Our Souls Need Proof of Work
Yet each subsequent reward tends to deliver a slightly weaker dopamine spike—a phenomenon economists call diminishing marginal utility, explaining why the tenth bite never tastes as delicious as the first.
But dopamine has another, darker trick up its sleeve. Repeated dopamine surges alters the brain's wiring, reducing sensitivity to natural rewards... See more
But dopamine has another, darker trick up its sleeve. Repeated dopamine surges alters the brain's wiring, reducing sensitivity to natural rewards... See more
Julie Zhuo • Our Souls Need Proof of Work
Wanting has a mascot, and its name is dopamine—those tiny carriers of motivational signals zipping around our brains.
When dopamine first captured scientific attention, it was dubbed the chemical of pleasure. We believed that more dopamine equaled more happiness, but that’s only partly true. Dopamine is less about experiencing pleasure and more abou... See more
When dopamine first captured scientific attention, it was dubbed the chemical of pleasure. We believed that more dopamine equaled more happiness, but that’s only partly true. Dopamine is less about experiencing pleasure and more abou... See more