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Dopamine is well: a hell of a drug, and there's far easier ways to get it than excising. For example: video games. Our brains want the most pleasure from the le
by justinator 4y ago
Dopamine is well: a hell of a drug, and there's far easier ways to get it than excising. For example: video games. Our brains want the most pleasure from the least amount of effort and don't work on long timelines in the future. So, it makes sense.
But I'm with you - I find that exercise works well for me as the one of the best things that makes life better. But I also avoid things like video games, drugs, too much sex with too many different partners (I keep it to one at a time) - that sort of thing, as I know it'll just throw me off.
- lm28469 4y agoExercising is like vacuum cleaning, you never want to do it but once you're done with it you're happy you've done it. Binge eating or playing video games too long has the opposite effect on me, very easy to ease into, absolute regret as soon as I'm done That's why I said it train self control, you focus on "future you", not "immediate you"
- justinator 4y agoI have to admit it's been a very long time since I've binged on video games - I couldn't even imagine doing it now - akin to going on a drinking bender. Just no allure or attraction to it. Helps though, not to own a TV, or a console, or a controller.