Chao news client Yang Xinyuan.
One. Perhaps, before you read this article, you may not have known that there are these two things. I don't even know that these two things are on my body. They increase or decrease depending on the individual's own joys and sorrows.
The explanation for dopamine and endorphins is that both hormones in the human body are capable of providing happiness. But the mechanism of production is different.
Dopamine is the reward mechanism. When you get what you want, such as eating food, seeing beautiful scenery, and hearing about Merlot, you will immediately produce dopamine, which makes you feel refreshed.
Endorphins, on the other hand, are a compensatory mechanism. If you stick to one thing, such as long-distance running, fitness, etc., the process will feel painful, but then the body will secrete endorphins to compensate you.
The difference between the two is that dopamine is a kind of instant gratification, this kind of coolness, this kind of pleasure, is relatively easy to obtain. If you watch a drama or watch Tik Tok, your brain will immediately secrete dopamine. Whereas endorphins are a type of delayed gratification. Its secretion is stingy and generally goes through a painful process.
Dopamine is obtained in a state of hyperactivity, and endopeptides are substances produced by both physical and mental efforts, which can make people refreshed, recognize themselves, and have a sense of achievement.
So, if you want to be a productive person, you have to work hard to get rid of dopamine and stick to the pursuit of endorphins.
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Two. Some people say, aren't we advocating a happy life now?So, wouldn't it be nice for the brain to secrete more dopamine?
The secretion of dopamine is of course good, but the pleasure produced by this dopamine is often short-lived and fleeting. A higher level of happiness comes from endorphins.
It requires us to overcome our instincts and keep working upwards in order to enjoy more lasting and down-to-earth pleasure. Therefore, dopamine is readily available, while endorphins are hard to find.
I believe that the difference between people is when they pursue what kind of happiness they pursue, whether they are satisfied with fleeting happiness or whether they pursue higher happiness.
Sleep lazily in the morning, order some takeout you like after waking up, lie on the sofa and brush short**, all these enjoyments will produce dopamine.
Honestly, many of us will be nostalgic for this comfort. I don't want to get up early to run and exercise, I don't want to control my diet, and I can't extricate myself from the refreshing feeling at my fingertips.
Brown, the founder of the Dopamine Lab in Silicon Valley, did an experiment. He applied neuroscience theories to **, such as timely likes, virtual currency and other reward mechanisms, and then based on big data algorithms, he successfully made people stay in their favorite entertainment.
There are so many dopamine-producing pleasures in life right now. Especially in today's developed online world, it is difficult for us to resist all kinds of easy happiness.
If you want to learn Xi, all kinds of information are constantly pushed to dazzle you;If you want to **, the food anchor will take turns to introduce you to the food, which will make your mouth water......
Compared to dopamine, which is sweet and then bitter, endorphins are bitter and then sweet.
It requires human self-control.
I slept soundly in the morning, but as soon as the alarm clock rang, I woke up with a "whoosh" regardless of the wind or rain, and ran non-stop every day. After half a year, the calves are firm, and the belly is gone. Someone else is playing a game, but you turn off the computer, open the book, and learn Xi profession. At the end of the year, you will feel that your time has not been wasted, your mind is active, and you have become more confident......
We all have this experience, doing a certain thing, such as **, such as the exam, I thought it was difficult at the time, but I gritted my teeth and persevered. Half a year, a year, looking back on the past, it has become my own experience, making myself a better version of myself.
People who are promising, don't want dopamine, pursue endorphins, because, at best, dopamine makes you happy for a while. Endorphins, on the other hand, make you beautiful for a long time and are the source of a person's happiness.
Three. Aristotle said, "In the pursuit of pleasure, the pleasure pursued by man should be higher and greater than that of animals." "The threshold of dopamine happiness is low, and if you blindly pursue it, you will only fall into the quagmire of desire. The threshold for endorphins is high, but once you climb up step by step, you can gain a stable heart and see a better self.
The pleasure of dopamine is only in the stimulation of the senses, food, beauty, beauty, physical comfort, this kind of happiness, people can enjoy it, and animals will also enjoy it. And the happiness of endorphins can only be enjoyed by people.
The pleasure we want to pursue should be higher and greater endorphins.
A person, if he numbs himself with the pleasure of dopamine, then he will always be able to spin at a low level, although he lives a comfortable life, but because he no longer works hard, he will not make progress, and he will have to endure inner anxiety;
And if a person wants to switch to the pursuit of endorphins, he must allow himself to have a strict spirit of self-discipline.
The spirit of self-discipline is actually to fight against one's own inertia.
I don't want to move anymore, but I still insist on running and exercisingObviously very tired and wanted to rest for a while, but because there was a class today, I still hurried to eat a little and arrived at class on time;I really wanted to lie down, but I still insisted on finishing the work before ...... work
Hugo said: "Persistence is to courage what the wheel is to the lever, which is the eternal renewal of the fulcrum." And La Fontaine said: "Patience and persistence are better than heat and fanaticism." "The pleasure of dopamine is like fireworks, for a moment;And the happiness of endorphins, like still water, flows deeply, slowly and persistently.
In today's society, it is not easy for everyone to live. If we can learn to stay away from dopamine and get closer to endorphins, then you will be living a different life, a wise person with lasting happiness.
Friend, may you go through the years and still feel that the road is worth it;
May you go through the ups and downs and be happy for the rest of your life.
About author:Yang Xinyuan, a member of the China Writers Association, is a senior journalist in Zhejiang.
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