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Our October Pick: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
The Bibliosopher's Club returns on October 1st! Here are the details, reading schedule, and a special deal.
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August 2023
Dopamine Nation Conclusion: Lessons of the Balance
10 lessons on pleasure, pain, and finding balance in a dopamine-overloaded world.
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Dopamine Nation Chapter 9: Prosocial Shame
The hidden benefits of shame, how to make it productive, and the condition for finding social support.
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Dopamine Nation Chapter 8: Radical Honesty
The surprising benefits of always telling the truth—and how it can help us build a more meaningful life.
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July 2023
Dopamine Nation Chapter 7: Pressing on the Pain Side
Why pain leads to pleasure, how to induce long-term dopamine levels, and when pain becomes addictive.
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Dopamine Nation Chapter 6: A Broken Balance?
What to do when our pleasure-pain balance can't be restored, why we shouldn't press on the pleasure side, and the thing about 'Selbstbewusstsein.'
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Dopamine Nation Chapter 5: Space, Time, and Meaning
The three self-binding strategies and how to apply them.
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We'll Be Back After This Short Break [Bonus Content Inside]
The Bibliosopher's Club returns on July 21st!
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Dopamine Nation Chapter 4: Dopamine Fasting
How to go on a dopamine fast, the 8 steps of Dr. Lembke's DOPAMINE method, and questions for exiting addiction.
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Dopamine Nation Chapter 3: The Pleasure-Pain Balance
What dopamine is, how it works, and why pleasure can lead to pain.
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Dopamine Nation Chapter 2: Running From Pain
Why always doing what feels good can make us miserable, the over-sanitization of adversity, and how wealth causes pain.
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Dopamine Nation Chapter 1: Our Masturbation Machines
The meaning of masturbation machines, how we get addicted, and why addiction is on the rise.
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