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Dopamine has been something I've wanted to learn more about for a few years, so in this video I share everything I learned from a recent deep dive into the topic. Hopefully it'll help you better manage your dopamine to be both happier and more productive. Enjoy!

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Important References:
- Dopamine Nation: https://geni.us/6PR1Hgl
- Dopamine in Health and Disease (2021): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
- Dopamine in Reward-Prediction Error (2016): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
- The Definitive Guide to Dopamine Fasting 2.0 - The Hot Silicon Valley Trend (2019):   / dopamine-fasting-new-silicon-valley-trend-...  
- The Tonic-Phasic Model (2000): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/p...
- The Tonic-Phasic Model (2004): https://www.nature.com/articles/13005...
- Dopamine Neurone Firing (2007): http://behavioralhealth2000.com/wp-co...
- Dopamine and cocaine addiction (2003): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12687...
- Dopamine and alcohol addiction (2020): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
- Dr Anna Lembke and Dopamine Nation (2023):    • Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in t...  

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⌚️Timestamps:
0:00 - Why are we talking about dopamine?
1:28 - Part 1: What is dopamine?
8:01 - Part 2: How to control your dopamine
11:49 - Part 3: 4 strategies for controlling your dopamine