TJ Power

Neuroscientist: How To Hack Your Dopamine To Boost Your Mood, Energy, and Focus

"We changed it from ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, to ADHA, attention deficit hyperactivity ability. If you find something to isolate on, you can really, really thrive."

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Prepare to completely rethink your relationship with technology as neuroscientist TJ Power reveals the shocking truth about what’s happening to our brains in the digital age. Drawing from his groundbreaking research and personal struggle with addiction, TJ explains how our modern environment is creating an epidemic of dopamine dysfunction that’s sabotaging our ability to focus, feel joy, and connect meaningfully with others. The conversation explores the fascinating evolutionary mismatch between our hunter-gatherer brains and our modern digital environment, with TJ offering a compelling reframe of ADHD as a potential superpower when properly channeled. Whether you’re fighting distractions, battling mood swings, or simply feeling numb despite constant stimulation, this episode delivers practical, science-backed strategies to reclaim your focus, energy, and capacity for genuine happiness through what TJ calls “The Dose Effect” – a revolutionary approach to balancing your brain’s essential neurochemicals.

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"Every single time you enter social media, you're experiencing this very fast elevation in dopamine and that creates a really fast elevation and then a very quick crash as the brain seeks for its homeostasis." @TJ Power

And now let’s jump into episode 1741 of The School of Greatness!

"I actually believe it's the most important thing society does... focusing on dopamine and having a healthy balance of it." @TJ Power

Some Questions I Ask:

What do you think is the main cause of ADHD right now? And also, what is the superpower that people with ADHD have if they lean into it?
What are the things that are causing us the most amount of lack of energy, low mood, and a struggle to focus?
What is a healthy relationship with social media?
What is the benefit of delayed gratification of creating boundaries or barriers to either check your phone or do something that’s going to create gratification for you versus having instant gratification?
What causes the most pain and suffering in a human being and their brain and their mood and their energy the most?
What is harder to break: alcohol, pornography, or phone addiction?
As a neuroscientist, what is the best evening routine to set you up to have the most productive next day?
What is the benefit of having strategic boredom time every single day?
What is the greatest morning routine to get our dopamine in check?

In this episode, you will learn:

Why constantly checking your phone (140-170 times daily for most people) is more damaging to your brain than alcohol or other addictions
The counterintuitive reason people with ADHD often become exceptional performers when they find their passion
How implementing strategic “phone fasts” and scheduled social media times can dramatically improve your mood and focus
Why “quick dopamine” activities like scrolling and porn create numbness while “slow dopamine” activities create fulfillment
The essential morning routine practice that ancient hunter-gatherers naturally did that modern humans desperately need
How pursuing oxytocin (connection) rather than dopamine (pleasure) leads to deeper life satisfaction and meaning
Why disciplined boundaries around technology actually create greater freedom rather than restriction
Plus much more…

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Kaibu by Killercats

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TJ Power

Neuroscientist: How To Hack Your Dopamine To Boost Your Mood, Energy, and Focus

"We changed it from ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, to ADHA, attention deficit hyperactivity ability. If you find something to isolate on, you can really, really thrive."

"Every single time you enter social media, you're experiencing this very fast elevation in dopamine and that creates a really fast elevation and then a very quick crash as the brain seeks for its homeostasis." @TJ Power