Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction

Pilot V5 pen

Pilot

“it's one of these Pilot V5s. I love these Pilot V5s. They don't sponsor the podcast. I just happen to like them.”— Andrew Huberman

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

Anna Lembke

“She's head of the Addiction Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford. Has this amazing book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. If you haven't read the book, I highly encourage you to check it out.”— Andrew Huberman

The Molecule of More

Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long (inferred)

“The other terrific book about dopamine is the Molecule of More, which is a similar in some regard, but isn't so much about addiction”— Andrew Huberman

Yerba mate

“Yerba mate something I've talked about before on this podcast has some interesting properties. First of all, it contains caffeine. It's also high in antioxidants.”— Andrew Huberman

L-tyrosine

“I do use L-tyrosine from time to time for enhancing focus and motivation, but I want to emphasize from time to time.”— Andrew Huberman

PEA (phenethylamine)

“I personally take PEA from time to time as a focus and work aid in order to do intense bouts of work... I will take 500 milligrams of PEA”— Andrew Huberman

Alpha-GPC

“I will take 500 milligrams of PEA and I'll take 300 milligrams of Alpha-GPC. That's something that I personally do.”— Andrew Huberman

Wellbutrin (bupropion)

“Good example of this would be the drug Welbutrin also called bupropion which increases dopamine and norepinephrine.”— Andrew Huberman

Huperzine A

“something called huperzine A. Huperzine A is a compound sold over the counter at least in the United States that can increase acetylcholine transmission”— Andrew Huberman

Maca root

“you will find for instance, that things like Maca root can increase dopamine... It will reduce cortisol and through some indirect pathways related to cortisol can increase dopamine.”— Andrew Huberman