#628 - Dr K Healthy Gamer - Why Are We All So Addicted To Our Screens?
Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson
4.7 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2023
⏱️ 121 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Alok Kanojia (Dr. K) is a psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School instructor, co-founder of HealthyGamerGG, Twitch streamer and a YouTuber.
Humans face a predicament that has never been seen in our history, a massive overload in daily stimulation and information. The effect of constant exposure to social media, video games, and porn is not good, but thankfully there are a number of powerful ways to take back control of your attention.
Expect to learn the correlation between video game usage and mental health, why our brains are uniquely addicted to looking at screens, whether dopamine fasting is actually legit, the problem with watching porn at a young age, how to combat screen addiction, why some people always feel like they have brain fog, how to find meaning in your life and much more...
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| 0:00.0 | Hello friends, welcome back to the show. |
| 0:02.7 | My guest today is Dr. K, he's a psychiatrist, |
| 0:05.6 | Harvard Medical School Instructor, |
| 0:07.4 | co-founder of Healthy Gamer GG, Twitch Streamer, |
| 0:10.8 | and a YouTuber. |
| 0:12.6 | Humans face a predicament that has never been seen |
| 0:15.4 | in our history, a massive overload |
| 0:17.5 | in daily stimulation and information. |
| 0:20.5 | The effect of constant exposure |
| 0:22.4 | to social media, video games, and porn is not good. |
| 0:25.9 | But thankfully, there are a number of powerful ways |
| 0:28.6 | to take back control of your attention. |
| 0:31.0 | Expect to learn the correlation between video game usage |
| 0:34.0 | and mental health. |
| 0:35.0 | Why are brains are uniquely addicted to looking at screens? |
| 0:38.6 | Whether dopamine fasting is actually legit, |
| 0:41.0 | the problem with watching porn at a young age, |
| 0:43.4 | how to combat screen addiction, |
| 0:45.5 | why some people always feel like they have brain fog, |
| 0:48.6 | how to find meaning in your life, and much more. |
| 0:53.0 | Don't forget that you might be listening, |
| 0:54.4 | but not subscribed, and that means |
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