Great Company with Jamie Laing TJ POWER: PHONE ADDICTION IS REAL & HERE'S HOW WE BEAT IT
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Aug 5, 2025 
TJ Power, a neuroscientist and author of 'The DOSE Effect,' dives into the realities of phone addiction and its impact on our brain chemistry. He explains how dopamine drives our motivations and influences relationships, arguing for the importance of oxytocin in sustained love. Power offers practical tips for reducing phone use, like removing devices from bedrooms and creating social media moments. He also discusses the downsides of porn on brain health and shares strategies for boosting serotonin through nature and a healthy diet.
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Nature Reset Changed His Life
- TJ Power moved to live with his grandfather in nature and stopped partying to reset his habits.
- Walking alone without his phone helped him hear his own truth and change his lifestyle.
Dopamine Wasn't Built For Phones
- Dopamine evolved to motivate effortful survival tasks but modern tech produces hundreds of artificial spikes daily.
- This overload desensitizes our system and makes effortful, meaningful actions harder.
The Chase Trumps The Prize
- Dopamine peaks on anticipation more than achievement, so the 'chase' fuels behaviour more than the act.
- After achievement the dopamine crash leaves people flat, explaining post-sex or post-goal deflation.
