**Dopamine is the chemical that motivates us. ([[Serotonin]] is the one that makes us happy)** > [!tldr] ➡️ Dopamine is chemical motivation. Novelty causes a dopamine hit. Which motivates us to seek new novelty. This was good back before novelty was available on every screen. But now it works against you making focused progress on anything. See also: [[Novel Info & Candy]]. Constant novelty leads to constant dopamine which leads to a lack of motivation to do hard things. > [!tldr] Dopamine isn't about feeling good, it's about wanting more When you're experiencing a dopamine high, you're typically not focusing on how happy or pleasurable the thing that's causing it makes you feel, instead you're focusing on getting _more_ of that thing. It's more future-focused than [[Presence|present]]. **** # More ## Source - [[The Organized Mind]] - [[Huberman Labs]] ## Related - [[Moderate Stimulation]] - [[Dopamine Detox]]