Hey Lifers!
Did you know the average person is on track to spend 18 years of their life scrolling? Or that using AI to make a decision can cause a 64% drop in activity in your prefrontal cortex; the part of your brain responsible for thinking? Today we want to talk about how to not lose our minds as AI use increases. Joining us again is neuroscientist, international speaker and author of The Dose Effect, TJ Power.

Last time TJ joined us we talked about micro-habits and the small daily things quietly wrecking our dopamine. This time, we're going somewhere a little different: building a successful brain in the age of AI.

TJ breaks down exactly what AI is doing to our thinking, our creativity and our feelings, why the average person is on track to scroll for 18 years of their life, and the lesser known brain chemical, glutamate, that's quietly driving all of our decision fatigue. We also get into what this means for our kids and screens in schools, why TJ has banned AI from parts of his own life completely, and the very simple (and very effective) "safety check" habit rewiring your anxiety every time you pick up your phone.

Oh, and if you take one thing from this episode, put your phones in another room tonight and watch Good Will Hunting with your partner. TJ's orders.

Timestamps

• 00:00 — Welcome back TJ Power, and why AI is the new frontier for the brain
• 02:07 — What AI is actually doing to our brains: thinking, creating & feeling
• 12:58 — Glutamate: the "decision fatigue" chemical nobody's talking about
• 19:21 — Doomscrolling for 18 years of your life and what a "successful brain" really looks like
• 32:09 — Kids, iPads and schools in the age of AI
• 39:15 — TJ's actionable rules for using AI without losing your edge
• 49:04 — The phone-free rule saving their relationships (meals, bedroom, bathroom)
• 59:18 — TJ's OCD story and how to beat the phone "safety check" habit

You can watch our previous episodes with TJ here:
New Year, New You? The Micro Changes We Can Make To Have A Much Happier Life w/ TJ Power

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fx-uNOefOA

Dopamine and the ADHD Brain. CLOUD With Neuroscientist TJ Power!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJAgXI39gQQ

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