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Dr. Anna Lembke: Why 30 days resets your reward system

What happens when abundance hijacks the reward system in your brain: Lembke on the 30-day abstinence reset, anhedonia from pleasure-chasing, and stress relapse.

Steven Bartletthost
Jan 5, 20261h 46mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 2:52

    Intro

  2. 2:52 – 4:09

    Dopamine and Overabundance

  3. 4:09 – 6:03

    How to Shake Bad Habits

  4. 6:03 – 7:02

    Why Are Harmful Substances Addictive?

  5. 7:02 – 12:41

    The Dangers of AI Simulating Human Connection

  6. 12:41 – 19:16

    Sex Addiction

  7. 19:16 – 22:10

    Elon Musk's Age of Abundance

  8. 22:10 – 23:22

    We're Entertaining Ourselves to Death

  9. 23:22 – 28:38

    How Our Brain Processes Pleasure and Pain

  10. 28:38 – 30:27

    Why Do We Fall Off Our Good Habits?

  11. 30:27 – 31:40

    When Are We Most Susceptible to Self-Destructive Behaviours

  12. 31:40 – 32:46

    Who Is More Vulnerable to Addiction?

  13. 32:46 – 34:13

    Link Between Addiction and People With ADHD

  14. 34:13 – 35:44

    Link Between Childhood Trauma and Addiction

  15. 35:44 – 37:11

    Parents Soothing Child’s Emotions With Technology

  16. 37:11 – 39:52

    Could AI Replace Parenting

  17. 39:52 – 43:10

    Are You Hopeful People Will See the Downsides of AI?

  18. 43:10 – 44:58

    Social Media Trials

  19. 44:58 – 45:54

    Ads

  20. 45:54 – 53:18

    The Science Behind How to Get Rid of Bad Habits

  21. 53:18 – 54:07

    Is Addictive Personality a Real Thing?

  22. 54:07 – 56:11

    4-Week Resolutions

  23. 56:11 – 58:47

    Psychological Strategies for Adopting Good Habits

  24. 58:47 – 1:01:53

    How to Trick Your Brain to Enjoy Doing Hard Things

  25. 1:01:53 – 1:04:10

    How to Avoid Relapse

  26. 1:04:10 – 1:04:58

    Is It Possible to Become Addicted to Good Things Too?

  27. 1:04:58 – 1:06:57

    Daily Routines to Kick the Habit

  28. 1:06:57 – 1:10:13

    The "Count Back" Trick to Start New Habits

  29. 1:10:13 – 1:12:10

    Ads

  30. 1:12:10 – 1:17:26

    Brains of Addicted vs. Non-Addicted People

  31. 1:17:26 – 1:19:06

    Shocking Dopamine Research

  32. 1:19:06 – 1:22:36

    Impact of Dopamine Addiction on Personal Relationships

  33. 1:22:36 – 1:26:11

    Dopamine Agonist Drugs

  34. 1:26:11 – 1:31:57

    Dopamine Release Associated With Learning and Impediments

  35. 1:31:57 – 1:36:50

    Radical Honesty

  36. 1:36:50 – 1:38:42

    What Is Agency and Why Does It Matter

  37. 1:38:42 – 1:46:18

    The Biggest Problem With New Year’s Resolutions

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