326. The psychology of nicotine

Ambition feels like my entire personality and I'm trying to fix that. Who are we beyond our ambition? In a world that only cares about success, output and productivity, what do we feel like we'll lose when we slow down? Watch on Netflix: HERE In this episode I explore: The psycho ...  Show more

Stress has a reputation for burning us out, torching our relationships and even causing our lives to end prematurely. But not all stress is created equal. In this episode, we explore the difference between eustress - good stress - and distress, understand why our experience of st ...  Show more

A few years ago, vaping was at the top of every parent’s list of worries — including Sanjay’s. But in just a few short years, the landscape has shifted again. Teen vaping rates have dropped, but new nicotine products have quickly taken their place. Dr. Pamela Ling, a professor at ...  Show more

Nicotine isn’t just a topic for public health debates — it’s showing up in the performance world, from pouches to vapes. But can it really boost focus or endurance? And at what cost?In this episode, we explore what’s known (and not yet known) about nicotine’s effects on athletic ...  Show more

For this episode, we partnered with truth to talk about vaping: why we do it, what it’s like to quit and how anxiety plays in. We talk with Victoria Annunziato @kingvictober who recently quit live on social media with help from #ThisIsQuitting, the first of its kind text-to-quit ...  Show more

Drs. Baraki and Feigenbaum discuss the effect of nicotine on health and performance. Papers: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9622611/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2267009/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3391001/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21821089/ https://ww ...  Show more