Social media addiction
You're incredibly active on addictive social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, yet you're still highly productive. My strategy has always been to not use social media at all, but I'm impressed by your ability to accomplish so much while seemingly be able to resist the pull of the addictive algorithms of social media... I would like to do the same, but I have trouble staying off. I have three questions. What do you tell yourself to stay off? What protocols do you use to resist the pull? Finally, does having a team help you maintain your sanity?
Why does PCOS cause women to suffer from anxiety
I am a holistic health coach. i've been following and listening to you for some time. Thank you for your work. it's helped me when I am putting together plans for my clients. Meanwhile, what I'd love to hear from you is how PCOS causes women to suffer from panic attacks and anxiety What is it that happens in the brain that makes women more anxious,
Psilocybin and Dementia
I am currently using Psilocybin (micro dose) for anxiety but I have a long history of frontotemporal dementia in my family and I am a double APOE 4 carrier. Your podcast on cannabis and the impact on the brain was fantastic but I wonder about how psilocybin impacts it. I worry that I am just creating greater risk for my brain health by taking it but Dr Dale Bredesen recommends staying away from SSRIs.
The effects of gaming on the brain
Mobile and desktop games, puzzles, board games, and multiplayer ones - what happens when you're playing? What's the effect of gaming on your brain, and are there benefits to it? How are the skills developed when playing chess or counter strike applicable to day-to-day life, if at all?
Overload
Are you overwhelmed by the changes that have occurred in your career due to the great popularity of this podcast. How do you manage juggling all the demands involving your full time career as a Professor teaching and mentoring students while running your Research Lab __ along with your continuing to contribution an enormous amount of valuable content here. You are growing a very impactful library of salient public education and you have begun to tour too. Wow! Ok, so how exactly are you doing all this??? Specifically, what are the nuts and bolts that keep you from coming unglued???