The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

From smartphones, to sugar, to exercising, the modern world is plagued by dopamine addictions, and Dr Anna Lembke holds the key to breaking free   Dr Anna Lembke is Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. She is the author of bestselling books such as, ‘Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence’.  In this conversation, Dr Anna and Steven discuss topics such as, the link between addiction and childhood trauma, how exercise balances your dopamine system, the benefits of chasing pain, and the real effects of alcohol on the brain. 00:00 Intro 03:44 Why Does Dopamine Matter? 04:08 What Is Dopamine? 05:35 How Understanding Dopamine Can Improve Your Life 06:09 Biggest Misconceptions About Dopamine 07:30 Everyday Activities That Impact Dopamine 09:36 Dopamine and Its Relationship to Pleasure and Pain 18:26 Why Do Our Brains Overshoot? 20:31 How Our Brains Are Wired for Addiction 25:22 Finding Ways to Deal With Pain 31:51 Stories of Addiction 34:52 How Many People Have Addiction Disorders? 40:14 Hiding Away From Friends and Family 41:21 Distinguishing Between Good and Bad Behaviors 45:50 How Addiction Makes You Feel 47:50 Is Work an Addiction? 54:18 What Activities Provide the Biggest Dopamine Hits? 58:59 Can We Inject or Drink Dopamine? 01:01:00 Why We Must Do Hard Things 01:02:37 Can You Get an Exercise Comedown? 01:04:19 How to Optimize for a Better Life 01:05:17 How Should We Be Living? 01:09:29 Being Comfortable With the Uncomfortable 01:10:34 Causes of Anxiety Throughout Life 01:12:43 Living in a World Where It's Easy to Outrun Pain 01:13:09 Where Are You Now in Your Grieving Journey? 01:14:43 Youngest Child Seen With Addictions 01:15:37 Youngest Age When Addiction Can Have an Effect 01:16:50 Youngest Patient With Addiction 01:18:40 Has Society Gone Soft? 01:21:05 Victimhood and Responsibility 01:25:02 How to Help Someone Overcome a Victimhood Mentality 01:28:36 Connection Between Responsibility and Self-Esteem 01:30:13 Importance of Our Self-Narrative 01:37:24 Ads 01:38:22 How Helping a Loved One Too Much Can Hurt Them 01:44:49 Overcoming Pornography Addiction 01:48:35 Harms of Watching Porn 01:51:04 Is Dopamine Responsible for Sugar Cravings? 01:53:05 Turning Addictions Around 01:58:25 Why We Bounce Back to Cravings After Relapsing 02:02:49 Effects of Early Exposure to Addictive Substances on Children Follow Dr Anna: Website - https://g2ul0.app.link/f0HLrXUTqPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/f0HLrXUTqPb]  You can purchase Dr Anna’s books, here:  ‘Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence’ - UK version: https://g2ul0.app.link/BWfeDh0TqPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/BWfeDh0TqPb]  ‘Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence’ - US version: https://g2ul0.app.link/jPIwbElUqPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/jPIwbElUqPb]  ‘The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook’ - UK version: https://g2ul0.app.link/MbZZbHhUqPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/MbZZbHhUqPb]  The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook’ - US version: https://g2ul0.app.link/BEet3RnUqPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/BEet3RnUqPb]  Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes [https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes]  Independent fact check: annalembke.tiiny.co [https://annalembke.tiiny.co/] My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook [https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook]  You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb [https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb]  Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb [https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb] Sponsors: ZOE - http://joinzoe.com [http://joinzoe.com] with code BARTLETT10 for 10% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

2024 has been a year of shocks and surprises, before starting the new year, here is the expert knowledge you need to not just survive but financially thrive in 2025 Here are some of the essential pieces of financial knowledge for 2025:  * The power of compound interest  * How to break the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck * Whether you should invest in cryptocurrency  * How to perfect your investment strategy  * The top 10 money rules  * Why most people don’t reach financial freedom * The confidence rule for finance  00:00 Intro 01:34 Investing 101 04:52 Should I Use Investing Apps? 06:33 How to Invest With $100 09:20 Common Mistakes With Investment Accounts 11:07 What's the Proof This Is Actually a Good Way to Build Wealth? 12:27 Compound Interest: Watch Your Money Grow 18:17 The Biggest Debt We Pay 20:25 Find Where Your Skills Are Most Valued 22:43 The Most Valuable Bit of Information You Wish You'd Known Sooner 25:53 Finding Your Unfair Bet That Will Make You Lots of Money 27:57 Applying Your Skills to Get the Most Money 30:27 Example of Ways to Apply Your Skills 34:03 The Importance of Doing Deals 35:21 Where Do We Go to Learn How to Make Deals? 36:10 Playing the Tax Game 37:28 What Are the Tax Games the Rich Are Playing? 40:00 How to Bring Your Tax Down From 40% to 8% 41:20 Leveraging Investments and Tax 42:48 The Importance of Understanding Tax 45:03 Morgan Housel's Capital Allocation Strategy 46:32 How to Get Into the Top 5% of Investors Easily 47:51 Dollar Cost Averaging 48:29 What's an Index Fund? 49:40 How to Build Wealth Like Warren Buffett 50:59 The Importance of Patience 52:55 Play Games Not Many People Can Play 54:32 Don't Do This to Make Money 56:02 The Blockchain 57:37 Investing in the Blockchain 01:00:06 Everyone Is Equal When It Comes to the Blockchain 01:01:46 Crypto Use Cases 01:03:05 If I Own Crypto, How Do the Other Use Cases Benefit Me? 01:04:18 How Do I Invest in Crypto? 01:07:10 The Bank or Government Doesn't Control Any of Your Crypto 01:07:59 How to Get Out of the Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle 01:09:38 If You See This, You're in the Financial Danger Zone 01:10:53 Pick Your Hard 01:13:41 Seasons of Life 01:16:19 Wanting to Look Rich Will Make You Go Broke 01:17:53 Stop Making Emotional Decisions and Start Making Logical Ones Ramit Sethi: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/aSZvN6VtsPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/aSZvN6VtsPb]  Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/EedVkJXtsPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/EedVkJXtsPb]  Alex Hormozi: Instagram: http://bit.ly/40WnLMu Website: http://bit.ly/3UasFTS Codie Sanchez: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/u3G7Nk0tsPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/u3G7Nk0tsPb]  Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/VsOtmy2tsPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/VsOtmy2tsPb]  Morgan Housel: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/Xapn1IStsPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/Xapn1IStsPb]  Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/e0uZ1qUtsPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/e0uZ1qUtsPb]  Scott Galloway: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/1ezLPGEtsPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/1ezLPGEtsPb]  Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/lRQaCHGtsPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/lRQaCHGtsPb] Raoul Pal: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/rwzfyoOtsPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/rwzfyoOtsPb]  Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/gqdDHBQtsPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/gqdDHBQtsPb]  Jaspreet Singh: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/oGfm8vJtsPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/oGfm8vJtsPb]  Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/FUu6rdLtsPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/FUu6rdLtsPb]  Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes [https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes]  You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb [https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb]  Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb [https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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When the CIA needed to understand the secrets of human communication, this was the man they contacted to help decode the arts of influence, deception and seduction. Chase Hughes is a former US Navy Chief and leading behaviour expert. He is the bestselling author of books such as, ‘The Behavior Operations Manual: Neuro-Cognitive Intelligence’ and ‘The Ellipsis Manual: Analysis And Engineering of Human Behaviour’. In this conversation, Chase and Steven discuss topics such as, how to master the art of persuasion, the best way to achieve success in life, how to extract sensitive information, and how to detect liars fast. 00:00 Intro 02:00 Who Is Chase Hughes and What Is His Mission? 03:28 The Factors for Success 04:17 Who Has Chase Worked With? 05:41 What Is the Behaviour Ops Manual? 06:42 The Most Common Reason People Come to Chase 14:45 The Elements That Give Someone Authority 17:18 Is There a Physical Appearance of Authority? 21:03 Building Confidence Within Your Own Mind 27:38 Is There a Relationship Between Discipline and Confidence? 29:23 Is It Possible to Read a Room? 39:46 What You Should Know About Communication 46:07 How Chase Would Sell a Pen 51:09 Listening: A Key Part of Communication 52:15 What Is Illicitation? 59:27 What Is the PCP Model? 1:10:33 How To and Should You Win an Argument? 1:16:34 How To Read Someone's Motivations in Life 1:25:11 What Is the Most Common Deficiency in Sales Pitches? 1:33:10 How Do I Change My Discipline? 1:38:32 Are There Any Tricks To Improve Discipline? 1:40:40 How To Form New Habits 1:48:06 If You See This With a Product, Be Terrified 1:53:05 What’s the Cost of This Social Media Rabbit Hole? 1:58:46 Guest's Last Question Follow Chase:  Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/WyJ70f6xqPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/WyJ70f6xqPb]  YouTube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DUk91t8xqPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/DUk91t8xqPb]  NCI Training Page - https://g2ul0.app.link/dJtkPQUQqPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/dJtkPQUQqPb]  You can purchase Chase’s book, ‘The Behavior Operations Manual: Neuro-Cognitive Intelligence’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/e1rvBDfyqPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/e1rvBDfyqPb]  Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes [https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes]  My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook [https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook]  You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb [https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb]  Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb [https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb]   Sponsors: Shopify - https://shopify.com/bartlett ZOE - http://joinzoe.com with code BARTLETT10 for 10% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

50-70% of people will experience a trauma in their life, but how do you heal from these devastating experiences? If the Body Keeps the Score, according to Bessel van der Kolk this is how you get even with trauma. Bessel van der Kolk is Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and President of the Trauma Research Foundation. He is the author of the global bestselling book ‘The Body Keeps The Score’. In this conversation, Bessel and Steven discuss topics such as, how to heal from childhood trauma, the benefits of EMDR therapy, the link between screens and loneliness, and how trauma physically changes your brain. 00:00 Intro 02:32 Bessel's Mission 03:09 What Is Trauma? 04:37 What Trauma Treatments Do You Disagree With? 06:03 Does Rationalising Your Trauma Help? 07:01 What Is Considered Trauma? 09:40 Can Small Events Lead to Trauma? 10:20 Bessel's Experience as a Psychiatrist 12:43 Bessel's Parents 15:31 Consequences of Child Abuse 16:07 Is It Important to Understand Childhood Experiences? 16:42 Was Your Mother an Incest Victim? 17:31 How Many Patients Trace Issues to Childhood Experiences? 18:01 Examples of Child Abuse 19:18 How Culture Influences Parenting 21:52 Disciplining Children 24:03 Liberation Equals Separation 25:44 What Did You Learn for Your Children? 27:01 Medical Treatment for Behavioural Dysfunctions in Children 30:36 Impact of Movement on Healing 32:00 Importance of Secure Attachment to a Caregiver 32:57 Can You Heal from Childhood Trauma? 34:32 The Body Keeps the Score 36:27 Somatic Approach to Healing 36:53 Are Women More in Touch with Somatic Healing? 38:02 Impact of Trauma on Creativity 41:14 Trauma as a Perception 45:05 How Many People Have Trauma? 45:50 How Does Trauma Affect Brain Activity? 50:00 Study: Reliving a Traumatic Event 55:13 Most Radical Improvement in Clinical Practice 55:55 EMDR 59:01 Demonstration of EMDR 1:04:12 Breath work 1:05:55 Impact of Yoga on Trauma 1:06:23 Study: Effects of a Weekly Yoga Class 1:08:09 Disconnection and Hypersensitivity 1:10:26 Impact of Physical Activity on Trauma 1:13:15 Picking Up People's Energy 1:16:01 Challenges of Individualistic Cultures 1:16:48 Role of Community and Social Connections in Trauma 1:17:37 Are Women Better at Forming Connections? 1:18:19 Building Relationships in the Army 1:19:13 Building Connections Through Sports 1:20:19 How to Get By in an Individualistic Society 1:21:13 Are You Optimistic About the Future? 1:22:12 Are You Able to Point Out Anything Good About Trump? 1:22:33 Human Inclination Toward Fighting 1:22:54 Three Ways to Reverse the Damage of Trauma 1:25:52 Types of Brainwaves 1:27:48 Psychedelic Therapy 1:28:26 Body Practices 1:29:07 Is Touch Healing? 1:29:21 Talk Therapy 1:29:46 Bessel's View on Taking Medications 1:30:08 The Bottom-Up Approach 1:31:53 Does Going to the Gym Help? 1:34:05 Bessel's View on Psychedelic Therapy 1:38:00 Effects of MDMA 1:39:25 Impact of Psychedelics on Treatment-Resistant Depression 1:40:32 Bessel's Experience with Psychedelics 1:43:11 How Did Psychedelic Experiences Change You? 1:43:48 Have You Healed from Your Trauma? 1:44:36 Psychodrama 1:49:33 The Rise in ADHD Diagnoses 1:51:45 Cause of ADHD 1:52:42 Is ADHD Over diagnosed? 1:55:21 How Can We Raise Untraumatised Kids? 1:56:24 Helping People in Traumatic Events 1:58:20 Question from the Previous Guest Follow Bessel:  Website - https://g2ul0.app.link/fJd55uRwqPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/fJd55uRwqPb]  Studies mentioned: besselvanderkolk.tiiny.co [https://besselvanderkolk.tiiny.co/] You can purchase Bessel’s book, ‘The Body Keeps The Score’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/hLePea0wqPb [https://g2ul0.app.link/hLePea0wqPb]  Get your hands on the Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards here: https://appurl.io/iUUJeYn25v You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb [https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb]  Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb [https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb]   Sponsors: PerfectTed - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]