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“The implication here is that we are all now vulnerable to prefrontal cortical atrophy as our reward pathway has become the dominant driver of our lives.”
― Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

“The motivation to gamble is based largely on the inability to predict the reward occurrence, rather than on financial gain.”
― Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

“By protecting our children from adversity, have we made them deathly
afraid of it? By bolstering their self-esteem with false praise and a lack of
real-world consequences, have we made them less tolerant, more entitled,
and ignorant of their own character defects? By giving in to their every
desire, have we encouraged a new age of hedonism?”
― Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

“All that distracting yourself with devices may be contributing to your depression and anxiety. It’s pretty exhausting avoiding yourself all the time. I wonder if experiencing yourself in a different way might give you access to new thoughts and feelings, and help you feel more connected to yourself, to others, and to the world.”
― Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence