Why Your Brain Chooses Scrolling Over Your Dreams

You want to write the book, learn the skill, build the body. So why does your thumb keep choosing the feed? In this video: what dopamine really does (wanting, not enjoying), why variable rewards make your feed work like a slot machine, why distant dreams lose to instant rewards, and why an ancient brain struggles in a world of endless novelty. Then: 5 simple steps to take back control. 0:00 You open your phone to check one thing 0:32 The game your brain was never built to win 1:02 Dopamine: the chemical of wanting 2:11 The slot machine in your pocket 3:30 Your dreams pay later, your phone pays now 4:56 An ancient brain in a modern world 6:03 5 steps to take back control 8:24 Your phone is not evil Sources: Schultz, W., Dayan, P. & Montague, P. R. (1997). A neural substrate of prediction and reward. Science. Skinner, B. F. & Ferster, C. B. (1957). Schedules of Reinforcement. Wood, W., Quinn, J. M. & Kashy, D. A. (2002). Habits in everyday life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Amabile, T. & Kramer, S. (2011). The Progress Principle. Epictetus, Discourses (attributed). Subscribe for a new video every 3 days:    / @the-mindrelics   #psychology #dopamine #selfimprovement