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Dr. Alok Kanojia

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
4878 total appearances

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Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

And this is what happens to people.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

So there's a really interesting study about procrastination before bed.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

And what the study found is that there's two kinds of procrastination.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

There's before bed procrastination, procrastinating going to bed.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

And then there's in bed procrastination when you procrastinate going to sleep after you're in bed.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

So don't use it when you're not feeling good.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

Don't use it before bed, especially because you're gonna miss that window and then it's gonna mess you up.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

For the next day, you'll be more emotionally fried, more emotionally vulnerable.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

Yeah, just nowhere near bed.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

There's the blue light stuff, but I think this, don't miss your sleep window.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

That's been such a useful clinical revelation when I'm working with a human being.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

Because if you get past 10.30 and you're on your phone, then it's gonna become 12.30.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

Because you no longer have the frontal lobe function to be able to stop yourself.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

That's the second thing.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

Third thing is understand that your brain is โ€“ how can I say this?

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

You are developing the standards โ€“

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

for yourself through social media.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

So we're seeing a rise in body dysmorphia.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

So this was interesting because it used to be that body dysmorphia was like more common in women than men.

Huberman Lab
Unlearn Negative Thoughts & Behaviors Patterns | Dr. Alok Kanojia

We're starting to see that even out, especially as we have all these like alpha male influencers.