TJ POWER: PHONE ADDICTION IS REAL & HERE'S HOW WE BEAT IT

I am addicted to my phone. I use it for work, I use it for my personal life, I use it to unwind to and be entertained by, but I’m also very aware I probably use it too much. TJ Power is a neuroscientist whose mission is to explain and help us take control of the dopamine addictions so many of us nurture - be it co-dependence on our phones, overwatching porn or struggling to motivate ourselves through the day. Author of ‘The DOSE Effect’, TJ explains the roles dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins play on our decision making, the importance of finding balance and harmony between them. We cover: How chasing dopamine is impacting your dating life or long term relationship Why watching porn is destroying the male brain Tips to reduce your phone usage How we’re flooded with oxytocin in childbirth The power of nature in rebalancing our brain chemistry Tips to make us less dopamine addicted This conversation seriously blew me away and has inspired me to be more proactive in my relationship with my phone 00:00 Trailer 00:30 Introducing TJ 1:55 Navigating the challenges of the modern world 2:37 Being tired leads to bad decisions 3:20 WHAT is tiredness? 4:00 Life expectancy isn’t what you thought it was! 4:55 Growing up and facing loss 08:00 Chasing Dopamine 10:00 How I got myself out of an unhealthy lifestyle 12:45 What is dopamine? 20:50 Oxytocin and dopamine within relationships 23:22 Less dating, more focus on alignment of values 25:30 Novelty is great for dopamine 26:17 THIS is why we’re having less sex 27:37 How bad is porn for us? 35:08 Smartphones are shrinking our brain 38:41 Listening to podcasts is good for you! 38:56 Steps to decreasing phone time 41:26 My happiest life is the other side of not being addicted to my phone 42:32 How long does it take to break a habit? 43:48 FOMO 45:46 Oxytocin is the answer 50:00 Expectation vs reality 51:20 The science of hangxiety 52:35 Serotonin and the gut feeling 52:22 The best discipline is love 55:05 What is Serotonin? 56:06 The last 30 years 57:34 Increasing Serotonin 58:53 What are Endorphins? 1:02:44 Holding on to what makes us human 1:04:25 The DOSE Effect 1:05:44 We can do this together 1:06:13 Final Eight Questions If you enjoyed the show, you can also follow us on Instagram - www.instagram.com/greatcompanypodcast TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@greatcompanypodcast And if you've got thoughts, questions and comments, you can email us at [email protected] THE CREDITS Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone Producer: Helen Burke Assistant Producer: Ceyda Uzun Editor: Dan King Video: Jake Ji Audio: Rafi Amsili Social Media: Laura Coughlan Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot