Dr. Alok Kanojia

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.

As that negativity starts to arise, really listen to yourself. What is it telling you? What are you discontent in for life? And this is where a lot of problems arise. People think, oh, I can't do anything about it. But that's also where like I would you'd be surprised, right?

As that negativity starts to arise, really listen to yourself. What is it telling you? What are you discontent in for life? And this is where a lot of problems arise. People think, oh, I can't do anything about it. But that's also where like I would you'd be surprised, right?

As that negativity starts to arise, really listen to yourself. What is it telling you? What are you discontent in for life? And this is where a lot of problems arise. People think, oh, I can't do anything about it. But that's also where like I would you'd be surprised, right?

Because when we spend a lot of time avoiding our problems, when we don't diagnose the issue, when we just avoid it and we just hope it'll get better tomorrow, then of course we can't do anything about it. But understanding of the problem is the first step. Wow.

Because when we spend a lot of time avoiding our problems, when we don't diagnose the issue, when we just avoid it and we just hope it'll get better tomorrow, then of course we can't do anything about it. But understanding of the problem is the first step. Wow.