Dopamine Nation : Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence /
Lembke, Anna,
Dopamine Nation : Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence / Anna Lembke - 290 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
*The New York Times bestseller*All around us people are looking at their phones too much, eating too much, drinking too much. Our world is addicted to fleeting distracting pleasures that get us nowhere. Dr Anna Lembke provides a clear way back to a balanced life.This book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most importantly, it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We're living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting... The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7
9781472294159 RM65.95
--American psychiatrist
Social Aspects--Medical
Neuroscience--Medical
Pain Management--Medical
Research--Psychology
Emotions--Psychology
Cognitive Science--Science
Life Sciences
Disease & Health Issues--Social Science
Substance abuse
616.89 / ANN
Dopamine Nation : Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence / Anna Lembke - 290 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
*The New York Times bestseller*All around us people are looking at their phones too much, eating too much, drinking too much. Our world is addicted to fleeting distracting pleasures that get us nowhere. Dr Anna Lembke provides a clear way back to a balanced life.This book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most importantly, it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We're living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting... The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7
9781472294159 RM65.95
--American psychiatrist
Social Aspects--Medical
Neuroscience--Medical
Pain Management--Medical
Research--Psychology
Emotions--Psychology
Cognitive Science--Science
Life Sciences
Disease & Health Issues--Social Science
Substance abuse
616.89 / ANN