{"id":2651,"date":"2017-02-24T05:22:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T05:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/risky.tv\/?p=2651"},"modified":"2017-02-24T05:25:13","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T05:25:13","slug":"addicted-getting-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/risky.tv\/addicted-getting-high\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re All Addicted to Getting &#8216;High!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ from <a href=\"http:\/\/bigthink.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>BigThink<\/em><\/a> ] <strong>What really fuels the economy?<\/strong> It\u2019s not trade, free spending, or good old-fashioned elbow grease \u2013 it\u2019s something much smaller and harder to see: dopamine.<\/p>\n<p>Along with high-performance expert Jamie Wheal, Steven Kotler has spent the last four years interviewing and researching trailblazers like Elon Musk, Eric Schmidt, Amy Cuddy, and institutions like Nike&#8217;s innovation team, the Navy SEALs, and the United Nations&#8217; Headquarters.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What did he find? <\/strong><\/em>That these bright people and teams are using altered states of consciousness \u2013 like \u2018flow\u2019 \u2013 to boost their inspiration, ability, and impact. Winning feels good, as does reward. It all boils down to dopamine. Many of us may not be consciously aware of the<\/p>\n<p>Kotler runs through three ways we chase dopamine, and questions the ethics of these unchecked habits. For example, when you check your phone for a text, the uncertainty or \u201cmagic of maybe\u201d in what the text might deliver results in a 400% spike in dopamine \u2013 roughly the same amount of dopamine as a person gets from cocaine. \u201cWe\u2019re essentially putting highly addictive drugs into the hands of kids before they have any natural defenses against them,\u201d says Kotler.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Steven Kotler&#8217;s and Jamie Wheal&#8217;s book is <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stealingfirebook.com\/\">Stealing Fire<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"We&#8217;re All Addicted to Getting &#8216;High!\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/risky.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/q4ghvuccw4a.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"What really fuels the economy? 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