WTF? Just waiting for my next...I learn/buy everything obsessively then couldn't care less, but at the time, why isn't everyone/anyone interested? love and hate my Hyper fixations. Only recently discovered I have this at 60 years old...x

  • @modfather1964
    @modfather1964 9 днів тому

    The Mad hatter... What's the Hatter with me, have I gone mad? Alice... I'm afraid so, you're mad, bonkers, off your head... But I'll tell you a secret, All the best people are. x

  • @justbeegreen
    @justbeegreen 9 днів тому

    I am a devout color coder. I also believe in wearing certain colors on certain days - color code my days - bc I don’t have to think about which clothing to wear on each day. Love your content ❤

  • @keithsumner1190
    @keithsumner1190 10 днів тому

    Thank you, as always, Rick!

  • @philipethier9136
    @philipethier9136 10 днів тому

    Right after Rick had a crashing sound, I noticed a book in his background with the title "Antifragile".

  • @pedroba76
    @pedroba76 13 днів тому

    Very useful! I think that I experience a lot of hyperfixation, but not much hyperfocus(At least from my impression). Is that common?

  • @sushmasinha8054
    @sushmasinha8054 15 днів тому

    They think they are better than everybody else, and treat color people as trash 😢

  • @Mr432scott
    @Mr432scott 16 днів тому

    My wife and I have moved 4.5 times (in the middle of hopefully our last move in at least 5 years) since 2020, 2 of which were cross country. My advice for anyone is break it down into manageable steps, pack one room a week and if needed hire movers to help you load/unload if friends aren’t available. It’s ok if it feels like you’re never gonna be done, trust me, we all have more stuff than we realize and that’s ok. Having a decent overlap period can help alleviate the stress, but it’ll never feel like you have enough time. If the place you’re moving into isn’t gonna be home for at least a year or two, prepare for the reality that you might not be unpacked by the time you have to move again. We lived in our most recent house for almost two years and still have a few boxes that are packed

  • @janeadorable
    @janeadorable 17 днів тому

    This is me! I’m about ready to cry for you, and for me too! 🙁

  • @anagsom376
    @anagsom376 17 днів тому

    Your videos have help a lot in my understanding of my husband. I would love to hear from your wife about some strategies that made your life as a couple with one ADHD partner happier and/or easier. Thanks for your content!

  • @lindalangeheine5787
    @lindalangeheine5787 17 днів тому

    What a refreshing documentary! My ex-husband is married now to an former psychologist, who has decided I and our two kids have this. So I'm researching, just in case. Although I HAVE written 8 books, built up a successful career after the separation and am still working at 75. The only book I haven't bothered to publish is about a lady who just couldn't get her act together and what steps she took (in her crazy loveable way) to get organized and become a good self-manager. Tihi. It's still in a drawer. The others have been published. The easiest way is to divorce, kids grow up and leave, and then be a dedicated and delighted Single.

  • @Ali08
    @Ali08 20 днів тому

    I like this video. 😂 my mind goes a mile a second too.

    • @RickWantsToKnow
      @RickWantsToKnow 17 днів тому

      The problem is you have a fast mind in world run by slow minds.

  • @lisahall4012
    @lisahall4012 22 дні тому

    Omg I'm looking up ADHD for my son,watch this video and thinking this man has my brain when I have to do anything and I rant,people look at me like,wow she gone crazy

  • @charminlindholm7779
    @charminlindholm7779 22 дні тому

    “I know better…and I did it anyway.”

  • @augoulis
    @augoulis 23 дні тому

    Amazing video!

  • @RandomAntiFurryOntheInternet
    @RandomAntiFurryOntheInternet 24 дні тому

    Your supposed to say “hey siri” not “Siri”

  • @lanceanderson4531
    @lanceanderson4531 27 днів тому

    ADD/ADHD is your brains way of telling you to slow down. Instead of working less, using our phones less, or meditating more, we are told to take medication and then to keep doing what makes our ADD/ADHD worse in the first place. Big pharma just creates problems and sells solutions. Anxiety, depression, ADHD. They have drugs for all! But you know what is free and hardly gets recommended? Meditation! If the physical and mental benefits of meditation were in pill form, it would be the most sold pill in the world. Shove your big pharma pushed medication!

  • @TS-yd6cn
    @TS-yd6cn 28 днів тому

    "Now we wait! Or... I guess... we could clean up, couldn't we?" I need to practice THIS sort of self-talk 😂 I'd watch a regular Rick's Cooking. I'd probably watch a regular Rick's Anything. Rick makes me feel better even when I didn't know I needed to.

  • @maryannnichols1043
    @maryannnichols1043 Місяць тому

    How was it, Rick? It looks delicious!

  • @janettamaclean6317
    @janettamaclean6317 Місяць тому

    Awesome kitchen management Rick!

  • @jessegreywolf
    @jessegreywolf Місяць тому

    My favourite chocolate cake recipe!

  • @stephaniegrable2612
    @stephaniegrable2612 Місяць тому

    Now do it all with your opposite hand😂

  • @RichardT2112
    @RichardT2112 Місяць тому

    I’ll be over for coffee and cake in about 6 hours (YVR -> YYZ) … I’ll bring the vermouth. Pro tip: Martini Bianco (sweet vermouth) is lovely drizzled over any sponge cake.

    • @RickWantsToKnow
      @RickWantsToKnow Місяць тому

      Great. Can you pick up icecream on your way?

    • @RichardT2112
      @RichardT2112 Місяць тому

      @@RickWantsToKnow done!! Chocolate or vanilla? 😝

  • @skjonas
    @skjonas Місяць тому

    My dad made wacky cake when I was a kid. This is the first time I’ve heard it mentioned elsewhere.

  • @mesharuu8331
    @mesharuu8331 Місяць тому

    Love this!!

    • @RickWantsToKnow
      @RickWantsToKnow Місяць тому

      Thanks! It was fun to make and fun to eat!

  • @AnuraUkulele
    @AnuraUkulele Місяць тому

    I love how this video is designed to attract my fragmented attention span. It moves fast enough to keep me watching. Thanks for the info and the way you presented it too.

  • @twink276
    @twink276 Місяць тому

    Love the cover

  • @pickachugamng9455
    @pickachugamng9455 Місяць тому

    Alot of your complaints are rather similar to mine

  • @wonderwend1
    @wonderwend1 Місяць тому

    Superb

  • @Compaclaptop176
    @Compaclaptop176 Місяць тому

    you need to get a technician

  • @gaylegordon4092
    @gaylegordon4092 Місяць тому

    I've never read it. Fortunately it was somehow never assigned to me. I've deliberately not read it on my own because of the subject matter. But what do you think of the Milgram experiment, the Stanford Prison Experiment, The blue eyes/brown eyes experiment, and the Third Wave experiment? I've read about all those and they have some dark conclusions about people. BTW, I'm going to read those books you talked about in the video. Thanks!

  • @janettamaclean6317
    @janettamaclean6317 Місяць тому

    Yeah Lord of the Flies was a sad horrible story. It was part of our O level English curriculum! We were just schoolkids ourselves! I blame it on the authors experiences as a teacher lol . Thanks Rick as always 🙏💐

  • @anagsom376
    @anagsom376 Місяць тому

    This reminded me of the Acali experiment in the 70s. A group of women and men in a boat for 100 days. The researcher picked the participants to maximize tension (from religion and from attraction) and expected a lot to happen. People got along well, except him who had ulterior motives and got under everyone's skin and nerves. Another example of mainly good people, but also of the ever present exceptions (the researcher in this case).

  • @lauraw.7008
    @lauraw.7008 Місяць тому

    Thanks for sharing this! I hated Lord of the Flies in school. I read Humankind a year or so ago. Shared it with my UU minister, and she gave a sermon based on the Humankind story of the Polynesian boys within the last few months. William Golding was a sad man.

  • @theTRUTHgroup
    @theTRUTHgroup Місяць тому

    Who knew that Adventures with Bill would eventually lead me to a valuable lesson about the Lord of the Flies? 😮😎 👍

  • @shawnholbrook7278
    @shawnholbrook7278 Місяць тому

    💖🙏 Thanks, I have seen some rotten things, and have read many, many books. ... I encourage other humans.

  • @user-el9cn1mx4n
    @user-el9cn1mx4n Місяць тому

    Thank you for this! I was a high school English teacher and always felt there was something off with the book choices we had to choose from to teach our students, sadly I taught Lord of the Flies to many 10th graders. I did my best to express that this book did not reflect reality and was only one man’s point of view… On another note, sad to hear your church made you feel despair in the same vein as Lord of the Flies. Sadly there are also many false portrayals of God that are not reality. I am so grateful to find nothing but God’s love, peace, hope, and reality at my church- shocking and dare I say the Catholic Church! God bless you Rick, keep up the great work. You have helped me a great deal over the years, with laughter, inspiration and practical advice.

  • @leestone665
    @leestone665 Місяць тому

    Thank you Rick! You’re helping to restore my faith in humanity. It often feels like we are facing the sharp end of the stick

  • @Jigglysaint
    @Jigglysaint Місяць тому

    I also had the misfortune of having to read Lord of the Flies. I was in a special education program for English, mainly because of my difficulty in writing, not reading. While the other English classes got to do Lord of the Rings, we had to do this book instead. In fact, to this day my nonchalance towards LOTR is specifically BECAUSE of this. I don't like the concept of banned books, but perhaps maybe this book should never have been part of the school's curriculum. Anyway, I too have learned that humanity isn't always the selfish wasteland that the books made it out to be. Remember the Golden Rule is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" not "Do unto others BEFORE they do unto you". But man, it is hard shaking those beliefs. In fact even though I'm middle aged, I still have this "no normal people" rule when it comes to preferred association. But my concept of "normal" is more or less based on what I consider "typical life experiences" rather than behaviour or intellectual capacity. So if the typical life experiences of today's world is one of selfishness and suspicion, then I will gravitate towards those who are more selfless and open and willing to see past minor behavioural flaws.

  • @maryannnichols1043
    @maryannnichols1043 Місяць тому

    Rick, thank you. I needed that more than I can say. And when you teared up, I found I had, too. I appreciate that you left the emotion in there. That you allowed us to see you. I’ll get Humankind. And even read it! 😏

    • @lauraw.7008
      @lauraw.7008 Місяць тому

      @maryannnichols1043 - yes😊 I read it awhile back. I need to find it and re-read sections of it. It is amazing - when I think back - how much reading (especially that part) helped my mood and anxiety. Rick I also appreciate you left the emotion in your video.

  • @louis_makes
    @louis_makes Місяць тому

    Thanks Rick! I needed that!

  • @ollezimmerman
    @ollezimmerman Місяць тому

    Rick, about a year ago I saw a video where you explained how dopamine works, in a very simple way, I was great, but now I can't seem to find it?

  • @CanadianOptionsTrader
    @CanadianOptionsTrader Місяць тому

    Such a great video! Thanks to you, Rick, I learned something new and important today!

    • @RickWantsToKnow
      @RickWantsToKnow Місяць тому

      Thanks. I know reading the book and then making this video changed me for the better.

  • @CarolynOsborne
    @CarolynOsborne Місяць тому

    Thank you. I live in the US where the political system is scary. My jaded view of people was developing along. Thanks for reminding me there is decency out there.

    • @RickWantsToKnow
      @RickWantsToKnow Місяць тому

      The sad thing is that people have been mislead by the media to believe that it's a dog-eat-dog world when in fact nothing good or bad happens without the cooperation of a lot of people. As we used to say at the end of The Red Green Show, 'We're all in this together.'

    • @lauraw.7008
      @lauraw.7008 Місяць тому

      @@RickWantsToKnow Yes, we are all in this together.

  • @RichardT2112
    @RichardT2112 Місяць тому

    Thanks Rick … sadly as you’ve said before the news is likely the worst culprit … my high school English teacher is likely a close second.

    • @RickWantsToKnow
      @RickWantsToKnow Місяць тому

      The fact is that in the most trying circumstances, we are capable of great kindness. We are hard-wired to want to be part of something good.