Novelty Is a Double-Edged Sword

On this episode, we chat about how we like to go “novelty hunting,” especially in the digital world. Topics covered include:

• What “novelty hunting” is;
• The connection between novelty and dopamine;
• The three dopamine factors;
• The “novelty bias”;
• How novelty hunting is more stressful than we give it credit for;
• Superstimuli;
• How novelty changes our perception of time;
• Awareness of our novelty hunting;
• How novelty hunting used to look a lot different before the internet;
• What to do about it!

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Book: How to Calm Your Mind

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