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On understanding dopamine, FWIW, I recommend two excellent resources: one is Robert Sapolsky's 720-page tome, Behave—he gives a robust intro to dopamine in the
by kashyapc 5y ago
On understanding dopamine, FWIW, I recommend two excellent resources: one is Robert Sapolsky's 720-page tome, Behave—he gives a robust intro to dopamine in the second chapter, "One Second Before", and expands on it further in the book.
The other is prof. Andrew Huberman's podcast. He recently did a 2-hour episode[1] on dopamine. The segment on smartphones and how they alter our dopamine circuits starts at 01:15:28[2]
[1] https://hubermanlab.com/controlling-your-dopamine-for-motivation-focus-and-satisfaction/ https://hubermanlab.com/controlling-your-dopamine-for-motiva...
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmOF0crdyRU&t=4528s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmOF0crdyRU&t=4528s
- arvinsim 5y agoOther books that focus more on action steps?
- didericis 5y agoNot a book, but these action steps are common: - Disable phone notifications - Create checklists of small things you want to do - Work in cafes and places with background noise/other people - Schedule activities with others
- kashyapc 5y agoFor the patient reader/listener, the mentioned book and podcast have several ideas to implement. Obviously, there are no shortcuts but methods that require discipline. As a quick example, one suggestion is to not reward yourself everytime the same way. Let's say, you really enjoy running with music. Sometimes just toss a coin whether you get to listen to music while running or not. In other words, reward yourself intermittently. It is far more likely to sustain the baseline excitement/dopamine levels over time. If we reward ourselves all the time the same way, the baseline levels tend to drop. I'm explaining it poorly, but Huberman and Sapolsky add a lot more colour to this.