Michael E. Long

Why is addiction “perfectly logical” to an addict? The answer is found in a single chemical in your brain: dopamine. Dopamine ensured the survival of early man. Thousands of years later, it is the source of our most basic behaviors and cultural ideas - and progress itself....

Dopamine, “the molecule of more,” makes it easy to get stuck in a cycle of never being truly satisfied. It promises happiness, but can never deliver. That part is up to us. A more fulfilling life begins with training your brain to overcome the dopamine chase—and it’s easier than you think.

One of the most successful nightclub and theater comedians in America started out a long way from the stage, in the tiny farming community of Lithonia, Georgia.

Erfolgsautor und Dopamin-Experte Michael E. Long erklärt, warum das sogenannte Glückshormon uns in den entscheidenden Bereichen unseres Lebens auf fatale Weise in Richtung Unzufriedenheit und Sucht steuert. Zugleich liefert er wirkungsvolle Strategien, um dauerhaft aus diesen Mustern auszubrechen.

A resposta está na dopamina, substância química que atua no cérebro e nos impulsiona a querer sempre mais–seja no consumo, no lazer, no trabalho e até nos relacionamentos.

Como essa poderosa substância química em nosso cérebro impulsiona o amor, o sexo e a criatividade—e controla quem somos, o que sentimos e o que fazemos....