Episode 142: WHY is it so hard to do stuff I like doing?

16/07/2025 18 min Episodio 142
Episode 142:  WHY is it so hard to do stuff I like doing?

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Send us a textWhat you'll hear:My girl Cris asked me to talk about this post on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDehqMypsT_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkMindless media consumption is "nothing box" and is by nature, easy passive pleasure 4:00Both this and addictive behaviors are driven by dopamine 5:42We tend to judge ourselves for these behaviors as though they are a moral failing on our part, even though it's literally how we were designed 8:00Art-making is more expensive metabolically than mindless media consumption, and so is the cuddly chemicals like oxytocin 10:00How chronic stress can interrupt good brain chemicals and impact female sexual function 14:00Why the starving, tortured artist trope is a load of BS 16:00Don't go back to sleep.xoRachelSign up here for monthly blasts and functional wooFind me on InstagramSupport this podcast on Patreon