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Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction

Andrew Huberman · podcast · Watch on YouTube

Neuroscience & the brainPsychology & human behaviorProductivity & self-improvement

What it is

Andrew Huberman's long Huberman Lab episode is a masterclass on dopamine. It covers the neural circuits, peaks and baselines, dopamine depletion, and 14 tools for motivation, focus and avoiding addiction.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it repeatedly to people struggling with motivation, distraction or phone and internet addiction, as a science-based guide to dopamine.

  • 12 people recommended it
  • 10 different months
  • 4 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “If you have 2 hours there is no better guide than Andrew Huberman”

    Long Huberman guide to dopamine baselines and spikes

    Spinnaker_, 2021-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Dopamine Fasting: A Maladaptive Fad (2020)”

  2. “I really recommend everyone to listen to Andrew Huberman's podcast [0] on Dopamine and how it affects motivation, focus, and satisfaction.”

    Huberman podcast explaining how dopamine drives motivation and focus

    asauce, 2022-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: I'm in a rut. How did you get out of yours?”

  3. “I'm obsessed with this podcast by Andrew Huberman (Stanford Neuroscientist) because he's talking about a scientific basis for stuff that has "felt" true to me for a while.”

    Scientific basis for baseline dopamine and motivation

    waprin, 2022-10 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: How did you find joy in life?”

  4. “this is a very clear take on dopamine”

    Clear, nuanced public explanation of dopamine

    sebmellen, 2024-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Could inflammation be the cause of myriad chronic conditions? (2019)”

  5. “Check out the latest episode from Huberman Labs regarding dopamine peaks and maintenance”

    Huberman episode on dopamine peaks and maintenance, useful for work paralysis

    mickelsen, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Have you ever spend days unable to do *any* work?”

  6. “I've been enjoying Huberman's videos on the topic of dopamine and other things”

    Huberman videos on dopamine and addiction

    slothtrop, 2021-10 · Recommendation · in “Facebook is an addiction treadmill most may never be able to quit”

  7. “The segment on smartphones and how they alter our dopamine circuits starts at 01:15:28”

    Two-hour Huberman episode on dopamine, with a segment on smartphones

    kashyapc, 2021-10 · Recommendation · in “Dopamine, Smartphones and You: A battle for your time”

  8. “Andrew Huberman from Stanford has an excellent podcast [2] on dopamine.”

    Huberman on using dopamine in pursuit of goals and the post-goal come down

    simple10, 2021-11 · Recommendation · in “Dopamine Fasting: A Maladaptive Fad (2020)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: dopamine, motivation, focus, addiction, neuroscience

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