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Andrew Huberman

05/28/25

@ Theo Von

The dopamine system loves surprise; when an experience exceeds expectations, dopamine levels rise significantly.

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Andrew Huberman | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #585

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Andrew Huberman | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #585

05/28/25

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Alex Hutchinson

05/04/25

@ Chris Williamson

Dopamine doesn't just signal pleasure; it provides a hit when something exceeds our expectations, driving us to explore and seek new experiences.

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Andrew Huberman

01/03/22

@ Andrew Huberman

When you anticipate a reward and it arrives, the associated behavior is more likely to occur again; however, if the expected reward does not come, dopamine levels can drop significantly.

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Andrew Huberman

05/28/25

@ Theo Von

Dopamine is triggered by anticipation of something, not just the experience itself.

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Andrew Huberman

07/20/20

@ Rich Roll

The dopamine system rewards you for achieving milestones and helps reinforce focused behaviors.

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Andrew Huberman

05/28/25

@ Theo Von

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

01/03/22

@ Andrew Huberman

Reward prediction error, which is linked to dopamine, plays a significant role in habit formation; unexpected rewards can enhance the likelihood of repeating a behavior.

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Andrew Huberman

10/07/20

@ Lewis Howes

Dopamine is released when we pursue our goals, which is why many people feel depressed after achieving a big goal; they expect a greater reward.

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Dr. Anna Lembke

08/16/21

@ Andrew Huberman

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

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Ryan Soave

04/21/25

@ Andrew Huberman

The dopamine dynamics show that quick inflections in dopamine lead to diminishing returns, causing people to chase feelings that no longer provide satisfaction.