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#496 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Science Of Peak Performance

Modern Wisdom

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The Cycle of Obsession and Compulsion

Obsessions fuel compulsions, but carrying out compulsions in behaviors like scrolling social media does not provide anxiety relief. The dopamine high quickly diminishes, leaving individuals wondering why they are engaging in uninteresting activities. Social media algorithms capitalize on the power of intermittent, random rewards to keep people scrolling without knowing when they might find something highly engaging.

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