Dopamine nation: finding balance in the age of indulgence

Introduction: The problem

The pursuit of pleasure. Our masturbation machines ; Running from pain ; The pleasure-pain balance

Self-binding. Dopamine fasting ; Science, time, and meaning ; A broken balance?

The pursuit of pain. Pressing on the pain side ; Radical honesty ; Prosocial shame

Conclusion: Lessons of the balance.

Introduction: The problem

The pursuit of pleasure. Our masturbation machines ; Running from pain ; The pleasure-pain balance

Self-binding. Dopamine fasting ; Space, time, and meaning ; A broken balance?

The pursuit of pain. Pressing on the pain side ; Radical honesty ; Prosocial shame

Conclusion: Lessons of the balance.