TJ Power

it effectively lives within our brain to reward us for behaviors that are advantageous to our survival to survive to survive so in that moment that the fire struck after rubbing rocks together for three hours a massive dopamine hit comes because that would have been a very yeah it would have been so annoying doing that yeah like you think how easy our lives are now imagine actually coming home from a day of work and then doing that for three hours until you got some fire like it was hard

it effectively lives within our brain to reward us for behaviors that are advantageous to our survival to survive to survive so in that moment that the fire struck after rubbing rocks together for three hours a massive dopamine hit comes because that would have been a very yeah it would have been so annoying doing that yeah like you think how easy our lives are now imagine actually coming home from a day of work and then doing that for three hours until you got some fire like it was hard

And we needed a chemical that every single day just drove us to keep making the fire and keep looking for the food, even when it was freezing cold outside and so on. And we got here as a species.

And we needed a chemical that every single day just drove us to keep making the fire and keep looking for the food, even when it was freezing cold outside and so on. And we got here as a species.

And just like dopamine evolved as this very sophisticated mechanism to reward survival, activities that promoted survival, I think it has the same capacity to negatively create experiences that are disadvantageous to survival of us and our prospering as a species. And then if you look...

And just like dopamine evolved as this very sophisticated mechanism to reward survival, activities that promoted survival, I think it has the same capacity to negatively create experiences that are disadvantageous to survival of us and our prospering as a species. And then if you look...

Rather than having to look on Instagram at a list of what's good for my dopamine and what's bad for my dopamine, if you simply ask yourself the question, is this actually advantageous to my survival as a species? Then you will know immediately whether it's pro or not pro for your dopamine.

Rather than having to look on Instagram at a list of what's good for my dopamine and what's bad for my dopamine, if you simply ask yourself the question, is this actually advantageous to my survival as a species? Then you will know immediately whether it's pro or not pro for your dopamine.

And you look at pornography, if you go further with pornography, a society that only watches porn as an engagement of sex is actually going to be one that doesn't procreate at all. And the brain is only going to send society a stronger and stronger message saying, please stop engaging with that path because that's not going to lead to a prospering society in a thousand years.

And you look at pornography, if you go further with pornography, a society that only watches porn as an engagement of sex is actually going to be one that doesn't procreate at all. And the brain is only going to send society a stronger and stronger message saying, please stop engaging with that path because that's not going to lead to a prospering society in a thousand years.

And if you think of it with when you feel crap after cigarettes, or you feel crap after spending a whole day socially isolated from being on your phone all day, or the ultra processed food, all of it is a very sophisticated message from our biochemistry as a result of our brain's desire to prosper for thousands of years. Wow.

And if you think of it with when you feel crap after cigarettes, or you feel crap after spending a whole day socially isolated from being on your phone all day, or the ultra processed food, all of it is a very sophisticated message from our biochemistry as a result of our brain's desire to prosper for thousands of years. Wow.

I definitely don't think people feel that much remorse or guilt or shame for engaging with it. It's definitely a very normalised behaviour, just like it's normal to get super drunk. That's not necessarily that judged across the world. Pornography, I don't feel, is that judged. I think it would vary from gender to gender or generation to generation, how people thought about it. Certainly...

I definitely don't think people feel that much remorse or guilt or shame for engaging with it. It's definitely a very normalised behaviour, just like it's normal to get super drunk. That's not necessarily that judged across the world. Pornography, I don't feel, is that judged. I think it would vary from gender to gender or generation to generation, how people thought about it. Certainly...

In the world of being in your 20s, I don't think it's a very judged action. And I do think it's a very hard thing for society to come away from. It's also evolving in terms of virtual reality is going to create a very difficult experience. I can't even imagine what that will do to dopamine. And all of that lane is becoming faster and faster.

In the world of being in your 20s, I don't think it's a very judged action. And I do think it's a very hard thing for society to come away from. It's also evolving in terms of virtual reality is going to create a very difficult experience. I can't even imagine what that will do to dopamine. And all of that lane is becoming faster and faster.

I dread the day that pornography has a feed like Instagram Reels, where you don't even have to watch one video, but you could watch videos at pace. That would be hell. I shouldn't even give them that idea. Don't give them that idea. My goodness, man. And I believe the only path to coming away from it is very, very deeply observing how it's actually impacting your life.

I dread the day that pornography has a feed like Instagram Reels, where you don't even have to watch one video, but you could watch videos at pace. That would be hell. I shouldn't even give them that idea. Don't give them that idea. My goodness, man. And I believe the only path to coming away from it is very, very deeply observing how it's actually impacting your life.

Because what happens with all this dopamine stuff is you just think, I feel okay. Maybe you do struggle feeling depressed or anxious, and then you really need to start considering how your lifestyle is creating that experience potentially. But a lot of people might feel quite neutral. They're like, I feel all right. It's not really doing too much damage.

Because what happens with all this dopamine stuff is you just think, I feel okay. Maybe you do struggle feeling depressed or anxious, and then you really need to start considering how your lifestyle is creating that experience potentially. But a lot of people might feel quite neutral. They're like, I feel all right. It's not really doing too much damage.