Joe Polish

Fascinating. Let me ask you a question. Because people have heard this a million times. Don't look at your phone before bed. And instead of acting in any way, shape, or form like I'm somehow above this, both me and Tommy are friends with Dr. Anna Lemke, who wrote Dopamine Nation. And a lot of people misinterpret what dopamine is. It's a neurotransmitter of anticipation.

Fascinating. Let me ask you a question. Because people have heard this a million times. Don't look at your phone before bed. And instead of acting in any way, shape, or form like I'm somehow above this, both me and Tommy are friends with Dr. Anna Lemke, who wrote Dopamine Nation. And a lot of people misinterpret what dopamine is. It's a neurotransmitter of anticipation.

And when you're looking at a phone and it's a dopamine cash register, you are anticipating other stuff.

And when you're looking at a phone and it's a dopamine cash register, you are anticipating other stuff.

So it is extraordinarily hard when someone's conditioned to not wake up in the morning, look at their phone, or not look at your phone before you go to bed. What is actually happening when you are looking at a screen versus a book that you're saying no screen time? Because people hear no screen time all the time, but I'd love for you to describe neurochemically What is the draw?

So it is extraordinarily hard when someone's conditioned to not wake up in the morning, look at their phone, or not look at your phone before you go to bed. What is actually happening when you are looking at a screen versus a book that you're saying no screen time? Because people hear no screen time all the time, but I'd love for you to describe neurochemically What is the draw?

Why is it so hard for people to put it down? What is it training our brains to do? And how is it a flow killer? If you could speak to it in that.

Why is it so hard for people to put it down? What is it training our brains to do? And how is it a flow killer? If you could speak to it in that.

It'll speak to prediction in the way that you perceive it.

It'll speak to prediction in the way that you perceive it.

I want to ask you a question about this because I think it bothers me and I think it bothers a lot of other people, but I dance with it a lot. It's criticism, right? So let me give you just a basic example, not being attacked viciously with someone I don't even know. So the other day, so me and Tommy have our books up. Reminds what's in it for them is book Elevate.

I want to ask you a question about this because I think it bothers me and I think it bothers a lot of other people, but I dance with it a lot. It's criticism, right? So let me give you just a basic example, not being attacked viciously with someone I don't even know. So the other day, so me and Tommy have our books up. Reminds what's in it for them is book Elevate.

And I was reading a review on Amazon where someone gave me a one-star. And all my writer friends had never made reviews. But I was doing a test to see like, okay, let's see how it bothers me. So nestled between a one-star review where this person was like, Joe used to put out such great stuff and he's lost it. Like someone that I have no idea who this person is. You lost a fan.

And I was reading a review on Amazon where someone gave me a one-star. And all my writer friends had never made reviews. But I was doing a test to see like, okay, let's see how it bothers me. So nestled between a one-star review where this person was like, Joe used to put out such great stuff and he's lost it. Like someone that I have no idea who this person is. You lost a fan.

You lost a fan. No, he's like, it's not as good as his earlier work. And it's like, I've put more work into this book than anything. But right above and below that, in terms of the timeline, if you sort by recency, this is the best book I have ever read. I bought three copies for a friend. I've listened to it on audio twice, and I'm reading it now. And it's just like the perception of it.

You lost a fan. No, he's like, it's not as good as his earlier work. And it's like, I've put more work into this book than anything. But right above and below that, in terms of the timeline, if you sort by recency, this is the best book I have ever read. I bought three copies for a friend. I've listened to it on audio twice, and I'm reading it now. And it's just like the perception of it.

But the funny thing is, is the vast majorities of the reviews are five stars. And I'm like, so what is it about criticism? What is happening where someone has, because you said the brain fixates on stuff. So gratitude, I think snapshot of it, but I'm curious.

But the funny thing is, is the vast majorities of the reviews are five stars. And I'm like, so what is it about criticism? What is happening where someone has, because you said the brain fixates on stuff. So gratitude, I think snapshot of it, but I'm curious.

Some people are derailed by criticism. Other people use it as fuel. So the reason I bring it up is like Tommy's comment about fear. It's like some people will see some type of rejection. It's like, I'm not good enough. They go into a shame cycle. They can't function. Others are like, man, they use that as fuel. Let me ask.

Some people are derailed by criticism. Other people use it as fuel. So the reason I bring it up is like Tommy's comment about fear. It's like some people will see some type of rejection. It's like, I'm not good enough. They go into a shame cycle. They can't function. Others are like, man, they use that as fuel. Let me ask.