How to Maximize Dopamine & Motivation - Andrew Huberman

[@AfterSkool]

In an age of indulgence, easy access to pleasure (dopamine) cripples motivation to pursue meaningful adventures. If you can associate reward with the journey, rather than the destination, motivation is infinite. If you want to help create more insightful videos like this, please consider supporting After Skool on Patreon. Thank you! www.patreon.com/AfterSkool

[@carefulcarpenter]

Excellent video presentation! I've written for 22 years online attempting to teach how to maintain a high level of creative motivation. I learned how to turn on the switch back when I was in college. People are not very curious. They have not been interested, or curious, to know how a master learned to create almost on demand. People see at the level at which they know. AND most people would not recognize a master. 👀🐠🌿🌾🌼

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

👀👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🔥

[@reegsgeer]

Excellent Channel!!! Need an episode on the artist!

[@bloomp7999]

thank you it is important to stress

[@gregorykelly8000]

I have loved everyone of your vids until now. This guy's definition of a good life is way super bias brother. Listen again. He is against drugs and laziness and that bias is plain in his definition of a "good life." Which this whole vid is on.

[@ZaneGreenSA]

A close mentor once told me: "In life, you will experience pain, the pain of discipline or the pain of regret, it's your choice."

[@AfterSkool]

Powerful quote

[@gregorykelly8000]

All pain is rooted from desire.

[@nicotaco1389]

Either discipline yourself, or the world will discipline you

[@gregorykelly8000]

@@nicotaco1389 in that case most everyone would be disciplined? Law prevents us from disciplining each other..breaking down society further??

[@1schwererziehbar1]

actually you will experience both.

[@Alex-sr3cm]

"Addiction is a progressive narrowing of things that bring you pleasure"..... A very good and useful statement

[@mr.bnatural3700]

Every day I tell myself: What you do today is important, because you are exchanging a day of your life for it.

[@feddi7693]

📌

[@bloomp7999]

you could simply be also today, and not exchange anything for it

[@r3b3lvegan89]

This one of afterskools worst videos. Bio hacks are bullshit that allow people to believe they don’t actually have to make changes that aline with Mother Nature and a balanced ecosystem. Its also called greenwashing. Sad.

[@MrShayno97]

Momento mori

[@Mr21852020]

Wow. Thank you for this !

[@coutureandsteel]

This should be taught in school. This is literally life saving in an era of absolute overstimulation. Incredible video. Best of fortune to you‼️

[@mavanijj]

If they taught in school then compitative behaviour got vanished and no slaves can be produce 😁

[@kavaop2121]

time to become addicted to pain

[@babyteo7832]

There’s a reason why they don’t teach this in school

[@JPGStrokeys]

Not literally

[@anmax]

My science teacher taught me this in school, alerting how drugs works

[@Ziggle-ky9kv]

The fact that nobody talks about the book Dopamine Enigma Unveiled, speaks volumes about how people are stuck in a trance.

[@zachjones8428]

This has changed my life. He was so right about knowledge of knowledge - being aware of how one’s indulgence in overstimulation is responsible for their motivation and mood allows for simple intervention. Andrew sharing his message is saving the human race

[@apostate]

Really? And just, where is this human race that he is saving? How can you tell? Where is the human race getting better solely because of this guy who is wrong 70^% of the time?

[@ReynaSingh]

Discipline is the greatest form of self love. You need to stop deceiving yourself to get better

[@onerider808]

Amen

[@withbenefits]

2 years later reading this and it just struck me. So beautifully said.

[@Shaydythegreat888]

Yes

[@gsxraiders]

Thank you. I needed to hear this.

[@creolejazz]

“Pain evokes Dopamine AFTER the pain is over” OMG 😩 everything makes sense now !!! This was so informational ✨

[@iche9373]

No pain, no gain.

[@chascook352]

Really? I should hit my head against the wall because it will feel Sooooooo Good when l stop ??? (I don’t get it)

[@oremstale8558]

@@chascook352 I mean, technically yes. You'll be happier after the pain is gone.

[@sharkstreyef9330]

S&M is a thing lolz, but seriously say you start working out regularly, you'll overall feel better so small amount of effort and pain for allot of confidence, self worth, pride, energy. it's like when i quit drinks and just drink water fruit actually taste good now, before was so accustomed to such a high amount of sugar a orange was bitter different perspective.

[@infinitegod461]

nah i rather have a trust fund and never work just talk with friends

[@bobbyjames1986]

I LOVE this channel. I'm a counselor at a drug detox center and I play so many of these videos to get discussions going. Using this one tomorrow. You guys are a light onto the world. Thank you for what ya'll do.

[@AfterSkool]

Thank you for your kind words and for sharing. I really appreciate what you do. 🙏

[@gregorykelly8000]

But it's bias

[@hihowsitgoing2867]

@@gregorykelly8000 not every video they put out is fantastic but this one especially was pretty good

[@gregorykelly8000]

@@hihowsitgoing2867 But it's bias others who have found a form of freedom and this is against their peace. We don't need the dead to fix the world, just the living will do??

[@puddlessir]

So are you. Thank you for helping people.

[@gsfriends5340]

I miss the year 2000. I was a freshly graduated millennial with hope for my future and ignorance that comes from just being young and new to adulthood. I had a VCR and a radio and speakers I was so proud to have hooked up to it all by myself. I popped in a VHS tape and just let it play in the background while I ACTUALLY DID THINGS LIKE CLEAN, COOK, THINK! The Internet was not a thing, cell phones to me came 4 years later, I had no distractions except the interesting and challenging but actually REAL life I would endure and learn from then later come to miss so badly because even though it was hard, it was productive in it's own way unlike my KZbin cell phone internet life today.

[@onerider808]

You can still live that life, friend. It all has an OFF switch.

[@MosesRabuka]

“Dopamine is not the molecule of pleasure it’s the molecule of motivation, desire and pursuit. The molecule of drive, non infinite yet renewable resource” ~ Andrew Übermensch

[@axelcodr]

Really nice comment, though I believe it's not holistic enough. If you look at the actual comment of the YT channel, notice how dopamine is described. This antithesis can easily be understood by everyone when one takes into consideration the Ying to the yang. If ying=dopamine then yang=serotonin. One needs to learn to distinguish between those two and the feeling of happiness VS feeling of pleasure.

[@anonnumber1939]

@@axelcodr wouldnt it be the other way around? that the calm yin stat is serotonin and the driving dopanine is the yang?

[@moniquemosley2122]

Thank you, Sir. What an awesome, inspiring quote.👍

[@dorohe5286]

What you just quoted doesn't logically add up to much. Kinda what pleasure is ?

[@austheory]

@@dorohe5286 the quote makes plenty sense, you’re just not comprehending it.

[@ailurii]

The fact that low dopamine (a cause of ADHD) impacts motivation and not pleasure makes why ADHD makes doing things such a struggle so much clearer.

[@thechancellor-]

To the *worthwhile person* seeing this, your dream is not dead. Don’t allow the past and current pains and hurts stop and define you. You’re more than a conqueror. Rise up and put yourself together. Keep pushing your future depends on it. I wish you all the best in life ❤️.

[@mjskinner9288]

❤

[@szymonadamczuk5367]

Yes!

[@someone_named_kell]

Thank you!

[@vividvulpe9842]

Hey, Chancellor, have a delicious cold beer on me 😉

[@thepandasdoitbetter]

Legend

[@DrLeJon]

As someone with ADHD and OCD taking medication, this illustration of Hubermann's excellent podcast was quite powerful. I actually learnt something about my years of "meh" motivation.

[@Flippokid]

This is why I find fitness so good, after decades of not even considering it worth my effort; because I finally have to work for my dopamine. And now that I have that thing that makes me motivated, it becomes a lot easier to self regulate.

[@puzzLEGO]

this is exactly why when you actually start to get into a task that's hard you can keep going. its the motivation do start doing the thing that's hard.

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

Not really. Hard task demotivates because you often get stuck on limits beyond you & get frustrated, it's like competing against someone better and failing everything or a bad teacher. Second place & failure is detrimental to growth. You start hating all tasks not only the hard one. The only task gratifying is one only a step beyond your actual level where you have a rational confidence of overcoming it and at least from time to time get any progress in it. The more you fail the more averse to this task you will be as opposite to winning & craving winning more and more. You get tolerance to failing only if you can measure your progress. Without it repeating the same action brings no join & becomes hopeless. Hopelessness is resignation and the worst heart killer. To a degree you may offset it with a mental attitude changing interpretation of event, conditioning yourself, explaining & preparing yourself for failure but it's rewriting of your original natural responses. It doesn't fundamentally change the reality and you eventually need that organic result, win, progress. You fundamentally live in the reality & better to be rooted in objective reality than dreaming or selfprogramming. Don't pull and don't push. Starting a hard task requires zero expectations, state of no effort to explore the uncharted and be open to nonstandard solutions. Hard task is full of hidden traps, usually by applying all already known solutions & methods but not perfected ones. So you get lost on old tracks that usually do not fit harder problem with own solution. I would call tacking a hard task as a slow process of refining, deconstruction & reconstruction, exploring part after part and merging into one view, one new concept. Modern times since 1970 is all focused on rushing, applying a stronger brute force, doing faster, harder, multiplying old solution. Using a bigger hammer if smaller didn't work. Specialisation without understanding the actual goal. Instead of understanding basics perfectly first and building a custom tool precisely suitable for the current issue. Then you combine comfort of understanding any step you make while exploring uncharted territory or on journey to a new destination. From 0 to 1 in never from actual zero and has infinity of possibilities to get lost in between.

[@uelude]

Obviously many people commonly start multiple hard tasks (DIY, writing a book, learning a piano piece as a beginner etc... Very common and perfectly normal to have unfinished 'projects')... and not finish them. So what your saying doesn't hold water.

[@tiffanysmith4046]

So grateful for this explanation. I've been that person with no motivation for a while now, getting worse in the past few years and at an all-time-low this past year. I was still looking at dopamine as a reward hit and not the pursuit of the reward. It really woke me up just knowing this difference and I feel excited to apply this knowledge and finally break myself out of this loop.

[@wnose]

Did it work?

[@EasternWisdomwithMrAQ]

Huberman’s insight on how unlimited access to pleasure dampens motivation is spot-on. It’s a reminder that sometimes stepping back from instant gratification can help us find deeper satisfaction in our goals

[@SoSo-li6dn]

"Addiction is a progressive narrowing of things that bring you pleasure" - I spent some time homeless, not long just one long summer. And I can tell you it not always bad, but when its bad, its very bad, but when its good, its soooo good. You can get so high on life from basic things like finding new socks, showering, earning a bit of money, eating a good meal. Its funny how now when I eat a hearty meal its not the same as it was then, back then, I earned that fucking tuna pasta bake - I needed it to survive and I got it. It felt like I had fought a grizzly bear and won, I earned it and it was my prize. It would make my whole day and the feeling of being rewarded for my accomplishment (even though my accomplishment was sneaking into a University staff room and stealing red wine and then selling it). I don't get the same feeling now, even if I haven't eaten all day, tuna pasta bake is to me just another meal. I am well off financially these days, I have tried oysters, and lobsters, and nothing will ever taste as good as that one lukewarm tuna pasta bake in Copenhagen in the summer of 2014. Basically if you aint got nothing, everything tastes good. If you have got it all, nothing tastes good.

[@romella_karmey]

Being complacent, I agree 👍💯 back then the taste of simple food, simple 3 in 1 mixed coffee, watching movies and tv programs on a box type tv, playing old games in a potato pc feels like heaven. But now I have improved all of that. Watching Netflix on a flat screen phone, playing modern games on modern gaming pc, eating the same upgraded food and drinking Starbucks coffee. All the pleasure of today seems meh. Maybe I'm just ungrateful, maybe because back then I was just a teen and ignorance is a bliss and now being a young adult is a burden and sad, I don't know. Back then I can't afford what I could afford today and I'm happier back in the day than today.

[@tmoonjumpr]

That really hits home. Beautifully written, too. Thanks !

[@therespectedlex9794]

Did you acquire a lot of wine, or other strong beverages during that time?

[@SoSo-li6dn]

@@therespectedlex9794 Yeah. I stole a lot of stuff. I feel bad about it, sure, but I feel good about making sales to strangers on the street. I even sold fleshlight, in a box, unused. I would say it was a good experience for me. Sometimes I talk about it and people get uppity, saying = "thats not something to be proud of." Well, sure, but these people have never been homeless abroad, no passport, not allowed to work - morality is of course relative.

[@TwattyWankers]

Amen 🙏

[@WaldoWaldman]

This is why I always say “pain leads to peace”. Suffering well - knowing you sacrificed and did what was necessary to grow - evokes a sense of contentment and confidence that either producers dopamine, Or is a by-product of it.

[@harmonylight9746]

I feel so much appreciation for how the issues of internet use, porn and food are often discussed in topics surrounding addiction, as they are heavily overlooked in many popular discourses around addiction.

[@elizabethwilliams6651]

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

[@APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU]

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!

[@Jennifer-bw7ku]

Yes, dr.sporesss. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

[@twinfred3160]

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

[@APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU]

Is he on instagram?

[@Jennifer-bw7ku]

Yes he is. dr.sporesss

[@jsun1993]

“We are selecting for people who can self regulate.” Been trying to put this idea into words myself but dr. Huberman nailed it!

[@gregorykelly8000]

You mean selecting for conformists?

[@crubs83]

Are the people who can self-regulate the ones having the most offspring? Because that's the definition of evolutionary selection. I'd argue that we are selecting for the opposite, and it will become incompatible with society in the long run.

[@gregorykelly8000]

@@crubs83 I think they women are selecting for conformity. Dress, money, work, house, property..a slave they can rule?

[@crubs83]

@@gregorykelly8000 Males who can provide are selected for under lifelong heterosexual monogamy, which we no longer practice. Females select for aesthetic pleasure under our current system.

[@kenapotheosis7026]

I don't understand. We are selecting for people. Is selecting used here to mean something else? I'm missing something, it's definitely not we are selecting people. So is selecting FOR people like a service?

[@mateo1481]

The message of this video is so true. A good example is how it is a different feeling to cook your food and eat afterwards a really tasty dish; than to just buy fast food which give you a temporary and quick good feeling. That’s what happens to me at least

[@gregorykelly8000]

It's not true

[@gregorykelly8000]

This channal is about learning the why. Judging when we have never tried seems wrong. Deciding something is wrong based on lies is most definitely wrong? when you can be this easily dooped means you should never judge. You can't tell truth from lies because you don't ask enough questions. Who, what, when, where, why is a good start. See how much work and effort go into finding truth...easier to be told what to think?? Easier to be told what to think?? Is it easier to be told what to think?

[@Kintsugi.tv1]

Eating trash will never give you pleasure. Eating a desert is a totally diffent story but there sugar is involved.

[@Psyched.Substance]

This was really good. I loved everything he said and your art references were spectacular. Thank you.

[@skabbety]

Adam bro, I love you

[@jessewehner7564]

Adam is here🤙

[@altonsafe]

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE ANDREW HUBERMAN PODCAST. He has a lot of great content on science that can help you in your day-to-day life. Changed me for the better.

[@gavinspeaks]

Remember that you’re amazing! Your parents, your ex’s, toxic people etc. Don’t make them become you. You must let go of what they have done. You must move on from what they did. Don’t carry the poison of hurt expecting your life to change. One must heal, forgive and let go to make SPACE for a new life. ~Much Love from a Law of Attraction KZbinr💜

[@papmasterOST]

🙏🏽

[@iamme8770]

Amen brother

[@karmad.twelve6613]

Thank you.

[@bvmdoctor]

Anyone remember Fen Phen?

[@heatherkate93]

Yes make space for new! It seem like a loop and this story keeps on repeating, the only difference is the people and the places.

[@DonSonny]

Heaviest G-Check I have gotten in a long time. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Gave me a new perspective, made me feel like a piece of shit, and forced me to take on the discomforts of reality, instead of finding ways of distracting myself through small releases of dopamine. Thank you, old sport

[@iche9373]

5:00 Dopamine itself is NOT the Reward, it's the BUILD-UP to the Reward 5:28 the problem is NOT pleasures, the problem is that pleasure experienced without prior requirement for pursuit is terrible for us. 6:37 Addiction is a Progressive Narrowing of the things that bring you pleasure [...] but a good life we could say is a Progressive Expansion of the things that bring you pleasure and even better a good life is a progressive expansion of the things that bring you pleasure and includes pleasure through motivation and hard work and understanding this pain pleasure balance whereby if you experience pain and you can continue to be in that friction and exert effort the rewards are that much greater when they arrive 10:02 PAIN evokes Dopamine release after the pain is over (Ice Bath 250% Dopamine release etc.) just understanding the more friction and pain that you experience the greater the dopamine reward you will get later and that serves as its own amplifier of the whole process of pursuing more dopamine so the the keys are to pursue rewards but understand that 10:18 The Pursuit is actually the Reward if you want to have repeated wins then what you realize is your capacity to tap into dopamine as a motivator not just seeking dopamine rewards that is infinite - Dopamine is associated with motivation and craving, not just reward. - Classic experiment with rats shows that dopamine is involved in motivation, not enjoyment of pleasures. - Dopamine drives us to seek rewards beyond our immediate experiences. - Constantly indulging in pleasures without the need for pursuit can lead to decreased motivation. - Dopamine is not the reward itself but a driving force for seeking rewards. - The proximity and availability of pleasures affect dopamine levels and motivation. - Understanding the pain-pleasure balance can help regulate dopamine consumption. - Self-regulation is crucial in the context of excessive dopamine consumption from various sources. - Knowledge of neuroscience can help individuals intervene and control their dopamine-related behaviors. - Pain can lead to an eventual increase in pleasure due to dopamine release. - Pursuing rewards and experiencing the pursuit itself can lead to repeated wins and greater motivation. //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Dopamin ist mit Motivation und Verlangen verbunden, nicht nur mit Belohnung. - Ein klassisches Experiment mit Ratten zeigt, dass Dopamin in die Motivation involviert ist, nicht in die Freude an Vergnügen. - Dopamin treibt uns dazu an, Belohnungen zu suchen, die über unsere unmittelbaren Erfahrungen hinausgehen. - Konstantes Nachgeben von Vergnügen ohne die Notwendigkeit der Suche kann zu verminderter Motivation führen. - Dopamin ist nicht die Belohnung selbst, sondern eine treibende Kraft für die Suche nach Belohnungen. - Die Nähe und Verfügbarkeit von Vergnügungen beeinflussen die Dopamin-Spiegel und die Motivation. - Das Verständnis des Schmerz-Freude-Gleichgewichts kann dabei helfen, den Dopamin-Konsum zu regulieren. - Selbstregulation ist entscheidend im Kontext des übermäßigen Dopamin-Konsums aus verschiedenen Quellen. - Wissen über Neurowissenschaften kann Einzelpersonen helfen, einzugreifen und ihr Verhalten in Bezug auf Dopamin zu kontrollieren. - Schmerz kann zu einer späteren Steigerung des Vergnügens führen, da Dopamin freigesetzt wird. - Die Verfolgung von Belohnungen und das Erleben dieser Verfolgung an sich können zu wiederholten Erfolgen und größerer Motivation führen. 5:00 Dopamin selbst ist NICHT die Belohnung, es ist der AUFBAU der Belohnung 5:28 Das Problem ist NICHT das Vergnügen, das Problem ist, dass Vergnügen, das ohne die vorherige Notwendigkeit des Strebens erlebt wird, schrecklich für uns ist. 6:37 Sucht ist eine progressive Verengung der Dinge, die dir Freude bereiten [...] aber ein gutes Leben, so könnte man sagen, ist eine progressive Ausweitung der Dinge, die dir Vergnügen bereiten, und noch besser, ein gutes Leben ist eine eine progressive Ausweitung der Dinge, die dir Vergnügen bereiten und beinhaltet Vergnügen durch Motivation, harte Arbeit und Verständnis dieses Gleichgewicht zwischen Schmerz und Vergnügen, wobei man, wenn man Schmerz erfährt und Wenn Sie Schmerzen haben und diese Reibung aushalten und sich anstrengen, ist die Belohnung umso größer, wenn sie eintritt. 10:02 SCHMERZ ruft eine Dopaminausschüttung hervor, nachdem der Schmerz vorbei ist (Eisbad 520% Dopaminausschüttung usw.) Je mehr Reibung und Schmerz du erfährst, desto größer ist die Je mehr Reibung und Schmerz man erfährt, desto größer ist die Dopamin-Belohnung, die man später erhält, und das dient als Verstärker des gesamten Prozesses Das Streben nach mehr Dopamin ist also der Schlüssel, um Belohnungen zu verfolgen, aber zu verstehen, dass 10:18 Das Streben ist eigentlich die Belohnung wenn Sie wiederholt gewinnen wollen dann erkennen Sie Ihre Fähigkeit, Dopamin als Motivator anzuzapfen nicht nur die Suche nach Dopamin-Belohnungen, die unendlich ist

[@getyourgnarlon]

Well said, nice expansion on the video message.

[@ncedwards1234]

Only correction I can see is that the dopamine increase is by 250% and not 520%. Message stays the same though, so nice post.

[@highvalence7649]

hey! thanks for your summary! did you understand why pleasure experienced without prior requirement for pursuit is terrible for us? also, it's not clear to me what practical advice we can derive from this video. Spend more time putting effort into persuing long term goals, and spend less time engaging in pleasurable activities that require no or little effortful persuit to be experienced/ enjoyed (because the former activity in the long term has positive effects on dopamine that makes us more motivated)? What other practical advice can we derive from this video? is there any other practical adivice or was that it? it's a great peace of advice, but i'm just wondering if i missed anything.

[@iche9373]

@@highvalence7649 Did you check Anna Lembke's book „Dopamine Nation“? Maybe you find that answer you are looking for.

[@highvalence7649]

@@iche9373 thanks for your reply. I have not maybe ill check it out

[@spacerider12]

This is one of the best videos i have ever seen. really eye opening. I'm really struggling with low dopamine while trying to work and thought adhd meds might be the only way out, but maybe i can actually train myself to receive deopamine naturally. gonna start trying immediately.

[@jaimerobletoaguilar7332]

"Pursuit is the reward" Oh My god!!!!It changes everything

[@bijoynaidu3975]

this is the best scientifically explained video of why most of the people in current days are feeling so depressed and unmotivated. Amazing video!!

[@DanRichter]

In an age teeming with distractions, this video poignantly underscores the invaluable lesson that true fulfillment lies not in ephemeral pleasures but in embracing the often overlooked beauty of the journey. As we navigate a world rife with overstimulation, it becomes ever more crucial to channel our energies into meaningful pursuits-transforming the inevitable pain of discipline into a driving force rather than succumbing to the regret of inaction. The insights shared here remind us that dopamine isn't just a reward; it's a call to action, a motivator to pursue and cherish every moment we invest in ourselves and our passions. To everyone watching, remember: the pursuit itself is the reward. Embrace challenges as opportunities, and let every step forward fuel your journey towards personal and collective growth. Thank you, After Skool, for not just enlightening us, but for empowering us to transform knowledge into action. 🌟

[@ggplata]

This may come off as sappy and nostalgic but the best years of my life (I'm 30 now) were high school. A regular sleep/wake cycle, 6 hours of "pain" at school, an hour of social time then 2 hours of exercise. The hours from 5 or 6 to 10pm were so meaningful to me, the joy of relaxation at home with family and video games have thus far only been rivaled with drugs.

[@tmoonjumpr]

I needed this video so much at this moment in time. I read and watch tons, but this clicked for me as a needed wake-up call where nothing else quite worked to break through for me. Huge thanks 👍🏼☀️👑

[@yetihassyphilis5095]

That's great news! Good luck on your journey my friend

[@gregorykelly8000]

Be like a child who asks why and how and follow the truth always.

[@dilnnag]

In essence, this captures the spirit of Karma Yoga: focus on the work without attachment to the outcome. The video beautifully conveys that the journey itself is the reward.

[@arthurjeremypearson]

I heard it's an Eastern kind of part of their philosophy that it is a blessing to experience hardship. They're thankful for a bad day because they know tomorrow could be better.

[@Eresse1989]

Yes! This makes so much sense! I had a concussion during covid, and it became a persistant post-concussion syndrom (3 years in now, back to 60-65% of who I was before the accident). I always was someone forgetting my phone, never spending much time on it, finding it a waste of my life. But after the initial phase of the concussion (after like 4 months), it was something I COULD do, and find pleasure in. Even though it gave me a headache, my screen needed to be dimmed and red for me to be able to look at it. I downloaded tiktok and became addicted. The sounds/feelings/sights in the outside world were overwhelming me so quickly, but in my bed, under my weighted blanket, I was able to amuse myself for a couple of hours a day.. But I started to get hooked on it, and after like a year of TikTok, I was so addicted, that I couldn’t stop, even if I wanted to.. Now, just a couple of days ago, I deleted it from my phone. I started to wake up early (for me at least), start my day in the daylight outside in the garden doing some stretching or light workout for 30 minutes, do some housework for 30 minutes and take a cold shower (as cold as I can handle at least). In just a couple of days, I feel so much better. I’m still on my phone alot (like gradually decreasing my time on here), but I played the ukulele, made healthy meals 2 times a day, sang a bit in the kitchen, read some pages of a book. It’s just a start, but I finally feel hopefull again!

[@reddude5]

The scientific way to explain “no pain no gain”

[@m.bird.]

But it's not painful? It's way more painful to indulge.

[@donnafoster5215]

Pain is a signal from our body that something is wrong. Ignore pain and injury is very likely to occur. Putting your hand on a burning hot stove is a mistake because you will get hurt.

[@LimitlessGrowth-2.0]

This video is a game-changer! Never knew sleep and quality nutrition were so important for dopamine. 'The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.' - Jimmy Johnson. Time to prioritize those healthy habits

[@peacefulruler1]

Doing good and helping others is the highest pleasure. The emptiness that most rich people experience in life is found in living for self indulgence. Work hard to gain the power to change the world for good and you will know true satisfaction. Do unto others as you would have them do for you.

[@coolorphans]

I'm 22 years old this video is very useful for me. I just lost my job as a junior software developer working for a big company and so this came at just the right time.

[@hasanbaderuf]

Main idea (in my opinion): Dopamine is whats driving us to pursue pleasures, so just increasing dopamine is going to make us want pleasures which also include bad habits. But theres another element to this equation, and it is to change our subjective interpretation as pleasure for the experiences that we want to engage in more often (exercise, productive work etc…) so only having a high baseline of dopamine will make us more motivated to engage with ANYTHING pleasurable but to make sure that we engage only with the health habits we need to also work on our subjective mind

[@anonymeforliberty4387]

so what increases the dopamine if it is not the reward ?

[@my3461]

Reminded me of a part of the serenity prayer longer version. "Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace."

[@PlanBVentureskater]

This is so fascinating. I overcame my opiate addiction using this idea that pain will turn into pleasure. That the pain I endure through withdrawals would be worth it. It is! I workout 5 days a week now and have a family. No longer am I the rat pressing the dopamine button in my head till nothing's left.

[@CIB8282]

That's really cool that you were able to consciously rewire your own thought process to overcome addiction.

[@PlanBVentureskater]

@@CIB8282 Thanks! I also microdosed psycilocybin every three days. It induced more neuroplasticity to help with the rewiring.

[@tylercmorley]

How long did it take for you to notice recovery in neuroplasticity?

[@PlanBVentureskater]

@@tylercmorley 6 months

[@tylercmorley]

@@PlanBVentureskater not bad. How long until you felt to be at your “normal” baseline?

[@robkeranosc9409]

This intelligent and sincere Sir Huberman has helped me more since Feb 2023 than all 25+ Doctors /Neuro in Sweden for the last 15 years (They love presscibe SSRI for everything and sadly it gave me Bipolar II after 3 weeks combined with ADHD. Always Thankful and I wished more doctors ect could be competent as Andrew. Blessings!

[@Beccanator007]

So good! I will be sharing this video and returning to it whenever I forget that THE PERSUIT IS THE REWARD! I took up a habit of walking every day in 2022, while I haven't bene perfect at this, I feel SO much better and even getting myself to do other forms ofexerscise is easier! Clearly, the routine exercise is increasing my motivation and its the best kind of compounding interest. Thanks again!

[@michaelpond813]

Neuro mag. For pain and anxiety is great.

[@samanthamariah7625]

I fully believe that during the time we were locked down during the pandemic, that many people got caught in pursuing pleasures in this way, and so now are addicted and are having trouble getting back to work. And that’s one reason we have a work force shortage issue right now…..and a depression issue as well. I got sick for 3 weeks and resorted to KZbin videos to help me get through. I’ve been working my way out of this pursuit of pleasures for a couple of weeks now. It’s not easy to get out, and refocus, once it begins. It hurts actually. I hope that more and more people can find their way out of social media addiction that’s so easy to pursue these days. Sometimes to me it feels that forces want us addicted in this way 🤔 But no matter, it’s our responsibility to not fall in line. My love to us all 💚🍃☘️🐉🎋🌿🌱

[@kurtanglerookieyear]

this is the absolute and utter truth...

[@ryaandnice]

Same! Thanks for sharing! Have several failed restarts under my belt to refire up healthy pain/reward loops.

[@samanthamariah7625]

@yazmeliayzol624 Maybe for some. But people not being able to put down their phones is also happening. How did people learn their worth by getting paid to stay home?

[@wordsofenlightenment3731]

Remember one Alan Watts Video you guys did I've forgotten the title.. "Why you shouldn't pursue pleasure".. This video relates to it just perfectly. To me, that's one of the most enlightening Alan Watts Video I've ever watched on KZbin. It's really amazing how the wisdom of the past, which was discussed philosophically is gradually being stumbled upon by modern day scientific discoveries especially in neuroscience and psychology.. The wise ones have been echoing this fact since the time past which is - Pleasure is meaningless without pain, just like every other dual processes of life ☯️.. They need each other for balance. Great great video by the way👍

[@vibesmom]

This is totally checks out with my experience. I do have ADHD and depression, and for me personally, medication has been the game changer that has helped me get past the constant low. It doesn’t stop depression, but it clears the fog, and has changed my life- I know that’s not true for everyone. The power of this video for me is connecting now with the reason I I create these seemingly insurmountable goals. I love the process rather than the destination. In fact achieving something so completely usually makes me depressed, as weird as that sounds. If I can have checkboxes along the way to a difficult task I always feel like I accomplished something, and that is a huge factor in my motivation and happiness on a day to day basis. The trick is getting everyone else in my life to understand that it’s okay to have long term goals that take time. Good stuff, thanks for Sharing your knowledge!

[@imhotrichandsexy7499]

Check sapien medicine it helps and has no side effects Has depression video full reversal

[@Forehead58]

I was really struggling to get my head into work just now, a recurring problem. And I thought, my goodness, I need some dopamine. This just seems impossible to focus on right now. While I probably shouldn't have looked to my phone to fill this void, I must have fortunately put in the right key words because they led me here. The struggle, after the pain passes, is what creates the dopamine?! Oh man. I gotta put this shit where I can see it every day. Struggling is so much more bearable with that in mind.

[@onerider808]

Huberman is an incredible asset to all humans who will actively listen and work for change.

[@frankthesauce]

Almost as if on cue. Thank you. What a brilliant understanding that's given me the motivation I was absolutely missing due to having so much "free" time.

[@Fireneedsair]

This stuff is so so good. It’s not any new age bs but hard cold facts. But I like referring to it less as “pain” unless we are talking emotional pain and more “getting out of our comfort zones” . The greatest pleasure does come after the struggle with something that resists us. I learned that if one can see things as challenges instead of obstacles, healthy dopamine release is freely available every day

[@lornebailey1568]

Well said !

[@Megamain6]

I cause myself emotional pain on purpose why do you think?

[@TheMediumChannel]

I've learned how to increase my dopamine levels through special breathing practice and visualization I work with and Andrew is right...I have so much more motivation now. I also do a heart-brain coherence and gratitude work along with dopamine release practice and my life is even more amazing than ever now. This video is gold!!!

[@richiepurcell7893]

Any video recommendations for the breathing practice, visualization, or heart-brain coherence?

[@ozdreamtimewizard1329]

@@richiepurcell7893 Wim Hoff

[@TheMediumChannel]

@@richiepurcell7893 Certainly I have several on my channel which I'd be happy to share or you're welcome to check out the channel, I also have several on breathwork and related spiritual topics. If you like also check out Joe Dispenza or Gregg Braden, they are more advanced teachers than myself and have excellent techniques and of course Heartmath Institute who I believe coined the practice "Heart-Brain Coherence" is a great resource. Namaste

[@TheMediumChannel]

@@ozdreamtimewizard1329 Ah yes, The Iceman! Great suggestion!

[@richiepurcell7893]

@@TheMediumChannel thanks for the suggestions! Checking out your channel now. Cheers

[@thatgirljj3503]

KZbin is one of the only places you can leave from exploring the Atlantic ocean , Sahara desert watch news a documentary then and entertaining view of the big bang challenge you got to love it....

[@Cats4nelson]

“Pain evokes dopamine once the pain is over”, thanks for that because that is brilliant!!

[@OverdriveMusic]

Thank God this channel condensed a 2 hour talk into 11 minutes!!!

[@jakeraymond8963]

IMO this is my favorite after skool video. Could we get a part 2 with Dr. Huberman plz 🙏 : )

[@AfterSkool]

Absolutely!

[@BestFavorite]

Can you explain why? What did you gather from this video?

[@joedragaux8695]

I think what is spoken about in this video, this is the key to what we all want and need right now.

[@animoetprudentia2865]

Fascinating information. It aligns with my own personal experience. The discomfort and frustration felt when enduring failure is always soothed and eclipsed when you achieve success. Perhaps that is why failure has always been my greatest teacher.

[@JesseDWilliamsJr]

This makes so much sense. Every night, between midnight and 3 am, i experience a mild anxiety attack. And immediately after the anxiety subsides, my body feels absolutely blissful.

[@islandbreeze2102]

Wonderful video. I love the graphics and the way you used them to illustrate this so very very important message. Thank you for such great work Dr. Huberman. You are helping so many of us out here on KZbin who are struggling with understanding our detrimental behaviors and how to make positive changes. May you always be blessed. Thank you!

[@willrez9721]

this video was amazing i’m praying that as many people as possible can view this. i know this info will change a lot of lives. too much info/social media exposure and laziness is far too normalized in society nowadays. people complain about mental disorders like anxiety when in reality they have just trained themselves to have a short attention span

[@3ree6ixty]

“Addiction is a progressive narrowing of the things that bring you pleasure” is a bar

[@Marcella_Diane]

I love comfort... I can see how easy it is to become addicted to comfort. My motivation has definitely suffered. Excellent explanations and advice. Thank you to all who worked on this video.

[@TheUuhhh]

This video is amazing. I’m about to binge every after school video ever made… Hopefully they don’t suck by the end

[@AfterSkool]

Hopefully you still have some dopamine left at the end lol

[@danielleowens5757]

😅

[@Iamthatknows]

If it is, Stop, wait (have gap) and start

[@thebigfella9095]

they will....cause nothing ever good happens

[@notmichaelmccormick]

If you follow the teachings in these videos, it could ruin your life.

[@smgv39]

I enjoy these types of videos. As a female aspie, I recognize that my frontal cortex does not function similarly to that of a neurotypical person. As such, my dopamine levels are not the same, i.e. not as high as the typical person. So I am always looking for ways to increase this naturally. I have tried meditation, exercise and goal setting and then switch these up. Thank you Andrew.

[@pikatore]

That’s a pretty shaky theory… dopamine is not produced in the frontal cortex.

[@smgv39]

I apologize, the dysfunctional dopamine levels and prefrontal cortex irregularities are two different topics. I meant to say additionally instead of "As such". But because I am such a nice person I decided to link on here multiple studies that actually support that people with autism have irregular dopamine levels and irregular frontal cortex activities. “Dopamine dysfunction may start to explain why some kids with autism are hyperactive, have tremors, motor deficits and these kinds of things,” says Aurelio Galli, professor of molecular physiology and biophysics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Attached are two articles plus a nice quote that talks about frontal cortex irregularities and dopamine insufficiency. Courchesne, E., & Pierce, K. (2005). Why the frontal cortex in autism might be talking only to itself: local over-connectivity but long-distance disconnection. Current opinion in neurobiology, 15(2), 225-230.Sutcliffe, J. S., Ulery-Reynolds, P. G., Erreger, K., Matthies, H. J., & Galli, A. (2015). Rare Autism-Associated Variants Implicate Syntaxin 1 (STX1 R26Q) Phosphorylation and the Dopamine Transporter (hDAT R51W) in Dopamine Neurotransmission and Behaviors.@@pikatore

[@emmynspires1719]

"The secret of the enjoyment of pleasure is to know when to stop" ~Alan Watts Great Video by the way 👍👌

[@MrPelikan500]

hey thanks for that quote ... very apt ! reminds me of another Alan Watts concept ... *constraints are what makes things fun* ... like lines of a tennis court ... without them, hitting a ball over the net would be mindless ... haha goes something like that ... haven't found his actual words ...😁

[@Verition]

@@MrPelikan500 Haven't heard that before but it makes total sense, thanks for sharing!

[@emmynspires1719]

@@MrPelikan500 You're welcome.. Glad you did find it helpful.. Totally resonates with yourz

[@talagabi7956]

Paradoxically he died from alcoholism

[@johannsalzstreuer5006]

thanx. i coach people with adhd and i am an advocate for non medical treatment of adhd kids. i tried to explain always how important bodymovement is. now i have the scientific explanation.

[@sarpsanin2463]

Thank you for all the effort for these videos. They are amazingly helpful, more than traditional schools 🙏🏻

[@SamuelOnuha]

Great video

[@PurnamadaPurnamidam]

Hey After Skool, this one is very helpful, thanks again for sharing and making so much effort in educating people 🌹

[@W1HURI]

This type of videos about neuroscience should be taught in schools

[@YourCapyFrenBigly_3DPipes1999]

There's a lot of wisdom here, and it makes a lot of sense intuitively. Expending effort even in a small way towards a good goal will lead to more genuine and enduring psychological rewards. It's possible to experience satisfaction and pleasure with little effort as most of us know, but how long or how deeply can it satisfy us??? Clearly it wears off quickly no wonder we seek more and more of it, it's like the emotional or mental equivalent of junk food. Clearly our psyches value the rewards most that come from a certain unit of effort expended to get there. And it makes sense, most things worth having in life take at least some effort to achieve. Overcoming that challenge, even if it's a small one, like just getting all your errands done for the day can bring us fantastic and fulfilling senses of reward. We've all experienced this. Great video! I feel like I learned a lot, but already had awareness of this on an inner level.

[@thetonishow]

This video is so awesome! I’ve always understood “pain evokes dopamine once the pain is over” in my mind but never had the dialogue to explain! Thank you so much. This breakdown of dopamine has put so many things into perspective!

[@wordsofenlightenment3731]

To anyone seen this.. If you are struggling with addiction or depression, I just want you to know that you're not alone.. We are all in this together. Trust we'll get through it soon.

[@nicoleraza8389]

Thank you so much

[@shawnc3211]

“Addiction is a progressive narrowing of the things that bring you pleasure.” Mind blown 🤯.

[@MindNow]

*I freaking love Andrew Huberman. I resonate with him so much* 🙏❤️

[@bananaman1579]

Wow you’re artistic, just like me

[@dylanclark8856]

Why? This shit is dumb

[@mangeload]

Hard work is its own reward. Recite the mantra.

[@domenicogrimaldi591]

Straight up. I spent most of my life in the belief that the cheif good is pleasure, and everything I do should be in the pursuit of it. As you would imagine, it started out super fun, then ended up with me as a homeless meth and heroin addict. I did a huge 180 on that and started following Jordan Peterson's philosophy, setting meaning and responsibility as priorities. Very quickly my life began to improve drastically. Recently I've been going even further and voluntarily subjective myself to discomfort and suffering via meditation, yoga, exercise, cold showers, etc. That's been incredible. After a morning of yoga, breathing exercises, a run/workout, and a cold shower it literally feels like a did a little shot of IV cocaine...except instead of crashing and wanting to die 15 minutes later, I feel great for hours!

[@PeaceIsYeshua]

📌 This comment should be pinned! This is amazing. What an incredible example of how this works, and I’m so very happy for you-and how blessed are your loved ones as well. ❤️

[@michaelbarber5633]

A workout of any kind. The gym, running, bicycling, any cardio or anaerobic exercise. Perfect for this. Do it.

[@FeelsGoood]

I know no one will see it, but still. I was in a situation where I was literally obsessed with the fact that I have ADHD, I could not focus on anything for a second, it seemed that tons of coffee were the only thing that relieved the condition for a short time. I also had very poor sleep, as if I could not physically force myself to sleep even when I was very tired. It was the most terrible period in my life, I turned to psychotherapists, but Aderall and the like are prohibited in my country, as a result, I was prescribed antidepressants, but they did not help me. Then, gradually, distracting every 5 seconds, I began to study the literature on dopamine, I highly recommend Dopamine Nation from Anna Lembke. Now I'm literally 100 times more focused with no medication at all, I was just at the pinnacle of pursuing quick pleasures. It breaks my heart that so many people think they have ADHD when they don't. And I understand why they don't believe when I was obsessed with this idea and ADHD was convenient and would seem to be the only reason why I would balk, if someone told me it was because of the abuse I would say that they went crazy and nothing do not understand.

[@sheilame515]

Thank you for the book suggestion!!

[@pyrohead3166]

This has shown me why i feel better after i do hard things and feel worse after doing easy things too much

[@monicameza9465]

I love this short video. Very valuable for those of us on the Go. I hope to see more of these from Andrew Huberman. I don’t always have time to listen to all of episodes on his podcast that can run up to 2 hours. When I can I will listen , but this here is perfect!! Thank you!

[@jasmineburke3466]

this just changed my entire life

[@PEACEOUTPAT]

I'm watching this for the 3rd time this morning, making sure I truly understand whats being conveyed here. Thank you for helping me in my quest towards whatever this is that I currently find myself seeking. It's nary impossible to find someone IRL to teach you these things, and somehow almost even harder to find this kind of stuff within the confines of the digital beast. Seriously, thank you

[@timchavis9420]

True Visual learning is more difficult I prefer reading to make my own visualization

[@chrismcmillen6828]

How do you feel now

[@PEACEOUTPAT]

@@chrismcmillen6828 lol not great but I blame the vaccines

[@alexmurphy5289]

This is so true. It’s almost like today, more than any time ever, we must be on guard to protect our minds from too much of anything

[@akb3851]

WOW. Just wow. This spoke to my soul💚🙂

[@redrock1963]

The effort you have put into the art work here is next level - they look amazing. Thk you.

[@emperorlelouch5696]

This is pretty helpful and insightful. I think a lot of people nowadays are also undiagnosed and that causes even more problems. I only realized a couple of months ago how badly my ADHD has been effecting me and now I'm going to try online therapy to help me out. I hope all of you get past any struggles and hardships you have now and keep pushing on.

[@chrismcmillen6828]

The drawings helped to really make this hit home.

[@Renee11123]

So the pain of the pursuit, is the pleasure itself. What an incredible video that has given me the mindset shift that I needed for this time of my life.🥰 Thank you for such an insightful video. I hope more people sees this and help them live the best life they can.

[@Noksen]

I hope it's ok if I specify a bit more :) Actually pain isn't the pleasure itself but the moment you stop feeling this pain you start unleashing dopamine to your system and that's the pleasure part :) So pain is a tool to produce a good feeling of motivation :)

[@highvalence7649]

​​@@Noksen thank you for clarifying. This was something that confused me about this video, so reading your reply to Renee11123 helped clarify that part for me. And perhaps you can help clarify something else for me? After listening to / watching this video, I'm left thinking: ok, so what do I do? Spend more time putting effort into persuing long term goals, and spend less time engaging in pleasurable activities that require no or little effortful persuit to be experienced/ enjoyed (because the former activity in the long term has positive effects on dopamine that makes us more motivated)? What other practical advice can we derive from this video? Maybe kind of random to be asking you this question, but I thought maybe someone in the comments could help me out. Thanks

[@Noksen]

@@highvalence7649 easiest way to put it would be: do important things/duties first and try to limit unmeaningfull pleasures. These pleasures (like watching movies/gaming/scrolling through social media etc.) will use your dopamine (which is limited) and make you unmotivated to do what's important.

[@highvalence7649]

@@Noksen gottcha. do important things/duties first (things that get you pleasure through effort?) and limit "unmeaningful" pleasures (pleasures that require no or little effort to be experienced?) because the former activity depletes dopamine, and thus makes us less motivated? whereas doing important things, the stuff that gets us pleasure through effort, have the opposite effect on dopamine and makes us more motivated?

[@Renee11123]

​@@Noksen Yes, thank you for clarifying. Doing the most important or the top priority first will benifit more because the dopamine is delayed instead of it being instantly generated. The delayed response does feel the best after working for it after all, yet I've forgotten about that.

[@ABetterWorldFromHHL]

I ever come across the proverb before 'Happiness is a journey, but not the Destination ', but can not understand that. The program is insightful. if we stop pursuits, we will become unhappy. pursuit is an endless journey.

[@tawseeftaher9109]

1:00 2:59 5:34 > self regulate 8:38 search pain, not pleasure [do as much as painful things] >> pain evokes dopamine after the pain is over

[@doesitmatterwhoiam8838]

effort doesn't have to be painful to be rewarding. Like when I go on a hike I enjoy every minute of it, but I still feel pleasure and like I accomplished something.

[@vapofusion]

Best one in a while! I love them all, but this one was stellar!

[@anonanon7377]

I know the path is the reward, but I could watch this video forever. The golden voice, the humble inquiry and "amens," the funny cartoons. I'll watch it at least one more time, maybe two but not every day. Why would I even think about doing that? That would not be wise. Maybe once or twice tomorrow. But that's it.

[@stevea1236]

I’m not a big commenter, but man this video was incredible! I love content like this. I genuinely think videos like this make the world a better place.