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Download the 12-Page "Omega-3 Supplementation Guide" Discover my premium podcast, The Aliquot Join over 300,000 people and sign up for my newsletter Become a FoundMyFitness premium member to get access to exclusive episodes, emails, live Q+A's with Rhonda and more Dr. Andrew Huberman is a Stanford professor, neurobiologist, and host of the incredibly popular Huberman Lab Podcast. He's also the guest on this episode of the FoundMyFitness podcast. Our conversation encompasses an in-depth discussion of the brain's dopamine system and provides a toolkit for enhancing motivation and focus. Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (07:58) Dopamine's Neuromodulatory Role (09:50) Motivation vs. Reward (14:56) Dopamine as a "Wave Pool" (20:19) Minimizing Smartphone Dopamine Effects (23:53) Dangers of Effortless Dopamine Peaks (27:13) Signs of High Motivation (29:20) Dopamine Reward Prediction Error (38:21) Warm-Up Period for Focus and Motivation (42:37) Rewarding Effort (53:12) Fostering Tenacity in Kids (55:26) Visualizing Negative Outcomes (58:12) Overcoming Procrastination (1:04:12) Exercise's Impact on Dopamine (1:08:56) Cold Exposure vs. Drugs (1:10:50) Exercise Entrainment Effect (1:14:45) Dangers of Relying on Stimulants (1:22:13) Cold exposure (1:30:56) Limiting Workout Intensity (1:36:29) Anterior Midcingulate Cortex (1:38:52) Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (1:44:49) NSDR (1:59:36) Healthy Social Media Use (2:17:33) Circadian Rhythms and Solar Light (2:27:31) Limiting Late-Night Light Effects (2:30:30) Spiking Morning Cortisol (2:33:54) Long Distance Viewing vs. Screens (2:40:27) Limiting Alcohol Intake (2:54:08) ADHD (3:03:30) Replacing ADHD Drugs with Behaviors (3:05:21) Andrew's Weekly Workout Routine (3:11:04) Andrew's Diet & Supplement Routine (3:15:21) Andrew's Experimentation with Peptides (3:20:31) Processing Negative Feedback Show notes are available by clicking here Watch this episode on YouTube
