TJ Power

And if you want a life that feels really rewarding and fulfilling, we have to get the dopamine in check. Otherwise, our life feels all like numb and boring.

And if you want a life that feels really rewarding and fulfilling, we have to get the dopamine in check. Otherwise, our life feels all like numb and boring.

yes for sure it will make you number and number over time the more dopamine especially this quick dopamine if we were separating it into quick dopamine being i feel pleasure immediately and slow dopamine meaning i feel pleasure after a period of time you could even take a niche example of sex and pornography sex is something that you have to start engaging with that person you get intimate with them you kiss and so on eventually you find yourself in a nice experience of having sex

yes for sure it will make you number and number over time the more dopamine especially this quick dopamine if we were separating it into quick dopamine being i feel pleasure immediately and slow dopamine meaning i feel pleasure after a period of time you could even take a niche example of sex and pornography sex is something that you have to start engaging with that person you get intimate with them you kiss and so on eventually you find yourself in a nice experience of having sex

pornography is you've seen something on instagram and then you're on pornography within 10 seconds and the stimulation has risen extremely fast so one would be slow dopamine eventually you experience pleasure one would be quick and then a crash and if you're looking at your day overdoing the quick causes that numb deflated inattention and then having the slow dopamine not meaning having sex all day but doing some other activities that are rewarding for you is going to lead to a much more like fulfilling experience

pornography is you've seen something on instagram and then you're on pornography within 10 seconds and the stimulation has risen extremely fast so one would be slow dopamine eventually you experience pleasure one would be quick and then a crash and if you're looking at your day overdoing the quick causes that numb deflated inattention and then having the slow dopamine not meaning having sex all day but doing some other activities that are rewarding for you is going to lead to a much more like fulfilling experience

This is interesting. Humans have had access to these quick dopaminergic behaviors for about one or 200 years, the first being sort of alcohol and cigarettes.

This is interesting. Humans have had access to these quick dopaminergic behaviors for about one or 200 years, the first being sort of alcohol and cigarettes.

And sugar. Sugar was significant. Sugar altered into the more ultra-processed food version of sugar now, like fructose, corn syrup, and these kind of things is even more extreme for a dopamine point of view. But I would say if we look at society and we look at mental health, the most significant change that's brand new is short video content on social media.

And sugar. Sugar was significant. Sugar altered into the more ultra-processed food version of sugar now, like fructose, corn syrup, and these kind of things is even more extreme for a dopamine point of view. But I would say if we look at society and we look at mental health, the most significant change that's brand new is short video content on social media.

I think that's the thing that has massively shifted the world from a mental health standpoint. And if you look at your relationship with your phone before and after COVID, COVID was the era of short video being created. And also in these moments, I appreciate the irony of the fact I literally make short video content. So it's like a tricky situation.

I think that's the thing that has massively shifted the world from a mental health standpoint. And if you look at your relationship with your phone before and after COVID, COVID was the era of short video being created. And also in these moments, I appreciate the irony of the fact I literally make short video content. So it's like a tricky situation.

But if we look at the frequency of engagement with that behavior, we're going to cause the greatest dopamine disruption. Because where alcohol really has a big effect and pornography has a really big effect, you're unlikely to engage with that behavior 50 times a day. Whereas if you look at the phone, it is more destructive for society because of how often we're going on it.

But if we look at the frequency of engagement with that behavior, we're going to cause the greatest dopamine disruption. Because where alcohol really has a big effect and pornography has a really big effect, you're unlikely to engage with that behavior 50 times a day. Whereas if you look at the phone, it is more destructive for society because of how often we're going on it.

So I would say the phone is the number one thing to get in check. I also have had to come off of alcohol and things like that because for me, like I find everything way too addictive. So I've had to move towards a pretty healthy lifestyle, to be honest, in order to manage it and almost get addicted to the experience of a healthy lifestyle.

So I would say the phone is the number one thing to get in check. I also have had to come off of alcohol and things like that because for me, like I find everything way too addictive. So I've had to move towards a pretty healthy lifestyle, to be honest, in order to manage it and almost get addicted to the experience of a healthy lifestyle.

But I think for a lot of people, the domino that needs to fall is significant separation from social media.

But I think for a lot of people, the domino that needs to fall is significant separation from social media.

To just always speak in the most truthful way, I think pornography is something that's really difficult to come away from because it's a very private behavior. And none of society knows that anyone else is doing it because it's like an isolated behavior. Whereas often, if you were really heavily drinking, it would be quite apparent to your partner or your friends, family, and so on.

To just always speak in the most truthful way, I think pornography is something that's really difficult to come away from because it's a very private behavior. And none of society knows that anyone else is doing it because it's like an isolated behavior. Whereas often, if you were really heavily drinking, it would be quite apparent to your partner or your friends, family, and so on.