Dr. Alok Kanojia

And oftentimes, like I know this is going to sound so weird, but it's like kind of subtle. But like you really don't want to go to the bathroom without your phone. Even though it doesn't cost like it's not like you get some great thing, but it's like this like you just don't want to. It kind of doesn't matter either way. Right. It's not like it's going to ruin your day.

And oftentimes, like I know this is going to sound so weird, but it's like kind of subtle. But like you really don't want to go to the bathroom without your phone. Even though it doesn't cost like it's not like you get some great thing, but it's like this like you just don't want to. It kind of doesn't matter either way. Right. It's not like it's going to ruin your day.

It's not like you're going to become a billionaire if you stop using your phone in the bathroom. It's such a little thing. It's such an insignificant thing. But then why are you so attached to it? So oftentimes what happens is, is that in our life we have we're overwhelmed with thoughts. We're overwhelmed with what we need to do.

It's not like you're going to become a billionaire if you stop using your phone in the bathroom. It's such a little thing. It's such an insignificant thing. But then why are you so attached to it? So oftentimes what happens is, is that in our life we have we're overwhelmed with thoughts. We're overwhelmed with what we need to do.

It's not like you're going to become a billionaire if you stop using your phone in the bathroom. It's such a little thing. It's such an insignificant thing. But then why are you so attached to it? So oftentimes what happens is, is that in our life we have we're overwhelmed with thoughts. We're overwhelmed with what we need to do.

You know, 50 percent of people under the age of 30 are now living at home with their parents. There's like, you know, record levels of inflation, like wages aren't keeping up. It's hard to buy houses like everything in life is getting harder. We want 15 minutes of relief from that. And this is what ends up happening is we don't really realize what we're using the cell phone for.

You know, 50 percent of people under the age of 30 are now living at home with their parents. There's like, you know, record levels of inflation, like wages aren't keeping up. It's hard to buy houses like everything in life is getting harder. We want 15 minutes of relief from that. And this is what ends up happening is we don't really realize what we're using the cell phone for.

You know, 50 percent of people under the age of 30 are now living at home with their parents. There's like, you know, record levels of inflation, like wages aren't keeping up. It's hard to buy houses like everything in life is getting harder. We want 15 minutes of relief from that. And this is what ends up happening is we don't really realize what we're using the cell phone for.

And so the first thing that I would say is like, just don't use it for 15 minutes and pay attention to yourself and watch what comes up. Watch what that discontentment is, because then we get to another huge problem, which is that if you look at the brain, what motivates us is our discontentment. The most powerful motivators of human behavior are negative emotions. Right.

And so the first thing that I would say is like, just don't use it for 15 minutes and pay attention to yourself and watch what comes up. Watch what that discontentment is, because then we get to another huge problem, which is that if you look at the brain, what motivates us is our discontentment. The most powerful motivators of human behavior are negative emotions. Right.

And so the first thing that I would say is like, just don't use it for 15 minutes and pay attention to yourself and watch what comes up. Watch what that discontentment is, because then we get to another huge problem, which is that if you look at the brain, what motivates us is our discontentment. The most powerful motivators of human behavior are negative emotions. Right.

So if I'm like in a marriage and I've been in love for 20 years and my partner is unfaithful, that amount of negativity, that sense of betrayal, that sense of anger, that sense of sadness, the sense of shame. Those are incredibly powerful motivators for me to potentially get divorced, move on with my life. Right. Like so negative emotions are actually our most powerful motivators.

So if I'm like in a marriage and I've been in love for 20 years and my partner is unfaithful, that amount of negativity, that sense of betrayal, that sense of anger, that sense of sadness, the sense of shame. Those are incredibly powerful motivators for me to potentially get divorced, move on with my life. Right. Like so negative emotions are actually our most powerful motivators.

So if I'm like in a marriage and I've been in love for 20 years and my partner is unfaithful, that amount of negativity, that sense of betrayal, that sense of anger, that sense of sadness, the sense of shame. Those are incredibly powerful motivators for me to potentially get divorced, move on with my life. Right. Like so negative emotions are actually our most powerful motivators.

And one of the scariest things that we're doing is we have these negative emotions because we're not happy with our life. And we've evolved to have negative emotions to help us correct what we are unhappy with. So what happens when I have this negative emotion because I feel ashamed about my appearance, but then when I start using a filter and I don't go to the gym, the problem just propagates.

And one of the scariest things that we're doing is we have these negative emotions because we're not happy with our life. And we've evolved to have negative emotions to help us correct what we are unhappy with. So what happens when I have this negative emotion because I feel ashamed about my appearance, but then when I start using a filter and I don't go to the gym, the problem just propagates.

And one of the scariest things that we're doing is we have these negative emotions because we're not happy with our life. And we've evolved to have negative emotions to help us correct what we are unhappy with. So what happens when I have this negative emotion because I feel ashamed about my appearance, but then when I start using a filter and I don't go to the gym, the problem just propagates.

So instead of harnessing these motivators, because we're all about how to derive pleasure from making Excel spreadsheets, instead of harnessing these negative emotions, we're actually shutting them off with technology and the problems continue. So practically what I tell people to do is pay attention to what's happening to you and then listen to yourself.

So instead of harnessing these motivators, because we're all about how to derive pleasure from making Excel spreadsheets, instead of harnessing these negative emotions, we're actually shutting them off with technology and the problems continue. So practically what I tell people to do is pay attention to what's happening to you and then listen to yourself.

So instead of harnessing these motivators, because we're all about how to derive pleasure from making Excel spreadsheets, instead of harnessing these negative emotions, we're actually shutting them off with technology and the problems continue. So practically what I tell people to do is pay attention to what's happening to you and then listen to yourself.