Dr. Alok Kanojia

Because it's not fun being a chubbo who eats Chinese takeout five days a week, knows he's not that good looking and could be better and used to be and has a kid like maybe this is a better way to phrase it. I had a two-year-old boy at the time. I mean, now he's five, Jaden. I would play with him on the floor and I would try to get up and I'd be like, oh, hang on.

And I'm like, I'm 40 and I'm 44, but I was like, I'm 42. It's a little early for the groaning. And it's not just me being dramatic. My wife was like, oh, dramatic much? And I was like, no, everything hurts. I don't even know if I can, like my hips hurt. How do I roll over and get up off this hardwood floor? Like now I'm on my knees on hardwood. And I really needed this competing motivation if,

And I'm like, I'm 40 and I'm 44, but I was like, I'm 42. It's a little early for the groaning. And it's not just me being dramatic. My wife was like, oh, dramatic much? And I was like, no, everything hurts. I don't even know if I can, like my hips hurt. How do I roll over and get up off this hardwood floor? Like now I'm on my knees on hardwood. And I really needed this competing motivation if,

And I'm like, I'm 40 and I'm 44, but I was like, I'm 42. It's a little early for the groaning. And it's not just me being dramatic. My wife was like, oh, dramatic much? And I was like, no, everything hurts. I don't even know if I can, like my hips hurt. How do I roll over and get up off this hardwood floor? Like now I'm on my knees on hardwood. And I really needed this competing motivation if,

I don't know what the original motivation was, right, to be a schlub. But the competing motivation was, man, this sucks and I'm probably going to die early because I'm in this condition. That's pathetic.

I don't know what the original motivation was, right, to be a schlub. But the competing motivation was, man, this sucks and I'm probably going to die early because I'm in this condition. That's pathetic.

I don't know what the original motivation was, right, to be a schlub. But the competing motivation was, man, this sucks and I'm probably going to die early because I'm in this condition. That's pathetic.

Right. No, it's awesome because I'm diving into orange chicken, which is probably not even real Chinese food. It tastes amazing.

Right. No, it's awesome because I'm diving into orange chicken, which is probably not even real Chinese food. It tastes amazing.

Right. No, it's awesome because I'm diving into orange chicken, which is probably not even real Chinese food. It tastes amazing.

That makes sense. It's also probably why we evolve stuff like endorphins. You know, like how people run and they're like, this is amazing. And I'm like, you are on mile 49 and you're in the desert. Your whole body hurts. Or like these marathoners and they're just like, this is great. It's like, no, this is horrific. Their brain is just bathing in endorphins, right? Or something.

That makes sense. It's also probably why we evolve stuff like endorphins. You know, like how people run and they're like, this is amazing. And I'm like, you are on mile 49 and you're in the desert. Your whole body hurts. Or like these marathoners and they're just like, this is great. It's like, no, this is horrific. Their brain is just bathing in endorphins, right? Or something.

That makes sense. It's also probably why we evolve stuff like endorphins. You know, like how people run and they're like, this is amazing. And I'm like, you are on mile 49 and you're in the desert. Your whole body hurts. Or like these marathoners and they're just like, this is great. It's like, no, this is horrific. Their brain is just bathing in endorphins, right? Or something.

There's something else going on where their brain is actually focused on this channel and not all the other channels that say you're killing yourself.

There's something else going on where their brain is actually focused on this channel and not all the other channels that say you're killing yourself.

There's something else going on where their brain is actually focused on this channel and not all the other channels that say you're killing yourself.

Yeah, this is interesting. I've heard you mention games and apps are like an invasive species, right? They're kind of they're in the ecosystem, but we don't really know how to handle them. They're running unchecked. And I mean, we as in like government doesn't know how to regulate them. Our brains are not evolved to deal with them. Our habits are not. We don't have healthy habits around this.

Yeah, this is interesting. I've heard you mention games and apps are like an invasive species, right? They're kind of they're in the ecosystem, but we don't really know how to handle them. They're running unchecked. And I mean, we as in like government doesn't know how to regulate them. Our brains are not evolved to deal with them. Our habits are not. We don't have healthy habits around this.

Yeah, this is interesting. I've heard you mention games and apps are like an invasive species, right? They're kind of they're in the ecosystem, but we don't really know how to handle them. They're running unchecked. And I mean, we as in like government doesn't know how to regulate them. Our brains are not evolved to deal with them. Our habits are not. We don't have healthy habits around this.

Like I know not to start smoking. My friends, if I told them I downloaded some dating app, well, I'm married, but let's say I wasn't and I downloaded a dating app, they'd be like, oh, cool, good luck out there. But if I start smoking, my friends are going to be like, what are you doing? Absolutely. What are you doing right now? And nobody says that about DoorDash.