We're not neuroscientists. We're not psychologists. And we're certainly not heads of state. But one thing we can confidently say that we are, is deeply concerned with how we as humans are interacting with our phones and addictive technologies. In this episode we once again dive into the buzzword that is Dopamine. Only this time we dive a little deeper, with a little more knowledge, a little more awareness, and a lot more urgency.

Some of the key phrases and ideas include the following: "Dopamine itself is not the reward, it's the buildup to the reward...The pursuit is actually the reward." “The problem is not pleasures. The problem is that pleasure experienced without prior requirement for pursuit is terrible for us. We are going to increasingly find that those who will be successful are going to be those people who can create their own internal buffers." "Dopaminergic systems, which exist even in bees for inducing pleasure to chase the smell of the flowers and collect flower essence, is not constructed, by nature and evolution, to make the humans addicted on purpose; its purpose is creating goals for continuing life and reproducing; because without pleasure and hedonism life would be dull, boring and meaningless." Andrew Huberman animated video: https://youtu.be/ha1ZbJIW1f8?si=LxICptU1_z5ixXXS www.torontoperformancecoaching.com Instagram:@instructionmanualpodcast