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How to Increase Motivation & Drive | Huberman Lab Podcast #12
When an animal is looking for something that increases its chances of survival and reproduction (e.g. food, partners or social status), the brain produces sensations of alertness and excitement,
Yuval Noah Harari • Homo Deus
00:10:14 Hippocampus: Memory, Association & Imagination00:16:20 Encoding Long-Term Memory00:18:48 One-Trial Memory00:21:56 Tool: Foundational Habits to Enhance Brain Performance00:30:39 Exercise & Improved Memory, Making a “Big, Fat, Fluffy Hippocampus”00:39:35 Cardiovascular Exercise, BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor)00:48:48 Neurog... See more
Andrew Huberman • Dr. Wendy Suzuki: Boost Attention & Memory with Science-Based Tools
Rather than giving us pleasure itself, as is commonly thought, dopamine motivates us to do things we think will bring pleasure. As the brain’s major reward and pleasure neurotransmitter, it’s what drives us to seek pizza when we’re hungry and sex when we’re aroused. Scientists use dopamine to measure “the addictive potential of any experience,” wri... See more
Jamie Waters • Constant craving: how digital media turned us all into dopamine addicts
Dopamine specializes in driving all the various manifestations of desire, from our sexual appetites to our quest for knowledge.
Steven Kotler • The Art of Impossible
In our quest for transformational tools, we find ourselves drawn to the following dimensions of dopamine…and hope that you find inspiration in their energy as well.