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This instant-gratification world we live in is not how reward-seeking was designed to be, and having dopamine drop below baseline several times a day is not how we were supposed to experience this neurochemical. If you are wondering why you never feel like getting to work on your passion project or never get out to exercise or anything else you have set as a goal, this may be what is happening.
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Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa (The Neuroscience of Self-Love: How To Improve Your Most Important Relationship)