Daniel

“The implication here is that we are all now vulnerable to prefrontal cortical atrophy as our reward pathway has become the dominant driver of our lives.”
― Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

“A truthful self-inventory leads not only to a better understanding of
our own shortcomings. It also allows us to more objectively appraise
and respond to the shortcomings of others. When we're accountable to
ourselves, we're able to hold others accountable. We can leverage
shame without shaming.
The key here is accountability with compassion. These lessons apply
to all of us, addicted or not, and translate to every type of relationship
in our everyday lives.”
― Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

“If we consume too much pain, or in too potent a form, we run the risk
of compulsive, destructive overconsumption.
But if we consume just the right amount, inhibiting great pain with
little pain, we discover the path to hormetic healing, and maybe even
the occasional fit of joy.”
― Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

“I hate writing, I love having written.”
― Dorothy Parker