RAF151: Dopamine the Natural Fun Drug

This is the second in a series of episodes going into some detail about the brain chemicals discussed first in Episode 139 (http://RunningAFEVER.com/139).

In review, dopamine:
1. Comes from accomplishment, crossing things off a to-do list; it makes sure we get things done.
2. This is why we need to write down goals. When we see it, like an apple on a tree, the closer we get the more dopamine is released.
3. This is why we have corporate vision – because you can see it, for example, Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
4. It is “highly,highly,highly addictive” – it’s associated with addictions to alcohol, gambling, cell phones.

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