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#091 Andrew Huberman, PhD: How to Improve Motivation & Focus By Leveraging Dopamine

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Effortful Dopamine Release vs. Dangerous Peaks

Effortful actions, like planning for events or parties, lead to a healthy release of dopamine that maintains baseline levels. Such efforts shield individuals from a drop in dopamine levels post-event. In contrast, large amplitude peaks in dopamine caused by substances like drugs of abuse are dangerous as they do not require effort and deviate from the system's normal functioning. These substances lead to a thousand fold increase in dopamine release, which is not how the system was designed to work under normal conditions.

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