Flow releases a cocktail of neurochemicals, including dopamine and endorphins, which enhance our emotional state and performance.

Dopamine and norepinephrine are neurochemicals that drive attention, alertness, and excitement, playing a crucial role in activating flow.

The nervous system can produce a pharmacy of chemicals based on a person's intention and emotional state, leading to profound internal changes.

Experiences that produce strong neurochemical responses, like flow, enhance learning and memory retention, making those experiences more memorable.

To increase dopamine release, one can practice subjective rewards through thoughts, actions, or even certain drugs, but caution is needed with substances like cocaine and methamphetamine due to their addictive nature.

We are always releasing dopamine at a tonic baseline rate, and deviations from this baseline are what influence our experience of pleasure and pain.

Dopamine is not something that is externally given; it is produced internally based on our experiences and actions.

Dopamine drives cravings and motivation, while serotonin and endocannabinoids help enhance enjoyment of the present, creating a balance between seeking more and appreciating what you have.

Experiments show that stimulating dopamine and acetylcholine release while learning can lead to significant rewiring of the brain.