#036: How Love Changes Your Brain With Jesse Lawler

Human-Beings do stupid things in order to get money for
drugs. They do the same to win their ex-partner back. -
Jesse Lawler


Jesse Lawler is an entrepreneur, filmmaker, cyclist,
podcaster and a really nerdy self-optimizer. Jesse hosts the very
successful Smart Drug Smarts Podcast (LINK), he also is the
co-founder of the Nootropics-Company Axon Labs and the founder of
the mobile app Evil Genius Technologies. A real jack of all
trades, Jesse has also dabbled in Hollywood-screenwriting, travel
photography and coding software for breweries before finding his
current calling.


Jesse and I met at the Biohacker Summit in Helsinki (LINK)
where we both spoke and then spent an entire weekend on a
Finnish-style Biohacking adventure with fellow biohackers Teemu
Arina, Ben Greenfield, Dr. Rhonda Patrick and several others
going from smoke saunas to icy rivers to camping in the woods
(more info on this transcendental trip in the episode). We’ve
remained friends ever since and I am very excited to present to
you this highly entertatining neuro-hacking mastermind from the
other side of the Atlantic.


Notice to all smart drug fans: Jesse’s website is full of
information of pretty much any nootropic you’ve heard of. On the
site, you can also find my favorite episodes of the Smart Drug
Smarts Podcast so make sure to check it out!


In this episode, you’ll learn how our brain behaves when we
fall for another person. Love love love!


Enjoy!


SHOW NOTES


2:30 - Why Jesse wants a floating tank in his
basement


6:30 - Why love and relationships have become tougher
nowadays


12:30 - About your hormonal changes when you fall in
love


23:00 - The effects of sperm and seminal fluid on the
woman


26:00 - What happens after the honeymoon phase


29:30 - About the withdrawal symptoms after breaking
up


34:00 - How Jesse would get over a breakup today


39:00 - About indicators for successful
relationships


41:30 - On epigenetics and innate fears


43:30 - The influence of porn on our brains


51:00 - Environmental factors which influence our
perspective on relationships


54:00 - Why it makes sense to study the biochemistry of
love


 


QUOTES



Love and learning belong together.


Adolescents today have their first sexual experiences
with their computers.


Once we don’t have to learn more about our partner,
dopamine production drops.


Listen to your friends when it comes to your
relationship.


Withdrawal after drug use and breaking up are very
similar.