The word ‘neurohacking’ may sound pretty intimidating, but it’s actually a lot simpler than it seems. In layman’s terms, neurohacking is simply a way of trying to improve the brain’s function by testing and experimenting with different ‘interventions’. And while some extreme neurohackers use interventions involving medication or other intrusive methods, Ricker’s version of neurohacking is a lot more conservative and can be practised by anyone, anywhere.
“The term neurohacking can sound a little scary, but to ‘hack’ something in this way simply means to not do something in a conventional way – to think about it creatively,” she says. “If you’re tracking your experience, defining what your problems are and trying different approaches to try and correct them, all of this falls under the category of neurohacking.”
As with all experiments, the first step in using neurohacking to identify and remedy any potential problems caused by working from home is to measure what’s going on. For example, if you’ve been finding it hard to feel creative while working from home, you might track yourself for a week or two, simply noting down the situations when you’ve struggled to be creative.
