Dr. Alok Kanojia

And then went to med school, was going to do oncology, but then fell in love with psychiatry because I loved the mind. So I ended up training, doing my psychiatry training at Harvard. Big irony that I wound up there. And the interesting thing is when I went back to med school, I didn't care at all about going to Harvard or anything like that. I didn't even look at my grades.

So it was really super embarrassing. But I didn't go to the award ceremony like when I graduated and I won two awards. And one of my mentors was like, where are you? Like I was I wanted to present this award. And I was like, I didn't know I was going to win anything. I never looked at my grades. Because I didn't care about grades. I was just like, I'm going to learn medicine.

So it was really super embarrassing. But I didn't go to the award ceremony like when I graduated and I won two awards. And one of my mentors was like, where are you? Like I was I wanted to present this award. And I was like, I didn't know I was going to win anything. I never looked at my grades. Because I didn't care about grades. I was just like, I'm going to learn medicine.

So it was really super embarrassing. But I didn't go to the award ceremony like when I graduated and I won two awards. And one of my mentors was like, where are you? Like I was I wanted to present this award. And I was like, I didn't know I was going to win anything. I never looked at my grades. Because I didn't care about grades. I was just like, I'm going to learn medicine.

That's what I'm here for. So ended up training at Harvard and then started this whole healthy gamer thing. So when I was there in 2015, I went to one of my mentors and I was like, tell me about technology addiction. Like, what are we doing there? And no one really knew anything because everyone was focused on the opioid crisis. So I started getting interested in it as a second year resident.

That's what I'm here for. So ended up training at Harvard and then started this whole healthy gamer thing. So when I was there in 2015, I went to one of my mentors and I was like, tell me about technology addiction. Like, what are we doing there? And no one really knew anything because everyone was focused on the opioid crisis. So I started getting interested in it as a second year resident.

That's what I'm here for. So ended up training at Harvard and then started this whole healthy gamer thing. So when I was there in 2015, I went to one of my mentors and I was like, tell me about technology addiction. Like, what are we doing there? And no one really knew anything because everyone was focused on the opioid crisis. So I started getting interested in it as a second year resident.

Started working on technology addiction in 2015. And then I started streaming on the internet. and streaming on Twitch, which is a gaming platform, and started teaching gamers about video game addiction. And someone was once like, isn't that kind of like holding an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in a bar?

Started working on technology addiction in 2015. And then I started streaming on the internet. and streaming on Twitch, which is a gaming platform, and started teaching gamers about video game addiction. And someone was once like, isn't that kind of like holding an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in a bar?

Started working on technology addiction in 2015. And then I started streaming on the internet. and streaming on Twitch, which is a gaming platform, and started teaching gamers about video game addiction. And someone was once like, isn't that kind of like holding an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in a bar?

And I was like, yeah, that's probably where we should hold AA meetings, because that's where the people who have alcohol problems are. And was stunned when Healthy Gamer grew. We were the fastest growing stream on Twitch for about three months.

And I was like, yeah, that's probably where we should hold AA meetings, because that's where the people who have alcohol problems are. And was stunned when Healthy Gamer grew. We were the fastest growing stream on Twitch for about three months.

And I was like, yeah, that's probably where we should hold AA meetings, because that's where the people who have alcohol problems are. And was stunned when Healthy Gamer grew. We were the fastest growing stream on Twitch for about three months.

Um, and really discovered that people like want to learn about themselves and was really surprised because when I started streaming, I was thinking like, okay, I had done neuroscience research at Harvard for a couple of years too. And so I was like, okay, I'm prepared with like my neuroscience stuff, my psychiatry stuff, my clinical stuff. Like this is what people are going to want, want to learn.

Um, and really discovered that people like want to learn about themselves and was really surprised because when I started streaming, I was thinking like, okay, I had done neuroscience research at Harvard for a couple of years too. And so I was like, okay, I'm prepared with like my neuroscience stuff, my psychiatry stuff, my clinical stuff. Like this is what people are going to want, want to learn.

Um, and really discovered that people like want to learn about themselves and was really surprised because when I started streaming, I was thinking like, okay, I had done neuroscience research at Harvard for a couple of years too. And so I was like, okay, I'm prepared with like my neuroscience stuff, my psychiatry stuff, my clinical stuff. Like this is what people are going to want, want to learn.

And what I discovered was a gigantic appetite for the spiritual stuff, all the stuff that I've learned in India over the course of seven years. All these things about meditation and purpose and the soul and like all this other weird stuff. And so now what we try to do is like combine both of those. So what is the neuroscience of enlightenment?

And what I discovered was a gigantic appetite for the spiritual stuff, all the stuff that I've learned in India over the course of seven years. All these things about meditation and purpose and the soul and like all this other weird stuff. And so now what we try to do is like combine both of those. So what is the neuroscience of enlightenment?

And what I discovered was a gigantic appetite for the spiritual stuff, all the stuff that I've learned in India over the course of seven years. All these things about meditation and purpose and the soul and like all this other weird stuff. And so now what we try to do is like combine both of those. So what is the neuroscience of enlightenment?

How do we understand addictions from a karmic perspective and a neuroscience perspective? And so something about using both of those methodologies has been very, very helpful for people.