Why are we wired to chase quick wins instead of lasting breakthroughs—and how can investors reprogram that bias? In this third solo episode, David Weisburd unpacks the neuroscience of decision-making and how understanding dopamine can dramatically change the way you operate as an investor, founder, or builder. Drawing on insights from his conversation with Dave Fontenot of HF0, David explains why long-term rewards (“slow dopamine”) create compounding advantages while short-term hits (“fast dopamine”) destroy focus. He shares tactical strategies for building “monk mode” systems that protect deep work, how to avoid the illusion of productivity, and why the most valuable ideas require discomfort and delay before payoff. This episode is about rewiring your brain for compounding—not con
