Monday, September 29, 2025

An Introduction to How I Accelerated My Learning Effortlessly for a Happier Life

Invitation to Model My Neuroscience-Backed Approach in 12 Easy Steps

What Does the SMART MIND Loop stand for:

Sleep & Rest Mastery

Movement & Mind-gym Integration

Attention Sculpting

Recall Repetition

Timing Strategies & Tactics

Mindful Encoding

Input Curation

Neuro Nutrition

Distraction Blocking

Loop Reflection

Optimized Outcome Tracking

Playful Practice

As a lifelong learner, for most of my life, I have studied how the brain learns scientifically, practically, experimentally, & personally. Although learning & teaching are my hobbies & passion, I make my living by accelerated learning & transferring my tacit knowledge. So, I never have dull moments, living with a sharp mind & healthy body.

As a cognitive scientist & technologist with decades of experience in metacognition, I've been fascinated by one question: How can we learn more efficiently, more enjoyably, & more sustainably in our modern lives? This book is my answer with nuanced details.

How I Accelerated My Learning Effortlessly for a Happier Life is not about hacks, rigid rules, or performance pressure. It is an invitation to explore learning as a natural, joyful, effortless, & transformative experience that can happen at any age when aligned with how the brain actually works. Through the SMART MIND Loop™, I share a neuroscience-backed, 12-step system refined through decades of research, collaboration, & lived experimentation in neurobiology, neurochemistry, neurocomputing, neuroethics, & education.

Each step offers practical guidance to improve focus, memory, attention, task switching, & creativity for building cognitive reserves for decline/impairment, supporting lifelong brain health. My Model integrates my lifelong learning as a scientist, inventor, innovator, educator, & sensible biohacker with insights I've discovered about how we think, grow, & thrive.

Rewire how you study, remember, & apply knowledge

Make learning more intuitive, embodied, & emotionally rewarding

Reduce mental clutter, stress, & procrastination

Activate neuroplasticity, sharpen executive function, protect cognitive health

Cultivate sustainable habits to strengthen focus, creativity, & confidence

This book is a natural extension of my previous work in Train Your Brain for a Healthier & Happier Life, Cortisol Clarity, Cellular Intelligence, & Healthspan Mastery. Those books explored the foundations of stress, brain resilience, & mitochondrial health. This one brings the focus to the most powerful human capacities—super-learning—& shows how we can strengthen it, protect it, & enjoy it at every stage of life. Many readers asked me How do I apply all this brain & body science to actually learn faster & feel better every day? It offers a structured, original, & accessible approach shaped by my own studies in ethnography, systems thinking, & healthtech, verified via collaborative conversations with neuroscientists, clinical psychologists, & educators.

Cognitive enhancement is no longer a futuristic ideal or reserved for elite performance. It is within your reach. By understanding the interaction between attention, emotion, memory, timing, sleep, nutrition, & movement, you can create a smarter, healthier, & meaningful life without burnout or overwhelm.

I aim to inspire you to trust your brain’s capacity, use evidence-based strategies, & turn learning into joy, purpose, & clarity. I offer you tools that work in the real world. They’re tools/processes I used to improve my own cognitive health & reverse mental burnout.

Let's turn learning into a deeply rewarding habit, improve your brain’s performance naturally, sharpen your mind, & protect yourself from mental decline as you age. Explore the SMART MIND Loop™ & begin your next chapter of learning effortlessly, joyfully, powerfully for a healthier & happier life.

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image: How I Accelerated My Learning for a Happier Life by Dr Mehmet Yildiz, Cogntive Scientist & Technologist

Thank you for reading my perspectives As a quick update, I recently created a special publication on Medium for scholarly writers. You can apply for the Illumination Scholar via this registration portal at my site: https://digitalmehmet.com/illumination-scholar-registration-portal/ I'd like to share a list of books I added to the Digitalmehmet Discount Bookstore to give you an idea. They include PDF, EPUB, MOBI, or MP3 formats for downloading.

Thank you for reading my post. You can connect with me on my author platform Digitalmehmet Content Ecosystem.

If you are a book author, you can join our book club on Substack and share your book chapters at Illumination Book Chapters on Medium. Here are the links:

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

An Introduction to Creating Passive Income through Modern E-Commerce for Creators

Volume 2 + 3: A Practical Guide to Shopify Dropshipping and Beyond for Freelance Writers, Book Authors, and Content Startups In this 2-volume book, I introduce a practical path: building a Shopify store, running a dropshipping business designed specifically for creative professionals, & using it as a total e-commerce solution for your own products, too.

I wrote this book after decades of working as a technologist, teaching e-commerce as an MBA elective, & mentoring thousands of writers who asked me the same question: How can I create sustainable income without losing focus on my creative craft?

Dropshipping doesn't bring instant wealth but is a proven model for selling products online without holding inventory. The difference is in execution, which I will guide like I do for my paying clients. Most books recycle shallow tutorials. I offer a richer, more comprehensive framework grounded in e-commerce principles, creator values, & real-world practice. What makes this book different?

I see you as a relatable creator. Your skills in storytelling, branding, & building communities give you a natural advantage in e-commerce. I show you how to use them. Besides, in volume 3, I will show you how to market and sell your products using the powerful shopify.

• The story of e-commerce from the early 2000s to now, with insights from my tech career building online stores, teaching MBA students, running my WooCommerce bookstore before moving my 50+ digital/audio books to Shopify.

• Why Shopify has become the most accessible platform for creators, how it differs from WooCommerce, Amazon FBA, & other systems.

• What dropshipping is & what it is not. Learn the principles, best practices, common pitfalls before you spend a single dollar.

• How to set up your Shopify store step by step, from domain & design to payments, shipping, customer policies based on my experience.

• Why a soft launch matters. Test your store with small groups to avoid wasted marketing budgets & credibility risks.

• Organic traffic strategies using Substack, Patreon, Medium, Vocal Media, Kit, Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Quora, LinkedIn that creators use & trust.

• Paid traffic experiments using Facebook, TikTok, Google, as learning labs, not gambles.

• Analytics & scaling to grow responsibly with data instead of guesswork.

• Advanced growth models: private labeling, inventory management, subscriptions, & partnerships that evolve your store into a brand.

• Customer service & reputation management, where empathy & responsiveness turn one-time buyers into long-term advocates.

Each chapter combines clear explanations, industry best practices, practical takeaways, key pitfalls to avoid, real-world examples. I also include screenshots of my relevant Shopify shop, so you can see what the implementation looks like in practice.

I wrote this book because freelance writers, book authors, & content startups live in a world where creativity drives impact. Yet too many face the same challenge: unstable income. Royalties fluctuate, subscriptions ebb/flow, & project fees arrive irregularly. Passion sustains the craft, but it does not always sustain financial stability.

The book is now preorder via Amazon and it will be available on Google Play and my discount book store in digital and audio format.

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Sunday, September 21, 2025

What Is Book "The Zen of Book Authoring" About?

A Brief Description of The Zen of Book Authoring from Its Author's Voice description Dear Blogspot Community, Happy Sunday, Memoir writing and reading have always been my interests, stimulating my cognitions and emotions. I have written many articles and read many memoir books and stories. I also taught memoir writing as a subject and shared my method in stories like this. Last year, a publisher approached me and inspired me to write my memoirs. The idea was compelling, and I agreed to do that. However, I didn't know how to distill thousands of journal pages, which I turned into a manuscript. Considering my workload and other writing, editing, and publishing commitments, I needed at least four months to achieve this goal. As a good habit, I trained my brain and mind to write expressively every day about my thoughts, feelings, moods, achievements, and progress with ups and downs. This habit has helped me write over 40 books. Expressive writing has been healing and has also made me more creative and productive. The challenge is publishing my self-talks and the inner world to make sense for others, which is a challenging task. Therefore, this new project is taking more time than my other writing projects. I said I can't do it before September 2025, and they said that's fine, honoring my workload. However, the publisher asked me to define the first part of the book and create a description as they wanted to create a preorder for 30 September 2025 and create visibility for it. They believe that many readers are interested in memoirs, and they think I have an interesting background, and my writing memoirs could be helpful to aspiring book authors. I named the book The Zen of Book Authoring. Some alpha (early) readers of the book asked the reason behind this name. They found it a catchy title, and they like the subtitle too. The subtitle is "Write with Purpose, Teach with Clarity, and Earn with Integrity," which explains the purpose of the book at a high level. I told them I named this book The Zen of Book Authoring because writing a meaningful book is not just about words on a page but about cultivating presence, discipline, clarity, and compassion with every sentence. Our books open a window for readers to our inner world, and this requires courage and humility. For decades, I treated writing as both a practice and a spiritual growth path that required inner stillness as much as outward structure, with the power of my technological and scientific background. In this context, Zen does not refer to a religion or a strict philosophy but to a state of mind where distractions fade, focus sharpens, and creativity flows with less resistance from the ego and more performance in a higher self with metacognition. This book reflects my mindset toward authorship-not rushing toward a finish line because of tangible benefits but walking mindfully with purpose, humility, and joy toward intangible benefits in every chapter I draft. I included several characters from my primary school teacher to my doctoral thesis supervisor, neuroscientist Benjamin, who decided to be a mystic. These inspiring characters left a significant impression on my psyche and contributed to my growth as a book author. I also added characters like a Zen Master friend, Brendon, whom I introduced in a story. In his earlier years, as a sales executive, he taught me the marketing and sales aspects of my books, which were my weak points. Ironically, while I move towards marketing, Brendon moved to the spiritual domain. Where to buy the Zen of Book Authoring? It is available in many bookstores. Here is the universal purchasing link to the Zen of Book Authoring by Dr Mehmet Yildiz: https://books2read.com/zenofbookauthoring I also made it available in audio format via Google Play : https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAECqyU-J9M Thank you for reading my perspectives I'd like to share a list of books I added to the Digitalmehmet Discount Bookstore to give you an idea. They include PDF, EPUB, MOBI, or MP3 formats for downloading.

Thank you for reading my post. You can connect with me on my author platform Digitalmehmet Content Ecosystem.

If you are a book author, you can join our book club on Substack and share your book chapters at Illumination Book Chapters on Medium. Here are the links:

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Sunday, September 7, 2025

Why I Created My Own Author Platform at Digitalmehmet Content Ecosystem

Insights and Tips for Book Authors and an Introduction to my Discount Bookstore for Avid Readers. After retiring from my 40+ year career in the corporate world, I reflected deeply on this imbalance. For decades, I designed e-commerce systems for global enterprises, helping them sell products and services directly to millions. Writers and book authors spend years crafting meaningful work. Yet most remain underpaid and undervalued, trapped on platforms that prioritize their own growth over the creators’ well-being. My work in enterprise and business architecture serving billion-dollar corporate enterprise solutions as a seasoned technologist was recognized with industry certifications, including the Distinguished Architect title from The Open Group and badges from IBM, including retail specialization presented by Credly. But when I started publishing my own books, I noticed something troubling: most writers still rely on platforms that limit their reach, control their audience data, and take a significant share of their revenue. So I decided to build my own online bookstore as a proof of concept with no ad spend, no paid promotions but just organic reach, quality books for avid readers with professional design. Within 24 hours, my store received nearly 10,000 views. This article explains how I did it and, more importantly, why every serious writer and creator deserves a digital space of their own. One of my services is to help them create their own line shops in a cost-effective manner using state-of-the-art technologies and technological tools. Most writers still depend on borrowed platforms such as marketplaces, social media, and publisher websites to share and sell their work. While these platforms offer visibility, they come with limitations: shifting algorithms, restricted monetization, and little to no control over audience relationships. In my experience, both in enterprise architecture and as an author, the biggest shift in power occurs when creators own the infrastructure where their work is discovered, purchased, and appreciated. Having your own digital store means: You set the terms. No hidden fees, no sudden policy changes, no dependence on third-party gatekeepers. You own the customer relationship. You can reach your readers directly, offer them updates, bonuses, and thank-yous, and build genuine loyalty. You can diversify your offerings. Sell books, courses, services, affiliate products, or exclusive bundles from one place without needing multiple tools. You build long-term equity. Each visitor, each sale, and each returning customer contributes to something you fully control and can grow over time. The biggest myth is that digital stores are too technical or expensive to set up. That may have been true twenty years ago. But today, with tools like WooCommerce on WordPress hosting platform, you can build a professional store with minimal cost and effort, especially when you apply modern design thinking and a bit of strategic insight. This is not just about selling books. It's about building a professional, independent presence that reflects the value of your work. Writers deserve more than exposure. They deserve ownership. Here is a list of books I added to the Digitalmehmet Discount Bookstore to give you an idea. They include PDF, EPUB, MOBI, or MP3 formats for downloading.

Thank you for reading my post. You can connect with me on my author platform Digitalmehmet Content Ecosystem.

If you are a book author, you can join our book club on Substack and share your book chapters at Illumination Book Chapters on Medium. Here are the links:

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An Introduction to How I Accelerated My Learning Effortlessly for a Happier Life

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