Leverage Dopamine to Overcome Procrastination & Optimize Effort

Published: March 27, 2023, 8 a.m.

b'In this episode, I explain how dopamine dynamics \\u2014 meaning changes and interactions between our baseline and peak levels of dopamine drive our cravings and sense of motivation. I also explain how to leverage dopamine dynamics to overcome procrastination. I cover behavioral, cognitive, nutrition-based and supplementation-based tools to optimize baseline and peak dopamine levels to ensure a persistently motivated state. I also discuss how to boost motivation when you are in a rut, why you might not want to stack behaviors/substances that spike dopamine and how to build and maintain a \\u201cgrowth mindset\\u201d for pursuing goals of any kind. Dopamine is an incredibly powerful neuromodulator involved in basic functions (e.g., hunger, romantic attraction, etc.) and feats of cognitive and physical performance; by understanding the dynamics of dopamine, listeners ought to be better positioned to overcome procrastination, maintain motivation, and improve confidence.\\nFor the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com.\\nThank you to our sponsors\\nAG1 (Athletic Greens): https://athleticgreens.com/huberman\\nLMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman\\nWaking Up: https://www.wakingup.com/huberman\\nMomentous: https://www.livemomentous.com/huberman\\nTimestamps\\n(00:00:00) Dopamine\\n(00:02:48) Sponsors: LMNT & Waking Up\\n(00:06:27) Dopamine Brain Circuits\\n(00:14:53) Goals & Addiction\\n(00:17:13) Dopamine Dynamics, \\u201cWave Pool\\u201d analogy\\n(00:20:28) Craving, Motivation, Pursuit & Reward Prediction Error\\n(00:24:46) Sponsor: AG1 (Athletic Greens)\\n(00:29:40) Feedback Cues & Reward Contingent Learning, \\u201cScoreboard\\u201d\\n(00:37:40) Addiction; Pleasure & Pain Imbalance\\n(00:44:55) Dopamine Release & Addictive Substances/Behaviors\\n(00:50:43) Addiction Recovery, Binding Behaviors\\n(00:53:25) Tools: Maintain Baseline Dopamine Levels\\n(01:03:26) Tool: Deliberate Cold Exposure & Dopamine\\n(01:09:38) Prescriptions & Supplementation: L-Tyrosine, Mucuna Pruriens\\n(01:18:58) Dopamine Trough Recovery, Postpartum Depression\\n(01:23:31) Dopamine Dynamics, \\u201cDopamine Stacking\\u201d; Intrinsic Motivation\\n(01:38:10) Making Effort the Reward, Growth Mindset\\n(01:41:49) Tool: Overcome Procrastination\\n(01:52:16) Tool: Meditation & Procrastination\\n(01:57:01) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous, Neural Network Newsletter, Social Media\\nTitle Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac\\nDisclaimer'