Embracing your neuronal nature helps. Your neurons direct your attention to things they think will get them rewarded. Latching onto something negative can give

Embracing your neuronal nature helps. Your neurons direct your attention to things they think will get them rewarded. Latching onto something negative can give a dopamine kick (for a lot of reasons) but it's almost always because your neurons don't have anything better to get a kick from. Good, important things are missing more generally (a lot of things it could be). If you're engrossed in some satisfying activity/ work/ thought, or you're just kicking ass in life and you know it, your neurons will have a much more bountiful source of dopamine to latch onto so they aren't going to direct your attention to petty shit.