Rhonda Patrick· PhD
it's reward seeking but decreased reward processing. So, we seek the thing that feels good, but it feels less good when we do it. So, we seek it more. And and our decision- making is we're not thinking about tomorrow.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
it's reward seeking but decreased reward processing. So, we seek the thing that feels good, but it feels less good when we do it. So, we seek it more. And and our decision- making is we're not thinking about tomorrow.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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It's just your thinking and your emotional reasoning and your choices are fundamentally different. especially between 2 and 5 in the morning. That time seems especially vulnerable.