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Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman

Dr. K: Exposing the Dopamine Crisis—“We’re Being Programmed”

Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman

Ramsey Network

Careers, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.62.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Ken sits down with psychiatrist and author Dr. Alok Kanojia—better known as “Dr. K.” Learn why dopamine-driven habits are rewiring our behavior, how boredom unlocks creativity, and why humans are addicted to progress.   Next Steps: ·       🪑 Join the Front Row Seat live audience!   ·       📝 Take the Get Clear Career Assessment. Check out more from Dr.K on the HealthyGamerGG Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6VaJwyS2KXxiXqR77jqzmP?si=2fbfbaece86441a4 Connect With Our Sponsors: ·       Head to Avocado Green Mattress today for an extra $50 off with code FRONTROWSEAT. ·       Get 20% off when you join DeleteMe. Explore More From Ramsey Network:   🎙️ The Ramsey Show   📈 EntreLeadership 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show💰 George Kamel   Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I struggled a lot in college was addicted to video games,

0:08.0

and then my dad recommended that I'd go to a monastery in India to become a monk.

0:12.0

And I was like, oh, I'm, there's the material people who are trying to get money,

0:16.0

and I'm going to be better than all of them.

0:18.0

I'm going to be spiritual.

0:19.0

There's a lot of ego in that.

0:20.0

I'm better than you because I don't care about to be spiritual. There's a lot of ego in that. I'm better than

0:20.8

you because I don't care about money. The ego will take anything about you that is good and will

0:26.0

hijack it. Once I started understanding how I worked, that's when things started to change.

0:31.0

What was breakthrough for you? Dr. K is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and co-founder of Healthy

0:36.5

Gamer. Through streaming, science, and his own personal struggle with addiction, he's helping millions face their mental health head on.

0:42.3

The more that we use technology, it deprives us of getting joy in other places.

0:49.3

Once you get dependent on this, the rest of life is literally boring.

0:53.3

Is dopamine the culprit?

0:56.0

This is where things get a little bit controversial.

1:02.0

Fun question, I love to start with.

1:04.0

If you can only pick one word to describe yourself as a professional,

1:08.0

what would that word be?

1:10.0

Noob. I like it. as a professional, what would that word be?

1:12.0

Noob?

1:14.2

I like it.

1:15.9

And why that word?

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