Cycles of Endless Desire: Dopamine Addiction, Baseline Happiness, & Sisyphus

What I cover in the video:- Dopamine addiction misconception- the addiction cycle, the addictive chase, and the unsatisfying reward loop- social media's exploitation of this, often fueled by our unconscious desire and impulse for connection, but **the paradox** is the addiction to social media overpowers the parts of the brain needed for social engagement and connection...- our addictions and/or endless cycles of desire are driven by an unconscious desire that hasn't been made conscious, a dysregulated nervous system state that we are unconsciously regulating through the behavior, or an overwhelming unconscious feeling that we are ignoring- the Hedonic Treadmill, baseline of happiness, hedonic adaptation after routine, and the constant desire for new/more- the Myth of Sisyphus as a metaphor for the hedonic treadmill and the gods as the unconscious forces driving our actions until we are consciously doing so via **conscious will**- the antidote: **presence** so rather than fixating on a hypothetical future and/or external things when what you're actually seeking is an **internal feeling.** you only find in the future or at the top of the hill like Sisyphus what you brought with you there (internally!). life is a series of present moments so there never really is a separate distinct future to find. shift from craving to awareness and from wanting to being. :)