The Reason Behind Your Addiction with Dr. Daniel Lieberman

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Jim Kwik, Your Brain Coach, Founder www.KwikLearning.com

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🗓️ 29 January 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

How does dopamine shape your desires—both positively and negatively?

Dopamine is one of many neurotransmitters produced in your brain and is most commonly associated with pleasure. But there’s actually more to it than that. It’s the basis of motivation, incentivizing you to do things because you want something. And while that can lead to success and discoveries, it can also result in addictions of all shapes and sizes.

I’m excited to talk to our guest today, Dr. Daniel Lieberman, MD. Dr. Lieberman is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University. He’s also the co-author of the international bestseller, 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.

The nature of dopamine is to push for more. But that actually shifts your focus from the present moment into the future where you only see what you don’t have. That can lead to feeling chronically dissatisfied and unable to enjoy the things you’ve worked hard for. Listen in as Dr. Lieberman shows you how you can leverage this powerful chemical to go after the good and let go of the bad.

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0:00.0	Welcome to QuickBrain. Bites-sized brain hacks for busy people who want to learn faster and achieve more.
0:06.0	I'm your coach, Jim Quick.
0:08.0	Free. You're mine. Let's imagine if we could access 100% of our brain's capacity.
0:15.0	I wasn't high, wasn't wired, just clear.
0:18.0	I knew what I needed to do and how to do it.
0:20.0	I know Kung Fu.
0:22.0	Show me. I know Kung Fu.
0:24.0	Show me.
0:32.0	Have you ever wondered why addiction seems to be perfectly logical to an addict? The answer lies in dopamine. It is the chemical of
0:36.8	desire that always asks for more, more stuff, more stimulation, more surprises. It is the
0:42.4	source of every urge practically. It is why we seek and why we
0:46.4	succeed, why we discover, why we prosper, yet it's also why we gamble and maybe make reckless decisions. So how do we better
0:56.8	understand and leverage this tool? That is the focus of this episode. Welcome back Quick Brains. I am your host and your brain coach
1:06.1	Jim Quick. Our guest today is Dr. Daniel Lieberman, M and D. He is a clinical
1:12.4	professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington
1:16.1	University. He is the co-author of the international bestseller, The Molecule of More, which
1:22.1	I'm holding if you're watching this on YouTube
1:24.2	how a single chemical in your brain drives love, sex, creativity and will determine the
1:30.8	fate of the human race. Wow. In this episode I want to
1:37.2	chat about how dopamine shapes our desires and what role does it play in
1:42.4	addiction. Dr. Lieberman thanks for and what neurotransmitter, one of what dozens, and people think about dopamine. Usually they think about
1:56.4	pleasure, right? But according to your research, it's more than that. And so maybe we could start, you could explain what
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