So the low energy brain state. It was literally how I felt a lot of the time that my brain just

gravitates to this low energy state. The thing is, is that there's an evolutionary basis for this.

And I feel it's really important for us to connect with that because otherwise, it's like so easy

to start shaming yourself. But I feel like when you realize the basis behind it,

you can exhibit more compassion for yourself.

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Hey, you're on air with Ella, and today I am joined by Dr. Jeff Carp.

Hey, Jeff, how are you?

I'm doing great.

Thanks so much for having me on your show.

I'm totally stoked to have you on the show because you just wrote this book that I want to share with everybody. And it is called lit, which just sounds promising in and of itself.

Before we jump into some of the concepts that you share with us for living a life of intention

and getting off of autopilot, Jeff, would you kindly tell us who you are and what you do?

Absolutely. At the very core, I am a life experimenter. I see my life as a laboratory. My day job is I run a research lab at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. In Boston, you need to have three affiliations for people to take you seriously. So I have five. My academic appointment goes through Harvard Medical School, and I'm affiliate faculty at

MIT through the Health Sciences and Technology Program. I also have affiliations at the Brode

Institute and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. And my laboratory focuses on the process of medical

innovation. Instead of just publishing papers and academic journals,

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