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249 - The Power of Surprise (rebroadcast)

You Are Not So Smart

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How Tonic Dopamine Works

The University of Cambridge and his team they figured out something called phasic dopamine. Now fast acting dopamine is essentially an error signal what you believe is wrong. So pondering when you're surprised thinking it often cost you your life for an opportunity.

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