Dr. Alok Kanojia

I don't want to put words in James' mouth. He's not selling habit change like, by the way, everything that's wrong with your life is because you have bad habits. He's not doing that. But I think a lot of people are kind of like, I bought Atomic Habits and now I'm going to get out of this basement and not be depressed anymore. It's like, whoa. I don't know about that.

Or is that just my gut bacteria talking? That's just my gut bacteria talking.

Or is that just my gut bacteria talking? That's just my gut bacteria talking.

Or is that just my gut bacteria talking? That's just my gut bacteria talking.

I only have them like twice a year, but it's just so glorious that it's like I can see why this stuff is so addicting. It really is like drugs in some ways, right?

I only have them like twice a year, but it's just so glorious that it's like I can see why this stuff is so addicting. It really is like drugs in some ways, right?

I only have them like twice a year, but it's just so glorious that it's like I can see why this stuff is so addicting. It really is like drugs in some ways, right?

One thing I heard you say that I thought was particularly insightful was to your brain, the normality of eating, let's say, whatever, Chinese takeout, playing video games, watching Netflix all day. That is your brain is skipping to the end of the movie. I don't want to butcher this too hard. You know where I'm going with this?

One thing I heard you say that I thought was particularly insightful was to your brain, the normality of eating, let's say, whatever, Chinese takeout, playing video games, watching Netflix all day. That is your brain is skipping to the end of the movie. I don't want to butcher this too hard. You know where I'm going with this?

One thing I heard you say that I thought was particularly insightful was to your brain, the normality of eating, let's say, whatever, Chinese takeout, playing video games, watching Netflix all day. That is your brain is skipping to the end of the movie. I don't want to butcher this too hard. You know where I'm going with this?

Your brain is like, hey, you could work hard and have a career and you could sacrifice and then you could build a life and then you could retire and watch movies, eat Cheetos and Chinese and play video games all day. And your brain's like, I have an idea.

Your brain is like, hey, you could work hard and have a career and you could sacrifice and then you could build a life and then you could retire and watch movies, eat Cheetos and Chinese and play video games all day. And your brain's like, I have an idea.

Your brain is like, hey, you could work hard and have a career and you could sacrifice and then you could build a life and then you could retire and watch movies, eat Cheetos and Chinese and play video games all day. And your brain's like, I have an idea.

How about screw the career stuff and all that other hard work, just stay where you are right now and drink diet soda and watch Netflix and play video games all day. You could just do that. It's like a hack.

How about screw the career stuff and all that other hard work, just stay where you are right now and drink diet soda and watch Netflix and play video games all day. You could just do that. It's like a hack.

How about screw the career stuff and all that other hard work, just stay where you are right now and drink diet soda and watch Netflix and play video games all day. You could just do that. It's like a hack.

Yes, exactly. Like, that sounds fun. Dream about it. Talk about it. Yeah. Log into StarCraft.

Yes, exactly. Like, that sounds fun. Dream about it. Talk about it. Yeah. Log into StarCraft.

Yes, exactly. Like, that sounds fun. Dream about it. Talk about it. Yeah. Log into StarCraft.

It's like, sailing? There's a black box around that and it sounds hard, but you know what? There's a bag of dopamine in your pantry right now. Absolutely. Right.