Dr. Alok Kanojia

And so I want you to take a listen to the extraordinary Dr. K. What a lot of people don't realize is that you have a certain capacity for pleasure and behavioral reinforcement when you wake up in the morning. You have only a certain number of units of pleasure and behavioral reinforcement.

And so I want you to take a listen to the extraordinary Dr. K. What a lot of people don't realize is that you have a certain capacity for pleasure and behavioral reinforcement when you wake up in the morning. You have only a certain number of units of pleasure and behavioral reinforcement.

And so I want you to take a listen to the extraordinary Dr. K. What a lot of people don't realize is that you have a certain capacity for pleasure and behavioral reinforcement when you wake up in the morning. You have only a certain number of units of pleasure and behavioral reinforcement.

So our dopaminergic circuitry in the brain, in this part called the nucleus accumbens, basically this is what gives us a sense of pleasure and also reinforces our behavior. So the problem with dopamine is we wake up in the morning and our dopaminergic stores are full. So what happens is we have a reserve of dopamine.

So our dopaminergic circuitry in the brain, in this part called the nucleus accumbens, basically this is what gives us a sense of pleasure and also reinforces our behavior. So the problem with dopamine is we wake up in the morning and our dopaminergic stores are full. So what happens is we have a reserve of dopamine.

So our dopaminergic circuitry in the brain, in this part called the nucleus accumbens, basically this is what gives us a sense of pleasure and also reinforces our behavior. So the problem with dopamine is we wake up in the morning and our dopaminergic stores are full. So what happens is we have a reserve of dopamine.

And if you want something with delayed gratification and your dopamine stores are high, you can work a lot. But then when you get the payoff, since you have a bunch of dopamine, you get a strong dopamine release and then you feel really good. So the way that this works is like, I want you all to think about this. Let's say I wake up first thing in the morning and then I work for four hours.

And if you want something with delayed gratification and your dopamine stores are high, you can work a lot. But then when you get the payoff, since you have a bunch of dopamine, you get a strong dopamine release and then you feel really good. So the way that this works is like, I want you all to think about this. Let's say I wake up first thing in the morning and then I work for four hours.

And if you want something with delayed gratification and your dopamine stores are high, you can work a lot. But then when you get the payoff, since you have a bunch of dopamine, you get a strong dopamine release and then you feel really good. So the way that this works is like, I want you all to think about this. Let's say I wake up first thing in the morning and then I work for four hours.

And then what is the reward, the subjective reward that I feel after four hours of work? It's really positive. Yeah. Then if I use technology for four hours, it's kind of whatever. But if I use technology for the first four hours of the day, And then I try to go and do work. You're not going to. You're not going to.

And then what is the reward, the subjective reward that I feel after four hours of work? It's really positive. Yeah. Then if I use technology for four hours, it's kind of whatever. But if I use technology for the first four hours of the day, And then I try to go and do work. You're not going to. You're not going to.

And then what is the reward, the subjective reward that I feel after four hours of work? It's really positive. Yeah. Then if I use technology for four hours, it's kind of whatever. But if I use technology for the first four hours of the day, And then I try to go and do work. You're not going to. You're not going to.

And even if you finish the same amount of work, you will not experience the same level of pleasure because your dopamine has literally been depleted. Got it. So the way that I kind of describe this is imagine that you have a lemon that is full of juice. Yep. So at the very beginning, when it's full of juice, a small squeeze gets you a lot of juice.

And even if you finish the same amount of work, you will not experience the same level of pleasure because your dopamine has literally been depleted. Got it. So the way that I kind of describe this is imagine that you have a lemon that is full of juice. Yep. So at the very beginning, when it's full of juice, a small squeeze gets you a lot of juice.

And even if you finish the same amount of work, you will not experience the same level of pleasure because your dopamine has literally been depleted. Got it. So the way that I kind of describe this is imagine that you have a lemon that is full of juice. Yep. So at the very beginning, when it's full of juice, a small squeeze gets you a lot of juice.

But by the end, you have to squeeze a lot to get very little juice. This is how dopamine is in our brain.

But by the end, you have to squeeze a lot to get very little juice. This is how dopamine is in our brain.

But by the end, you have to squeeze a lot to get very little juice. This is how dopamine is in our brain.

Yes. So technology is like a hard squeeze. So if we use it first thing in the morning, we squeeze the lemon really hard and we get all the juice out. And then you have nothing left to feel good about because all of your dopamine stores have been depleted.

Yes. So technology is like a hard squeeze. So if we use it first thing in the morning, we squeeze the lemon really hard and we get all the juice out. And then you have nothing left to feel good about because all of your dopamine stores have been depleted.