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Andrew Huberman

10/07/20

@ Lewis Howes

Maintaining a balance of dopamine is essential; too low can diminish the will to live, while too high can lead to passivity.

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"This Is Why You FEEL LOST & UNHAPPY In Life" - Fix This TODAY! | Andrew Huberman

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"This Is Why You FEEL LOST & UNHAPPY In Life" - Fix This TODAY! | Andrew Huberman

10/07/20

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Dr. Anna Lembke

08/16/21

@ Andrew Huberman

To maintain a healthy dopamine balance, we should avoid overindulgence and allow ourselves to experience some boredom and discomfort.

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Andrew Huberman

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You can enhance your emotional well-being by balancing dopamine and serotonin levels, allowing for both motivation and contentment with the present.

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Michael Easter

06/16/25

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Dopamine dynamics can help individuals understand their motivations and guide them towards more fulfilling activities.

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Andrew Huberman

05/28/25

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Dopamine raises your baseline level, boosting your confidence, but it also raises the threshold for experiencing dopamine, making it harder to feel the same joy from previous experiences.

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Andrew Huberman

05/28/25

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Any high amount of dopamine that comes to you without effort will eventually lead to destruction or bring you close to it.

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Andrew Huberman

01/30/25

@ Andrew Huberman

To sustain motivation, it's beneficial to occasionally blunt the reward response for intermediate goals, preventing dopamine crashes and maintaining a healthy pursuit of long-term objectives.

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Dr. Anna Lembke

08/16/21

@ Andrew Huberman

People who are depressed may have lower tonic levels of dopamine, which can affect their overall happiness and contribute to feelings of depression.

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Dr. Anna Lembke

08/16/21

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Chronic exposure to substances or behaviors that release large amounts of dopamine can lower our tonic baseline over time, leading to a dopamine deficit state.

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Andrew Huberman

06/19/25

@ Andrew Huberman

Low levels of dopamine and serotonin can lead to anhedonia, making it difficult to experience pleasure, which is why treatments like antidepressants aim to raise these baseline levels.