Rob Dial

We want to be able to destimulate. Sounds pretty good without having to like move into the middle of the woods and never see anybody or like move to a monastery and become a monk or something like that. So what do you actually do around this? Here's your nervous system's version of a bubble bath, right? That's basically what this is. The first thing is to start a daily low stimulation ritual.

We want to be able to destimulate. Sounds pretty good without having to like move into the middle of the woods and never see anybody or like move to a monastery and become a monk or something like that. So what do you actually do around this? Here's your nervous system's version of a bubble bath, right? That's basically what this is. The first thing is to start a daily low stimulation ritual.

We want to be able to destimulate. Sounds pretty good without having to like move into the middle of the woods and never see anybody or like move to a monastery and become a monk or something like that. So what do you actually do around this? Here's your nervous system's version of a bubble bath, right? That's basically what this is. The first thing is to start a daily low stimulation ritual.

The first thing I'll say more than anything else, and this is something I've said hundreds of times on this podcast, but I haven't said it recently, is when your alarm goes off, turn it off, and then give yourself a certain time that you do not look at your phone. I've noticed of myself that, because my phone, my alarm is on my phone, so if I roll over

The first thing I'll say more than anything else, and this is something I've said hundreds of times on this podcast, but I haven't said it recently, is when your alarm goes off, turn it off, and then give yourself a certain time that you do not look at your phone. I've noticed of myself that, because my phone, my alarm is on my phone, so if I roll over

The first thing I'll say more than anything else, and this is something I've said hundreds of times on this podcast, but I haven't said it recently, is when your alarm goes off, turn it off, and then give yourself a certain time that you do not look at your phone. I've noticed of myself that, because my phone, my alarm is on my phone, so if I roll over

and I end up turning it off and I look at my phone even just to, you know, okay, I'm gonna turn off airplane mode and I turn it off airplane mode and boom, I get hit with a text message and immediately start thinking about that thing that happened. And so I'll give you a really odd example.

and I end up turning it off and I look at my phone even just to, you know, okay, I'm gonna turn off airplane mode and I turn it off airplane mode and boom, I get hit with a text message and immediately start thinking about that thing that happened. And so I'll give you a really odd example.

and I end up turning it off and I look at my phone even just to, you know, okay, I'm gonna turn off airplane mode and I turn it off airplane mode and boom, I get hit with a text message and immediately start thinking about that thing that happened. And so I'll give you a really odd example.

Okay, the other day I got a text message from somebody and it was somebody just sending something to me that they thought was, it was a friend of mine that sent something to me they thought was inspiring. And it was Will Smith talking, right, about something. And so I didn't even watch the video. I just saw that, oh, they sent me this inspiring Will Smith video.

Okay, the other day I got a text message from somebody and it was somebody just sending something to me that they thought was, it was a friend of mine that sent something to me they thought was inspiring. And it was Will Smith talking, right, about something. And so I didn't even watch the video. I just saw that, oh, they sent me this inspiring Will Smith video.

Okay, the other day I got a text message from somebody and it was somebody just sending something to me that they thought was, it was a friend of mine that sent something to me they thought was inspiring. And it was Will Smith talking, right, about something. And so I didn't even watch the video. I just saw that, oh, they sent me this inspiring Will Smith video.

So I turned my phone, it was a quick like hit. I just saw it real quick and I was like, all right, cool, I'll get back to it. About 20 minutes later, I'm in my meditation and I can't stop thinking about Will Smith. And I'm like, what the hell is going on with me? This doesn't make any sense. And I was like, oh, that's right. I'm thinking about the pursuit of happiness.

So I turned my phone, it was a quick like hit. I just saw it real quick and I was like, all right, cool, I'll get back to it. About 20 minutes later, I'm in my meditation and I can't stop thinking about Will Smith. And I'm like, what the hell is going on with me? This doesn't make any sense. And I was like, oh, that's right. I'm thinking about the pursuit of happiness.

So I turned my phone, it was a quick like hit. I just saw it real quick and I was like, all right, cool, I'll get back to it. About 20 minutes later, I'm in my meditation and I can't stop thinking about Will Smith. And I'm like, what the hell is going on with me? This doesn't make any sense. And I was like, oh, that's right. I'm thinking about the pursuit of happiness.

I'm thinking about when he played in I Am Legend or whatever that movie is. I think about the fact that he, you know, oh my gosh, I wonder what it's like for him now that, you know, a couple of years ago since he smacked Chris Rock. And so there was no other real sensory input that came into my brain, but my brain latched onto this thing I'm in the middle of a meditation.

I'm thinking about when he played in I Am Legend or whatever that movie is. I think about the fact that he, you know, oh my gosh, I wonder what it's like for him now that, you know, a couple of years ago since he smacked Chris Rock. And so there was no other real sensory input that came into my brain, but my brain latched onto this thing I'm in the middle of a meditation.

I'm thinking about when he played in I Am Legend or whatever that movie is. I think about the fact that he, you know, oh my gosh, I wonder what it's like for him now that, you know, a couple of years ago since he smacked Chris Rock. And so there was no other real sensory input that came into my brain, but my brain latched onto this thing I'm in the middle of a meditation.

I'm thinking about all of this stuff around Will Smith because I happen to just, bing, see a text message come in about some inspiring thing that came in from Will Smith. What I recommend is that when your alarm goes off, give yourself a certain time, whether it's 30 minutes, an hour, even a couple hours, hopefully, where you don't look at your phone.

I'm thinking about all of this stuff around Will Smith because I happen to just, bing, see a text message come in about some inspiring thing that came in from Will Smith. What I recommend is that when your alarm goes off, give yourself a certain time, whether it's 30 minutes, an hour, even a couple hours, hopefully, where you don't look at your phone.