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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00:00 Intro
02:04 What Society Misunderstands About Screen Addiction
14:47 Can You Be Addicted to Social Media?
25:39 Setting Healthy Boundaries with Gaming & Social Media
31:39 Humans Have Become Intolerant to Boredom
43:58 Learning From the Most Online Figures
56:25 Try Easy Before Trying Hard
1:01:07 Is There Evidence for Dopamine Fasting?
1:06:18 Why Porn Use is So Misunderstood
1:22:50 How Porn Impacts Brain Development
1:26:27 How Our Screens Are Affecting Sleep
1:30:12 Coping with Brain Fog
1:46:17 Finding Purpose in the Modern World
1:55:59 Where to Find Dr K

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