Note: This is the audio version of IoNTELLIGENCE Issue 25
IoNTELLIGENCE is the Playbook for Professional Success, Personal Transformation, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
* 🚨 The Big Idea: There are multiple “types” of dopamine, but unearned bursts should be avoided as much as possible.
* 🏆 What To Do Next: Slower is better | Micro-dosing is doing maximum damage | Seek out awe and wonder instead | Boredom leads to brilliance.
* 🔬 Go Deeper & Get Smart Fast: Read "The Hacking of the American Mind.”
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Key Takeaways
* Dopamine is the molecule of motivation, anticipation, and distraction.
* Daily life in the digital age delivers us cheap and copious amounts of dopamine - far from what nature intended.
* Earn your dopamine by pursuing slow, active leisure and leaning into boredom rather than reaching for your phone.
Go Deeper & Get Smart Fast
* If you have a few hours, 📖 The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of our Bodies and Brains by Robert Lustig.
* If you have under 1 hour, 🎧 Listen to this podcast episode with Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman, author of “The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and will Determine the Fate of the Human Race.”
* If you have 10 minutes, 👓 this Psychology Today article on the benefits of a dopamine reset.
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