Theo Von
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Dopamine is, you know, I'm sure I had a surge of dopamine walking in here today. I'm a fan of your show.
Dopamine is, you know, I'm sure I had a surge of dopamine walking in here today. I'm a fan of your show.
And hopefully I will, the reward prediction error won't be less than you anticipated. That's my goal. So- It's already fascinating. So I think that, you know, can you manufacture it? Well, there are things that can stimulate its release. Now what's beautiful, what's really beautiful is when, I think usually it happens when you're a teen. For me, it was 19 when I discovered biology.
And hopefully I will, the reward prediction error won't be less than you anticipated. That's my goal. So- It's already fascinating. So I think that, you know, can you manufacture it? Well, there are things that can stimulate its release. Now what's beautiful, what's really beautiful is when, I think usually it happens when you're a teen. For me, it was 19 when I discovered biology.
And hopefully I will, the reward prediction error won't be less than you anticipated. That's my goal. So- It's already fascinating. So I think that, you know, can you manufacture it? Well, there are things that can stimulate its release. Now what's beautiful, what's really beautiful is when, I think usually it happens when you're a teen. For me, it was 19 when I discovered biology.
You know, wasn't good at skateboarding, wasn't bad, but you know, I liked running and working out, but I never thought about becoming a professional athlete. And then I discovered learning and biology. And I thought, wow, this is something that I'm highly motivated to do. I didn't really understand dopamine then. We didn't know that much about it, but I'm motivated to do it.
You know, wasn't good at skateboarding, wasn't bad, but you know, I liked running and working out, but I never thought about becoming a professional athlete. And then I discovered learning and biology. And I thought, wow, this is something that I'm highly motivated to do. I didn't really understand dopamine then. We didn't know that much about it, but I'm motivated to do it.
You know, wasn't good at skateboarding, wasn't bad, but you know, I liked running and working out, but I never thought about becoming a professional athlete. And then I discovered learning and biology. And I thought, wow, this is something that I'm highly motivated to do. I didn't really understand dopamine then. We didn't know that much about it, but I'm motivated to do it.
So there's dopamine from doing it. It brings me resources at first degrees and knowledge. Later, you know, the ability to buy a house, right? So much of my life is built around the work that I did like a maniac really between the age of 19 and I'm 49 now just working nonstop.
So there's dopamine from doing it. It brings me resources at first degrees and knowledge. Later, you know, the ability to buy a house, right? So much of my life is built around the work that I did like a maniac really between the age of 19 and I'm 49 now just working nonstop.
So there's dopamine from doing it. It brings me resources at first degrees and knowledge. Later, you know, the ability to buy a house, right? So much of my life is built around the work that I did like a maniac really between the age of 19 and I'm 49 now just working nonstop.
And so there's functional dopamine and pretty soon you start weaving it in like, Oh, I can also rest and have some recreation and that's giving me dopamine. And so our lives are built around this molecule we call dopamine.
And so there's functional dopamine and pretty soon you start weaving it in like, Oh, I can also rest and have some recreation and that's giving me dopamine. And so our lives are built around this molecule we call dopamine.
And so there's functional dopamine and pretty soon you start weaving it in like, Oh, I can also rest and have some recreation and that's giving me dopamine. And so our lives are built around this molecule we call dopamine.
I think the thing to remember the following dopamine is not about the
I think the thing to remember the following dopamine is not about the
I think the thing to remember the following dopamine is not about the
pursuit of pleasure it's about the pleasure of pursuit it's about motivation the other thing to remember about dopamine is it can if it's increased very dramatically and very fast it can drive addiction and i define addiction as a progressive narrowing of the things that bring you pleasure a great life is where many many things bring you pleasure yeah and then the perhaps the most important thing for people especially if they're concerned about porn gambling internet use
pursuit of pleasure it's about the pleasure of pursuit it's about motivation the other thing to remember about dopamine is it can if it's increased very dramatically and very fast it can drive addiction and i define addiction as a progressive narrowing of the things that bring you pleasure a great life is where many many things bring you pleasure yeah and then the perhaps the most important thing for people especially if they're concerned about porn gambling internet use
pursuit of pleasure it's about the pleasure of pursuit it's about motivation the other thing to remember about dopamine is it can if it's increased very dramatically and very fast it can drive addiction and i define addiction as a progressive narrowing of the things that bring you pleasure a great life is where many many things bring you pleasure yeah and then the perhaps the most important thing for people especially if they're concerned about porn gambling internet use