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Pleasure-Saturated
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We Homo Sapiens are notorious for avoiding pain and seeking pleasure. In fact, we have transformed the planet from a place of scarcity to a place of overwhelming abundance, with ample opportunities to flood our brains with dopamine at every turn.
But over-consuming has consequences: Exposure to prolonged and repeated pleasurable stimuli decreases our capacity to tolerate pain and increases our threshold for experiencing pleasure.
On today's show: Resetting your neural set point to make dopamine work FOR you, not against you.
Here's a preview:
[3:00] Here's exactly why our brains aren't designed to work optimally in our 2024 world of pleasure
[7:00] Measuring the dopamine-induced addictive potential of various foods, habits, and drugs
[10:00] What goes up must come down: Here's what opponent process theory means for you and your brain
[14:00] Quantifying leisure time from the Civil War to present day
[24:00] Dopamine fasts work! Here's how to recalibrate your brain
[28:00] How to best lean into a bit of pain (and why you may want to)
Resources mentioned:
- Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance In The Age Of Indulgence (by Dr. Anna Lembke)
- Episode #316: Moderation In All Things
- Episode #299: Future-Conscious Thinking
- This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting!
- Join our (free!) community here.
- Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube.
- Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.
Our Sponsors:
* Thank you to Equilibria! Use code SUSTAINABLE for 15% off sitewide: http://www.myeq.com
* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
530 episoder
Manage episode 414016283 series 2142655
We Homo Sapiens are notorious for avoiding pain and seeking pleasure. In fact, we have transformed the planet from a place of scarcity to a place of overwhelming abundance, with ample opportunities to flood our brains with dopamine at every turn.
But over-consuming has consequences: Exposure to prolonged and repeated pleasurable stimuli decreases our capacity to tolerate pain and increases our threshold for experiencing pleasure.
On today's show: Resetting your neural set point to make dopamine work FOR you, not against you.
Here's a preview:
[3:00] Here's exactly why our brains aren't designed to work optimally in our 2024 world of pleasure
[7:00] Measuring the dopamine-induced addictive potential of various foods, habits, and drugs
[10:00] What goes up must come down: Here's what opponent process theory means for you and your brain
[14:00] Quantifying leisure time from the Civil War to present day
[24:00] Dopamine fasts work! Here's how to recalibrate your brain
[28:00] How to best lean into a bit of pain (and why you may want to)
Resources mentioned:
- Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance In The Age Of Indulgence (by Dr. Anna Lembke)
- Episode #316: Moderation In All Things
- Episode #299: Future-Conscious Thinking
- This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting!
- Join our (free!) community here.
- Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube.
- Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.
Our Sponsors:
* Thank you to Equilibria! Use code SUSTAINABLE for 15% off sitewide: http://www.myeq.com
* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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