3 POSITIVE ADDICTIONS THAT WILL GIVE YOUR LIFE MEANING
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When you experience a sweet sensation, your brain releases a neurotransmitter called dopamine.
This chemical reinforces the behaviors & sensations that produced this feeling making you crave them again -
That’s how addictions start.
This chemical reinforces the behaviors & sensations that produced this feeling making you crave them again -
That’s how addictions start.
A dopamine reward is therefore the thread that connects you to any addiction.
I’ve categorized four grades of dopamine, from their sources...
I’ve categorized four grades of dopamine, from their sources...
Low grade dopamine:
This is what you get from drugs, casual sex, porn / gambling.
They cause some physical, mental, or spiritual damage everytime you indulge.
They basically kill you slowly while making you believe you’re “having fun”.
This is what you get from drugs, casual sex, porn / gambling.
They cause some physical, mental, or spiritual damage everytime you indulge.
They basically kill you slowly while making you believe you’re “having fun”.
Mid grade dopamine:
These activities give you excitement in an unfair exchange for your time & energy.
They may provide doses of happiness, but poor ROI
(Sports & entertainment).
These activities give you excitement in an unfair exchange for your time & energy.
They may provide doses of happiness, but poor ROI
(Sports & entertainment).
High grade dopamine:
This is the fulfillment you get from doing what you love & leveling up everyday.
Expanding the limits of your body & mind is highly rewarding -
That’s how nature designed Us to be happy.
This is the fulfillment you get from doing what you love & leveling up everyday.
Expanding the limits of your body & mind is highly rewarding -
That’s how nature designed Us to be happy.
The best grade dopamine comes from gradually increasing your value & net-worth.
More money means more confidence, better connections & opportunities, and a greater sense of freedom.
Life becomes 10x sweeter when you don’t have to worry about money.
More money means more confidence, better connections & opportunities, and a greater sense of freedom.
Life becomes 10x sweeter when you don’t have to worry about money.
Whilst everyone has an addiction, the vast majority seek the lowest levels
To become an actualized human, you must reorient your dopamine receptors to crave what’s good for you.
Here are 3 positive addictions you should imbibe;
To become an actualized human, you must reorient your dopamine receptors to crave what’s good for you.
Here are 3 positive addictions you should imbibe;
1 - Mastery in your craft / profession
Passion is the magnetic force that pulls you towards mastery, without it you’ll be doomed to a life of mediocrity.
Passion is the magnetic force that pulls you towards mastery, without it you’ll be doomed to a life of mediocrity.
Forget about talent, focus on becoming competent -
Competence will compound to mastery over time, and mastery is the peak of talent.
You don’t have to be the best in the world, but the best you can be.
Competence will compound to mastery over time, and mastery is the peak of talent.
You don’t have to be the best in the world, but the best you can be.
So find a calling, skill, or mission to dedicate your life to. When mastery becomes an obsession, it overrides lesser addictions.
2 - Truth seeking
For an earnest seeker, there’s no end to self-knowledge.
Critical thinking demands a complete restructuring of your worldview from the foundation.
It’s an arduous process that demands high levels of skepticism & exploration.
For an earnest seeker, there’s no end to self-knowledge.
Critical thinking demands a complete restructuring of your worldview from the foundation.
It’s an arduous process that demands high levels of skepticism & exploration.
You can seek truth through any of these paths;
Scholarly: Study several schools of philosophy / theology - stack axioms & heuristics of wise men
Scientific: Observe, hypothesize, experiment & infer laws /maxims
Saintly: The path of self-inquiry / metacognition & meditation.
Scholarly: Study several schools of philosophy / theology - stack axioms & heuristics of wise men
Scientific: Observe, hypothesize, experiment & infer laws /maxims
Saintly: The path of self-inquiry / metacognition & meditation.
Observation is the mother of science -
Life is so intricate that it’s impossible for any man, in one lifetime, to explore it in it’s entirety.
So a thirst for truth distracts you from your distractions & blesses you with a natural discipline and orderliness.
Life is so intricate that it’s impossible for any man, in one lifetime, to explore it in it’s entirety.
So a thirst for truth distracts you from your distractions & blesses you with a natural discipline and orderliness.
3 - Body & mind mastery
Signs of a great body; strength, endurance, flexibility, energetic, aesthetics.
Signs of a great mind; calm, resilient, adaptable, innocent, optimistic.
You should check atleast 3 markers in both categories
All it takes is commitment.
Signs of a great body; strength, endurance, flexibility, energetic, aesthetics.
Signs of a great mind; calm, resilient, adaptable, innocent, optimistic.
You should check atleast 3 markers in both categories
All it takes is commitment.
Low grade addictions destroy you
High grade addictions transform you
The more invested you are in exploring these 3, the weaker your affinity to the lower levels.
High grade addictions transform you
The more invested you are in exploring these 3, the weaker your affinity to the lower levels.
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