Alex Hutchinson

And often that's mediated by dopamine. I think it's worth being thoughtful about is this good feeling, does it align with also teaching me about the world or teaching me about myself, taking me in somewhere that's worth going? Or is this just empty calories? Is this the equivalent of just tearing open sugar packets and pouring them down my throat?

And often that's mediated by dopamine. I think it's worth being thoughtful about is this good feeling, does it align with also teaching me about the world or teaching me about myself, taking me in somewhere that's worth going? Or is this just empty calories? Is this the equivalent of just tearing open sugar packets and pouring them down my throat?

And often that's mediated by dopamine. I think it's worth being thoughtful about is this good feeling, does it align with also teaching me about the world or teaching me about myself, taking me in somewhere that's worth going? Or is this just empty calories? Is this the equivalent of just tearing open sugar packets and pouring them down my throat?

Or am I eating an apple, which is giving me some nice sugar, but it's also giving me a bunch of other things that are useful? So I know it's easy to beat up on, you know, like,

Or am I eating an apple, which is giving me some nice sugar, but it's also giving me a bunch of other things that are useful? So I know it's easy to beat up on, you know, like,

Or am I eating an apple, which is giving me some nice sugar, but it's also giving me a bunch of other things that are useful? So I know it's easy to beat up on, you know, like,

tiktok or whatever um and say oh we're just wasting our lives with or even technology in general right of the last 20 years we can say oh modern technology is is rotting our brains and i don't think that's that's true or fair but i think there are times when i sit scrolling the internet where i really am just sitting there like the rat pressing the button saying give me something else that surprises me give me something else that's interesting that's give me something else that outrages me

tiktok or whatever um and say oh we're just wasting our lives with or even technology in general right of the last 20 years we can say oh modern technology is is rotting our brains and i don't think that's that's true or fair but i think there are times when i sit scrolling the internet where i really am just sitting there like the rat pressing the button saying give me something else that surprises me give me something else that's interesting that's give me something else that outrages me

tiktok or whatever um and say oh we're just wasting our lives with or even technology in general right of the last 20 years we can say oh modern technology is is rotting our brains and i don't think that's that's true or fair but i think there are times when i sit scrolling the internet where i really am just sitting there like the rat pressing the button saying give me something else that surprises me give me something else that's interesting that's give me something else that outrages me

When I do that, I'm tapping into my exploring circuitry. I'm tapping into my dopamine circuitry. I don't finish and I'm like, wow, I'm a better person than I was six hours ago when I sat down in the chair. There are other ways of exploring, be it reading a book or even on the internet, seeking out deliberately something where you're like, I'm going to learn something.

When I do that, I'm tapping into my exploring circuitry. I'm tapping into my dopamine circuitry. I don't finish and I'm like, wow, I'm a better person than I was six hours ago when I sat down in the chair. There are other ways of exploring, be it reading a book or even on the internet, seeking out deliberately something where you're like, I'm going to learn something.

When I do that, I'm tapping into my exploring circuitry. I'm tapping into my dopamine circuitry. I don't finish and I'm like, wow, I'm a better person than I was six hours ago when I sat down in the chair. There are other ways of exploring, be it reading a book or even on the internet, seeking out deliberately something where you're like, I'm going to learn something.

I'm going to tune into Chris's show and I'm going to hear a great conversation with that nice Alex guy. I'm joking here, but It's not that we don't want to get those hits. It's just that it's great if they also are leading us in a way that is worthwhile, too.

I'm going to tune into Chris's show and I'm going to hear a great conversation with that nice Alex guy. I'm joking here, but It's not that we don't want to get those hits. It's just that it's great if they also are leading us in a way that is worthwhile, too.

I'm going to tune into Chris's show and I'm going to hear a great conversation with that nice Alex guy. I'm joking here, but It's not that we don't want to get those hits. It's just that it's great if they also are leading us in a way that is worthwhile, too.

You know, there's a really interesting book by Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation, which really gets into the addictive elements of dopamine. And I... It's a little embarrassing when I'm thinking of like, what are the examples I remember from the books? There were a lot of examples of people who were like addicted to masturbating. And I just remember being like, whoa, that's a rough road to travel.

You know, there's a really interesting book by Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation, which really gets into the addictive elements of dopamine. And I... It's a little embarrassing when I'm thinking of like, what are the examples I remember from the books? There were a lot of examples of people who were like addicted to masturbating. And I just remember being like, whoa, that's a rough road to travel.

You know, there's a really interesting book by Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation, which really gets into the addictive elements of dopamine. And I... It's a little embarrassing when I'm thinking of like, what are the examples I remember from the books? There were a lot of examples of people who were like addicted to masturbating. And I just remember being like, whoa, that's a rough road to travel.

I mean, how uncomfortable is that going to be after a while? So yeah, I think you can. And I think at least Annalenki makes a pretty compelling case that this is really a case of being addicted to dopamine. I think addiction is... It's a word that carries a lot of weight and sometimes gets like, so look, I'm a runner, right? And so there's a lot of discussions about, is running addictive?

I mean, how uncomfortable is that going to be after a while? So yeah, I think you can. And I think at least Annalenki makes a pretty compelling case that this is really a case of being addicted to dopamine. I think addiction is... It's a word that carries a lot of weight and sometimes gets like, so look, I'm a runner, right? And so there's a lot of discussions about, is running addictive?