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Chemical responses can change, but those changes are either very slow and/or constantly fighting your body's natural tendencies. The flip side, though, is when
by SkyPuncher 2y ago
Chemical responses can change, but those changes are either very slow and/or constantly fighting your body's natural tendencies. The flip side, though, is when you get the chemical responses to change in a way that you want, they become very sticky.
- meroes 2y agoSo wanting is a key driver then, since it makes the chemical changes more sticky?
- herval 2y ago“Wanting” is almost entirely a hormonal response (to dopamine and a few other chemicals) - you don’t “want” much of anything if your dopamine levels are low. So “wanting” is an indicator, more than a driver. That said, “willpower” (whatever that is) does impact your hormonal production - plenty of research on that, eg around the effects of meditation on the brain