The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity―and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race

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Before this book, I know my personality and I am aware of the behavior patterns that I tend to take. Kaitlin Luna: Interesting, ethical, you know, as we were more removed by using technology, some interesting ethical issues that come into play. Kaitlin Luna: If you've been a long-time listener or are new to our podcast, please consider giving us a rating in iTunes. Această idee simplă oferă un răspuns chimic la o întrebare veche de când lumea: de ce se ofilește iubirea? The Molecule of More dives into dopamine’s role in human behavior in a comprehensive and captivating manner.

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The authors may be on to something in noting the downside of being in thrall to the wanting molecule. Dopamine not only gives you pleasure when you used the drug, but more importantly, it gives you craving. Using imagination, we project ourselves into various possible futures, mentally experience them, then decide how we’re going to get the most out of what we see—how we’re going to maximize our resources, whether it’s a roomy seat, a cheap ticket, or a fast ride. He's clearly a highly dopaminergic person, who walked that line and fell between creativity and madness. From this understanding - the difference between possessing something versus anticipating it - we can understand in a revolutionary new way why we behave as we do in love, business, addiction, politics, religion - and we can even predict those behaviors in ourselves and others.Dopamine is the chemical of desire that always asks for more—more stuff, more stimulation, and more surprises. Meet a molecule whose fingerprint rests upon every aspect of human nature – from desire and drugs to politics and progress. Lieberman, MD, is professor and vice chair for clinical affairs in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington University. Unfortunately, this point is not expounded clearly, and the book’s numerous sidebars, text boxes, and too-frequent section headings add to the confusion. So, I'm sure many of our listeners have heard of dopamine but may not know exactly what it is and exactly what it does.

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Now we've tipped over into mental illness, so having a lot of dopamine can be a very good thing — can be a very exciting thing. I've been postponing writing reviews only after the second read but was so excited about this one that passed my own rules.But as soon as you get it, things change because it's gone from the future to the present and dopamine can only process the future. Kaitlin Luna: Do you think that's where the conversations are going in this country about how to treat addictions that we're seeing?

The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain

I put the phone down during dinner, turn it off when you're talking to somebody, look in their eyes and listen to what they say. The book aims to explain the broad, profound influence of the dopamine “pleasure molecule” in everyday life, at cultural branching points in human history, and as a driving force in human evolution. The constant tug-of-war between these two molecules are what give us the desire to pursue more (dopamine) and to enjoy our accumulation (serotonin) of "more. Almost dnf-d it, but I need to reach my Goodreads goal for the year so I suppose the dopamine from the idea of marking it as read kept me going. Buuuut I won’t be reading any of his other books or using him as a credible resource after he blatantly manipulated his resources.Both Apple and Google state that they ensure that only users who have actually downloaded the app can submit a review.