In this is tiny leaps, we look at the role that dopamine plays in our motivation.

Get excited because this is tiny leaps. Big change. Welcome to. Welcome to another

Welcome to another episode of Tiny Leaps, big changes where I share simple research-based strategies you can use to get more out of your life. My name is Greg Klunis and dopamine is something that is

talked about a lot in the personal development space. But typically we talk about it as a reward mechanism.

We pursue a certain thing and when we achieve it we get that sweet sweet

dopamine hit. But is that accurate? Well, new research into the

neuroscience related to dopamine actually changes that definition just slightly.

Enough though that it makes a massive difference

in how we structure our motivation systems and

our personal development systems.

So that's what I want to talk about in today's episode.

The role that motivation and dopamine play in our personal growth.

And before we jump into that episode,

I want to talk a little bit about the book

that is inspiring this episode.

So it's called Dop. It's written by Dr.

Anna Lemky. Dr. Anna Lemky is an American psychiatrist who is chief of the

Stanford Addiction Medicine dual diagnosis clinic at

Stanford University and she is phenomenal her ideas her knowledge her

her ability to communicate that knowledge is top-tier. Now I originally heard

about her on the Huberman Labs podcast, one of my new favorite podcasts and then I heard a full interview with her on the

metaphysical Milkshake podcast, and she is just phenomenal.

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