Controlling Your Dopamine for Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction
August 14, 2025 32m 13 chapters
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0:00 Dopamine & Drive 0:33 Neuromodulator; Dopamine Effects, Parkinson’s Disease; Brain Circuits 3:54 Motivation & Dopamine Levels 4:55 Subjective Experience & Dopamine, Activities that Increase Dopamine 8:21 Dopamine Highs, Lows & Baseline; Evolutionary Context, Addiction 13:49 Dopamine Reward Prediction Error, Tool: Intermittent Rewards 15:41 Caffeine & Dopamine; Tool: Yerba Mate & Protecting Dopamine Neurons 17:05 Amphetamine, Cocaine & Challenges for Learning 18:33 Tool: Increase Dopamine & Deliberate Cold Exposure 21:17 Hard Work & Motivation, Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Rewards, Tool: Growth Mindset 26:36 Experiences & Shifting Perception, Dopamine Balance 27:54 Compounds to Increase Dopamine: Wellbutrin, L-Tyrosine, PEA, Alpha-GPC 31:25 Social Connection; Recap & Key Takeaways
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