Falsely telling yourself you love an activity will not increase dopamine and can undermine its release. — Whalespan
Falsely telling yourself you love an activity will not increase dopamine and can undermine its release.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“Later, we're going to talk about how rewards given afterward actually make the situation worse. They won't make you like exercise more or study more, they actually will undermine the dopamine release that would otherwise occur for that activity.”