Got a plan to become the next big thing on the web? Get in line! Just about everyone out there is currently try to make it big on the web and it’s no surprise considering the huge opportunity that is on offer here. Doing business online allows you to reach a gigantic and highly targeted audience while at the same time drastically cutting your overheads. Existing businesses can scale themselves to unprecedented extents while individual entrepreneurs can make a killing from ‘passive income’ – meaning they’re earning while they sleep.

But did you know that 95% of online businesses will fail?

The simple reason for this is that there’s so many others out there like you trying to do the exact same thing. If you want to be successful and if you want to stand out, then you need to give yourself that competitive edge.

So how do you go about doing that?

One option is to try out the world of ‘biohacking’. So what precisely does this mean?

Why Biohacking is Right for Internet Entrepreneurs

The central concept behind biohacking is that you’re finding ways to get more out of your body so that you can then work harder. If you’re building an online empire, then you’re going to need all the help you can get. Forget about upgrading your hardware and software: it’s time to upgrade the wetware!

As someone who works online, you can work any hours you want and from anywhere. The only limitation is how much your brain is capable of. The good news? That’s a negotiable quantification…

Here are some examples of the ways that the top bloggers are ‘hacking’ their biology in order to succeed online where others fail:

Nootropics

Let’s start with the most interesting subject and perhaps the most controversial: nootropics. Nootropics essentially are ‘smart pills’ – supplements and drugs designed to enhance cognitive function for greater focus, recall and energy.

Before you think that sounds scary, bear in mind that you probably already use a nootropic daily, that being caffeine. Caffeine blocks adenosine which makes you feel more awake and spry while at the same time increasing dopamine and norepinephrine to improve focus and memory.

A simple example of biohacking is to add a little l-theanine to have with the caffeine (about 1 part caffeine to 2 parts theanine). This is a naturally occurring xanthine that can ‘take the edge off’ of caffeine and help you to feel a little calmer and less jittery.

More advanced would be to supplement with Piracetam and acetylcholine which is a combination said to increase memory. More potent still is something like modafinil – a military grade supplement originally developed for the treatment of narcolepsy.

Should you take things like Piracetam and modafinil to pump out a few extra words on your company blog? Certainly not. The mechanisms of Piracetam are not fully understood and some anecdotal evidence links it with brain fog. Modafinil meanwhile is also little-understood but known to be a stimulant and potentially addictive.

Better then is to stick with nootropics that work to protect and support brain function over the long term. That means things like the bodybuilding supplement creatine as well as omega 3 fatty acids (which improve brain cell membrane permeability) and co-enzyme Q10.

In other words, don’t mess with your neurotransmitters – it’s dangerous. But there are safe ways to supplement for your brain and they can have a cumulative and exponential effect in the long term. Nutrition alone can have a big and positive impact.

Sleep

All the supplements in the world though aren’t going to beat good-old sleep when it comes to boosting brain power. If you want to function your best tomorrow, then you need to get lots of high quality sleep tonight. Aim for 8 hours and try to make sure your environment is dark. If you want to go further you can experiment with other things too like sleeping mats or daylight lamps for a more natural wake-up.

Exercise

Regular exercise increases neurogenesis in the brain (the birth of new neurons) as well as aiding blood flow and demonstrably improving focus and memory in studies. It’s also corrective for a lot of problems that come from working online such as poor posture and lack of fresh air and sunlight (if you’re partial to jogging).

Of course the big question then is ‘which type of exercise’? But that’s a whole other article…

Health Tracking

Health tracking is the process of tracking your own biometric data in order to assess how your lifestyle decisions impact on how you feel, as well as how you can affect things like your resting heartrate etc. all of which correlate with things like productivity.

So there are plenty of options for the conscientious blogger or business owner looking to ‘hack’ themselves to better performance. The take-home message is that if your online business isn’t performing as well as it could, perhaps it’s time you questioned whether you are performing as well as you could be!

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