Life is a Video Game (Here’s the Cheat Code)

Jonny Miller
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January 31, 2025
Life is a Video Game (Here’s the Cheat Code)

What if I told you that life is like a video game? Just like in your favorite games, you’re navigating challenges, leveling up, and trying to unlock new achievements. But here’s the thing—most of us are playing the game on hard mode.

What we don't realize is that there are cheat codes built into our biological hardware — and they are skills that can be learned.

Check out the video below to learn how mastering your nervous system through specific protocols can radically transform the way you play the game of life.

If you're interested in mastering these cheat codes and applying them in your daily life, learn more about the upcoming cohort of Nervous System Mastery​.

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Week 1

Nervous System Fundamentals

1.1 Intro

What is Nervous System Mastery?

1.2 Context

Jonny’s Story

1.3 Theory

The R.I.S.E. Framework

1.4 Theory

Three Operating Modes

1.5 Exercise

Mapping Your Modes of Being

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Week 2

Interoception vs. Reactivity

2.1 Theory

The Art + Science of Interoception

2.2 Theory

Two Types of Reactivity

2.3 Reflection

Somatic Freediving

2.4 Theory

Daily ‘A.P.E.’ Training

2.5 Protocol

A.P.E. Exploration

2.6 Theory

Non-Sleep-Deep-Rest (NSDR)

2.7 Protocol v1

Afternoon Non-Sleep-Deep-Rest NSDR Practice (15 mins)

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Week 3

Shift Your State

3.1 Theory

Self-Regulation Strategies

3.2 Theory

Three Ways to Shift Your State

3.3 Theory

How You Breathe = How You Live

3.4 Protocol

Catch Reactivity with the 3 C’s

3.5 Theory

If [THIS] then [REGULATE]

3.6 Protocol

7 Minutes to Calm

3.7 Story

Thawing Dorsal Shutdown

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Week 4

Master Your Emotions

4.1 Theory

Emotional Neuroscience 101

4.2 Theory

Exploring Emotional Debt

4.3 Theory

Un-kinking the Hosepipe of E-Motion

4.4 Principles

Set & Setting

4.5 Protocol

Somatic Surfing

4.6 Practice

Write a Letter

4.8 Assignment

The NSM Edge Challenge

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Week 5

Environment Redesign

5.1 Theory

Lao Tzu’s Hollow Pot

5.2 Theory

Exteroceptive Audit

5.3 Exercise

Design Your Sleep Sanctuary

5.4 Design

Morning + Evening Rituals

5.5 Journal

Reflecting Forwards

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