Dopamine Nation
by Anna Lembke
Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeGrounded and contained: a serious non-fiction book. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
"Resettling Your Brain in the Age of Cheap Pleasures"-- We are living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation.
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- Author
- Anna Lembke
- Published
- 2021
- Pages
- 291
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- Open Library
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