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How to bounce back from failure fast with neuroscience and dopamine boosting toolkit.

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The Effects of Quitting on the Brain

When we fail, the brain's first response is to drop your dopamine levels. This makes you unmotivated to continue and creates a state of disappointment. "I immediately felt disappointed. I again felt like a failure," he says. But quitting isn't as bad as people make it out to be.

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