TJ Power

Now, ironically, it's something called Fortnite instead of building the forts yourself. And if we can just get young people into nature with their families or with their friends, just doing hard physical activity, teamwork, collaboration, it's very, very good for their brain chemistry.

Now, ironically, it's something called Fortnite instead of building the forts yourself. And if we can just get young people into nature with their families or with their friends, just doing hard physical activity, teamwork, collaboration, it's very, very good for their brain chemistry.

Definitely, definitely. And free play often has some level of social connection involved. And the challenge is so much of the desire for young people now is free time on their iPad playing games or watching YouTube shorts. And that's not truly what the brain is wanting. It's wanting group cohesion. And how do you think about free play for us grownups? I think it's powerful.

Definitely, definitely. And free play often has some level of social connection involved. And the challenge is so much of the desire for young people now is free time on their iPad playing games or watching YouTube shorts. And that's not truly what the brain is wanting. It's wanting group cohesion. And how do you think about free play for us grownups? I think it's powerful.

I mean, when I came up with this whole thoughts with friends thing a few years ago, I went and did it myself, built a big fort in nature. That was an experience of play and that was magic. My brain absolutely loved it. I was also much stronger than when I was a kid and I tried it last time. So it was actually a lot easier. And I think any form of lightness is very powerful for the modern human.

I mean, when I came up with this whole thoughts with friends thing a few years ago, I went and did it myself, built a big fort in nature. That was an experience of play and that was magic. My brain absolutely loved it. I was also much stronger than when I was a kid and I tried it last time. So it was actually a lot easier. And I think any form of lightness is very powerful for the modern human.

I think life is quite heavy and serious. There's a lot of political division. I was actually in an interesting debate on... The Times radio yesterday, which is a big radio here, which was all about his dopamine addiction creating political division in the modern world. And I think a lot of the energy inside our phones is quite tough, heavy, and serious for us to manage.

I think life is quite heavy and serious. There's a lot of political division. I was actually in an interesting debate on... The Times radio yesterday, which is a big radio here, which was all about his dopamine addiction creating political division in the modern world. And I think a lot of the energy inside our phones is quite tough, heavy, and serious for us to manage.

Something like Free Play for Adults is just this lightness. And our system needs more time in that state.

Something like Free Play for Adults is just this lightness. And our system needs more time in that state.

I would say there's two things that have been really powerful for me that stand out. One is for me, I struggled for many years with my mental health. I grew up with really severe OCD that led me into a lot of addiction and challenges arose from there. And I really struggled with spending any time with myself.

I would say there's two things that have been really powerful for me that stand out. One is for me, I struggled for many years with my mental health. I grew up with really severe OCD that led me into a lot of addiction and challenges arose from there. And I really struggled with spending any time with myself.

I really part of my addiction was trying to silence the noise in my mind, whether it was at the booze or smoking or food or phones. A lot of it was to try and quiet the voice in my head. And I was going through therapy a number of years ago. And this this guy who's my therapist, he recommended I went for a long walk without my phone. He said two hours.

I really part of my addiction was trying to silence the noise in my mind, whether it was at the booze or smoking or food or phones. A lot of it was to try and quiet the voice in my head. And I was going through therapy a number of years ago. And this this guy who's my therapist, he recommended I went for a long walk without my phone. He said two hours.

And I thought there is literally no way two hours on my own in my mind. And I then began a practice of really trying to integrate long walks on my own in nature. Without even a phone on me, if you had to have one on you for safety, you could have it in your bag, but it'd be too tempting if it's in your pocket to check it.

And I thought there is literally no way two hours on my own in my mind. And I then began a practice of really trying to integrate long walks on my own in nature. Without even a phone on me, if you had to have one on you for safety, you could have it in your bag, but it'd be too tempting if it's in your pocket to check it.

And that for me, just like the amount of wisdom and answers that came through to me when I was out there in the quiet and the amount of messages I got a chance to finally hear that I was ignoring and distracting myself from, I think that is right up there for me, both from a personal life perspective with relationships and health, but then also creativity in my career.

And that for me, just like the amount of wisdom and answers that came through to me when I was out there in the quiet and the amount of messages I got a chance to finally hear that I was ignoring and distracting myself from, I think that is right up there for me, both from a personal life perspective with relationships and health, but then also creativity in my career.

I think it's a really key one.

I think it's a really key one.