16 Lessons From "Dopamine Nation"π
1. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is involved with reward processing and motivation.
1. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is involved with reward processing and motivation.
2. The world has been transformed from a place of scarcity to a place of abundance.
3. We live in unprecedented times with easy access to high dopamine stimuli: food, drugs, porn, social media, etc.
πΈ"The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle"
3. We live in unprecedented times with easy access to high dopamine stimuli: food, drugs, porn, social media, etc.
πΈ"The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle"
4. Pain & pleasure are processed in the same place in the brain and they exist on a balance.
5. Push down on pleasure and the brain will push back on pain to bring it into equilibrium.
6. The brain's re-leveling toward pain is longer lasting and tends to get us stuck in pain.
5. Push down on pleasure and the brain will push back on pain to bring it into equilibrium.
6. The brain's re-leveling toward pain is longer lasting and tends to get us stuck in pain.
7. Despite working to avoid pain, the pain is getting worse.
8. Globally, rates of happiness are declining, while rates of anxiety and depression are increasing.
9. Pleasure is inextricably linked to suffering. Our avoidance of pain is making us miserable.
8. Globally, rates of happiness are declining, while rates of anxiety and depression are increasing.
9. Pleasure is inextricably linked to suffering. Our avoidance of pain is making us miserable.
10. The problem is neuroadaptation. The pleasure stimulus weakens. Our tolerance goes up.
πΈThat's why we seek every increasing amounts of pleasure.
πΈThat's why we seek every increasing amounts of pleasure.
11. Eventually the scale rests on the side of pain. We are in a dopamine deficit state.
πΈIt becomes harder and harder to feel pleasure, but easier to feel pain.
πΈIt becomes harder and harder to feel pleasure, but easier to feel pain.
12. If we can wait, the brain balances itself out.
13. For most, a month of abstinence resets the brain to normal dopamine activity.
14. For others, it can take longer and can reveal underlying psychiatric disorders.
13. For most, a month of abstinence resets the brain to normal dopamine activity.
14. For others, it can take longer and can reveal underlying psychiatric disorders.
15. Pain is a pain-reliever!
16. Engaging in painful activities such as ice baths, running or cold shower leads to more pleasure.
πΈCompared to a drug or a social media like, this produces a longer-lasting dopamine rush.
16. Engaging in painful activities such as ice baths, running or cold shower leads to more pleasure.
πΈCompared to a drug or a social media like, this produces a longer-lasting dopamine rush.
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