Dopamine Nation
Audiobook read by author Anna Lembke M.D.
I happened upon a video featuring this author, and ended up getting her audiobook. It was somewhat enlightening, and while she doesnt really bring a whole lot of new information to the table, it was good to hear what she has to say, even if it's just an affirmation. Modern man is increasingly becoming hooked on ever increasing triggers of nonstop dopamine.
That is, until there's no dopamine left. Then, we wonder why we're depressed. But dont worry - there's a pill to fix that. Brew another pot of coffee. And the cycle repeats itself, deepening the grooves in our brains, making it harder and harder to escape.
In this time and place, it's easy to get hooked. It's easy to hoard in the digital age. It's easy to endlessly search for that prize we can never quite grasp, until the search itself becomes addictive. The world is at our fingertips in the internet age, and if you have an addictive mindset, there is a market out there trying to exploit it.