Controlling Your Dopamine for Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction
August 14, 2025 · 32 min · 13 chapters
Chapters
- 0:00Dopamine & Drive
- 0:33Neuromodulator; Dopamine Effects, Parkinson’s Disease; Brain Circuits
- 3:54Motivation & Dopamine Levels
- 4:55Subjective Experience & Dopamine, Activities that Increase Dopamine
- 8:21Dopamine Highs, Lows & Baseline; Evolutionary Context, Addiction
- 13:49Dopamine Reward Prediction Error, Tool: Intermittent Rewards
- 15:41Caffeine & Dopamine; Tool: Yerba Mate & Protecting Dopamine Neurons
- 17:05Amphetamine, Cocaine & Challenges for Learning
- 18:33Tool: Increase Dopamine & Deliberate Cold Exposure
- 21:17Hard Work & Motivation, Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Rewards, Tool: Growth Mindset
- 26:36Experiences & Shifting Perception, Dopamine Balance
- 27:54Compounds to Increase Dopamine: Wellbutrin, L-Tyrosine, PEA, Alpha-GPC
- 31:25Social Connection; Recap & Key Takeaways
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