Dr. Dominic Ng
Neuroscientist and physician; shares research‑backed insights on attention, brain health, and awareness.
Your Private Habits Become Your Public Identity
Your private choices eventually show in public. Your reading shows in how you speak. Your training shows in how you move. Your diet shows in how you feel. Your discipline shows in how your confidence. You become what you practice when no one is watching.
60% of Teens Say Social Media Harms Self‑esteem
Researchers followed 479 teens for 100 days, asking them every single night how they felt. Results: For 60% of teens, social media made them feel worse about themselves, less happy, AND more distant from friends.
Speed Reading Won’t Make Knowledge Stick Without Processing
I'm a neuroscientist who graduated top 1% in medical school. 3 reasons nothing you study actually sticks: Myth #1: 3x speed = 3x knowledge Your brain needs time to process new information - pause, explain it, question it.
Metrics Trap: Optimizing Numbers, Not Real Value
This is one of the best books I've ever read. The core problem @add_hawk nails: we've handed our lives over to metrics. The issue is that any metric is a compression of something richer, and once the metric exists, we...
Chess Shows Human‑AI Collaboration Is Already Obsolete
Chess is 30 years ahead of every other profession in dealing with AI. The best case study we have for what's coming. 4 lessons: 1. Human-AI collaboration had a 15-year shelf life in chess. "Human in the loop" is a phase.
Largest Review Finds No Evidence Cannabis Relieves Anxiety, Depression, PTSD
No evidence that medicinal cannabis effectively treats anxiety, depression, or PTSD - according to the largest review of cannabinoids ever conducted.
Firstborns Edge Ahead Academically Due to Early Parental Focus
Firstborn children tend to get slightly higher grades than their younger siblings. The gap is small, but probably comes down to: - More one-on-one time with parents early on - Teaching younger siblings (reinforces learning)
Choir Singing Boosts Memory, Speed, and Brain Youth
Singing in a choir is linked to sharper memory, faster thinking, and a younger-looking brain. Your grandma dragging you to church every Sunday might have been the original biohacker.
Act as Who You Want, Brain Follows
the secret to becoming who you want to be is just pretending you already are. as a neuroscientist, it's action that rewires the brain. not the other way around
Stop Nighttime Overthinking: Treat Thoughts, Not Emergencies
My latest article is on nighttime overthinking and six evidence-based ways to stop that from happening. The short version: everyone's brain throws up random thoughts at night. Bad sleepers just have a brain that treats them like emergencies.
Exercise Slows Aging—Only with 7+ Hours Sleep
Regular exercise is linked to slower biological aging - but only in people sleeping 7+ hours. People who slept under 6 hours and exercised actually aged faster.
Clicker Training Boosts Surgeons' Knot‑Tying Success to 100%
Clicker training works on orthopaedic surgeons. A study taught surgical skills using a clicker for real-time feedback. 100% of that group nailed every step of a knot tie, vs 33% who learned by demonstration alone.