Dr. Sahar  Yousef

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Founder and Managing Director @ Becoming Superhuman
San Francisco, CA, US
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๐— ๐—ฌ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—• ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐——๐—จ๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—›๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ง๐—ข "๐— ๐—”๐—ž๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—›๐—จ๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ".๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ, ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€.๐Ÿ”น Currently teach the popular course "Becoming Superhuman: The Science of Productivity and Performanceโ€ to executive and evening-weekend MBA students at the Haas School of Business๐Ÿ”น Featured in Forbes, Business Insider, and the Headspace App๐Ÿ”น 12+ years of research on cognitive training and neuroplasticity ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—งsyousef@berkeley.edusaharyousef.combecomingsuperhuman.science ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—˜๐—ก๐—š๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ (400+ keynotes and workshops delivered over COVID) ๐Ÿ”น Adobe, Asana, Coinbase, Google, Headspace, Palantir, Twitter, Salesforce, SAP, Xero๐Ÿ”น American Express, JP Morgan, LSEG, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Visa ๐Ÿ”น TPG, Warburg Pincus, TA Associates, AEA, CVC, TCG, Genstar๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—˜The neuroscience of focus and distraction, energy management, burnout prevention, prioritization and schedule optimization, high-performance nutrition, creativity and innovation, learning and memory, sleep efficiency, nootropics and performance-enhancers, long-term habit formation, remote work. ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ค๐—จ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆPlease contact: hailey@becomingsuperhuman.science ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—–๐—› ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—ฆ If you like science and are always seeking better ways to work and live...Consider signing up for short summaries of the best productivity and human performance research:๐Ÿ”น becomingsuperhuman.science

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Becoming Superhuman

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San Francisco, CA, US
Dr. Sahar Yousef Work Experience Details
  • Becoming Superhuman
    Founder And Managing Director
    Becoming Superhuman
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
  • Becoming Superhuman
    Founder And Managing Director
    Becoming Superhuman Aug 2018 - Present
    Berkeley, Ca, Us
    A neuroscientist duo dedicated to helping busy professionals get their most important work done, in less time, with less stress.We deliver high-impact education to empower smart, driven people to work in a way that's aligned with their unique biology, instead of against it. Sign up for short summaries of the best productivity and human performance research:๐Ÿ”น becomingsuperhuman.science Featured in Wired, the Headspace app, and The Wall Street Journal
  • University Of California, Berkeley, Haas School Of Business
    Faculty
    University Of California, Berkeley, Haas School Of Business May 2018 - Present
    Berkeley, Ca, Us
  • Beyond Academia
    Co-Director (2014) And Advisory Board Member (Present)
    Beyond Academia Aug 2013 - Present
    Berkeley, California, Us
    Beyond Academia aims to educate PhDs on possible career options outside of academia and has been recognized by national media outlets including The New York Times and Chronicle of Higher Education as a national leader in preparing PhDs for career transitions. beyondacademia.org
  • Thriving In Science
    Co-Organizer/Facilitator
    Thriving In Science Aug 2014 - Present
    A campus-wide, professional development initiative at U.C. Berkeley that is intended to provide graduate students and postdoctoral researchers with the resources and support to make the most of their academic training and to become more engaged, resilient, and creative by directly addressing the real-world challenges that are encountered in the course of their career.thriving.berkeley.edu
  • Northern California Institute For Research And Education
    Research Scholar And Consultant
    Northern California Institute For Research And Education Dec 2014 - Dec 2018
    Leading research at the intersection of neuroscience and video games, an emerging market: Novel cognitive training interventions that consist of attention regulation techniques along with cutting edge, custom-developed iPad โ€œbrain-trainingโ€ games
  • Uc Berkeley
    Phd Researcher
    Uc Berkeley Jul 2012 - May 2018
    Berkeley, Ca, Us
    Cognitive and Attention Training in the Vision Science PhD program at UC Berkeley.We have shown that young, healthy individuals can significantly improve their cognitive performance in 7 weeks.I am using a training program that focuses on attentional self-regulation with video games as a supplementary training agent aiming to facilitate generalizable transfer of learning.
  • Co-Founder And Instructor: Student-Initiated Courses
    Co-Founder And Instructor Of Two Student-Run Uc Berkeley Courses
    Co-Founder And Instructor: Student-Initiated Courses Aug 2009 - May 2018
    The Tamarkozยฎ: Sufi Meditation course exposes hundreds of students each year to the stress management techniques of Tamarkozยฎ.The Berkeley Review of Cognitive Science Articles (BRoCA) introduces students with current cognitive science research and research methods. The aim of BRoCA is to train students in the art of critically reading research publications. I helped start this course years ago and it has continued being facilitated by groups talented undergraduates. I presently guest-lecture in the class.
  • Beeyond Inc.
    Growth And Product Management Lead
    Beeyond Inc. Jun 2015 - Jan 2016
    Beeyond is a global platform where people expand their professional and personal horizons by diversifying their network. Beeyond is your introduction to a world of augmented networking. By comprehensively understanding your aspirations, Beeyond enriches and diversifies your network of contacts through on-demand, customized mixers. You will encounter people you had no idea existed and discuss things you didnโ€™t even realize were valuable to you.
  • Amoeba Teams
    Founder And Ceo, Web Development And Business Management Company
    Amoeba Teams Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
    Amoeba Teams provides business development services such as web development, drafting business plans, fundraising, marketing, and general guidance to start-ups, businesses looking for further development, individuals and professionals wanting to boost their career, and for initiatives and groups looking for guidance with development, financial management, web presence, etc.Why Amoeba? Amoebas are best known for their ability to change shape, and that is exactly what makes Amoeba Teams unique. Depending on the needs and ambitions of each client, project, or business, different professionals in various fields will be gathered to essentially "customize" your development experience. The value of Amoeba Teams comes from the specialists working on what they inherently love to do, giving the lowest price for exactly what they do best and nothing more.
  • Silver And D'Esposito Lab Collaborative Project
    Research Assistant
    Silver And D'Esposito Lab Collaborative Project Nov 2010 - Jul 2012
    Managing data collection in behavioral-pharmacology studies that aim to observe the top-down behavioral and psychophysical changes that take place when inducing changes in levels of both dopamine and acetylcholine.
  • Helen Wills Neuroscience Insitute
    Research Associate
    Helen Wills Neuroscience Insitute Jun 2010 - Jul 2012
    I worked as a full-time Research Associate in the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at UC Berkeley conducting research to further understanding of human cognition, perception, and neuroplasticity.I worked in the Silver lab with a slew of amazing people doing research in psychophysics and perceptual learning in the context of behavioral pharmacology of the cholinergic and dopaminergic systems as they relate to neuroplasticity.I specifically working on projects studying visual short term memory, surround suppression, texture detection, spatial spread, and perceptual learning with fMRI.
  • Cognitive Science Student Association
    President
    Cognitive Science Student Association May 2010 - May 2011
    โ€ข Organized lectures, laboratory presentations, events, and conferences for between 80-400 students, UC and international faculty and researchers. While President, the CSSA hosted an event every other week.โ€ข Managed annual budget of $25,000 as well as merchandise sales. โ€ข Facilitated and hosted lectures, discussions, and debates on current issues in cognitive neuroscience.โ€ข Lead weekly meetings and facilitated healthy group dynamic while maintaining efficient productivity and the vision of the organization.โ€ข Elected Treasurer in 2008, elected Vice President in 2009, elected President in 2010.
  • Center For Student Leadership, Uc Berkeley
    Interfaith Action Initiative Fellow
    Center For Student Leadership, Uc Berkeley May 2010 - May 2011
    Co-planned first annual all-day โ€œInterfaith Action Conferenceโ€ with 60 attendees and multi-faceted presentations, Interfaith Week filled with events addressing different communities of interfaith action including Interfaith Concert with over 100 attendees.Created and presented professional presentations about goals, structure and model of organizing on campus to students and administration.
  • Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute: D 'Esposito Lab
    Research Assistant
    Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute: D 'Esposito Lab Aug 2009 - May 2011
    Directed data collection as well as interpretation and presentation of results for two experiments: One studying prefrontal networks and top-down processing and the other studying language and spatial categories (using transcranial magnetic stimulation and fMRI).U.C. Berkeley Academic Opportunity Fund awarded to attend and present research findings at the Society for Neuroscience Conference in San Diego, CA in 2010. Presentation title: TMS induced deactivation of PFC alters category selectivity in extrastriate cortex.
  • California Cognitive Science Conference
    Executive Director And Co-Founder
    California Cognitive Science Conference Oct 2008 - May 2011
    โ€ข Pioneered the idea for and managed the execution of the professional conference with attendance of 300-400 students, faculty, researchers, and neurologists from all over the world for three consecutive years with no advisor. โ€ข Selected and facilitated a diverse research poster session during the conference for students as well as external private research companies such as Happy Neuron, Mendeley, and Neurosky. โ€ข Utilized grant writing skills to accumulate a $20,000 budget that was managed responsibly including the handling of overseas transaction.โ€ข Managed web development, professional graphic design, and marketing for the conference.
  • Berkeley Scientific Journal
    Interview Editor
    Berkeley Scientific Journal Jan 2008 - May 2008
    Berkeley, Ca, Us
    Ability to be versatile in interest and knowledge in the field of scientific research.Aptitude to speak comfortably and knowledgably with prominent researchers and faculty.
  • Board Of Trustees: Ohlone College
    Student Member, Board Of Trustees
    Board Of Trustees: Ohlone College Oct 2006 - Jun 2007
    Fremont, Ca, Us
    Represented the student voice on the Board of Trustees of Ohlone College.Elected by more than 1,000 students as the youngest student member of the Board of Trustees to date at age 17.Provided advisory votes regarding city planning, college curriculum, culturally sensitive programs and movements, college admissions, allocation of $300,000 budget, etc., for the Alameda County District.
  • Alpha Gamma Sigma (Sigma Beta Chapter) Honor Society
    Vp Of Strategic Planning And Vp Of Communications
    Alpha Gamma Sigma (Sigma Beta Chapter) Honor Society 2006 - 2007
  • Ohlone Psychology Club
    A.S.O.C. Liaison Officer
    Ohlone Psychology Club 2006 - 2007

Dr. Sahar Yousef Skills

Grant Writing Research Data Analysis Public Speaking Editing Photoshop Event Planning Teaching Fundraising Strategic Planning Online Marketing Non Profits Statistics Matlab Science Neuroscience Research Design Cognitive Science Psychology Fmri Experimental Design Cognitive Neuroscience

Dr. Sahar Yousef Education Details

  • University Of California, Berkeley
    University Of California, Berkeley
    Cognitive Neuroscience
  • University Of California, Berkeley
    University Of California, Berkeley
    Cognitive Science; Specializations In Neuroscience & Phiosophy

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