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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

Author:Anna Lembke
Edition:1st Edition

Modern life is examined through the lens of neuroscience, revealing how constant access to pleasure shapes behavior and mental health. It connects dopamine-driven reward systems with addiction, motivation, and self-regulation, emphasizing the balance between pleasure and pain in achieving long-term well-being.

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Chapters

  • Chapter 1: Our Masturbation Machines→
  • Chapter 2: Running from Pain→
  • Chapter 3: The Pleasure-Pain Balance→
  • Chapter 4: Dopamine Fasting→
  • Chapter 5: Space, Time, and Meaning→
  • Chapter 6: A Broken Balance?→
  • Chapter 7: Pressing on the Pain Side→
  • Chapter 8: Radical Honesty→
  • Chapter 9: Prosocial Shame→

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