Hack your brain to be more happy using dopamine science 🧪

[Bubbles-odtv]

People want instant gratification these days but all you do is cheat yourself of extra pleasure. That’s why life was more fun long ago. It’s not nostalgia as people say, it truly was better.

[crystalpixley]

It’s true. In fact, when the brain really lacks an ability to synthesize dopamine, the ability to pursue anything drops off. Literally. Physically.
Movement disorders like Parkinson’s and Dystonia have taught us this. People literally lose their ability to move, and to control their movements.
I have generalized dystonia. I have to take a a dopamine synthesizer three times a day or I lose control of my entire body and I am disabled. With this medicine, I live a normal life. Without it, I look like I’m possessed, and the pain is beyond anything I could understand in labor.
The chemicals in our brains REALLY REALLY matter. And what a gift it is to be able to pursue anything!
One day, I went from being super active and fit to being essentially paralyzed. I am so grateful every day that I respond to Levodopa. Not everyone with my condition does.
Go on, live! I don’t care if I win or lose a race, I just want to run. The pursuit really truly is the reward.

[tiffanysmith]

Wow, I knew I was dealing with a dopamine struggle for a while, but until Francesca's video, I was still looking at dopamine as a "reward hit" instead of the pursuit of the reward. This honestly changes everything for me. Thank you Francesca!

[ahmadpharel]

This is the best advice that i've ever learned, thanks sis!

[TruthTriumphs]

I am a gamer, so I first give myself various assignments before gaming. That process of a 1 hour gaming session helps me reward myself for focusing on other important things in life

[srijanprasad]

That's why remembering my ex brings motivation in my life

[TrueSelfDiscovered]

This is so invaluable💯 we tend to live in the future, when the present already has the reward!
Well done Francesca🙏

[nikbooster]

This is very important video, should be studied in schools

[PerfectlyFreedom]

Personally, I think this is the best video in your channel that I've come across with.

Being happy every time is a dangerous state. I need a space to pause for a while. So that the words and I can stay sane.

[drmick]

That’s the most understandable description of dopamine rewards I’ve come across, and in just 2 1/2 minutes too. Simply Brilliant.

[curiousmind]

Makes perfect sense! And you put it so simply for all to understand in 2min. Excellent!! Ty

[tyrstead]

This was more concise than Huberman. Great job! I'm sharing this around.

[anonymousgara]

Thank you, may God bless you and everyone. ❤

[asgore]

That also can be related to the people that like to experience pain during sex intercourse. They feel pain to reach a higher climax, i believe

[gabiheroiu]

0:16 Francesca pulled out an Undertaker here.

[samirkarki]

I like it. Have watched many of your videos, but this one is the best out of all of them, till now.

[chickenbiscuit]

'Borderline' BPD is likely the key construct to this concept (dopamine enrichment) whereby the latent interest is to cast pain onto others in the interest to perhaps gain some thrill to themselves and dress it as a social endeavour or obligation by habit. Onward repeatingly. Could be left to starve, could be costly to the outsider.

[asgore]

Wow! This is probably the most useful and interesting video i got from you! Thank you very much Francesca! Keep going! I believe this have something to do about the balance of the brain: if you get too much pleasure, you get an apathy because you are overloaded with dopaming and the brain won't feel pleasure anymore because it is "full" of it. In the other hand, you will be much more tended to feel pain, so the brain can attain its balance.

[AB-vcox]

I agree on the pursuit... it's more about the journey than the destination.
I've often won awards or accomplished difficult things on the first try, it took the fun and reward out of almost everything but fishing. it's like "now what?"

edit: I just realized that is why I always enjoyed the crisis management aspect of being an engineer and helping friends, it was/is a break from the day to day monotony of routine work.

[Neurodivergent_mermaid]

Ok that’s great but those who have ADHD don’t have that build up of dopamine to getting the reward. So those of you who do have ADHD please be aware of this. 💗💗