The Next Big Idea

Why the Modern World Puts Us All at Risk for Addiction (2021)

Aug 3, 2023

01:14:33

Episode guests

Anna Lembke

Highlights

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Episode notes

The Neuroscience of Pleasure, Pain, and Addiction

02:38

The Dark Side of Tech Companies and the Need for Resistance

00:56

Introduction

2min

Anna's Guide to Addiction

2min

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

3min

How to Live the Good Life in a Dopamine Overloaded World

2min

The Relationship Between Pleasure and Pain

3min

Dr. Pimple Popper's Videos

3min

The Silver Warning: Discontent Is Tied to Our Innate Dissatisfaction

2min

The Role of Novelty in Addiction

2min

The Importance of Honesty in Addiction

2min

10.

The Neuroscience of Addiction

2min

11.

The Dopamine Deficit State in Shopping Addiction

3min

12.

The Inability to Feel Pleasure

5min

13.

The Power of Electric Stimulation

3min

14.

Jacob's Sex Addiction

2min

15.

The Problem With Sex Addiction

5min

16.

The Dark Side of Technology

2min

17.

The Social Dilemma

2min

18.

The Variability of Addiction to Technology

3min

19.

The Dangers of Social Media

4min

20.

The Neuro-Adaptive Gremlins: A Framework for Understanding Our Experience

2min

21.

The Importance of Navigating Depression

4min

22.

IBM and the Global Real Estate Company Create a Sustainability Solution for Buildings

2min

23.

How to Reset Your Dopamine Balance

2min

24.

The Benefits of Dopamine Fasting

2min

25.

How to Moderate Your Addiction

3min

26.

How to Override Limits on Screen Time

2min

27.

The Role of Shame in Solving the Problem of Compulsive Over Consumption

3min

28.

The Power of Acceptance

3min

In “Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence,” Dr. Anna Lembke says today’s superabundance of pleasurable stimuli makes us all vulnerable to overindulgence. But don’t lose hope. Anna, the medical director of addiction medicine at Stanford, says that by understanding how modern stimulants — from Instagram to masturbation machines — prey on our primitive brains, we can find ways to overcome the unhealthy dependencies that prevent us from leading balanced lives.

(This episode originally aired in December 2021.)

Host: Rufus Griscom

Guest: Anna Lembke

Executive Producer: Caleb Bissinger

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