How Dopamine Drives Love, Creativity & Addiction w/Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD EP 1255

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

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🗓️ 18 April 2022

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Today's guest is Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman, a professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Dr. Lieberman received his medical degree and completed his psychiatric training at New York University. He is an award-winning educator and researcher and has provided insights on mental health topics for the US Department of Health and Human Services, the US Department of Commerce, and the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy. Dr. Lieberman shares his expertise on the neurobiological basis of human behavior as a frequent guest on radio, television, and podcasts. He is the co-author of the international bestseller The Molecule of More, which has been translated into 16 languages. In this episode, you will learnHow to use dopamine in a healthy, productive way.A common mistake people make about love.About the root causes of depression.How not to focus too much on the future. For more, go to lewishowes.com/1255 Dr. Joe Dispenza on Healing the Body and Transforming the Mind: https://link.chtbl.com/826-pod Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds with David Goggins: https://link.chtbl.com/715-pod Mel Robbins: The “Secret” Mindset Habit to Building Confidence and Overcoming Scarcity: https://link.chtbl.com/970-pod

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0:00.0	It's one thing to choose dopamine instead of here and now because it gives you pleasure.
0:05.6	But it can very easily get to the point where you're no longer in control.
0:09.7	Dopamine is controlling you.
0:11.7	And a good example of that is doom scrolling.
0:14.1	So how do we use dopamine for focus, motivation, creativity, and avoiding unhealthy addictions?
0:22.0	I think that we will get the most out of dopamine like...
0:27.1	Welcome to the School of Greatness.
0:31.1	My name is Lewis Howes.
0:32.4	Former pro athlete, Turnlye Style Entrepreneur.
0:35.2	In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness.
0:43.2	Thanks for spending some time with me today.
0:44.8	Now let the class begin.
0:53.3	We got Daniel Z. Lieberman in the house.
0:55.1	You've got an amazing book called The Molecule of More.
0:58.0	How a single chemical in your brain drives love, sex, and creativity and will terminate the fate of the human race.
1:03.8	You're a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington University.
1:09.6	And you've done a lot of work in this space of psychiatry and also with the US Department of Commerce,
1:17.3	the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy.
1:19.6	And you work with your expertise on the neurobiological basis of human behavior.
1:24.6	And you're a researcher, you're a practitioner, you're a teacher, and you're an author.
1:31.6	And so I'm excited to dive into this.
1:33.6	Andrew Kuberman recommended your work.
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