Taming the Molecule of More: A Step-by-Step Guide to Make Dopamine Work for You

by Michael E. Long, Daniel Z. Lieberman (Foreword)

Featured on The Next Big Idea Club’s April 2025 Must-Read Books

Dopamine, “the molecule of more,” is the chemical in our brains that drives us to seek out newer and better things—the latest gadget, the coolest job, the perfect partner.

But for many of us, it’s easy to get stuck in a cycle of never being truly satisfied. Because dopamine can only promise happiness. It 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.

From Michael E. Long, coauthor of the life-changing book The Molecule of More, comes a practical solution to the problem. This thoroughly researched and encouraging guide is based on the latest neuroscience. It can teach you to overcome the most troubling aspect of our biological programming.

You’ll learn to tame your brain

Stop being held captive to the lure of social media Reject an unhealthy obsession with work Avoid the pitfalls that plague the dating life—and refresh interest in the romance you already have Stop compulsive shopping, online and otherwise Step back from social media—and break the cycle of doomscrolling Grow your creativity and call it up when you need it most What if we could harness our struggles and our triumphs toward satisfaction for a lifetime? Taming the Molecule of More delivers a method to begin a more fulfilling life right now.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Self Help, Health, Audiobook

Audible Audio

Published April 15, 2025

About the author

Trained as a physicist, Michael E. Long is an award-winning author, speechwriter, screenwriter, and playwright.

As a playwright, more than 20 of his shows have been produced, most on New York stages. As a screenwriter, his honors include finalist for the grand prize in screenwriting at the Slamdance Film Festival. As a speechwriter, Mr. Long has written for members of Congress, U.S. cabinet secretaries, governors, diplomats, business executives, and presidential candidates.

A popular speaker and educator, Mr. Long has addressed audiences around the world, including in a keynote at Oxford University. He teaches writing at Georgetown University, where he is a former director of writing. Mr. Long pursued undergraduate studies at Murray State University and graduate studies at Vanderbilt University.

Reviews

[Bharath · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book follows from ‘The Molecule of More’ which Michael Long co-authored with Daniel Z Lieberman. I liked that book, and this one is an excellent continuation of the material in that book.

The earlier book discussed the fact that while there are many molecules in the brain, dopamine exerts a huge influence on how we behave. Much of the drive we have - to reach out for something new in the future comes from dopamine. As a pitfall, it can override careful decision making and we may give in to (reckless) impulse. This book is focused on how we can lead happy and meaningful lives with a combination of drugs, therapy, lifestyle and mindfulness. There is this interesting passage (below) which kicks off the challenge we face.


In the film Crimes and Misdemeanors, here's how a character played by psychoanalyst Martin Bergmann memorably described the problem: We define ourselves by the choices we have made. We are in fact the sum total of our choices. Events unfold so unpredictably, so unfairly, human happiness does not seem to have been included in the design of creation. It is only we, with our capacity to love, that give meaning to the indifferent universe. And yet most human beings seem to have the ability to keep trying, and even to find joy from simple things like their family, their work, and from the hope that future generations might understand more.


Unhappiness seems to be built into the human brain! This has its benefits as the restlessness we feel about our current state prompts us to aim for something we don’t have, largely driven by dopamine. This comes at a price – diluting the experience of having now in contrast to the alure of the future. Low dopamine leads to lack of interest in new things & low motivation. High dopamine leads to excess energy, decreased impulse control, and sometimes aggression. Dopamine cannot cross the blood brain barrier, so pills / supplements do not work. But pills do exist to help brain retain and manage the dopamine it produces better. The influence of microbiome bacteria is still being studied.

Many times, authors regurgitate a successful book’s content across the following books. I was happy that this was not the case here – there is some background to dopamine as a molecule, but large part of the book is about managing ourselves, and is a good logical compliment to the earlier book. The treatment is holistic spanning - research, treatments (such as for ADHD etc) and lifestyle changes. There are some nice surprises when life experiences are discussed. Does research/science support love at first sight being a possibility? Does multi-tasking achieve anything worthwhile? Can you get another person to love you? For the first one of these questions, the answer was intuitive, the second had a minor twist, while the last one had a nice surprise.

Overall, a book I much recommend. It is best to read this after reading ‘The Molecule of More’.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher BenBella Books and the author for a free electronic review copy.

[Maria Stanciu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nu mă pot decide dacă merită 3.5 stele sau 4 însă munca din spatele cărții, de apreciat totuși. Să faci research pe un asemenea subiect delicat care ne macină și ne bombardează zi de zi să vrem mai mult, să consumăm mai mult, yep, eat some humble pie.

Prima ei carte mi-a plăcut mai mult însă și aceasta are multe capitole bune cu sfaturi utile. Altfel, aflăm cum să mai domolim din dorința de a ne compara cu oamenii de pe rețele sau cum să punem un pic de frână emoțională când ne îndrăgostim. Totul îmbrăcat în știință bineînțeles!

[Kate Laycoax · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone who struggles with low dopamine, ADHD, and neurodivergence, Taming the Molecule of More felt like an absolute game changer. Michael E. Long breaks down the science of dopamine in a way that is not only accessible but incredibly actionable, offering real strategies to break free from the endless cycle of chasing the next best thing.

What I loved most about this book is how it validates the struggles of an ADHD brain—constantly seeking novelty, getting stuck in dopamine loops, and feeling like satisfaction is always just out of reach. Long doesn’t just explain why this happens; he provides a roadmap for regaining control. The insights on social media addiction, compulsive shopping, workaholism, and even relationships were eye opening, helping me recognize patterns I hadn’t even realized were at play in my own life, and I know this is something that can help others as well.

The book isn’t just about restricting dopamine driven behaviors—it’s about retraining your brain to use dopamine in a way that works for you, rather than against you. The emphasis on creativity, mindfulness, and building sustainable fulfillment rather than quick dopamine hits resonated deeply with me.

If you have ADHD, struggle with impulse control, or simply feel like you're always chasing something that never quite satisfies, this book is definitely one you should pick up. It’s packed with practical, research backed advice that can genuinely improve quality of life. Highly recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley, Michael E. Long, and BenBella Books for the eARC of this book.

[Cynthia Holuta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mike

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fascinating read and honestly should be required for ANYONE trying to make their way through this 24/7 digital onslaught of information and stimulation. Plenty to take-away from this both in information and action items. Some snippets below that I found interesting;

The dopamine system is made up of two subsystems. One we can think of as an alarm system. The other is a processing tool for figuring out what to do about whatever set off the first subsystem. Consider the first system. When we feel the urge to pursue some new and mysterious opportunity, that’s a mental alarm going off. This is the desire dopamine system in action. When we are weighing a decision to do something presented to us by that system, planning how to do it, gaming out possibilities, and imagining scenarios, we are using the second system, the control dopamine system. Control and desire operate as partners focused on the future, lashing together feeling (desire) and thinking (control). The former makes us want to move ahead. The latter gives us the ability to do so. We start with the raw material of an unrefined urge, then process it with sophisticated and sustained calculation.

Which is better? Let’s ask Winnie-the-Pooh: “Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best—” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called.

Dopamine comes with a spectacular benefit: it gives us control across time and distance, enabling us to imagine things that we can’t yet possess or that do not yet exist. Dopamine also lets us manipulate abstractions and scenarios that exist only in the imagination. This skill, which we’ll call mental time travel, separates humans from other species and is vital to progress and creativity.

Quick hits of dopamine stimulation from cell phones, Twinkies, and other easy boosts lead to elevated homeostatic tolerance, meaning we experience less and less pleasure from more and more stimulation. To make things worse, that reduced pleasure may increase cravings. The result is an obsessive pursuit that feels, and is, increasingly pointless.

The search for meaning is not a way to distract us from gazing into the void. It provides a way to acknowledge the void and navigate our lives anyway.

...are you really dealing with illness that requires intervention, or are you attaching a fashionable name to the problem in order to avoid the hard work of fixing something that is in fact in your power to change?

Gasoline can power your car but it can also burn down your house, so we have to use it with caution. The same is true for dopamine. It truly is the engine of progress and inspiration but it attracts us to those things in the same way it draws us to risk, dissatisfaction, and danger.

Ignoring unwanted thoughts doesn’t make them go away, so try experiencing the feeling wholly. As the desire washes over you, observe that you are not acting on it. Tell yourself what’s true: life includes unwanted and even intrusive thoughts, but exposure to them over time can make them less powerful, and can build your ability to feel them without acting on them.

Among all human urges, sex is the most influential on the self, most prominent in the culture, most short-term demanding, most long-term affecting, most likely to lead to embarrassment and loss of status, most quickly connected to impulsive violence, most often the source of brief, intense pleasure followed by a lifetime of trouble, most often the reason to lie, and the most powerful motivator for taking action that can thrill us or wreck our lives completely. When it comes to influence, sex beats the stuffing out of cool reason.

The urge toward sex is the good-time buddy shouting in your ear to get out there and see what you can find. He comes out of desire dopamine, and he’s sitting in your driveway, honking the horn, with the engine running. For this reason, out of all human desires, the urge for sex is the most likely to overwhelm reason, to discount what we want in the long run, and to blind us to risk and ruin.

The here-and-now deserves your attention, and looking for moments to “photograph” brings you back relentlessly to the present. Taking pictures with an imaginary camera is a ritual that reminds you that whatever is happening right now is more important than what you’re imagining in the future—because the future you’re imagining may never arrive. That’s why it’s important to have the richest life experience in the moment, not just to enjoy recalling a memory later and not just to anticipate what might later come our way. Savor the experience. Let experience occupy your mind as it happens. Feel it.

What we call multitasking isn’t some workaround for this limit, it’s just stopping an activity and moving to another. When you think about it that way, you understand why multitasking doesn’t help you get things done faster. In fact, it slows you down, because the more transitions you make, the more time you waste. As much as 40% of the time you spend multitasking goes not to the work you’re doing but to the act of switching between the jobs and mentally reorienting.85 All this setting and resetting of our brains introduces error, slows execution, impairs learning, and makes us more susceptible to distraction.

Cognitive fixation is a bias toward the known. It occurs when we restrict our thinking to familiar methods and ideas—when control dopamine is firmly in charge, using the linear tools of rational thought to solve a problem and confining us to consider only what is, not what might be. Artificial intelligence researcher Tony McCaffrey suggests a tragic example:86 The people on the Titanic overlooked the possibility that the iceberg could have been their lifeboat. Newspapers from the time estimated the size of the iceberg to be fifty to one hundred feet high and two hundred to four hundred feet long. Titanic was able to navigate for a while and could have pulled aside the iceberg. Many people could have climbed aboard it, McCaffrey postulates, to find flat places to stay out of the water for the four hours before help arrived. But the passengers were fixated on the fact that icebergs sink ships. Therefore they overlooked the possibilities of using the iceberg as a temporary “boat.” They didn’t consider its size and shape, or the fact that it would not sink.*

Social media is the latest hijacker of the dopamine process. It is a Frankenstein’s-monster combo of the feeling you get from mainlining drugs and the progress you make on a treadmill. In this application, dopamine is co-opted to sell advertising in the margins of your vision. One more time: dopamine’s job is to ensure you’re so enamored of the possibility of some better thing just over the rainbow—or beyond the bottom of the screen—that you will go after it, the better to charge advertisers for eyeballs and clicks. It’s the first and only principle of social media marketing: if you’re getting something for free, you’re not the customer—you’re the thing they’re selling.

Online conflict (a term that makes it sound nicer than it is) is attractive. Agreement is stasis, but conflict comes with the opportunity for a series of dopamine hits. Without the disincentives to physical and emotional violence that are built into real-life contact, we are free to be mean and destructive, then meaner and more destructive.

Episodes of dreaming occur throughout the night, with the first episode usually beginning around ninety minutes after you first fall asleep. Dreams are often characterized by bizarre, irrational material, but dreaming isn’t the only time during sleep that our minds generate bizarre ideas. It also happens just as we’re crossing the threshold from wakefulness to sleep. This twilight of consciousness is when we sometimes get our best ideas. It’s called hypnagogia.

If you’ve been focused on a specific activity before going to bed, that may dominate the experience as you drift off. This has been called the Tetris effect because people who play the video game Tetris for extended periods often find themselves compulsively thinking about how shapes in the real world can be rotated to fit together.

[Gritcan Elena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tocmai am terminat „Îmblânzirea dopaminei” de Michael E. Long.
Mi-a dat multe AHA-uri.
Am realizat că unele alegeri, obiceiuri, chiar și blocaje veneau dintr-o goană după dopamină, nu din pasiune reală.
Capitolul despre creativitate și testul Torrance – preferatul meu.
E genul de carte care nu îți spune ce să faci, ci îți pune oglinda în față.
Utilă, clară, fără filosofie inutilă.
O recomand dacă ai o mie de idei dar nu le duci la capăt. S-ar putea să înțelegi de ce.

[Atty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative!

I loved this book, so much that I am planning on picking up the first one in the series. The author does a really good job informing the reader in a digestible way and I appreciate that. I will say there were a few statements that were made that I disagree with, but that is the beauty of science- we can all follow various theories.

Highly recommended for anyone interested in psychology, or neuroscience, or someone looking for a dopamine boost.


Thank You to Michael E. Long, Brilliance Publishing and NetGalley for the audio-digital ARC in exchange for an honest review!

[Jung]

In "Taming the Molecule of More", Michael E. Long explores the powerful effects of dopamine, the brain chemical responsible for our anticipation of rewards and our restless drive for 'more.' This book offers a practical, grounded look at how dopamine governs everything from our motivation and relationships to our addictions and frustrations with modern life. At its core, the book presents an invitation: to understand dopamine not as an enemy, but as a tool—one that can be mastered to bring about more balanced and satisfying living.

Dopamine isn’t about the pleasures of the present. It’s about the thrill of the future. It gets activated not by what we have but by what we 'might' get. This is why desiring something often feels more intoxicating than actually having it. Our ancient brains evolved this system to push us toward food, safety, and reproduction. In today’s world, however, the same circuitry leaves us compulsively checking our phones, binge-watching shows, and craving new experiences even when we’re already overwhelmed. The issue is that dopamine isn’t designed to give us lasting contentment. Once a goal is reached, the dopamine spike fades—and the search begins again.

This cycle of craving and chasing wears many faces: the obsessive romantic phase that cools into routine, the thrill of a new gadget that soon becomes ordinary, or the compulsive checking of social media. The chemical doesn’t care whether the reward is meaningful or empty—it simply wants something new. And because our modern world is full of rapid, artificial triggers (like pings, likes, clicks, and junk food), the system gets hijacked. We live in a dopamine-rich environment that our brains were never built to handle.

But it’s not hopeless. Long offers a variety of ways to 'tame' dopamine, not by suppressing it, but by reshaping how we respond to it. A key concept is dopamine revitalization—often referred to as 'dopamine fasting.' This doesn’t mean completely removing dopamine from your life (that’s impossible), but it does mean pulling back from some of its most potent artificial sources. Think less scrolling, fewer energy drinks, and more quiet, intentional time. This practice helps reset your brain’s sensitivity. Without constant stimulation, you begin to appreciate simple pleasures again—a walk outside, a good book, a conversation without distraction.

To begin this process, Long suggests identifying your own 'dopamine traps'—habits that constantly trigger the dopamine system without offering meaningful satisfaction. Then, pick one or two and remove them for a fixed period. During that time, replace them with activities that engage your senses or bring intrinsic enjoyment. This could mean stretching in the morning instead of checking notifications or reading instead of scrolling during lunch. The brain initially resists, but over time, the craving fades and your natural balance begins to return.

This recalibration helps you feel more in control, less compulsive, and more able to focus on what matters. Importantly, you begin to shift from being driven by cravings to living with intention. It’s not about cutting off pleasure—it’s about rediscovering the depth of pleasure in things you might have been too numb to appreciate.

The book also dives into how dopamine plays a huge role in love and connection. When you first fall for someone, dopamine surges at the mystery and potential. You idealize them, get caught in a whirlwind of excitement. But as familiarity sets in, dopamine’s grip weakens. The person becomes known. The spark fades—not necessarily because the relationship is bad, but because novelty decreases. It’s here that many people get confused, mistaking the loss of excitement for a lack of love. But long-term bonding involves a different neurochemical system—one rooted in oxytocin, connection, and presence.

Long explains that sustaining a relationship requires navigating this transition. You can’t keep chasing early-stage thrills, but you ‘can’ consciously reintroduce novelty—new experiences, surprises, shared adventures—to engage dopamine in healthier ways. At the same time, learning to appreciate the familiarity, trust, and stability offered by long-term connection allows you to feel satisfaction from a different, deeper source. The trick is understanding that desire and devotion require different emotional muscles—and knowing when to use which one.

On a larger scale, our society itself often functions as a dopamine trap. Smartphones, porn, video games, fast fashion, and even 24/7 news are engineered to hijack attention through unpredictable rewards and endless novelty. These systems are built to keep us coming back for another hit. The more we indulge, the more desensitized we become—and the more intense the stimulus must be to feel anything. Over time, this creates a loop of numbed experience, shallow satisfaction, and chronic craving.

To escape these loops, the same rules apply: remove or reduce exposure, introduce friction, and replace empty habits with more grounding activities. This might mean logging off from certain platforms, taking digital sabbaths, or deleting apps that eat your time and attention. It could also mean pursuing hobbies that take effort but offer real engagement—writing, hiking, cooking, creating. By doing this, you let your brain relearn what genuine engagement feels like.

But Long doesn’t stop at just managing dopamine’s downsides. He encourages readers to take things further—toward fulfillment. Dopamine alone can’t tell you what’s worth chasing. It’s a blind engine. You must decide where to steer it. This means aligning your pursuits with values that matter to you. Rather than chasing what’s popular or impressive, ask what makes you feel alive. What pursuits bring joy even when no one’s watching? What goals resonate with your core beliefs?

When you pair dopamine’s motivational power with purpose, something transformative happens. Striving becomes meaningful. You’re no longer just hunting for the next rush—you’re building something that matters. And when that pursuit is in sync with your values, even small wins can feel deeply rewarding.

In the end, “Taming the Molecule of More" isn’t about eliminating ambition, desire, or novelty. It’s about learning to manage them with insight. It offers a way to understand your inner drives, step out of compulsive patterns, and direct your energy toward what truly enriches your life. Dopamine is not your enemy—it’s a powerful tool. But like any tool, it must be handled with care. By taking control of your attention and aligning your desires with your values, you can move from chasing more to living meaningfully.

In conclusion, the book delivers a compelling blend of neuroscience and practical advice, empowering readers to work with their biology instead of against it. By becoming aware of how dopamine influences your behavior, and learning strategies to reset and redirect its influence, you gain a crucial kind of freedom: the ability to choose a life that’s not just busy or exciting—but deeply satisfying.

[Pooj · Rating 3 out of 5]

Taming the Molecule of More gives us an insight into how we can make dopamine work for us in our daily lives. I was enjoying this book for the first couple chapters as it was teaching things that made sense. There were a few moments in Part II that led me to look up the author, After learning that the main author has no background in psychiatry or neuroscience, and only consulted a psychiatrist for parts of the book, I lost trust in the credibility of the content of the book. Even though everything was cited appropriately, it still felt like content from social media that gives off the vibes "Top 10 tips to improve your dopamine levels". I'm sure this book has a better audience that isn't me and it seems perfectly suited for them. But I struggle without explicit scientific proof in nonfiction books.

TLDR; I am not the target audience but it seemed a decent book for the target. 3/5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me an ARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

[Jodi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gives the reader hope for any kind of addiction if they are willing to do the work. From drug, shopping, eating, working, gaming, political any addiction faced if you understand the reasoning and the why, willing to do the work there is hope and healing. The book isn’t just about restricting dopamine driven behaviors—it’s about retraining your brain to use dopamine in a way that works for you, rather than against you. The emphasis on creativity, mindfulness, and building sustainable fulfillment rather than quick dopamine hits resonated deeply. I think there are many practical exercises and explanations within the pages that can be helpful not only for those with addiction but also those who care for them. Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher.

[CadmanReads · Rating 4 out of 5]

A follow-up to the authors’ earlier book The Molecule of More, this sequel shifts gears in the best possible way. While the original focused more on the theory—explaining the science behind dopamine and why it drives so much of human behavior—Taming the Molecule of More goes a step further. It’s all about the how.

This book is much more practical and application-focused. It explores how we can recognize the influence of dopamine in our lives and, more importantly, how we can tame it instead of letting it control us. From ambition to addiction, relationships to restlessness, the authors unpack real-life scenarios where dopamine can either enhance or sabotage our well-being—and they offer thoughtful strategies for creating balance.

What I love is how accessible and relatable the writing is. Even though it’s grounded in neuroscience, it never feels overly technical. The authors have a gift for explaining complex ideas in simple, compelling language, and there are plenty of moments that made me pause and reflect on my own habits and mindset.

That said, I did find it a tiny bit preachy in places—some moments leaned a little heavy on the moralizing or felt slightly repetitive. But honestly, it wasn’t enough to put me off the main message of the book. The core insights are strong, useful, and well worth the read.

If you read The Molecule of More and found it fascinating but were left wondering “Okay, now what?”—this is the answer. It’s empowering, insightful, and full of takeaways that can genuinely change the way you navigate motivation, desire, and satisfaction.

Highly recommended for anyone interested in psychology, personal growth, or understanding the hidden forces that shape our decisions every day.

[Lorena · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book provides a lively discussion of how dopamine affects human behavior and how we can take charge again to live a happier, more meaningful life. It’s well-organized, easy to understand, and a genuinely fun way to learn about neuroscience that should appeal to a wide audience.

While the earlier book, The Molecule of More, was a fascinating read, this sequel offers a lot more practical advice. You don’t need to read the first book to understand this one, but if you have read the first book, there is plenty of new content here. I appreciated the discussion of potential methods to raise or lower dopamine levels in Part II. Part III provides specific recommendations on how to improve various parts of your life affected by dopamine, such as romantic relationships and sexual urges, various addictive behaviors (such as checking social media, shopping, and gaming), and improving productivity and creativity.

I really enjoyed the author’s writing style. He does a wonderful job of explaining technical information clearly in an easy to understand way. I also appreciated his sense of humor and pop culture references (e.g., Ferris Buehler, Office Space).

The audiobook production was great, and the author did an excellent job with narration. He has a pleasant voice, and his presentation is so dynamic that he never lost my attention.

I recommend this book for anyone interested in how to use neuroscience to tame their cravings and modify their behavior to lead a better life.

I received a free advanced review copy of the audiobook through NetGalley. I volunteered to provide an honest review.

[Lily Heron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Taming the Molecule of More builds on The Molecule of More, already published. There is some interesting information on what dopamine is and isn't, and the validity behind fad concepts such as dopamine fasts.

Personally, I wasn't such a fan of the messaging behind statements such as 'happy people don't improve their worlds' because I'm not sure there's much evidence to back up this claim.

What I took away from the book was that typically we know what's good for us and what isn't, and that it behooves us to put some time and effort into removing those things that are short term pleasures with long term pains, to invest into long term joys that might be short term annoyances.

Thank you to NetGalley and BenBella Books for providing me with an ARC of Taming the Molecule of More in exchange for an honest review.

[Michael Long · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a little biased--I wrote it. I researched the science working with my "Molecule of More" co-author Dr. Dan Lieberman. The larger idea that governs the book, however, is my own.

Knowing that dopamine profoundly affects our behavior is an enlightening, comforting, and useful thing. Applying the methods in my book to better govern those effects will quickly improve your life and outlook.

But without a larger purpose to life, the nagging emptiness so many of us feel will continue. Life needs meaning. In addition to offering ways to "tame" the dopamine problem, my book explains how great thinkers such as Viktor Frankl and Aristotle have shown us a simple yet personalized and vigorous way to find meaning in life, and to live with greater satisfaction. It's worth the read--and worth the effort.

I hope you enjoy my book and find useful things in it.

[Grace · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting to learn about the driving force to a lot of my motivations. Some of the most intriguing parts of the book was the review of the research studies on dopamine and behaviour. Other parts were dry, particularly towards the end where we learn about the practical ways to curb craving and addictive behaviour. On one hand, this could be a sign that I do not struggle with dopamine addiction because I didn't find these tips has helpful as others may have. One the other hand, some of the tips were pretty obvious: finding an accountability buddy for overindulgence on gambling and drinking (I think AA has already come up with this concept) or freezing your credit card in a block of ice (I definitely say this in chick flick "Confessions of a Shopaholic").

I am not sure my habits will change as a result of this book, but it is reassuring that I am not too far from the path of the straight and narrow as I thought.

[Vesela Angelova]

Как можете да култивирате това чувство за смисъл? Обикновено това изисква активен, вътрешен процес на откриване и съзнателен избор. Първо, определете дейностите, към които се чувствате привлечени, уменията, които ви харесва да развивате, и това, което ви носи истинско, вътрешно удоволствие и дълбока ангажираност. След това съзнателно свържете тези приятни, умели дейности с основните ценности, които резонират с вас.
Какви принципи искате да отразява животът ви? Може би това е да допринасяте за общността, да търсите разбиране, да създавате красота, да действате с състрадание или да развивате кураж.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book - more than I thought I would. I'm not smart enough to validate all of the theory here, but it checks out based on the other books I've read on dopamine. What I thought was interesting was the philosophical underpinning to the ideas that were interwoven throughout tactical and topical points (re: social media, relationships, and more). The author continued to ask (and suggest answers to) the question, "how do we create meaning?" and live meaningful lives. Useful book if you're on the dopamine treadmill (aren't we all at this point?)

[Erin Arra · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was pretty informative. It has interesting scientific information on dopamine and how it impacts our every day lives. This is a very detailed read so recommend if this topic fascinates you. There are interesting points on love and our body’s response to dopamine involved. I also liked the personal experience of the author on ozempic. The author also highlighted news and how it can impact stress. You find a lot of relatable discussion. The author made a complex topic
Easier to understand. Thank you to Brilliance Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC.

[Andrea Wenger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learn to overcome the never-ending pursuit of more, driven by dopamine. This book uses the latest neuroscience to provide practical strategies for taming your brain’s desire for novelty—improving your relationships and finding lasting satisfaction. Interesting and easy-to-read, this book is full of strategies for living a more intentional life. I enjoyed the audiobook narration.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

[Kevin Stecyk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting Book

For those looking for a technical or analytical discussion on dopamine, this is not your book. Instead, it is more of a user manual for living a better life knowing what you know about dopamine. It is an easy, enjoyable read.

[Morgan B · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid follow up to the excellent “Molecule of More” that dives further into the subject, focusing on what we know from science and research on how to live a more balanced life full of both dopamine and h&n.

[Synthia Salomon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Motivation and Satisfaction is BIOLOGY
DRIVE + Dopamine explained
Brain chemicals
Present experiences

[Ada Dumitrascu · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 - 4🌟

[Trustin Yoon · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cheeks