The Dopamine Hunt behind 6,7 : how to harness joy grows where attention goes

About this episode

The episode explores how understanding dopamine and attention can help adults cultivate joy.

Dopamine isn’t just about pleasure. It’s about seeking. Your brain lights up most when the reward isn’t guaranteed— when you’re searching, anticipating, scanning. This is why elementary kids around the country are stoked out of their minds when they encounter or hear 6,7. What can we learn here that could help us adults harness & grow our joy as we train our attention intentionally?? Optimism isn’t just a personality trait. It’s a trained habit of attention. In this epis...

People in this episode

Hosts: Aaron Zint, Jenna Zint

Topics covered

• dopamine
• joy
• attention
• optimism
• self-improvement
• seeking

Keywords

• dopamine
• joy
• attention
• optimism
• self-improvement
• seeking
• reward

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 6,7

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