You react before you choose.

Your brain moves faster than your intentions.

That's not a character flaw. It's a regulation gap.

This book teaches you to build that half-second.
the one that changes everything.

Half A Second More

A Neuroscientist's Guide to Taking Control of the Dysregulated Brain

Half A Second More: Mindfulness for Brains That Won't Sit Still, by Andrew Hill, PhD
Coming June 30, 2026

by Andrew Hill, PhD · Published by Peak Brain Press

What’s loudest right now?

Your brain regulates in five layers. Find the one blocking practice — and the move that opens it.

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Move
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Mood
◎
Orient
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Sense
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Process

~90 seconds · 12 patterns · your matched practice card

Find what’s loudest →

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This book is for you if:

You've tried meditation and 'failed' because your brain wouldn't cooperate
You have ADHD, anxiety, or an intense neurotype
You want mindfulness that isn't one-size-fits-all
You're seeking calm but don't resonate with traditional meditation culture
You read Gifted and Tortured and want the full practice system
You're a clinician or therapist working with dysregulated clients

From the author

25,000+

Brain maps analyzed

25

Years clinical practice

UCLA

PhD Cognitive Neuroscience

12

Phenotype-matched practices

Andrew Hill, PhD is a cognitive neuroscientist with 25 years studying attention, regulation, and high-performance brains. Founder of Peak Brain Institute. A meditator with a dysregulated brain who built the practice from the inside out.

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