

The Molecule of More: Dopamine
July 30th 10am-3pm
Service Description
The Molecule of More: Dopamine How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity Why are we obsessed with the things we want only to be bored when we get them? Why does love change so quickly from passion to indifference? Why are we always hopeful for solutions even in the darkest times—and so good at figuring them out? The answer is found in a single chemical in your brain: dopamine. Dopamine is the chemical of desire that always asks for more—more stuff, more stimulation, and more surprises. In pursuit of these things, it is undeterred by emotion, fear, or morality. Dopamine is the source of our every urge, that little bit of biology that makes an ambitious business professional sacrifice everything in pursuit of success, or that drives a satisfied spouse to risk it all for the thrill of someone new. Simply put, it is why we seek and succeed; it is why we discover and prosper. Yet, at the same time, it’s why we gamble and squander. In this course you will learn: - The science behind why the honeymoon can’t last forever - Why you do the things you do? Why do you make the choices that you make? - Understand what made fall MADLY in love - Why we keep attracting the same type of individuals - Why we feel so unsuccessful