Check out Rize using this link: https://rize.io/u/aliabdaal or use the code ALIABDAAL to get 25% off your first 3 months

Dopamine has been something I've wanted to learn more about for a few years, so in this video I share everything I learned from a recent deep dive into the topic. Hopefully it'll help you better manage your dopamine to be both happier and more productive. Enjoy!

Make 2025 your best year ever by joining me for Productivity Spark, a free live, online masterclass on the first weekend of January! https://go.aliabdaal.com/sparkbc/yt

 LINKS:
Sign up to my free 7 day focus crash course here: https://aliabdaal.com/7dayfocuscra...
Screen blocking app Opal: https://go.aliabdaal.com/opal
If you want to double your productivity join Productivity Lab here! https://www.productivitylab.com/?utm_...
Check out my New York Times Bestselling book FeelGood Productivity: https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/d...
If you've read the book, share your thoughts here: https://aliabdaal.com/fgprating/
Free Weekly Productivity Insights: https://aliabdaal.com/sunday

Important References:
Dopamine Nation: https://geni.us/6PR1Hgl
Dopamine in Health and Disease (2021): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Dopamine in RewardPrediction Error (2016): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
The Definitive Guide to Dopamine Fasting 2.0 The Hot Silicon Valley Trend (2019):   / dopaminefastingnewsiliconvalleytrend...  
The TonicPhasic Model (2000): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/p...
The TonicPhasic Model (2004): https://www.nature.com/articles/13005...
Dopamine Neurone Firing (2007): http://behavioralhealth2000.com/wpco...
Dopamine and cocaine addiction (2003): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12687...
Dopamine and alcohol addiction (2020): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Dr Anna Lembke and Dopamine Nation (2023):    • Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in t...  

By the way, you can watch this video in a few other languages by changing the audio settings xx

 WATCH NEXT:
The Science of Gut Health (& Why It Matters):    • The Science of Gut Health (& Why It M...  
Why You're Always Tired 7 Myths About Sleep:    • Why You're Always Tired  7 Myths Rui...  
My Evidence Based Sleeping Routine:    • My EvidenceBased Sleep Routine  

 If you want to start or grow a YouTube channel: https://go.aliabdaal.com/exp

MY FAVOURITE TOOLS & GEAR
⏰ Rize How I track my time and stay productive https://rize.io/aliabdaal
 Superhuman My favourite email app https://go.aliabdaal.com/superhuman
✍ Shortform My favourite place for book summaries https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform
Readwise How I remember everything I read https://go.aliabdaal.com/readwise
Epidemic Sound Music & SFX in my videos https://go.aliabdaal.com/epidemicsound
⚙ Notion How I manage my life and business https://go.aliabdaal.com/notion
Trading212 How I invest my money https://www.trading212.com/promocodes...

MY OTHER SOCIALS:
 My podcast Deep Dive    / deepdivewithaliabdaal  
My website / blog https://www.aliabdaal.com/
Twitter   / aliabdaal  
Instagram   / aliabdaal  
  TikTok   / aliabdaal  
‍  Linkedin   / aliabdaal  
  Facebook   / aliabdaal  

WHO AM I?
If we haven’t met before Hey I’m Ali, a doctorturnedentrepreneur and I’ve somehow become the world’s most followed productivity expert. Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast Deep Dive and writing, I share evidencebased strategies and tools to help you be more productive and build a life you love.

PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from

⌚Timestamps:
0:00 Why are we talking about dopamine?
1:28 Part 1: What is dopamine?
8:01 Part 2: How to control your dopamine
11:49 Part 3: 4 strategies for controlling your dopamine