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E274: High Dopamine, Low Effort Behaviors and Making Sobriety Feel Less Hard
Manage episode 475167831 series 2815261
Your brain is wired for quick hits of dopamine, or high-reward, low-effort habits that feel good in the moment but sabotage your long-term goals. Over time, this conditions your brain to expect rewards without effort, making real change feel harder than it actually is. In this episode, I’ll explain how these patterns destroy motivation, fuel inconsistent effort, and keep you stuck in the cycle of short bursts of change followed by slinking back to your old ways. You’ll learn how high dopamine, low effort behaviors impact the brain, how this makes us resistant to putting in effort, and 3 ways you may be making being sober feel more difficult for yourself than it needs to be- and how to shift that.
What to listen to next:
E265: Rewiring Your Reward System After Getting Sober
E263: Sugar Cravings After Quitting Drinking
E145: ADHD and Alcohol
Work with me:
- Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership
- Sober coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/sober-coaching
Weekly email:
- You’ll hear from me on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email
Courses:
- The non-negotiable mindset https://www.soberpowered.com/mindset-course
- Anger Management https://www.soberpowered.com/anger
Support the show:
- If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support all the research and effort that goes into this podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered
- Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors
Sources are posted on my website
Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
297 episodes
Manage episode 475167831 series 2815261
Your brain is wired for quick hits of dopamine, or high-reward, low-effort habits that feel good in the moment but sabotage your long-term goals. Over time, this conditions your brain to expect rewards without effort, making real change feel harder than it actually is. In this episode, I’ll explain how these patterns destroy motivation, fuel inconsistent effort, and keep you stuck in the cycle of short bursts of change followed by slinking back to your old ways. You’ll learn how high dopamine, low effort behaviors impact the brain, how this makes us resistant to putting in effort, and 3 ways you may be making being sober feel more difficult for yourself than it needs to be- and how to shift that.
What to listen to next:
E265: Rewiring Your Reward System After Getting Sober
E263: Sugar Cravings After Quitting Drinking
E145: ADHD and Alcohol
Work with me:
- Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership
- Sober coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/sober-coaching
Weekly email:
- You’ll hear from me on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email
Courses:
- The non-negotiable mindset https://www.soberpowered.com/mindset-course
- Anger Management https://www.soberpowered.com/anger
Support the show:
- If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support all the research and effort that goes into this podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered
- Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors
Sources are posted on my website
Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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