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Dopamine has been something I’ve wanted to learn more about for a few years, so in this video I share everything I learned from a recent deep dive into the topic. Hopefully it’ll help you better manage your dopamine to be both happier and more productive. Enjoy!
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Important References:
– Dopamine Nation:
– Dopamine in Health and Disease (2021):
– Dopamine in Reward-Prediction Error (2016):
– The Definitive Guide to Dopamine Fasting 2.0 – The Hot Silicon Valley Trend (2019):
– The Tonic-Phasic Model (2000):
– The Tonic-Phasic Model (2004):
– Dopamine Neurone Firing (2007):
– Dopamine and cocaine addiction (2003):
– Dopamine and alcohol addiction (2020):
– Dr Anna Lembke and Dopamine Nation (2023):
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⌚️Timestamps:
0:00 – Why are we talking about dopamine?
1:28 – Part 1: What is dopamine?
8:01 – Part 2: How to control your dopamine
11:49 – Part 3: 4 strategies for controlling your dopamine