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šļøTj Power: 'Do I want pleasure, or do I want a really happy, fulfilling day?'
Plus, Dr. Tara Swart on using visualization to achieve your goals
Jay Shetty
January 28, 2025
šļøNow on āOn Purposeā
For last Fridayās episode of my podcast, I sat down with neuroscientist and author Tj Power to talk about the brain and discuss his new book, The DOSE Effect: Optimizing Your Brain and Body by Boosting Your Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins. Tj is an expert in those four chemicals, which he calls the āDOSEā chemicals, and throughout our conversation, he offers practical tips on how to optimize your life to be the happiest and healthiest version of yourself.
Tj also dives into a discussion about what the brain was designed for versus the technology itās confronted with today. For example, our ancestors used to earn dopamine, whereas now we get it instantly by scrolling on social media. Which, it turns out, leads to addiction, motivation challenges and burnout.
Itās not all bad news, however. Tj offers tons of practical, actionable advice for breaking away from the patterns that are wearing our brains out. We talk about the power of morning routines, cold water therapy, the radical technique he calls āphone fastingā and how short breaks throughout the day can reset your brain chemistry.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
We all have big goalsāowning a home, getting that dream job, meeting the love of your life. But how do you actually get there?
Dr. Tara Swart, neuroscientist, executive advisor and bestselling author of The Source: The Secrets of the Universe, the Science of the Brain, joined me on the podcast to talk about achieving success using a combination of ancient wisdom and modern neuroscience.
Tara walks me through how manifestation works and responds to skepticism of the practice with an action-oriented approach that actually works. She explains neuroplasticityāthe ability of the brain to adapt and changeāand how it can help us transform our mindset to achieve the goals that are meaningful to you, not what everyone else wants from you.
Throughout the episode, we discuss how visualization, mindfulness and communing with nature arenāt just ancient practices; theyāre scientifically proven tools that help us grow.
If youāre trying to tackle big things this yearāfrom building a business to overcoming a great lossāyou donāt want to miss this one.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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Negativity is all around us. And it can be a real drain. But the truth is, itās always been this way, and itās always going to be this way. Case in point: Marcus Aurelius wrote about how you should prepare yourself every day to deal with people who are āmeddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surlyā nearly 2,000 years ago!
In this video, I break down the seven types of negative energy that surround us each and every day and actionable tools you can use right now to let it all go and focus on what really matters: your peace, your growth and your happiness. And if you want bonus material, I also wrote about a key way to deal with toxic relationships in this newsletter last week.