Podcast HackBetween Pleasure and PainBy The Knowledge Project , Shane Parrish, Dr. Anna Lembke
In a Nutshell
In this February 2023 episode of The Knowledge Project podcast, host Shane Parrish talks to psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke about the science behind dopamine and addiction.
Favorite Quote
Once people are addicted, their reward centers have essentially been hijacked and they've lost a great deal of their autonomy and ability to choose. They can want to stop and yet not be able to.
Dr. Anna Lembke
Introduction
How easy is it to become addicted in the modern world?
We often talk about being addicted to our phones or social media without considering the isolation and stigma that comes with what we call 'real' addiction. Is there a difference between the 'high' we get from an Instagram notification and the experience of a drug addict?
Dr. Anna Lembke is an American psychiatrist, Stanford University professor, and author of Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence.
In this February 2023 episode of The Knowledge Project, Dr. Lembke explains the neurobiological mechanisms behind addiction, the role of dopamine in pleasure and pain, and the warning signs of addiction.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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