Chapter
The Neuroscience of Motivation and Craving
09:22 - 12:57 (03:34)
This episode discusses the evolutionary adaptive context of motivation and craving, highlighting how dopamine levels are related to seeking things that provide sustenance and pleasure in the short term and extend the species in the long term.
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Understanding that dopamine is what drives us to seek things, such as water, food, and pleasure, and avoid things that are unpleasant, we can see why it has a baseline level and peaks that are related.
09:22 - 11:12 (01:50)
Summary
Understanding that dopamine is what drives us to seek things, such as water, food, and pleasure, and avoid things that are unpleasant, we can see why it has a baseline level and peaks that are related.
ChapterThe Neuroscience of Motivation and Craving
Episode#616: Insights from Dr. Andrew Huberman, Greg McKeown, Jocko Willink, Brené Brown, and Naval Ravikant
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The search for food and resources, driven by dopamine in the brain, has been present in animals, including humans, for tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of years.
11:12 - 12:23 (01:11)
Summary
The search for food and resources, driven by dopamine in the brain, has been present in animals, including humans, for tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of years. Dopamine rewards the search and discovery of resources and drives motivation to go out and forage, despite potential dangers.
ChapterThe Neuroscience of Motivation and Craving
Episode#616: Insights from Dr. Andrew Huberman, Greg McKeown, Jocko Willink, Brené Brown, and Naval Ravikant
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The pursuit of happiness is often counterintuitive as it can temporarily increase our baseline but ultimately decrease it.
12:23 - 12:57 (00:33)
Summary
The pursuit of happiness is often counterintuitive as it can temporarily increase our baseline but ultimately decrease it. Seeking a win or accomplishment leads to a temporary increase in baseline happiness but when achieved, there is often a drop below the original level.