Stress, Progress, and the Impact of Dopamine

This chapter explores the concepts of stress, progress, and the impact of dopamine on our brain's reward system. It discusses the higher stress levels in competitive golf tournaments compared to regular rounds of golf, and highlights the difference in progress between beginner and experienced golfers. It also delves into how our brain's dopamine energy system pairs with different activities based on exposure, and discusses the concept of intrinsic motivation and its relation to the dopaminergic system.