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Science of Optimism

You did a great episode on gratitude, could you do the same approach to what happens in your brain with Optimism? Is that possible?

Cold exposure before workouts

Since it is clear that cold cold exposure should not be done after workouts (and recommended to be done prior to workout) - does taking a hot shower or warm shower after a work out have any negative impacts on the cold exposure? So if I do cold exposure, then work out, then take a shower to clean the sweat - does that hot shower impact the positive effects from the cold exposure done first?

Neurological Condition Diagnostics

Why, with all of the advances we have, are in-person neurological exams conducted without objective measurement? Push, pull, reach, etc. But without measurement, the changes can’t necessarily be detected by that kind of assessment.

20+ of drugs and porn use- extremely hopeless

I am a gay male that through series of circumstances got into the extremely destructive habit of using crystal meth and watching porn and masturbating on a regular basis for the last 23 years. I have not been able to have much sex in the last 23 years and when I had it, it was never fun because it was not like the porn I watched! And I have not been able to have ANY sex for the last few years. I am 43 gay man and I don’t know that I will ever be able to have sex. I am terrified of this idea. I want to stop using drugs and watching porn, but I can’t! Therapy and recovery has not worked because I don’t want to live life without sex. Not that I have any sex, but watching porn high is my only form of sex. I don’t know where to start. Any suggestions? Thank you!

The timing of sunrise vs clock time

What makes the most difference, the time where you live or when sunrise is? I get up with the sun, so if I'm in CA I get up much earlier than I do when I 'm in TX because there is a difference in the timing of sunrise. Is it better to set your sleep wake cycle based on the time on the clock or based on when the sun comes up in the morning? Or does it matter?