#9 Abel James - How Social Media is Breaking Our Brains and How To Live With Purpose

Abel and Justin outline the dangers of living in our modern world of social media and constant notifications and why we need to disconnect to find our purpose!  Click Here for Full Show Notes Click Here for I Am Clovis Free 7-Day Trial Topics Covered: 9:45 Welcome, Abel James!  11:00 - Turning down the “noise” of social media... 13:50 - Introverted extroverts… 15:55 - The problem with texts… 19:55 - “Open Loops” are stressful… 22:15 - The “ROI” of Self-Care…  28:00 - Most Influencers are faking it… 31:35 - How Abel deals with fame… 38:00 - Chasing money never works and fame is bought and paid for… 46:50 - The dumbing-down of the entertainment industry… 53:10 - Finding miracles in daily life… 01:01:30 - Give up your identity to increase happiness…  01:06:36 - Auto-pilot is the opposite of Flow State… 01:09:49 - Being silly is good for you…  01:16:55 - Stop optimizing everything!  01:20:59 - Consumer vs. Creator, which one are you? 01:23:08 - Simplicity makes life better…  01:30:00 - Institutions do not have your best interest in mind…  01:39:10 - Beware of online Abel impersonators…  01:45:00 - Pull yourself out of The Matrix…  01:52:00 - Society is starved for real, genuine, conversations…   02:05:30 - Abel’s core principals for a fulfilled life… amazing advice!!