Theo Von

And what happens is when they're, so dopamine is critical for movement. And it's important to keep that in mind because the other thing that dopamine does is it's involved in a set of brain circuits that are involved in motivation. So if you think about any animal, human, dog, rat, cat, monkey, bat, That animal has three choices for movement.

And what happens is when they're, so dopamine is critical for movement. And it's important to keep that in mind because the other thing that dopamine does is it's involved in a set of brain circuits that are involved in motivation. So if you think about any animal, human, dog, rat, cat, monkey, bat, That animal has three choices for movement.

And what happens is when they're, so dopamine is critical for movement. And it's important to keep that in mind because the other thing that dopamine does is it's involved in a set of brain circuits that are involved in motivation. So if you think about any animal, human, dog, rat, cat, monkey, bat, That animal has three choices for movement.

You can move towards something, you can stay still, or you can move backward. Dopamine is involved in motivation, not reward. So when you, like what's something that you really enjoy doing? Making quesadillas? Making quesadillas. When you get the ingredients and you put them out, your dopamine is starting to rise. Okay, if you're somebody who likes gambling, it's on the way to Vegas.

You can move towards something, you can stay still, or you can move backward. Dopamine is involved in motivation, not reward. So when you, like what's something that you really enjoy doing? Making quesadillas? Making quesadillas. When you get the ingredients and you put them out, your dopamine is starting to rise. Okay, if you're somebody who likes gambling, it's on the way to Vegas.

You can move towards something, you can stay still, or you can move backward. Dopamine is involved in motivation, not reward. So when you, like what's something that you really enjoy doing? Making quesadillas? Making quesadillas. When you get the ingredients and you put them out, your dopamine is starting to rise. Okay, if you're somebody who likes gambling, it's on the way to Vegas.

You're walking in, you're getting your chips, it's the feel of the chips, the dopamine's going up, okay? This is a hardwired set of circuits that were designed to have us do things that were adaptive. So dopamine starts to rise in anticipation of food when we're hungry, cold when we're hot, heat when we're cold, sex when we're... Horny. Right. Right.

You're walking in, you're getting your chips, it's the feel of the chips, the dopamine's going up, okay? This is a hardwired set of circuits that were designed to have us do things that were adaptive. So dopamine starts to rise in anticipation of food when we're hungry, cold when we're hot, heat when we're cold, sex when we're... Horny. Right. Right.

You're walking in, you're getting your chips, it's the feel of the chips, the dopamine's going up, okay? This is a hardwired set of circuits that were designed to have us do things that were adaptive. So dopamine starts to rise in anticipation of food when we're hungry, cold when we're hot, heat when we're cold, sex when we're... Horny. Right. Right.

And it's going to be involved in anything that we think is going to bring a feeling or a resource. So a lot of dopamine is based on perception. Absolutely. You nailed it. In fact, in fact, whether or not we're talking about Bitcoin, US dollars, likes on Instagram or X followers, views or any of that. The currency is dopamine. There's one currency of motivation.

And it's going to be involved in anything that we think is going to bring a feeling or a resource. So a lot of dopamine is based on perception. Absolutely. You nailed it. In fact, in fact, whether or not we're talking about Bitcoin, US dollars, likes on Instagram or X followers, views or any of that. The currency is dopamine. There's one currency of motivation.

And it's going to be involved in anything that we think is going to bring a feeling or a resource. So a lot of dopamine is based on perception. Absolutely. You nailed it. In fact, in fact, whether or not we're talking about Bitcoin, US dollars, likes on Instagram or X followers, views or any of that. The currency is dopamine. There's one currency of motivation.

So dopamine is about wanting and craving, not about having. Then something happens. You make the case. Okay, hold on.

So dopamine is about wanting and craving, not about having. Then something happens. You make the case. Okay, hold on.

So dopamine is about wanting and craving, not about having. Then something happens. You make the case. Okay, hold on.

So it depends on the quesadilla. Let's, let's go with three different scenarios and we could change out quesadilla here for jackpot at the Casino, sex. Winning a UFC fight or winning the bet on the UFC fight. Being nervous about asking a girl out and then actually doing it. Comedy when you move to crowd work and you're like, this feels like I'm out on a tightrope.

So it depends on the quesadilla. Let's, let's go with three different scenarios and we could change out quesadilla here for jackpot at the Casino, sex. Winning a UFC fight or winning the bet on the UFC fight. Being nervous about asking a girl out and then actually doing it. Comedy when you move to crowd work and you're like, this feels like I'm out on a tightrope.

So it depends on the quesadilla. Let's, let's go with three different scenarios and we could change out quesadilla here for jackpot at the Casino, sex. Winning a UFC fight or winning the bet on the UFC fight. Being nervous about asking a girl out and then actually doing it. Comedy when you move to crowd work and you're like, this feels like I'm out on a tightrope.

Okay, yeah. So any of those things, anything where there's a potential payoff, then something happens. Let's use the quesadilla example because it's straightforward. You have the quesadilla, and it's pretty good. Tastes like the quesadilla you usually make. Okay, what happens? Your dopamine starts dropping a little bit. Not a lot, but you're okay. It starts dropping.

Okay, yeah. So any of those things, anything where there's a potential payoff, then something happens. Let's use the quesadilla example because it's straightforward. You have the quesadilla, and it's pretty good. Tastes like the quesadilla you usually make. Okay, what happens? Your dopamine starts dropping a little bit. Not a lot, but you're okay. It starts dropping.