TJ Power

Yeah, it's hard that because you're experiencing this monumental level of dopamine whilst you're in that moment. And then it's very hard to ever satisfy that feeling. Again, it's almost like taking drugs. Like it's actually quite a similar experience taking drugs. And there's a chap here called Johnny Wilkinson, who is a rugby player. And he won us the World Cup back in like 2003.

Yeah, it's hard that because you're experiencing this monumental level of dopamine whilst you're in that moment. And then it's very hard to ever satisfy that feeling. Again, it's almost like taking drugs. Like it's actually quite a similar experience taking drugs. And there's a chap here called Johnny Wilkinson, who is a rugby player. And he won us the World Cup back in like 2003.

He did this amazing drop goal in the Rugby World Cup. And we won the World Cup. He was the absolute man for years. He was the guy that won England the World Cup. I don't know. It might be the only one we ever won. And he struggled a lot with his mental health because it's very hard to keep, to try and return to that level of a high.

He did this amazing drop goal in the Rugby World Cup. And we won the World Cup. He was the absolute man for years. He was the guy that won England the World Cup. I don't know. It might be the only one we ever won. And he struggled a lot with his mental health because it's very hard to keep, to try and return to that level of a high.

And that's why sometimes in those situations when you have an athlete, if they suddenly channel it into a charitable idea or some kind of thing where they're starting a business, they need a new pursuit. And if ever you're in that deflated feeling, you need new direction and new pursuit.

And that's why sometimes in those situations when you have an athlete, if they suddenly channel it into a charitable idea or some kind of thing where they're starting a business, they need a new pursuit. And if ever you're in that deflated feeling, you need new direction and new pursuit.

playing like that that rush is hard to come down from it really is and you need a period of significant almost under stimulation to find normal stimulation exciting once again and in a situation like that if i was ever working with someone in that world i would almost recommend they were to do like a 10-day vipassana silent meditation if they were coming off touring like that

playing like that that rush is hard to come down from it really is and you need a period of significant almost under stimulation to find normal stimulation exciting once again and in a situation like that if i was ever working with someone in that world i would almost recommend they were to do like a 10-day vipassana silent meditation if they were coming off touring like that

and go into complete boredom and total zero stimulation and then reset these neurotransmitters. And at a small level, and this is why I care so much about the phone, the phone is actually doing that to society. It's making us so acclimatized with extreme dopamine stimulation that sometimes we sit with our partner in the evening and talk to them And that doesn't even feel exciting enough anymore.

and go into complete boredom and total zero stimulation and then reset these neurotransmitters. And at a small level, and this is why I care so much about the phone, the phone is actually doing that to society. It's making us so acclimatized with extreme dopamine stimulation that sometimes we sit with our partner in the evening and talk to them And that doesn't even feel exciting enough anymore.

That in itself is feeling boring. Or we go and socialize or we go for dinner. And it's really important to understand the phone is what's shifting our capacity to just enjoy the mundane.

That in itself is feeling boring. Or we go and socialize or we go for dinner. And it's really important to understand the phone is what's shifting our capacity to just enjoy the mundane.

I just think we need the capacity to have time away from it more than we currently get. I don't think it needs to go. I love my phone. It's amazing. I love social media. I love making content. It's not that I want no phone. I just think currently we're too tipped towards it being the dominant form of relaxation and pleasure.

I just think we need the capacity to have time away from it more than we currently get. I don't think it needs to go. I love my phone. It's amazing. I love social media. I love making content. It's not that I want no phone. I just think currently we're too tipped towards it being the dominant form of relaxation and pleasure.

I would say the only thing that I've also seen significant, significant benefits from is trying to move my dinner earlier. I think it's really powerful and it's a really underestimated shift because, of course, maximizing your sleep is just ridiculously beneficial for all kinds of aspects of your motivation, your stability of your mood, how your day begins.

I would say the only thing that I've also seen significant, significant benefits from is trying to move my dinner earlier. I think it's really powerful and it's a really underestimated shift because, of course, maximizing your sleep is just ridiculously beneficial for all kinds of aspects of your motivation, your stability of your mood, how your day begins.

And I recently, about four months ago, began an experiment where I started shifting the dinner earlier. We started at eight, then we went to seven, then we went to six, now we're even at 5.30. It's like when kids eat dinner. And I cannot believe the shift in my relaxation period in the evening,

And I recently, about four months ago, began an experiment where I started shifting the dinner earlier. We started at eight, then we went to seven, then we went to six, now we're even at 5.30. It's like when kids eat dinner. And I cannot believe the shift in my relaxation period in the evening,

the time in which I'm then falling asleep because everything is set forward, the time I can then wake but really be energized when I wake and be capable of having enough time for a good morning routine. And I would say if there's any chance that dinner can shift earlier, there's so many downstream benefits of doing so.

the time in which I'm then falling asleep because everything is set forward, the time I can then wake but really be energized when I wake and be capable of having enough time for a good morning routine. And I would say if there's any chance that dinner can shift earlier, there's so many downstream benefits of doing so.