Steven Kotler
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first heard May 2026
last heard 12 Jun
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are the neurochemicals we want.
We no longer want to be seeking.
We want the stuff that is about conserving what we have, protecting what we have, bonding.
So we get endorphins and anandamide and oxytocin.
These are like the pro-social neurochemicals that underpin strong family structures and things like that, strong company structures.
And they're great.
but we're trading our addictions.
And what happens is it makes us very, very conservative.
It shuts down the seeking system.
We get the voice in our head that says, Hey, don't do that.
You're going to lose what you have.
And it's an addictive addiction.
And the truth of the matter is like old people are literally addicted to the wrong drugs in their bodies.
You need all of these systems working together.
or peak performance aging, and there's a penalty for having a mindset of old.
And this is the point.
That very mindset that you described, like being scared about the second half of your life, oh, it's not as exciting, that mindset of old, there's a big health and longevity penalty.
In fact, when you flip it, when you have a positive mindset towards aging, second half of my life is filled with thrilling and exciting possibilities.
My best days are ahead of me.
And this is one of the most well-established facts in peak performance aging.
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