Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction

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  • Опубликовано: 14 май 2024
  • This episode serves as a sort of “Dopamine Masterclass”. I discuss the immensely powerful chemical that we all make in our brain and body: dopamine. I describe what it does and the neural circuits involved. I explain dopamine peaks and baselines, and the cell biology of dopamine depletion. I include 14 tools for how to control your dopamine release for sake of motivation, focus, avoiding and combating addiction and depression, and I explain why dopamine stacking with chemicals and behaviors inevitably leads to states of underwhelm and poor performance. I explain how to achieve sustained increases in baseline dopamine, compounds that injure and protect dopamine neurons including caffeine from specific sources. I describe non-prescription supplements for increasing dopamine-both their benefits and risks-and synergy of pro-dopamine supplements with those that increase acetylcholine.
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    Timestamps:
    00:00:00 Introduction & Tool 1 to Induce Lasting Dopamine
    00:04:48 Sponsors: Roka, InsideTracker, Headspace
    00:09:10 Upcoming (Zero-Cost) Neuroplasticity Seminar for Educators
    00:09:58 What Dopamine (Really) Does
    00:15:30 Two Main Neural Circuits for Dopamine
    00:18:14 How Dopamine Is Released: Locally and Broadly
    00:22:03 Fast and Slow Effects of Dopamine
    00:25:03 Dopamine Neurons Co-Release Glutamate
    00:28:00 Your Dopamine History Really Matters
    00:30:30 Parkinson’s & Drugs That Kill Dopamine Neurons. My Dopamine Experience
    00:36:58 Tool 3 Controlling Dopamine Peaks & Baselines
    00:40:06 Chocolate, Sex (Pursuit & Behavior), Nicotine, Cocaine, Amphetamine, Exercise
    00:46:46 Tool 4 Caffeine Increases Dopamine Receptors
    00:49:54 Pursuit, Excitement & Your “Dopamine Setpoint”
    00:56:46 Your Pleasure-Pain Balance & Defining “Pain”
    01:00:00 Addiction, Dopamine Depletion, & Replenishing Dopamine
    01:07:50 Tool 5 Ensure Your Best (Healthy) Dopamine Release
    01:15:28 Smart Phones: How They Alter Our Dopamine Circuits
    01:19:45 Stimulants & Spiking Dopamine: Counterproductive for Work, Exercise & Attention
    01:22:20 Caffeine Sources Matter: Yerba Mate & Dopamine Neuron Protection
    01:24:20 Caffeine & Neurotoxicity of MDMA
    01:26:15 Amphetamine, Cocaine & Detrimental Rewiring of Dopamine Circuits
    01:27:57 Ritalin, Adderall, (Ar)Modafinil: ADHD versus non-Prescription Uses
    01:28:45 Tool 6 Stimulating Long-Lasting Increases in Baseline Dopamine
    01:37:55 Tool 7 Tuning Your Dopamine for Ongoing Motivation
    01:47:40 Tool 8 Intermittent Fasting: Effects on Dopamine
    01:53:09 Validation of Your Pre-Existing Beliefs Increases Dopamine
    01:53:50 Tool 9 Quitting Sugar & Highly Palatable Foods: 48 Hours
    01:55:36 Pornography
    01:56:50 Wellbutrin & Depression & Anxiety
    01:58:30 Tool 10 Mucuna Pruriens, Prolactin, Sperm, Crash Warning
    02:01:45 Tool 11 L-Tyrosine: Dosages, Duration of Effects & Specificity
    02:05:20 Tool 12 Avoiding Melatonin Supplementation, & Avoiding Light 10pm-4am
    02:07:00 Tool 13 Phenylethylamine (with Alpha-GPC) For Dopamine Focus/Energy
    02:08:20 Tool 14 Huperzine A
    02:10:02 Social Connections, Oxytocin & Dopamine Release
    02:12:20 Direct & Indirect Effects: e.g., Maca; Synthesis & Application
    02:14:22 Zero-Cost & Other Ways To Support Podcast & Research
    The Huberman Lab Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.
    Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac - www.blabacphoto.com
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Комментарии • 9 тыс.

  • @villealla4190
    @villealla4190 Год назад +7231

    I've hurt myself and others by not knowing these things. It's borderline criminal not to teach this stuff at school. Show a teenager this one video and their entire life could be different.

    • @aaronyeomans5799
      @aaronyeomans5799 Год назад +10

      The entire system is designed to get people addicted to things they think they need that they don't, why would they teach you to be able to think for yourself and all that. That's less profitable

    • @shortsguy.69
      @shortsguy.69 Год назад +276

      yea its literally a crime to not teach these at school, im still a 18yo student and i found my self doing stupid mistakes in every aspect of my life

    • @Sodabowski
      @Sodabowski Год назад +145

      @@shortsguy.69 luckily you realized it early on!

    • @PostAutonomy
      @PostAutonomy Год назад +104

      I have kids 7 yrs and under. I plan to start now in ways they can understand

    • @jixpuzzle
      @jixpuzzle Год назад +44

      @@shortsguy.69 Same brother, I'm also 18yo student, who has realised his prior mistakes and making changes in life!

  • @petsematarykeeper
    @petsematarykeeper 2 года назад +4961

    When history looks back on this time....Mr. Huberman, you will be one of the names that changed the way people see the world. Thank you for your contribution to this world. Your reach and inspiration reaches so much further than you will ever know.

    • @phamawa
      @phamawa 2 года назад +135

      He's easily one of the most important podcasts out there. Helpful info, no BS and incredibly professional/credible

    • @ARNWadz
      @ARNWadz 2 года назад +58

      that's why he needs to write his book...nobody knows if RUclips will still be around in the future. A book, or many, that would be his legacy

    • @youtubedestroyedmylife309
      @youtubedestroyedmylife309 2 года назад +20

      Naw I agree with petsem dude. Honestly a lot of podcasters are important and incredibly influencial in society today, and really that translates to influencing societies trends towards changing in this way or that way. Podcasting is still kind of new seeming to most people as a media platform. But overall its super powerful, cuts through bullshit that shorter more adhd-ish traditional media like television doesnt, which is usually owned by some big corperation with their own goals in mind other than educating or sharing information etc anyway. You can change the fucking world with your iphone using a fucking podcast nowadays.

    • @Chrisko1492
      @Chrisko1492 2 года назад +36

      Dude, calm down. Yes, he does great episodes summarizing scientific papers and other work, but that‘s all he does. And he certainly won‘t go down in history by summarizing information, lmao.

    • @Chrisko1492
      @Chrisko1492 2 года назад +1

      @@youtubedestroyedmylife309
      Give me an example where someone changed the world with an iPhone.
      Except Steve Jobs, obviously ;)

  • @__the_rr__
    @__the_rr__ 7 месяцев назад +273

    1. Cold Water therapy effects on dopamine, adrenaline and nor adrenalin
    2. Dopamine can be released in 2 ways: Local release and volumetric release
    3. How pleasurable or satisfying you feel doesn't depend on peak level of dopamine. It depends upon difference in baseline level and peak level of dopamine. How you feel depends upon your previous level of Dopamine as compared to present level. Many drugs just increase both baseline level and peak level instead of increasing the difference between them. A big Dopamine release makes it more challenging to achieve higher dopamine release the next time. There should not be High level nor low level of Dpamine for long.
    4.Just Increasing dopamine level will make us excited but that excitement will be for very less period of time
    5. Chocolate increases Dipamine 1.5 times but it goes away in few seconds. Desire of sex or act of sex increases dopamine 2 times
    6. Nicotene(smoked) increases dopamine 2.5 times above base line (Very short lived)
    7. Amphetamine, Cocaine, Nicotine, Sex increases dopamine in everybody that takes them. Exercise, Hard Work and Studying increasea dopamine but it is subjective
    8. After achieving something, Dopamine increases but after some time it falls down. It falls down even below the baseline. The extent it drops below the baseline is directly proportional to how high the peak was. After achieving something, if you feel preety happy, the dopamine will not fall that much but if you feel extremely happy, your dopamine will fall extremely after a day or two. (Eg:- Postpartum Depression). Anyway, we return to the baseline after some time.
    9. If we continue to engage in something exciting regularly, after sometime it will be less exciting to us.
    10. Some people release dopamine at higher level after a certain activity which deplete the releasable pool of dopamine. So, after sometime, dopamine falls below base level and it leads to a low feeling. Some people do the dopamine spiking activity again and again to bring back dopamine up to experience pleasure again since they are feeling low. But as we know, they have depleted the stock of releasable dopamine. The baseline begins to lower again and again. This is called ADDICTION and Addicted people don't feel pleasure at all.
    11. Addiction is the progressive narrowing of things that bring you pleasure. If I am addicted to video games. I will feel happy in only playing it. I will not feel happy in exercise, study, social activity and my life will be ruined. After a some time, my system will stop releasing dopamine even after playing video games and nothing is left for me which can increase my dopamine. This is the start of depression. Spiking dopamine again and again is the main cause of decline in The baseline level.
    12. If you experience a win whether it is school, sports or relationship; be highly careful about allowing yourself to experience a huge peak of Dopamine.
    13. You kind of like exercise and to do exercise you increase dopamine by drinking energy drink and listen music to do exercise then you are increasing the number of conditions required to achieve the high level of dopamine by doing exercise. Don't use stimulants everytime you study or everytime you workout or anything in which you want to enjoy the process. Taking these stimulants (Music, energy drinks, Motivational reels) before the task will reduce the level of enjoyment and undermine the ability to stay motivated. The best way is to get excitement and motivation from the task itself whether it is Study or Workout. So. ENJOY THE PROCESS only.
    14. Some Healthy ways to increase Dopamine so that the base level is maintained:: Cold water Therapy which increases Adrenalin and nor-adrenalin rapidly while dopamine shows gradual increase to 2.5 times above baseline and comes back to normal in 3 hours (Here there is a sustained increase instead of Rise and Crash)
    15. If you work hard for the end result then the process will become very challenging. 1:39:02 is an amazing example. When someone gives reward or we reward ourself then we tend to associate our pleasure with reward rather than the work itself and if the reward is stopped, we lose interest in the process of the work. But again, Take a special care of not spiking dopamine just prior or even after to the effort. Learn to raise Dopamine from effort itself.
    16. Example of Porn: Those who are indulged in it find it difficult to seek enjoyment in the productive process. Watching porn and Masturbation increase dopamine level⬆️ and then fall down very quickly⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ below base line . Now to raise dopamine level much higher is difficult to feel pleasure again.

    • @onegorgeouschick
      @onegorgeouschick 6 месяцев назад +2

      Wow

    • @phiphipanamevideo199
      @phiphipanamevideo199 3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you 🎉

    • @hareef.v7950
      @hareef.v7950 3 месяца назад

      T

    • @tejiyo
      @tejiyo 2 месяца назад +3

      I wish I could copy paste this in my notes😢

    • @egjream
      @egjream 2 месяца назад +2

      If you screenshot on iPhone and go into photos you can copy and paste the text 😉

  • @tarkacode
    @tarkacode 8 месяцев назад +700

    I am amazed by the fact that this podcast is available for free, it is pure gold

  • @7575tavin
    @7575tavin Год назад +6330

    Practical summary:
    1. Dopamine management
    - Abstain from or limit highly desirable activities for up to a month so the dopamine levels are replenished and the baseline dopamine release returns to normal
    - Peaks of dopamine decrease our baseline dopamine, required to general motivation and satisfaction with life.
    - Go for intermittent, random releases of dopamine
    - Don't bundle pleasurable activities with things you want to do (gym and music)
    - Flip a coin and choose how much pleasure bundling you'll do to the next activity
    - Otherwise the activity alone becomes less pleasurable
    2. Direct practices
    - Cold water exposure - 2.5x increase and sustained for hours afterwards
    - Peaks
    - Chocolate - 1.5x
    - Sex - 2x (act and pursuit of it)
    - Nicotine - 2.5x
    - Cocaine - 2.5x
    - Amphetamine - 10x
    - Exercise - 2x (up to 2x, the more you enjoy it subjectively)
    - Coffee combined with another activity (coffee makes the dopamine release more effective)
    - Connection with other people
    3. Mental strategies
    - Subjectivity, perception and belief
    - Hearing something that validates our belief about an activity, makes it more pleasurable
    - Journaling, thinking positively about something you remember or you're experiencing now releases dopamine
    - Learn to spike dopamine from effort
    - Don't spike dopamine prior to engaging in effort
    - Don't spike dopamine after engaging in effort
    - Learn to spike dopamine from effort itself.

    • @yac7571
      @yac7571 Год назад +149

      so we should avoid dopamine peaks from chocolate, cocaine, nicotine etc but do cold water exposure and exercise instead right? why? they peak dopamine as well -> our dopamine tank gets depleted -> our dopamine baseline is on a lower level, no? i dont get it

    • @sl33pyTea
      @sl33pyTea Год назад +25

      Great synopsis 👌🏾

    • @supercharging
      @supercharging Год назад +76

      Otavio; While your summary is accurate, the good Professor's content is minimally accurate.
      Not one, rather, several of his conclusions are based on wholly inadequate controls. One phat example is using gamers' experience. Shallow achievement is a world apart from licit profit. Winning a video game has no relation to meritable achievement delivering longer-lasting or broader benefits. -- Have clicked on "free-click charity" buttons every day for about 7,000 days, and still feel SUCH a thrill at the action every day. Every click saves a life! Never a decrease in baseline dopamine. Long list of other examples. I admire Prof. Huberman enormously, and he speaks with charm and authority. That doesn't elevate his accuracy level. Your note-taking and your skills at summary are nearly exquisite. What huge potential you show. Best of energy to the best of your efforts.

    • @zholnerchuk
      @zholnerchuk Год назад +128

      @@yac7571 as far as I remember the thing about cold water exposure is that it increases the baseline and has a long lasting effect. So it’s not like an immediate spike and consecutive plummeting but more of a gradual thing improving your mood and being. You might also want to keep in mind that cold water exposure has other benefits that improve your overall well-being and it can’t be compared with most dopamine spiking activities. Furthermore, cold water increases your adrenaline baseline first and it’s directly related to your dopamine levels but I forgot the exact mechanism :D

    • @yac7571
      @yac7571 Год назад +58

      @@zholnerchuk I see, cold water exposure is different. Thanks for the answer and the details mate, cheers!

  • @catholicspaniard8796
    @catholicspaniard8796 2 года назад +3073

    I am a 21 year-old engineering student from Madrid, Spain. This is unbelievably helpful.
    What a wonderful time we live in, that I can listen to a top-notch neuroscientist talk about perhaps the most important topic for me in this particular moment in my life.
    And all this from the comfort of my bedroom and for free.
    You, Sir, are one of a kind. God bless you and love you

  • @tick999
    @tick999 8 месяцев назад +34

    I did a 10 day meditation retreat and the difference was unreal. Everything looked brighter and shiny. Even the weeds in the cracks in the paving were beautiful

    • @earth7451
      @earth7451 2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you for sharing this experience.

  • @user-zy6rb1oj6e
    @user-zy6rb1oj6e 3 месяца назад +26

    How listening to this podcast boosts dopamine is unfathomable.

    • @jesselam5867
      @jesselam5867 2 месяца назад

      So right, I literally had low dopamine prior to listening and 30 minutes in I was feeling better

    • @iggmeister4137
      @iggmeister4137 16 дней назад

      I stopped and immediately felt a drop hah

  • @diarmuidbrady8987
    @diarmuidbrady8987 2 года назад +3558

    This is the highest quality science-based podcast in existence, hands down.

    • @spotmebro3589
      @spotmebro3589 2 года назад +92

      It’s so well organized and he has sufficient knowledge to present it. I’m sure a lot of work goes on behind the scenes to get it to be so smooth. I appreciate it, Dr. Huberman!!

    • @misse2013
      @misse2013 2 года назад +20

      100% agree

    • @Sendet
      @Sendet 2 года назад +30

      I, too, am particularly impressed. One thing I love is that the titles on his website seem short and gimmicky, like we're about to hear something trite and pseudoscientific, but then you start one and he goes right into very discrete definitions and hardcore science, cites his sources and even points out problems with them if any, points out pseudoscience and misconceptions... And builds up to practical uses of the information given, such that his resulting advice is neither trite nor incomplete, and not likely prone to being taken with misconceptions that undercut success of the advice or its use. Yeah. He's very good.

    • @AgendaInMind
      @AgendaInMind 2 года назад +1

      There's no such thing that some diseases you can "catch", but not all. It's not that complex! If you can't "catch" cancer, diabetes, MS, arthritis, etc., from other people, then you can't "catch" colds, flu and Boogey Viruses. So governments around the world are CAUSING fear frights in everyone based on an unproven THEORY by one man, Louis Pastaur, who redacted his claim of the germ theory on his death bed, yet no one listened. So of course, when everyone is allowed to escape the hostage situation the governments have put their people into, and they start relaxing about the Boogey Virus, that's not in any way transmissible, they will begin their healing phase (get sick), and believe they then have it, and more panic will ensue as well as martial law. The longer people allow this government to hold them hostage in their homes, the more severe the "sickness" will be. Can anyone put 2 and 2 together to figure out what I'm saying?? Western Medicine is pure fraud, and people's lives are destroyed because of it. There's no critical thinking anymore. People think they're educated because they've memorized the lies they've been told for 100 years.

    • @333btd
      @333btd 2 года назад +1

      Why just because it uses the science words? Those words make you feel smarter

  • @ElderFoxDocumentaries
    @ElderFoxDocumentaries 2 года назад +1519

    So to recap..
    1) Don't trigger dopamine all the time, even if gained through various sources. Try to dopamine fast.
    2) Cold showers can raise dopamine without the crash.
    3) Don't layer in dopamine raising activities with things you want to get more motivated for. E.g Listening to music while working.
    4) Don't reward yourself before or after hard activities, let the activity itself produce dopamine.
    Anything I missed?

    • @ElderFoxDocumentaries
      @ElderFoxDocumentaries 2 года назад +137

      Ah, 5) Intermittent schedule of celebrating your wins. Don't celebrate every time and use a randomiser to dictate when to celebrate.

    • @speed747
      @speed747 2 года назад +53

      6) exception to the rule is caffeine (I.e coffee, tea)

    • @pecoguy
      @pecoguy 2 года назад +39

      Cold showers don't last long enough for the effect of cold bathing. It's was like 20 min to 1 hour exposure at least.

    • @misstrunchbull3953
      @misstrunchbull3953 2 года назад +4

      @@speed747 time stamp for that if you can? I didn't catch that one

    • @northernwildshewolf1729
      @northernwildshewolf1729 2 года назад +3

      Wow! Ur no fun 😂 thanks for that

  • @kaizune
    @kaizune 8 месяцев назад +235

    This man's existence has made my life significantly better than it would have otherwise been. Many thanks for making neuroscience accessible to laymen aficionados such as myself.

    • @kaileyholmes2900
      @kaileyholmes2900 8 месяцев назад

      Daddy
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      Canadian Television Fund

    • @md.asifhossain9703
      @md.asifhossain9703 4 месяца назад

      particularly which advice did have the most impact in your life?

    • @mihailomiodrag7257
      @mihailomiodrag7257 4 месяца назад

      @@md.asifhossain9703 For me waking up early to watch the sunrise and exposing myself to cold showers. Also getting to sleep before 11pm. Also regular exercise and fasting with maybe some coffee.

  • @danadelaney6598
    @danadelaney6598 2 месяца назад +12

    This video is changing my life. Incredibly intelligent and informative. Pretty sure my entrapment in ADHD is going to change dramatically. I’ve been living all wrong.

  • @emmanuelguillermo3013
    @emmanuelguillermo3013 Год назад +883

    Your content is a game changer. Upon being prompted for a donation request I gladly sent the maximum amount, no questions asked. I wish you more success, Andrew. The human race needs what you have to offer.

    • @hubermanlab
      @hubermanlab  Год назад +307

      Thank you for your interest in science! Best wishes, Andrew

    • @glgl1472
      @glgl1472 Год назад +210

      Ah the old dopamine hit

    • @yooanto9465
      @yooanto9465 Год назад +21

      @@hubermanlab money talks

    • @HyenaXS
      @HyenaXS Год назад +30

      Congratulations. You just donated money to someone wealthier than you. Bravo.

    • @artoniq
      @artoniq Год назад +181

      ​@@HyenaXS, this way, he showed his gratitude for the lesson he had received. What's wrong with you? None of your money, none of your business.

  • @carlosmares3042
    @carlosmares3042 11 месяцев назад +909

    Bro i know you dont know me but you changed my life. Saved it really. My adhd was eating me alive, i was an alcoholic, a junkie and i hated everything. Im sober now, and im in therapy….my family doesnt hate me anymore. Im actually liking life….idk anyway thank you so much. Your doing great work.

    • @joepschoevaars4055
      @joepschoevaars4055 10 месяцев назад +33

      Something similar ;) although still a bit in the middle of it 😢

    • @whoosh3532
      @whoosh3532 10 месяцев назад +16

      Damn bruh i am on that shit rn hope i reap the same benefits hope u still ballin

    • @artemthetrain14
      @artemthetrain14 10 месяцев назад +8

      Saying s prayer for yall

    • @mramenlordi3098
      @mramenlordi3098 10 месяцев назад +5

      Let's go folks ! Stay HARD !

    • @ChrisTisking12256
      @ChrisTisking12256 10 месяцев назад +9

      @@whoosh3532bruh. If you’re watching this, you’re already in the right direction. Props to you. You’ve already won half the battle.

  • @jimbrausky
    @jimbrausky 4 месяца назад +11

    I love 1 hr or longer videos because they really go in depth into the matter

  • @davids4253
    @davids4253 Год назад +642

    Actions you can take from this Lecture:
    1. Avoid dopamine layering with challenging activity:
    Entertainment (music, smartphone, etc), substance, and social stimulants.
    2. Derive dopamine from effort itself not the reward after.
    3. Try cold exposure therapy and/or intermittent fasting
    4. Avoid dopamine spiking drugs, sugar and pornography.

    •  Год назад

      That's correct... And one needs to be a total moron to NOT get it without all of this neuroscientist crap.

    • @budoka111
      @budoka111 Год назад +4

      Thanks 🙏

    • @MrCaipiroshka
      @MrCaipiroshka Год назад

      oh... porn and sugar... hard my friend, hard to let it go.

    • @incrdble9704
      @incrdble9704 Год назад +52

      @Married Texan #2 makes perfect sense for those who watched the podcast.
      The trick is in doing self-affirmations, i.e. you affirm yourself that you really need to do that work and/or you really enjoy that, and of course in order for that to work you should have some strong reasoning for why is it important for you and what real benefits you may get out of completing this work.

    • @MrBarosxp
      @MrBarosxp Год назад +2

      avoid porn is funny as hell..

  • @GeorgiDimitrovX
    @GeorgiDimitrovX 2 года назад +387

    1:45:25 How to attach pleasure to effort:
    "In those moments of the most instense friction you tell yourself this is very painful and because it's painful, it will evoke an increase in dopamine release later, meaning it will increase my baseline in dopamine, but you also have to tell yourself that in that moment you are doing it by choice and you're doing it because you love it."

  • @Wildflowermiles
    @Wildflowermiles 2 месяца назад +14

    Alhamdullilah, I find so much comfort in your humble transparency and straightforward nature

  • @KenStentiford
    @KenStentiford 9 дней назад +2

    Been on antipsychotics fot nearly three years, y'all should appreciate your chemicals, because without them, life is very hard. Happiness, purpose, mojo, connections, motivation, energy are just some of the things antipsychotics take away. You try and live without these human nessesities. Be grateful people.

  • @erikamarkoch6763
    @erikamarkoch6763 2 года назад +335

    I feel like these Monday drops are the glue that holds my life together.

  • @motomow
    @motomow Год назад +903

    I'm a recovering meth addict...3 months Sober today! Thank You Doctor Huberman for giving me the tools necessary to get my "Happy" back. Your videos on addiction and dopamine have delivered the skills I desperately sought to remain an inspiration to those I deeply care for who still suffer from addiction and who WERE too scared to take the initial steps necessary to a longer, healthier and happier future. Seeing how much happier I am and how fast my life is blossoming at 44-after doing Meth Since I was 15-is blowing minds and helping people I know who had given up rethink they're potential. Your Amazing and I want to thank you for changing peoples lives in such a noble, infectious way. Sir you are a blessing! Thank you for saving my life!

    • @onerider808
      @onerider808 Год назад +26

      Here’s to one more day, three more months, etc. Huge life-changing win! Congratulations.

    • @deklenjones3041
      @deklenjones3041 Год назад +33

      hey man, i know this will probably go unread but,, good job brother. seriously, it's not easy to kick even the smallest habit or addiction, let alone freakin Meth. congratulations :)

    • @kowikowi8718
      @kowikowi8718 Год назад +7

      respect for you withdraw is a bitch. i can only speak for alc drinking too much much you feel sick, not drinking 6times worse. im thankfull that i didnt do "hard " drugs.

    • @TatTwamAsiShwetketu
      @TatTwamAsiShwetketu Год назад +8

      The tools that you're mentioning, are they in this same video or scattered across multiple videos. If possible can you please share the links? Thanks!

    • @ItsRealDoe
      @ItsRealDoe Год назад +2

      Godspeed sister, onward!

  • @ardypangihutan3653
    @ardypangihutan3653 6 месяцев назад +6

    I just got dopamine release just by learning valuable information like this.

  • @rudrakshkale2377
    @rudrakshkale2377 7 месяцев назад +9

    You also came from vaibhav sir short video 😅😊😊
    Congratulations u r in 10% group of people. 😅😊😊😊😊

  • @maxd3589
    @maxd3589 2 года назад +386

    This is the best podcast on the internet. Seriously, I can barely believe we're getting this for free. I can't say enough how much I've managed to change my health and my entire life through this podcast alone. I particularly loved the bit on caffeine. I was terribly unsure about caffeine in my life. Now I'm free to take it without stress! The coin flip tool to remove predictability is quite amazing as well!

    • @sendnoodles5437
      @sendnoodles5437 2 года назад +11

      Hey may I ask, what are a few other golden pieces of practical you’ve acquired along the way?
      I’m working my way through his content but I’m curious

    • @danyj24
      @danyj24 2 года назад +6

      Max- So true. Literally the best one. Comedy podcasts and sexual drama podcasts really do detrimental harm to the mind whereas this one serves to spiral everyone who listens upwards so they can chase their best self. Love it!

    • @maxd3589
      @maxd3589 2 года назад +6

      @@danyj24 Yeah, it's quite astounding. Makes you feel like Dr. Huberman contributed to the advancement of the human species.

    • @tarekbaidane7595
      @tarekbaidane7595 2 года назад +5

      I😀 can't believe it is for free either

    • @phamawa
      @phamawa 2 года назад +9

      I agree, its apparent hes not full of shit o imo. Huberman essentially provides you with the science based info that all the 'self help' and 'wellness' crowd tries to convey but might not fully understand. He can snuff out BS studies that others might use in their books or way of thinking.

  • @samuele5695
    @samuele5695 2 года назад +54

    I just increased my dopamine release by learning how to increase my dopamine release. Thanks Andrew

    • @sticklebacketienne
      @sticklebacketienne 2 года назад

      Oh yeah yeah

    • @NizeBUL
      @NizeBUL 2 года назад +11

      I just increased my dopamine release by reading a comment of how a person increased their dopamine release by learning how to increase their dopamine release.

  • @user-cs7gq9ml3u
    @user-cs7gq9ml3u 6 месяцев назад +7

    Through this podcast, I finally understand why everytime I play with my phone, I have no motivation to do anything else, I feel extremely low energy, that is because when I play with my phone , I experience Dopamine peak, so it is very hard to put it down.After I have to put the phone down, I experience dopamine drop, I feel worse. After I understand that, I have more motivation to leave my phone at home, I feel more motivated at work now. Thanks andrea, your podcast save a lot of people's life, I am so lucky to be one of them

  • @DominikKristek
    @DominikKristek 18 дней назад +1

    It makes so much sense. To sum it up, no wonder people are depressed. The world is set up in a way, where we pay big dopamine price every day.

  • @bhumikjoshi3430
    @bhumikjoshi3430 2 года назад +584

    Why is this info not taught to all of us at a school/university level? It is beyond my comprehension.
    Great work Dr.Huberman! Lots of love from India.

    • @BlackMamba-lt8oe
      @BlackMamba-lt8oe 2 года назад

      😂😂😂😂 the country that teaches u piss and dung cures cancer, will they teach you

    • @samyoe
      @samyoe 2 года назад +5

      Deffo

    • @CHIROTHECA
      @CHIROTHECA 2 года назад +57

      why??? What do yo think the purpose of schooling is? An Intelligent population?

    • @vatanc4746
      @vatanc4746 2 года назад +43

      They need them worker ants brother.

    • @BlackMamba-lt8oe
      @BlackMamba-lt8oe 2 года назад

      @@vatanc4746 you are also worker ant

  • @kereamohau
    @kereamohau 2 года назад +545

    Timestamps:
    00:00:00 Introduction & Tool 1 to Induce Lasting Dopamine
    00:04:48 Sponsors: Roka, InsideTracker, Headspace
    00:09:10 Upcoming (Zero-Cost) Neuroplasticity Seminar for Educators
    00:09:58 What Dopamine (Really) Does
    00:15:30 Two Main Neural Circuits for Dopamine
    00:18:14 How Dopamine Is Released: Locally and Broadly
    00:22:03 Fast and Slow Effects of Dopamine
    00:25:03 Dopamine Neurons Co-Release Glutamate
    00:28:00 Your Dopamine History Really Matters
    00:30:30 Parkinson’s & Drugs That Kill Dopamine Neurons. My Dopamine Experience
    00:36:58 Tool 3 Controlling Dopamine Peaks & Baselines
    00:40:06 Chocolate, Sex (Pursuit & Behavior), Nicotine, Cocaine, Amphetamine, Exercise
    00:46:46 Tool 4 Caffeine Increases Dopamine Receptors
    00:49:54 Pursuit, Excitement & Your “Dopamine Setpoint”
    00:56:46 Your Pleasure-Pain Balance & Defining “Pain”
    01:00:00 Addiction, Dopamine Depletion, & Replenishing Dopamine
    01:07:50 Tool 5 Ensure Your Best (Healthy) Dopamine Release
    01:15:28 Smart Phones: How They Alter Our Dopamine Circuits
    01:19:45 Stimulants & Spiking Dopamine: Counterproductive for Work, Exercise & Attention
    01:22:20 Caffeine Sources Matter: Yerba Mate & Dopamine Neuron Protection
    01:24:20 Caffeine & Neurotoxicity of MDMA
    01:26:15 Amphetamine, Cocaine & Detrimental Rewiring of Dopamine Circuits
    01:27:57 Ritalin, Adderall, (Ar)Modafinil: ADHD versus non-Prescription Uses
    01:28:45 Tool 6 Stimulating Long-Lasting Increases in Baseline Dopamine
    01:37:55 Tool 7 Tuning Your Dopamine for Ongoing Motivation
    01:47:40 Tool 8 Intermittent Fasting: Effects on Dopamine
    01:53:09 Validation of Your Pre-Existing Beliefs Increases Dopamine
    01:53:50 Tool 9 Quitting Sugar & Highly Palatable Foods: 48 Hours
    01:55:36 Pornography
    01:56:50 Wellbutrin & Depression & Anxiety
    01:58:30 Tool 10 Mucuna Pruriens, Prolactin, Sperm, Crash Warning
    02:01:45 Tool 11 L-Tyrosine: Dosages, Duration of Effects & Specificity
    02:05:20 Tool 12 Avoiding Melatonin Supplementation, & Avoiding Light 10pm-4am
    02:07:00 Tool 13 Phenylethylamine (with Alpha-GPC) For Dopamine Focus/Energy
    02:08:20 Tool 14 Huperzine A
    02:10:02 Social Connections, Oxytocin & Dopamine Release
    02:12:20 Direct & Indirect Effects: e.g., Maca; Synthesis & Application
    02:14:22 Zero-Cost & Other Ways To Support Podcast & Research

    • @UTAH100
      @UTAH100 2 года назад +2

      Nice job.

    • @ryanstells
      @ryanstells 2 года назад +6

      Is it just me or is there no tool 2?

    • @Kal-EL_Volta
      @Kal-EL_Volta 2 года назад +18

      The timestamps are on the description

    • @eatthewoke5170
      @eatthewoke5170 2 года назад +1

      Thanks. This was VERY helpful!

    • @rufeezo
      @rufeezo 2 года назад +3

      Tysm. I listened to the first 10 minutes and fucker still didn’t get to anything.

  • @J8K1
    @J8K1 3 месяца назад +2

    Just this video alone rationalized my depression. I realize now I've been chasing that "dopamine hit" most of my young adult life. Thank you, Andrew Huberman and the neuroscience community.

  • @nathaliemagdalena6743
    @nathaliemagdalena6743 3 месяца назад +4

    I really believe this and the interview with David Goggins are the Huberman Lab's best videos, and I've seen hundreds of his videos...every second of it is a treasure. Thank you!!!

    • @Overthunk.
      @Overthunk. 3 месяца назад

      Hey Nathalie! We love Dr. Huberman's videos just the same and make shorts animations based on his findings. Would love for you to tell us what you think =)

    • @nathaliemagdalena6743
      @nathaliemagdalena6743 3 месяца назад

      @@Overthunk. hey! Where can I find that??

  • @matthewanning9252
    @matthewanning9252 2 года назад +40

    Hubermanity. Giving life back to humans. Thank you. 🙇‍♂️

  • @vankoutedar
    @vankoutedar Год назад +504

    After listening to this podcast, I laced up my running shoes and went for a 1-hour run on the snowy former Berlin airport, -5 °C, no music and no podcast for the majority of it. I felt so damn frozen and but also so damn high and accomplished.
    Thank you so much Prof, for all the work you do, you are a great teacher.

    • @irelax8595
      @irelax8595 Год назад +4

      Great job mate. Keep it up!

    • @Im_Tired777
      @Im_Tired777 Год назад +2

      Just the beginning 💯

    • @vankoutedar
      @vankoutedar Год назад +29

      @@Im_Tired777 right, i will keep it up, aiming to run that marathon eventually, not for the sake of the marathon, but for the sake of the journey a.k.a the effort itself.

    • @esteban5361
      @esteban5361 Год назад +3

      for the effort buddy

    • @Resrrekt
      @Resrrekt Год назад +3

      Thats very healthy for your Cardiovascular system and mental strength good stuff.

  • @Username4453
    @Username4453 6 месяцев назад +11

    As a former video game addict, I thank you for this video. I've been wondering why i'm so unmotivated and this explains a lot.

  • @elijahmandeville8475
    @elijahmandeville8475 5 месяцев назад +16

    I cannot BELIEVE this is a free resource. Your ability to teach and pass along information is the best I’ve ever seen. I can’t thank you enough for all that you do, Andrew!

  • @itsmidtrib1569
    @itsmidtrib1569 2 года назад +142

    Me: motivated to clean my room
    My mom: "go clean your room"
    My dopamine: drops immediately

    • @jordanj.5681
      @jordanj.5681 2 года назад +21

      Because your psyche’s development is stuck in the toddler stage of “I wanna do it for myself” - generally over controlling parents cause this. The way to get over it is to remove the weight you’ve added to your mom’s words. Like pretend it’s just background noise and continue with what you were going to do. It’ll feel forced for awhile but soon it’ll feel natural and second nature.

    • @Vineeth..v
      @Vineeth..v 2 года назад

      😀😭..

    • @Foolsauce
      @Foolsauce 2 года назад +4

      Jordan Peterson: "Go clean your room"
      My dopamine: raises immediately

  • @user-pp3ur9co4h
    @user-pp3ur9co4h 2 года назад +251

    This was the most constructive and eye opening 2 hours that i had in a long time

  • @nanojoel
    @nanojoel День назад

    You saved my life and made me quit smoking I am truly grateful

  • @codinginflow
    @codinginflow 2 года назад +275

    Maybe this explains why, after having some really good, highly productive days, I sometimes get single, really bad, depressive days where I don't wanna do anything.

    • @JWStreeter
      @JWStreeter 2 года назад +48

      Yup, this is why the concept of a "hustle" or "grind" is cancer imo. And results-focused, hard work in general. It's simply not sustainable or practical. It's all about working smart - in a way that's practical and long-term.
      There's a time and a place for working as hard as you can to maximize short-term productivity and results, but only in special circumstances.

    • @codinginflow
      @codinginflow 2 года назад +33

      @@JWStreeter Yea I learned this the hard way, through years of highs and subsequent crashes. Ironically, I wasted more time this way than if I had just worked at a more sustainable pace with more breaks. I think consistency is the only thing that really matters.

    • @karolobiedzinski8421
      @karolobiedzinski8421 2 года назад +5

      I've been struggling with the same exact thing, glad I'm not the only one lol you found anyway to combat it? Or just use em as a rest day?

    • @codinginflow
      @codinginflow 2 года назад +19

      @@karolobiedzinski8421 I didn't really find a way to handle this better because I quickly feel guilty for not doing enough. The problem is, when I have such a bad day, it feels like it's never going to get better again. This makes it hard to just call it a rest day.

    • @karolobiedzinski8421
      @karolobiedzinski8421 2 года назад +13

      @@codinginflow It's like I'm reading an autobiography.. I'm getting use to listening whats going on internally and not feeling guilty for taking breaks when It literally feels like I rather die than keep going, that hard part seems to be of balancing of knowing when I should actually take a break or when I'm just being lazy, can never figure out which is which, which is probably where the guilt comes from

  • @DiariesOfAShitChef
    @DiariesOfAShitChef Год назад +276

    Thankyou for your work, releasing this free of charge is a beautiful gift to the world that is changing lives, mine included.

    • @hubermanlab
      @hubermanlab  Год назад +69

      Thank you for your interest in science! Best wishes, Andrew

  • @poorboistudios
    @poorboistudios 7 месяцев назад +2

    "Enjoy the suck"- Uncle Sam. A decade after hearing that, I realize it relates to dopamine modulation through the focused intent to try and enjoy anything one feels that they want to do, or must do, in life.

  • @user-jm2ct8cw2j
    @user-jm2ct8cw2j 6 месяцев назад

    Your the best, much appreciated for explaining us for 2 hours. To watch something for 2 hours feels like it’s too long but with patience you explained us for 2 hours. Thank you 😊

  • @shelleyscott7266
    @shelleyscott7266 2 года назад +502

    What makes me cringe is that this information is not taught in school. I am 48 years old and am only learning this. Absolutely mind-blowing. Very well explained. CHEERS Andrew!

    • @antonismetallidis5695
      @antonismetallidis5695 2 года назад +14

      How many 10 year olds would grasp these concepts ?

    • @savioncohen8136
      @savioncohen8136 2 года назад +31

      @@antonismetallidis5695 idk about 10 years old, but I would’ve loved to have gained some of this knowledge in high school

    • @adityavikramrajawat
      @adityavikramrajawat 2 года назад +6

      He teaches in school in case you missed that

    • @boogerbust619
      @boogerbust619 2 года назад +14

      Tbh, this is probably too much for the teachers

    • @justine2589
      @justine2589 2 года назад +13

      This is graduate level neuroscience. It is taught in grad school.

  • @ubiqanon6405
    @ubiqanon6405 2 года назад +40

    Fascinating that so much of this seems to reinforce some eastern philosophy ideas - embrace the suffering of the moment for what it is, be comfortable with experiencing suffering as life is comprised of both suffering and joy... the goal is not to seek happiness in itself, but to let it emerge from the pursuit of meaningful / effortful things. The pursuit of pleasure / reward for its own sake is counter productive and ultimately self destructive. This reinforces Dr Gilbert's work on happiness as well.

  • @icanwin365
    @icanwin365 4 месяца назад +7

    In a world full of noise, this video is the real deal for getting your life together. The lessons hit deep and show you the way to become your best self. It's not just advice; it's a guide to dragging yourself out of the shadows and into your awesome potential. Dive in and let this be the start of your epic journey!

  • @gordonmiles6543
    @gordonmiles6543 7 месяцев назад +3

    Jeeze, I was accidentally doing a fair amount of this back in my college years and I loved life, was so excited for the future, was proud of myself, was excelling, everything was great. Then I left college, and because I didn't know I was doing these, my baseline dopamine just dropped and dropped, drinking, eating, loud music, etc. Now I feel like I've been re-united with an old friend who made me feel the best I ever have. Thank you sincerely. This time I'm doing it on purpose, because I want to :)

  • @vintage4000
    @vintage4000 2 года назад +209

    It's your belated happy Birthday Dr. Andrew you are the best. You helped so many people including me. I feel my dopamine spiked when I saw you have a new episode.❤❤❤

    • @not_elm0
      @not_elm0 2 года назад +1

      HBD Dr Hu 🎂🥳

    • @tubo1812
      @tubo1812 2 года назад

      What is the birthday date?

    • @TheMentalLevel
      @TheMentalLevel 2 года назад +2

      That's a good way of putting it.

    • @sweetieturner3377
      @sweetieturner3377 2 года назад

      Happy birthday !!! ❤

    • @Burtonracingboard6
      @Burtonracingboard6 2 года назад +6

      Don't spike his dopamine by wishing him a "happy birthday" just say "it's your belated birthday good job"

  • @alakazamscoopsdiglett7343
    @alakazamscoopsdiglett7343 2 года назад +256

    Exactly what a failing software engineering student needs, thx doc.

    • @loconojokodaytrading9925
      @loconojokodaytrading9925 2 года назад +41

      Stop talking about your shortcomings ! Putting thzt in the universe is the last thing you should do ! You aren’t failing., you are growing ! You only fail when you stop trying to be better ! Don’t quit , and stop focusing on negativity !
      I lost 300k in the market over 3 years . I had 17k left when years of staring at charts started to pay off . I wanted to quit 200999x’s but no matter what happened I shook it off , learned from my mistakes, and moved forward !
      I now think making under 5k a day is me failing ! I had my first 500k trade a few months back ! That’s all because I refused to quit ! I never focused on bad, and always found a way ! You will do the same !!!!!!!!!!! You WiLL succeed!

    • @matheussantiago6246
      @matheussantiago6246 2 года назад +2

      Same, lol

    • @jengleheimerschmitt7941
      @jengleheimerschmitt7941 2 года назад +9

      Come to the blue-collar side. Come to the blue collar side.

    • @darrellrayford3817
      @darrellrayford3817 2 года назад +8

      We should all be pals & code together

    • @carrnil
      @carrnil 2 года назад +1

      You go out there and get em champ

  • @parkourenthusiast8756
    @parkourenthusiast8756 9 месяцев назад +38

    Thank you so much. I am 18 years old, in college and am learning so much valuable information from your podcast. Your podcast really has really helped shape me into a more healthy person. I know you have separate videos covering the subject of marijuana, however I can’t help but point out it would be really interesting if you made a video talking about marijuana and it’s direct relation and effect to our dopamine and epinephrine levels. Thank you again :)!

  • @nyuki187
    @nyuki187 8 месяцев назад +9

    This video could not have found me at a better time in my life, this is invaluable. Thank yo very much Andrew.

  • @BoloBouncer
    @BoloBouncer 2 года назад +39

    I was reading Unbroken, the story about the U.S. military airmen who were stranded in the Pacific during WWII. There's a short passage about when they drifted into the doldrums after weeks on the raft. Instead of writing, "We were in a torturous hell, starving and not going anywhere," he describes it as one of the most peaceful serene moments of his entire life.
    I can't help but think at that point they had been so bereft of any dopamine-rewarding anything for so long that they were perfectly honed to appreciate the extreme stillness of that moment.

    • @carolhopetyler2178
      @carolhopetyler2178 2 года назад +3

      Yes

    • @vidalskyociosen3326
      @vidalskyociosen3326 2 года назад +3

      The body including the brain will do anything to survive , in some instances it will shut your conscious mind , next thing you know woke in hospital stable, sometimes the body is much better without you.

    • @napozayac8897
      @napozayac8897 2 года назад +2

      Zamp!

  • @stendaalcartography3436
    @stendaalcartography3436 2 года назад +121

    So... I used to the "stacking" of dopamine as well. I stacked like 9 ~ 10 different sources(coffee, chocolate, liquor, order food, MJ, beer, modafinil, game, porn, etc) And before long I got sooooooooooooooooooooo depressed. I would just burst into sobs and I couldn't stop. I was suicidal. Thankfully, body has natural equilibrium so it corrected itself, but it took like good 6 months to come back to normal levels again. Don't abuse your system, guys. It's not worth the pain.

    • @fazalihtisham4421
      @fazalihtisham4421 2 года назад +1

      You still smoke mj?

    • @davyddocarmocabral2989
      @davyddocarmocabral2989 2 года назад +20

      Listening to Michael Jackson is too much

    • @2jzandys444
      @2jzandys444 2 года назад +3

      Chronic weed use is the #1 motivation killer, then alcohol, then video games, then porn. It takes me like 6-12 months to recover after quitting weed, I’ve quit a couple times before, and just quit again ~ 4 months ago, still in a bad state of focus and motivation. Save yourselves, stop listening to the rappers and your low life friends, weed will likely destroy you unless you’re the 1 in a million who is productive on weed. Everyone is different..

    • @EnjoyYourDay247
      @EnjoyYourDay247 2 года назад

      @@davyddocarmocabral2989 this comment is still cracking me up

  • @user-sb2bi4sd7h
    @user-sb2bi4sd7h 5 месяцев назад +3

    This is exactly what i needed as 23 years old

  • @distantraven2566
    @distantraven2566 5 месяцев назад

    I'll be coming back to this one in a week or 2. Thank you Dr. Huberman.

  • @ameliasilkworth8833
    @ameliasilkworth8833 2 года назад +86

    I'm so inspired. I fed my 5 kids a low-sugar breakfast. I told them we are resetting our dopamine response by minimizing serum glucose spikes. They haven't talked to me in 3 days. Sooo... winning!! Thanks Doc!!

    • @oUncEblUnt420
      @oUncEblUnt420 2 года назад +2

      Trick kids into not wanting sugar by using the food professor Huberman mentioned in one of his podcasts that flips your sweet and sour receptors(probably a freudian misattribution. The sweet and sour part)

    • @actuitivevisrl1014
      @actuitivevisrl1014 2 года назад

      @@oUncEblUnt420 using the food professor?

    • @SpeedyThingGoIn4
      @SpeedyThingGoIn4 2 года назад +1

      @@actuitivevisrl1014 I hear there's a kind of berry that does that. Just search "make sour things taste sweet" or similar and you'll find it.
      Now, I don't know if artificial sweeteners are healthy, or what it would be like growing up in a household where I eat a dessert berry before my sour desserts... Interesting times, these are.

    • @bossgd100
      @bossgd100 2 года назад +1

      😂

    • @gaberoyalll
      @gaberoyalll 2 года назад +3

      Lol they are probably crabby from the sugar withdrawal but will soon feel 100x better🙌😎

  • @lauralockie
    @lauralockie 2 года назад +31

    Now I understand why being an Amateur musician is more rewarding than being a professional. It always seems that when you play just for the love of the game, you enjoy it more!

    • @coschaupp
      @coschaupp 2 года назад

      Bingo! Thanks Laura I needed to hear this. 😉👊🏼

    • @radub.3947
      @radub.3947 2 года назад +1

      That means it's best to be a professional amateur? hehe. Getting Dopamine from the enjoyment of the music work itself. Also most professional artists tend to be unimpressed with their work, but can still find joy in observing they are progressively getting better at it. For a long time I hated people saying that being happy is a choice because I didn't understand it. Now we know, by changing our behaviors we can also modify what and when something makes us happy.

  • @aqueelon
    @aqueelon 7 месяцев назад

    Andrew, thank you ever so much. Education and awareness is the tools that can make humanity thrive and the lack of those might lead us back to the dark age of superstitious and emotional decision making selves that we, by all means, should get over with and make that leap of faith into the only possible state of existence: then self-recognition and acceptance of ourselves as we were created!

  • @user-jj6ov6li1f
    @user-jj6ov6li1f 3 месяца назад +3

    Thank you Andrew and team. I have watched a small number of your videos and they are helping me to build a toolkit for myself to live well and thrive. Up until now I've been surviving and I want better for myself. I've realised that I'm otherwise in the dark. It strikes me that we've lost a lot of built-in wisdom from old generations lifestyles through our fast-paced and disjointed modern living. Your expertise and time to share the science behind thriving is a welcome antidote in a sea of confused misinformation and over-worked doctors. I am truly grateful. Thank you again.

  • @eliotdiaz6896
    @eliotdiaz6896 Год назад +176

    As a pastor who struggles every week to study for my weekly sermons and other teaching a speaking engagements, this information is incredibly valuable to me. I am on a journey of trying to understand how to be motivated and develop healthier study habits. It is so challenging for me. However my calling depends on it.

    • @alexjugureanu853
      @alexjugureanu853 Год назад +9

      congratulations! keep pushing!

    • @Sahil-jg8bd
      @Sahil-jg8bd Год назад

      @@siddhantsikarwar9237 ye sab bakchodi hai bhai partner vagera ...wo bhi online...

    • @havenbrauer3990
      @havenbrauer3990 Год назад

      As somebody who isn’t a pastor 😂, but an average working 19 yo trying to push through college. I’ve found that speaking to people (especially through English class) comes from “the heart.” I’ve found that when people say this, they don’t realize it, but they are saying to rather speak from calmness and resort your attention away from the constant nervous and hyperactive brain. So when he mentions that a mixture between alertness and calmness is the perfect baseline mixture for a perfect baseline level of dopamine, it’s ultimately referring to the distinguish between both I mentioned above. In conclusion, I think that is brilliant that you’ve used this podcast to improve in a certain aspect of hardships in your life and it would only be my duty to elaborate on the topic because I myself are going through a painful time in my life and I know exactly what you mean when you talk about preparing for life’s tasks.

  • @ElectricFuture
    @ElectricFuture 2 года назад +364

    I got in the habit of exercising first thing in the morning. It was my favorite part of the day. Big energy drink, playing my favorite music, jogging by the water maybe some weightlifting. I’d feel great during, flooded with ideas and inspiration, but then afterwards When it came time to sit down at my computer and do some work for the day i’d feel a bit…uninspired, burned out.
    I never put two and two together because I’ve only heard exercise is supposed to be healthy and great for mindstate.
    But I think I may have just had a realization, need to shift my schedule around and save some dopamine for mental effort as well.

    • @sarahzmayfitness
      @sarahzmayfitness 2 года назад +8

      @Dave How do you implement that, if that is time you have? I feel the same way with exercise... I feel like I accomplished a lot afterwards, but then feel the crash. Maybe I just need to see exercise as a means to an end, and not a reward? So I don't get that crash?

    • @austinheyman
      @austinheyman 2 года назад +15

      @@lowaimnobrain i agree the energy drink has to go first, then you should see if you experience the same effects without the energy drink. Otherwise, there are too many variables. Don’t forget that you also have to enjoy it! Satisfaction from different forms of exercises are subjective to different people so find what fits you best, try some variation in how you move your body and and keep it interesting!

    • @andrewconnor4429
      @andrewconnor4429 2 года назад +6

      Consider on top that there are ultradian rhythms plus your expectation so you're training your body "at this time we are going to do some great stuff, at this time we will sit down and do the grunt work" so in a way you're training your body to be dull at that time, if you sit down to work at your regular running time, then go work out at your regular sit down time, what happens? Probably a great computer session and an uninspired workout? Maybe!

    • @BlakeAndrewz
      @BlakeAndrewz 2 года назад +8

      Lay off the energy drinks I'd say

    • @ghostwriter8351
      @ghostwriter8351 2 года назад +17

      I have good results from writing first then exercise. Not only is my half asleep mind more creative, but it's also full of potential energy. After my minds fatigued I start exercising to circulate the blood. I sort of cycle on and off with writing and exercise. But everyones different

  • @johnyvtk
    @johnyvtk 6 месяцев назад

    I am literally in tears now, Thank you very much Andrew

  • @nguyenducanh7082
    @nguyenducanh7082 5 месяцев назад

    What an astonishing job, Andrew! Having relied on motivation before taking on challenges throughout my entire life, I now realize that I can proactively enhance my quality of life by applying science-backed protocols from your videos. This further reinforces my strong belief in science. I couldn't be more grateful for your work!

  • @fyodortitarenko9177
    @fyodortitarenko9177 2 года назад +399

    Dr. Huberman, basing on the several recent episodes, I've come to an understanding that if one would eliminate activities that make the brain release high portions of dopamine for 40 days and more, dopamine receptors would eventually start to respond to lower portions of dopamine. Then, later on, previously boring activities would start to be perceived by the brain as interesting ones and they would become higher dopamine activities, therefore, mitigating ADHD symptoms and making focusing on them easier. In other words to be able to love doing hard things that are good in the long perspective, one must get rid of short-term gratification activities.
    Is this correct?
    EDIT. I wrote this comment as soon I saw the video released hoping my question would be noticed, because as far as I've noticed Dr. Huberman answers questions in the comment section on the day of release of a video, so I did not watch the video then. The answer to my question, and other similar questions below, is at 1:05:32 .I hope it helps. Keep up the search for knowledge and do not give up, you all. Thanks to Dr. Huberman.

    • @michaelmcdonagh292
      @michaelmcdonagh292 2 года назад +88

      Just in case he doesn't respond, I think you are pretty much right. I only know due to extensive research on porn addiction. The dopamine release from watching porn can be as addictive and powerful as cocaine (for example). There is plenty of research into the impact abstaining from porn has on the brain (from those that watch it regularly). Most individuals tend to go through a 'flatline' where the body is screaming out for that dopamine release and the individual goes through a 'depressive period'. However, beyond the 60-90 day mark, they begin to enjoy activities that didn't interest them as much, are much happier, more productive etc. Just giving themselves that break from the overpowering dopamine feast that is porn seems to almost reset the brain. I find it fascinating.

    • @theyeking7023
      @theyeking7023 2 года назад +12

      Lol not just porn even masturbation

    • @schijtaccount1
      @schijtaccount1 2 года назад +11

      I tried this but went too hard.. crashed and burned and fell in all old paterns and ADHD kicked in to the max after...

    • @mmafighterdp3263
      @mmafighterdp3263 2 года назад +10

      I understood it this way as well but would be highly interested in Professor Hubermans answer.

    • @michaelmcdonagh292
      @michaelmcdonagh292 2 года назад +4

      @@theyeking7023 a real deadly combination for sure.

  • @sdterv
    @sdterv 10 месяцев назад +8

    I am a 68 year old female. I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in July 2022. My complaint of small writing got my family doctor's attention. I have stiffness and balance issues. I went to two different neurologists who had no information on something else other than sinemet. Its side effects compared to benefits are not worth taking! I am researching and embracing vitamins and minerals. That, and movement/balance PT has improved my quality of life. Not much info out there on dopamine and Parkinson's depletion of dopamine. Your info has given me a direction for research. Thank you for this (and other podcasts). Your examples are relevant and easy to understand. Brilliant.

  • @iooguh
    @iooguh 6 месяцев назад

    I love how this explains a lot of the "how" behind mind science. It really helped me to bridge the gap between spirit and biology. 🔥🔥🔥

  • @reillya.733
    @reillya.733 8 месяцев назад +5

    Thank you so much Dr. Huberman! I have adored your podcasts! Most content these days is built upon false narratives, and are largely people's opinions over fact. Thank you for being a tool for equalizing access to education. As someone who left school years ago, and didn't follow the path of academia, I am so so grateful that I can still learn and expand my mind through your podcasts. Thank you! keep doing what you do!

  • @tys.2113
    @tys.2113 9 месяцев назад +146

    This is my first super chat. The amount of depth and knowledge about Dopamine is just insane. During covid era, I have been struggling with depression and had many suicidal thoughts its been three years still I couldn't achieve a state of calmness. Thanks to Quora I found out you (I am still a high school student ) Hope these podcasts never stop, love from India 🤗

    • @marydelaney2894
      @marydelaney2894 5 месяцев назад +3

      Your life will get better…life is full of lessons, keep on trucking!

    • @yamu208
      @yamu208 5 месяцев назад +1

      Sending u virtual hugs

    • @shubhamwagh5362
      @shubhamwagh5362 3 месяца назад +1

      @tys.2113 how are you now did your life improved are you doing well now

    • @pramath6867
      @pramath6867 20 дней назад

      I love you bro, I believe in you. Keep on striving

  • @Lucasvoz
    @Lucasvoz 2 года назад +81

    Everything you said today confirms many of my own experimentations with pleasure and dopamine. You will truly experience life the most if you don’t overindulge in the high dopamine behavior, also learning how to enjoy the process instead of the reward, and lastly to not expect a reward every time you work for it. Amazing, insightful, and so informative. You’re the best Andrew!

    • @advocate1563
      @advocate1563 2 года назад +3

      Grest advice. Giving up my vices has led to less excitrement (highs and lows) but much great peacr of.mind (flow). I lool back at my behaviour and realise I was incredibly self destructive, but can now see that much of that was dopa related.

    • @Lucasvoz
      @Lucasvoz 2 года назад

      same story here! glad you feel so good now:)

  • @estieFa
    @estieFa 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you, Andrew. You're changing lives.

  • @lunarribbon917
    @lunarribbon917 7 месяцев назад +8

    Dr. Huberman, thank you for existing and wanting to help humanity!
    I just discovered your channel and am extremely fascinated by all this helpful content you present! You explain concepts in a very clear and interesting way, also using recent studies from prestigious medical journals to present facts and ideas in non-biased ways, allowing us to utilize this information to improve our lives.
    Part of depression is not feeling any joy or motivation for anything (even for things that we once found enjoyable), because it's not engaging as it was before, and there's a lack of meaning or purpose behind it. Especially for high achieving people, always accomplishing at their highest level, and there's always that underlying question of "what's next?".
    Part of it is needing extremely high levels of a certain substance/drug/activity in order to feel joy and excitement, and if we can't feel that "high" anymore, then what's the point of wasting our time and energy searching for these highs that never last and these lows that only continue to worsen.
    Everyone experiences depression differently, some might feel persistent sadness and guilt, while others will feel baseline neutral to everything (even if its something considered pleasurable, like sex/alcohol/drugs/eating your favorite food, etc). Like you can literally get a high raise/promotion and still feel "meh" about it.

  • @cyrusadamrevilla3851
    @cyrusadamrevilla3851 Год назад +45

    I'm not exaggerating when I say this: This video will change my life forever. And I will never be able to thank you enough for it.

  • @Dominickq
    @Dominickq Год назад +108

    This was incredibly generous and packed with information. An online masterclass like this would be sold for hundreds of dollars, and you've shared it for free. Big gratitude.

  • @luiscastrodeoliveiravicent9493
    @luiscastrodeoliveiravicent9493 5 месяцев назад

    I am fromAfrica and I enjoy and learn a lot with Dr. Huberman' s podcast. Thank you!!!

  • @cosminserbansnoop2399
    @cosminserbansnoop2399 3 месяца назад

    Put shortly but with honesty: This is the best podcast I've listen to in a very long time

  • @cathrynschnell2133
    @cathrynschnell2133 2 года назад +647

    Confession: I am addicted to huberman lab podcast. Entirely related to dopamine.
    This particular episode is so relevant as my 9 year old recovers from a dopamine roller coaster following her birthday. Next year I’m sticking her in an ice bath after the party.

    • @marthahorton5350
      @marthahorton5350 2 года назад +38

      My 10-year-old gets her daily dopamine from planning her birthday over and over again. I know the day after the birthday party there will be a massive crash, it never fails!

    • @AngeVarma
      @AngeVarma 2 года назад

      Lol

    • @edwardblack9263
      @edwardblack9263 2 года назад +7

      this was super funny

    • @CCC-ze8pj
      @CCC-ze8pj 2 года назад +3

      Same. After following Dr. Huberman's podcasted advice from the beginning I now feel like a 9 year old :)

    • @bmr9779
      @bmr9779 2 года назад +2

      Same! Does anyone have any other podcast like huberman. Ive watched all his stuff just wish there were more people to watch knowledge, well explained topics, and credit sources like huberman does.

  • @Ooooopppsss
    @Ooooopppsss 2 года назад +14

    On today's episode, Dr. Huberman puts the Dope in Dopamine...

  • @elseverehmedli8819
    @elseverehmedli8819 5 месяцев назад +1

    One of the most precious channels on RUclips, I can't believe it and really regret that I didn't discover this channel much earlier

  • @sonya965
    @sonya965 Месяц назад

    I genuinely think that this (Huberman Lab) is the best podcast that we have right now

  • @bricktamland7964
    @bricktamland7964 2 года назад +64

    This episode is far better than any other motivational video I came across on RUclips. Keep doing what you're doing Dr. Huberman. You're positively impacting many people's lives with this content.

  • @jopo7996
    @jopo7996 2 года назад +7

    The notification for this podcast spiked my dopamine.

  • @akasharavindan3147
    @akasharavindan3147 5 месяцев назад

    This is a life changing podcast, Thank you so much Andrew Huberman

  • @stevetakacs654
    @stevetakacs654 8 месяцев назад

    Hello Dr. Hurberman. I've suffered from depression and anxiety for 10 years. Lots of ups and downs. I have watched some of your cold water therapy. Been FF going cold showers twice a day. I started with cool water eventually working into just cold showers. I'm slowly moving to cold baths. I've been working on other videos too. You have helped me learn to even out my moods . Thank you so much.

  • @zachariahdrown8435
    @zachariahdrown8435 2 года назад +41

    Monday has turned into one of the best days Of the week Bc of this podcast

    • @vademecor
      @vademecor 2 года назад

      Dr. Huberman has fixed mondays. I thought it couldn't be done.

  • @MrAlexWaugh
    @MrAlexWaugh Год назад +167

    The irony of needing this information to understand my ADHD but not being able to pay attention for 2+ hrs 😵‍💫 it's sinking in after the 3rd listen, thanks for the knowledges! 🧠😁

    • @benjaminfranklinstyl
      @benjaminfranklinstyl Год назад +5

      I watched it twice and was so in hyperfocus!! :D

    • @VeeTownsend
      @VeeTownsend Год назад +5

      😂😂😂 right .... so I cleaned with it on in the background, potted some plants, brushed the hounds 😂😂😂😂

    • @VeeTownsend
      @VeeTownsend Год назад +6

      Or maybe we need a cold bath to listen to this 😂

    • @john4023
      @john4023 Год назад

      this is so relatable

    • @stacyyoust
      @stacyyoust 11 месяцев назад +2

      That's how I learn too! Repetition 3x 😅😊

  • @magnumandroid903
    @magnumandroid903 6 месяцев назад

    Never Found more acknowledging thing on YT than this one . ITS Absolutely Life Changing

  • @enjoythebliss3852
    @enjoythebliss3852 8 месяцев назад +7

    Thank you so much; this podcast has changed my life.
    I am a fifty-five-year-old woman who has been struggling with Parkinson's for over four years. Even though I've read and studied everything available on the subject, nothing has been as helpful as your podcast.
    I live in France and would love to see your work translated into French so I can share it.
    God bless you and your work!

  • @killroy8146
    @killroy8146 2 года назад +31

    As someone who was using vvyanse, weed, nicotine, caffeine, and seratonin/dopamine meds daily to overcome my absolute loss of motivation and severe depression, this is genuinely life changing even just from a mindset perspective. Even at the absolute minimum that I've taken away from this video, I feel renewed knowing that I have more control over my drive than I ever thought. This has given me hope, and I thank you.

    • @markrung8051
      @markrung8051 Год назад +1

      I've not watched this yet but you sound similar to me. Looking forward to watching.

    • @3ulogy
      @3ulogy Год назад +2

      I wish it did the same to me, I was just getting annoyed with all the technical crap throughout the entire episode. Knowing the intricacies of how neurons work is just not applicable. Found myself fast forwarding 90% of the episode. Got more from the comment sections than anything.

    • @PushYourEdge
      @PushYourEdge Год назад +1

      love this comment 🙏🏽

    • @jennifercarleton7550
      @jennifercarleton7550 Год назад +2

      @@3ulogy I actually enjoyed the scientific info, although I can certainly understand it is not for everyone.

  • @mathew9851
    @mathew9851 2 года назад +7

    i'm a youtuber watcher and i'm professor of tuning into andrew hubermans videos the moment theyre uploaded

  • @user-cs7gq9ml3u
    @user-cs7gq9ml3u 6 месяцев назад +28

    I am a PhD student from Germany. First I want to say thanks for all the efforts you made for the podcast. I know it is one thing to understand scientific research results, it is another thing to explain in a easy way to people not in this field. But Andrew nailed, I can easily understand all the contents he said and I really like how he put everything in a smooth logic flow. This podcast is a masterpiece. I feel so lucky that I find this podcast.

    • @artfender7300
      @artfender7300 6 месяцев назад +1

      So, if sex increases dopamine 2x over the baseline and smoking 2.5x does it mean that smoking during sex increases 4.5x? and what about if you also eat chocolate at the same time 😛 Would be interesting to study such combination as part of PhD research.

    • @Oldysrv
      @Oldysrv 4 месяца назад

      I feel sry for ur Phd from Germany

  • @brittanynicolette9473
    @brittanynicolette9473 6 месяцев назад +89

    Building wealth involves developing good habits like regularly putting money away in intervals for solid investments. Instead of trying to predict and prognosticate the stability of the market and precisely when the change is going to happen, a better strategy is simply having a portfolio that’s well prepared for any eventually, that’s how some folks' been averaging 150K every 7week these past 4months according to Bloomberg.

    • @alicebenard5713
      @alicebenard5713 6 месяцев назад

      Investors should exercise caution with their exposure and exercise caution when considering new investments, particularly during periods of inflation. It is advisable to seek guidance from a professional or trusted advisor in order to navigate this recession and achieve potential high yields.

    • @RyanContreras72
      @RyanContreras72 6 месяцев назад

      This is superb! Information, as a noob it gets quite difficult to handle all of this and staying informed is a major cause, how do you go about this are you a pro investor?

    • @brittanynicolette9473
      @brittanynicolette9473 6 месяцев назад

      Through closely monitoring the performance of my portfolio, I have witnessed a remarkable growth of $483k in just the past two quarters. This experience has shed light on why experienced traders are able to generate substantial returns even in lesser-known markets. It is safe to say that this bold decision has been one of the most impactful choices I have made recently.

    • @blessingpaul5484
      @blessingpaul5484 6 месяцев назад

      Wow, that’s stirring! Do you mind connecting me to your advisor please. I desperately need one to diversified my portfolio.

    • @RyanContreras72
      @RyanContreras72 6 месяцев назад

      I’ve actually been looking into advisors lately, the news I’ve been seeing in the market hasn’t been so encouraging. who’s the person guiding you?

  • @peterbandsholm8853
    @peterbandsholm8853 2 года назад +80

    I have misused pleasures throughout my life, without knowing that it could inflict this damage to my reward pathway. Thank you Andrew, this is godsent

    • @rubengarcia9655
      @rubengarcia9655 2 года назад +11

      Same for me. I always wondered why Sundays were crappy for me. I thought it was because I had to go to work on Monday’s. But now I realized it was all the dopamine highs I had Saturday night

    • @sierrablanco5672
      @sierrablanco5672 2 года назад +2

      Same and working with children.. reward is used often. Now im questioning

    • @caninecuts
      @caninecuts 2 года назад +1

      Peter, I have spent 60+ years destroying my motivation. 30+ years on ADD drugs were the most vicious. But this podcast will help me go forward. I think there are a LOT of us out here in the same boat

  • @its_kar
    @its_kar 2 года назад +21

    This podcast is the single most helpful resource out there for health and self improvement. I listened to this episode last week and I noticed a lot of things about my body that I previously didn't even think about.

  • @John-bw1st
    @John-bw1st 8 дней назад

    The clarity received by listening to this discussion are invaluable and deeply appreciated!!

  • @ms.sassyone
    @ms.sassyone 4 месяца назад +1

    Wow this is so intriguing, educational & eye opening. I'm so glad I found this...I just had surgery & had surgery complications afterwards. I went to the e.r. they injected me with compazine for the nausea I was having. I began to feel the worst feeling after they injected me with that. I began having uncontrollable body movements, agitation for 3 days straight after. I couldn't sit still, barely sleep & eat. Now days after I feel so sad & depressed I've been crying over everything. It's been the worst!
    Compazine is a antipsychotic drug but they use for nausea too. I also consume Yerba Mate everyday every since I've cut coffee & soda out of my diet several years ago. To learn this is negatively impacting my dopamine levels is crazy when I thought the opposite.

  • @PetrollCoaching
    @PetrollCoaching 2 года назад +69

    Every time I watch a Huberman video, I feel like I just got an entire semester of knowledge in 2- 3 hours! He is a national treasure!

  • @juandavidobando2662
    @juandavidobando2662 2 года назад +124

    I've had a dopamine release, listening this. It's a priceless podcast. Thank you so much for doing it.

    • @AY-eq8rw
      @AY-eq8rw Год назад +10

      Now be careful to spike the dopamine than required. By not adding other stimulants and taking a break after the podcast to reset the base line levels. Writing summary of the points and moving onto some boring task might help too. ( :P me trying to be dopamine engineer here)

    • @ivanyegoh3420
      @ivanyegoh3420 Год назад

      @@AY-eq8rw nice one mate

  • @SevastyanovYE
    @SevastyanovYE 5 месяцев назад

    The hole book of information just in 2 hours, thank you very much!

  • @user-yo8im4sx2l
    @user-yo8im4sx2l 7 месяцев назад +3

    Love ❤and thanku sir from 🇮🇳 India 😊

  • @iifridgeii9933
    @iifridgeii9933 2 года назад +79

    wow, i'm currently doing a bachelors in psychology at uni and I feel like I've just sat down for a zoom lecture with a top quality professor. very good and very appreciated

    • @elizabethmolnar4643
      @elizabethmolnar4643 2 года назад +2

      Watch Robert Saplosky 's lecture on Dopamine. He has a couple lectues on Dopamine. But - Anticipation is the key. Outstanding lecture. Please give this lecture your time.

    • @iifridgeii9933
      @iifridgeii9933 2 года назад

      @@elizabethmolnar4643 Thank you, will do :)

    • @stevenbalogh6462
      @stevenbalogh6462 2 года назад

      They teach you outdated and useless information in colleges nowadays. They also indoctrinate you on beliefs not based in fact, aka wokeism. Its better to save your time and money and not go to college. College kids that are indoctrinated are causing the destruction of our society and values.

    • @iifridgeii9933
      @iifridgeii9933 2 года назад +1

      @@stevenbalogh6462 not sure if its exactly the same scenario in England where i go to uni… Plus every individual has the capability to think for themselves and decide what to agree and disagree with. Like Aristotle said, a good mind can analyse books/information without being consumed by it. Most things aren’t as white or black as they may seem, even “wokeism”.

    • @stevenbalogh6462
      @stevenbalogh6462 2 года назад

      @@iifridgeii9933 most of the population doesnt have what Aristotle described, that's what the elites take advantage of.

  • @shashaarah
    @shashaarah Год назад +368

    Late to this, but this content is a total game changer for me. Was struggling what the heck was wrong with my brain. Super grateful for your work, it's not much but hope this tiny support helps. And definitely subscribing!