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Leverage Dopamine to Overcome Procrastination & Optimize Effort
Huberman Lab
How queues and dopamine levels affect our pursuit of goals
Your brain is constantly processing signals and adjusting dopamine levels based on various cues, such as the length of a line or the responses on a dating app. The dopamine system analyzes the entire process from wanting to getting a reward, and this learning process is called reward contingent learning. Alongside this, dopamine release also acts as a motivation signal, propelling you forward in pursuit of your desires. All these components combine to create a comprehensive learning system that helps you understand the contingency between stimuli, desire, motivation, and success.
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