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The Warriors: How to Thrive With Low Basic Dopamine
So you have generally low dopamine. You want to do many things but you don’t feel like you have the energy to do them, it’s extremely hard to take the first step, but once you take it, you gain the momentum, and then it gets easier. Sometimes you need a lot of stimuli to get…
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Understanding Your Motivation: Basic and Phasic Dopamine
Have you ever wondered why some people can only be motivated by “the stick” whereas other get extremely discouraged once you question their abilities? Why some people easily start doing tasks while others need coffee to even start thinking about it? The reason we do anything is because somewhere in our brain, dopamine was released.…
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Go Ahead and Feel Bad About It: The Importance of Feeling Your Mistakes
When you make a mistake, it’s very common for people to try and mitigate it, say that you should not feel bad about it. While they may be kind for saying that, feeling bad about your mistakes is actually very useful, and let me tell you why. Learning is possible thanks to our dopamine system.…