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Novelty and Dopamine
- Novelty hunting is driven by dopamine, the neurochemical of anticipation.
- The more surprising something is, the greater the dopamine hit, especially in our digitally saturated world.
Novelty and Stress
- Constant novelty-seeking can be stressful.
- The news, though novel, can be a significant stressor, sometimes more so than direct involvement in stressful events.
Novelty's Double-Edged Sword
- We mark time's passage with novel experiences.
- Constant digital novelty creates a sense of everything being novel, thus nothing being truly novel, leading to an overstimulated mind.
