Dr. Alok Kanojia

But now on the internet, no matter how successful you are, how you look, you will always find someone who is doing better than you, who is more attractive than you, who is more successful than you. who is doing a better job of being a parent and having a career. So like no matter where you go, you're going to end up feeling inferior. That's kind of the second aspect of social media.

But now on the internet, no matter how successful you are, how you look, you will always find someone who is doing better than you, who is more attractive than you, who is more successful than you. who is doing a better job of being a parent and having a career. So like no matter where you go, you're going to end up feeling inferior. That's kind of the second aspect of social media.

But now on the internet, no matter how successful you are, how you look, you will always find someone who is doing better than you, who is more attractive than you, who is more successful than you. who is doing a better job of being a parent and having a career. So like no matter where you go, you're going to end up feeling inferior. That's kind of the second aspect of social media.

Third aspect, you talked about motivation. So this is another thing that a lot of people like don't understand. So when you wake up in the morning, you have a limited stock of dopamine. So we tend to think about dopamine as like being regenerated throughout the day.

Third aspect, you talked about motivation. So this is another thing that a lot of people like don't understand. So when you wake up in the morning, you have a limited stock of dopamine. So we tend to think about dopamine as like being regenerated throughout the day.

Third aspect, you talked about motivation. So this is another thing that a lot of people like don't understand. So when you wake up in the morning, you have a limited stock of dopamine. So we tend to think about dopamine as like being regenerated throughout the day.

But there are studies that show that if you take mice and you give them cocaine and then you have them do other behaviors, their ability to experience pleasure from the subsequent behaviors, as well as be motivated to act afterward, actually goes down. So we have this limited stock of dopamine. And anytime we activate dopamine, we create cravings and we reinforce behavior.

But there are studies that show that if you take mice and you give them cocaine and then you have them do other behaviors, their ability to experience pleasure from the subsequent behaviors, as well as be motivated to act afterward, actually goes down. So we have this limited stock of dopamine. And anytime we activate dopamine, we create cravings and we reinforce behavior.

But there are studies that show that if you take mice and you give them cocaine and then you have them do other behaviors, their ability to experience pleasure from the subsequent behaviors, as well as be motivated to act afterward, actually goes down. So we have this limited stock of dopamine. And anytime we activate dopamine, we create cravings and we reinforce behavior.

So one of the biggest challenges that we see is dopamine is our primary motivating neurotransmitter. And if we kind of waste it all on social media, we've got no dopamine left to experience pleasure with normal things.

So one of the biggest challenges that we see is dopamine is our primary motivating neurotransmitter. And if we kind of waste it all on social media, we've got no dopamine left to experience pleasure with normal things.

So one of the biggest challenges that we see is dopamine is our primary motivating neurotransmitter. And if we kind of waste it all on social media, we've got no dopamine left to experience pleasure with normal things.

And what's even more dangerous than that is like normally if you like work hard, right, if I wake up and I like work productively for four hours, I will feel some sense of accomplishment afterward. And that's because I have a lot of dopamine. So when I finish, I get some rush of pleasure. I'm like, oh, man, I'm done. Like, awesome. I did a great job.

And what's even more dangerous than that is like normally if you like work hard, right, if I wake up and I like work productively for four hours, I will feel some sense of accomplishment afterward. And that's because I have a lot of dopamine. So when I finish, I get some rush of pleasure. I'm like, oh, man, I'm done. Like, awesome. I did a great job.

And what's even more dangerous than that is like normally if you like work hard, right, if I wake up and I like work productively for four hours, I will feel some sense of accomplishment afterward. And that's because I have a lot of dopamine. So when I finish, I get some rush of pleasure. I'm like, oh, man, I'm done. Like, awesome. I did a great job.

And then it's actually easier to work tomorrow, right? Because you've got some momentum. You feel pretty good about it. But when social media enters the picture, it empties our dopamine stores.

And then it's actually easier to work tomorrow, right? Because you've got some momentum. You feel pretty good about it. But when social media enters the picture, it empties our dopamine stores.

And then it's actually easier to work tomorrow, right? Because you've got some momentum. You feel pretty good about it. But when social media enters the picture, it empties our dopamine stores.

Therefore, our capacity to experience pleasure and behavioral reinforcement actually goes down for the rest of the day, which is what creates this experience that people have where like after you spend some time using a device, you don't feel like doing anything else. And when you do it, it requires like it's like a slog, right? You have to force yourself to do it.

Therefore, our capacity to experience pleasure and behavioral reinforcement actually goes down for the rest of the day, which is what creates this experience that people have where like after you spend some time using a device, you don't feel like doing anything else. And when you do it, it requires like it's like a slog, right? You have to force yourself to do it.