TJ Power

Like sitting there and just watching Netflix. Or like I watched Gladiator, the movie the other day. That's a great movie. My girlfriend had never seen Gladiator. Gladiator is a really good film. Oh, you watched the first one or the second one? First one. We haven't seen the new one yet. Oh, the first one.

Like sitting there and just watching Netflix. Or like I watched Gladiator, the movie the other day. That's a great movie. My girlfriend had never seen Gladiator. Gladiator is a really good film. Oh, you watched the first one or the second one? First one. We haven't seen the new one yet. Oh, the first one.

As you'll see, if you observe the difference between the new one that comes out, the new one will be dopamine carnage in comparison. Slower storytelling of the old one. Yeah. And we're watching it and you're kind of sitting there and you actually are a bit bored while you're watching a film. And back in the day, if you went back to the 70s, that would have been like hyper dopamine stimulation.

As you'll see, if you observe the difference between the new one that comes out, the new one will be dopamine carnage in comparison. Slower storytelling of the old one. Yeah. And we're watching it and you're kind of sitting there and you actually are a bit bored while you're watching a film. And back in the day, if you went back to the 70s, that would have been like hyper dopamine stimulation.

But this is how the baselines are changing over time because of the overstimulation.

But this is how the baselines are changing over time because of the overstimulation.

And we just need to become comfortable with that experience so this chemical can restore itself effectively. And again, physical separation is important. If you're with other people, like you've got a partner or kids or anyone, it's unbelievably important that they also participate in the phone fast.

And we just need to become comfortable with that experience so this chemical can restore itself effectively. And again, physical separation is important. If you're with other people, like you've got a partner or kids or anyone, it's unbelievably important that they also participate in the phone fast.

And there's this really interesting area of neuroscience about anticipatory dopamine, which is basically the concept that your dopamine will rise simply at the thought of accessing dopamine, not just when you engage with it.

And there's this really interesting area of neuroscience about anticipatory dopamine, which is basically the concept that your dopamine will rise simply at the thought of accessing dopamine, not just when you engage with it.

Yeah. I get the big anticipation. I know, when's my hit coming? And like, if you're, like, you know, you're sitting at a restaurant with your wife and you're eating some food and then they take out their phones, check it quickly, and before you've even thought, yours is boom, straight in the hand.

Yeah. I get the big anticipation. I know, when's my hit coming? And like, if you're, like, you know, you're sitting at a restaurant with your wife and you're eating some food and then they take out their phones, check it quickly, and before you've even thought, yours is boom, straight in the hand.

And effectively, your brain has seen their dopamine rise, experienced anticipation, and then it's driven you into action towards the same experience of dopamine. Wow. So it's very important. Like if you're going to sit on the sofa and not be on it, they have to not be on it as well because the battle is too hard to fight.

And effectively, your brain has seen their dopamine rise, experienced anticipation, and then it's driven you into action towards the same experience of dopamine. Wow. So it's very important. Like if you're going to sit on the sofa and not be on it, they have to not be on it as well because the battle is too hard to fight.

We really want as a society high baseline dopamine. It's so important that we all every day are waking up and we're generating a ton of this chemical. It leads to you just living your best experience of life you possibly can in terms of everything. Your ability to cook and exercise and work and connect and have sex and just be a thriving modern human.

We really want as a society high baseline dopamine. It's so important that we all every day are waking up and we're generating a ton of this chemical. It leads to you just living your best experience of life you possibly can in terms of everything. Your ability to cook and exercise and work and connect and have sex and just be a thriving modern human.

All of us are basically waking up with low baseline dopamine and therefore it is not the greatest experience of life humanity can have. And if we do begin to get this chemical back into balance, that's what's going to be the end product.

All of us are basically waking up with low baseline dopamine and therefore it is not the greatest experience of life humanity can have. And if we do begin to get this chemical back into balance, that's what's going to be the end product.

So when you have all these different actions coming into play, ultimately you're just looking at, do I want to absolutely love my experience of life or do I want it to feel like pretty cool, like pretty average, medium?

So when you have all these different actions coming into play, ultimately you're just looking at, do I want to absolutely love my experience of life or do I want it to feel like pretty cool, like pretty average, medium?