Reference

The Glossary

Performance-science terms, every one traced to its sources, filed under the ten pillars.

01Brain Health & Bio-Performance

• Acetylcholine
• Adenosine
• Adrenaline (Epinephrine)
• AMPK
• ATP
• Autophagy
• BDNF
• Blue Light
• Chronotype
• Circadian Rhythm
• Cold Exposure
• Cortisol
• Deep Sleep (Slow-Wave Sleep)
• DHEA
• Dopamine
• Endorphins
• GABA
• Ghrelin
• Glucose
• Glutamate
• Glycaemic Index
• Glycogen
• Glymphatic System
• Growth Hormone (HGH)
• Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
• Hormesis
• HPA Axis
• Inflammation
• Insulin
• Insulin Resistance
• Ketones (Beta-Hydroxybutyrate)
• Ketosis
• Leptin
• Lux
• Melatonin
• Metabolic Flexibility
• Mitochondria
• mTOR
• Norepinephrine
• Oestrogen
• Oxidative Stress
• Oxytocin
• Parasympathetic Nervous System
• Pineal Gland
• Polyvagal Theory
• Progesterone
• Red Light Therapy
• REM Sleep
• Sauna
• Serotonin
• Sleep Cycles
• Sleep Debt
• Sleep Onset Latency
• Social Jet Lag
• Sympathetic Nervous System
• Testosterone
• Thyroid Hormones (T3, T4)
• Vagal Tone
• Vagus Nerve
• VO2 Max

02Flow State & Deep Work

• Attention Economy
• Attention Residue
• Cognitive Load
• Decision Fatigue
• Deep Work
• Default Mode Network
• Eisenhower Matrix
• Eustress
• Flow State
• Hyperfocus
• Multitasking
• Pomodoro Technique
• Selective Attention
• Task Switching
• Time Blocking
• Yerkes-Dodson Law

03Mental Models & Decision Science

• Anchoring Bias
• Antifragility
• Availability Heuristic
• Bandwagon Effect
• Bayes’ Theorem
• Black Swan
• Cognitive Dissonance
• Confirmation Bias
• Dunning-Kruger Effect
• Endowment Effect
• Expected Value
• First Principles Thinking
• Framing Effect
• Fundamental Attribution Error
• Halo Effect
• Hanlon’s Razor
• Hindsight Bias
• IKEA Effect
• Inversion
• Loss Aversion
• Mere Exposure Effect
• Nash Equilibrium
• Negativity Bias
• Occam’s Razor
• OODA Loop
• Opportunity Cost
• Optimism Bias
• Overconfidence Bias
• Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule)
• Prisoner’s Dilemma
• Prospect Theory
• Recency Bias
• Second-Order Thinking
• Self-Serving Bias
• Status Quo Bias
• Sunk Cost Fallacy
• Survivorship Bias
• Tit-for-Tat

04Rapid Learning & Neuroplasticity

• 10,000 Hour Rule
• Active Recall
• Chunking
• Cognitive Flexibility
• Deliberate Practice
• Episodic Memory
• Executive Function
• Feynman Technique
• Fixed Mindset
• Forgetting Curve
• Growth Mindset
• Long-Term Memory
• Memory Consolidation
• Metacognition
• Method of Loci
• Myelination
• Neuroplasticity
• Procedural Memory
• Semantic Memory
• Short-Term Memory
• Spaced Repetition
• Working Memory
• Zettelkasten

05Habits & Behavioral Design

• Atomic Habits
• Basal Ganglia
• Classical Conditioning
• Craving
• Dopamine Detox
• Dopamine Pathway
• Ego Depletion
• Habit Loop
• Habit Stacking
• Implementation Intention
• Keystone Habit
• Nucleus Accumbens
• Operant Conditioning
• Reward Prediction Error
• Reward System
• Self-Control
• Tiny Habits
• Tolerance
• Willpower
• Withdrawal Syndrome

06Identity & Inner Game

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Amor Fati
• Catastrophising
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Cognitive Distortions
• Cognitive Reframing
• Dichotomy of Control
• Emotional Intelligence
• Emotional Regulation
• Equanimity
• Extrinsic Motivation
• Grit
• Impostor Syndrome
• Intrinsic Motivation
• Locus of Control
• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
• Memento Mori
• Mindfulness
• Procrastination
• Self-Actualisation
• Self-Compassion
• Self-Concept
• Self-Determination Theory
• Self-Efficacy
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Talk
• Stoicism

07Leadership & Social Dynamics

• Accountability
• Active Listening
• Authentic Leadership
• Authority Bias
• Bystander Effect
• Cialdini’s Six Principles of Persuasion
• Collective Intelligence
• Conflict Resolution
• Conformity
• Delegation
• Difficult Conversations
• Executive Coaching
• Executive Presence
• Five Dysfunctions of a Team
• Gravitas
• Groupthink
• Mirror Neurons
• Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
• Obedience
• Psychological Safety
• Radical Candor
• Reciprocity Principle
• Scarcity Principle
• Servant Leadership
• Situational Leadership
• Social Identity Theory
• Social Proof
• Transformational Leadership
• Tuckman’s Stages

08The Arena

• Acute Stress
• Allostatic Load
• Burnout
• Choking Under Pressure
• Chronic Stress
• Compassion Fatigue
• Fight-or-Flight
• Freeze Response
• Mental Imagery
• Mental Toughness
• Peak Performance
• Performance Anxiety
• Post-Traumatic Growth
• Pre-Performance Routine
• PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
• Tend-and-Befriend
• Window of Tolerance
• Yips

09Nutrition & Supplementation

• Adaptogen
• Ashwagandha
• Beta-Hydroxybutyrate
• Butyrate
• C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
• Caffeine
• Caloric Restriction
• Creatine
• Curcumin
• Dysbiosis
• GLP-1
• Glycaemic Load
• Gut-Brain Axis
• Homocysteine
• Intermittent Fasting
• L-Theanine
• Leaky Gut
• Lion’s Mane
• Magnesium
• Mediterranean Diet
• Microbiome
• Microglia
• Mitophagy
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids
• Polyphenols
• Postprandial Glucose
• Prebiotics
• Probiotics
• Rhodiola Rosea
• Time-Restricted Eating
• Vitamin D

10Relationship Neuroscience

• Anxious Attachment
• Attachment Styles
• Avoidant Attachment
• Chameleon Effect
• Co-Regulation
• Disorganised Attachment
• Dunbar’s Number
• Emotional Contagion
• Empathy
• Forgiveness
• Homophily
• Internal Working Model
• Loneliness
• Microexpressions
• Network Centrality
• Psychological Reactance
• Secure Attachment
• Social Capital
• The Four Horsemen
• Theory of Mind
• Trust Game
• Weak Ties