Dr. Alok Kanojia

And so your capacity for pleasure, your capacity for behavioral reinforcement goes down.

And so your capacity for pleasure, your capacity for behavioral reinforcement goes down.

And so your capacity for pleasure, your capacity for behavioral reinforcement goes down.

So I know we've heard it a thousand times before, but you really have to understand what the damage of 15 minutes of cell phone use when you're taking your morning dump with your cup of coffee or if you have your cup of coffee and you're sitting down and scrolling on your phone for 15 to 30 minutes before you start your day, what that really costs you.

So I know we've heard it a thousand times before, but you really have to understand what the damage of 15 minutes of cell phone use when you're taking your morning dump with your cup of coffee or if you have your cup of coffee and you're sitting down and scrolling on your phone for 15 to 30 minutes before you start your day, what that really costs you.

So I know we've heard it a thousand times before, but you really have to understand what the damage of 15 minutes of cell phone use when you're taking your morning dump with your cup of coffee or if you have your cup of coffee and you're sitting down and scrolling on your phone for 15 to 30 minutes before you start your day, what that really costs you.

And on the flip side, I think that one of the really interesting, you know, motivating things that I sort of like learned, you know, in the East and stuff, and I'm sure we'll get to that. We don't really understand where motivation comes from. So there is a dopaminergic motivation, which is the motivation of immediate pleasure.

And on the flip side, I think that one of the really interesting, you know, motivating things that I sort of like learned, you know, in the East and stuff, and I'm sure we'll get to that. We don't really understand where motivation comes from. So there is a dopaminergic motivation, which is the motivation of immediate pleasure.

And on the flip side, I think that one of the really interesting, you know, motivating things that I sort of like learned, you know, in the East and stuff, and I'm sure we'll get to that. We don't really understand where motivation comes from. So there is a dopaminergic motivation, which is the motivation of immediate pleasure.

So this is like the motivation of pleasure from like snorting cocaine or playing Candy Crush or something like that. But then there's also a serotonergic motivation, which is like the motivation that comes from the Sanskrit word dharma or duty. So when I'm like, you know, when I'm on call in a hospital, that's not pleasurable. Oftentimes it's very unpleasant.

So this is like the motivation of pleasure from like snorting cocaine or playing Candy Crush or something like that. But then there's also a serotonergic motivation, which is like the motivation that comes from the Sanskrit word dharma or duty. So when I'm like, you know, when I'm on call in a hospital, that's not pleasurable. Oftentimes it's very unpleasant.

So this is like the motivation of pleasure from like snorting cocaine or playing Candy Crush or something like that. But then there's also a serotonergic motivation, which is like the motivation that comes from the Sanskrit word dharma or duty. So when I'm like, you know, when I'm on call in a hospital, that's not pleasurable. Oftentimes it's very unpleasant.

People will be like high on cocaine and like yelling at me and stuff. Right. I'm working in the emergency room. It's overnight. People are drunk. People are homeless. People are upset. People are hurt. People are suicidal. People are psychotic. That's not a fun job.

People will be like high on cocaine and like yelling at me and stuff. Right. I'm working in the emergency room. It's overnight. People are drunk. People are homeless. People are upset. People are hurt. People are suicidal. People are psychotic. That's not a fun job.

People will be like high on cocaine and like yelling at me and stuff. Right. I'm working in the emergency room. It's overnight. People are drunk. People are homeless. People are upset. People are hurt. People are suicidal. People are psychotic. That's not a fun job.

And yet when I go there, the attitude that I take, which is a huge part of serotonin, by the way, because when I work with my patients, what we do is we change their attitude. How do you see this? This a 15 minute clinical encounter. There's no question that it sucks. But as long as I'm I feel like I'm doing my duty. And this also relates to burnout.

And yet when I go there, the attitude that I take, which is a huge part of serotonin, by the way, because when I work with my patients, what we do is we change their attitude. How do you see this? This a 15 minute clinical encounter. There's no question that it sucks. But as long as I'm I feel like I'm doing my duty. And this also relates to burnout.

And yet when I go there, the attitude that I take, which is a huge part of serotonin, by the way, because when I work with my patients, what we do is we change their attitude. How do you see this? This a 15 minute clinical encounter. There's no question that it sucks. But as long as I'm I feel like I'm doing my duty. And this also relates to burnout.

Very effective at treating burnout, fixing burnout. As long as I'm like doing this for a greater purpose, right? Like if I'm taking care of my sick kid, that's worth it. If I'm at a hospital trying to help other human beings because this is my mission in life, it is worth it. And then something really cool happens.

Very effective at treating burnout, fixing burnout. As long as I'm like doing this for a greater purpose, right? Like if I'm taking care of my sick kid, that's worth it. If I'm at a hospital trying to help other human beings because this is my mission in life, it is worth it. And then something really cool happens.