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The Final Episodes: 11 Things to Understand About Dopamine, How to Dopamine Detox, and Building Dopamine Baseline for Your Bold Move (#2 of 6)

The Great Man Within

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Dopamine Hack - Number 10 - Intermittent Reward Schedules Keep Us Engaged

Intermittent reinforcement schedules keep us engaged like casinos where you just don't ever know what the payoff is going to be. Intermittent fasting introduces a little bit of pain, you know, hunger and then rewarding your body with food at a certain period of time. So starting to understand the intermittent nature of dopamine and the uncertain reward schedule brings in a sense of engagement in your life. You have to learn how to experience reward all along the journey.

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