How to Increase Motivation & Drive | Huberman Lab Podcast #12

Dopamine is the pleasure and reward neurotransmitter. It is responsible for attention and focusing. It motivates you and stimulates you to engage in life. Its close cousins are the stimulating and energy-giving neurotransmitters epinephrine and norepinephrine. All three are built from the amino acid tyrosine, which in turn comes from the essential

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Dopamine is a molecule in the brain and body that is closely linked to our sense of motivation. It can also enhance our depth of focus and lower our threshold for taking action toward specific goals .

Dopamine isn't just about pleasure, according to Dr. Andrew Huberman. It's about motivation, cravings, and the pursuit of things outside of our immediate experience or possession. In order to maximize dopamine production, the following tools can be used: sunlight, caffeine, tyrosine, mucuna pruriens, L-tyrosine, phenylethylamine, cold exposure, and... See more