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The Dopamine
Usually associated with reward but tend to be more related to motivation craving.
For example; about enjoying some food, dopamine is not really involved in the enjoyment of eating the food but more towards the motivation to get the food; it's the thing that push to get the food.
So it...
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Scientific Reference
For further reading on how a pain/challenge effect your body (including your dopamine), you can read: Human physiological responses to immersion into water of different temperatures
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What To Do With It
Be aware that pain/challenge also revoke your dopamine, after the pain is over. The bigger the friction, the bigger dopamine will be.
Running for 5 kms, finish a book, write and publish your blog; challenge your self in doing things and once you finished, mark it as completed then the dopam...
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Is It A Problem?
To have dopamine released for small things (social media, porn, tv, etc) may lead to less motivation.
The pleasures are not the problem. Having the pleasures without a prior requirement is. As it can make you feel 'rewarded' while actually you haven't got anything.
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BEN-SHAHAR
"Attaining lasting happiness requires that we enjoy the journey on our way toward a destination we deem valuable. Happiness is not about making it to the peak of the mountain nor is it about climbing aimlessly around the mountain; happiness is the experience of climbing toward the peak."
TAL BEN-SHAHAR
"One step at a time. One day at a time. Just for today. Recovery is a journey, not a destination."
- ANONYMOUS
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