CoachDrew
A 6-page paper exploring the difference between being self-fish, and being self-oriented.
Key Points
- Dopamine is a neurotransmitter released when we experience something pleasurable.
- The mesolimbic pathway, also called the pleasure pathway, is a dopaminergic (dopamine-releasing) system within the brain and is part of where, and how we experience pleasurable sensations.
- Food, sex, exercise, cocaine, highly caloric foods, dancing and learning all elicit a dopaminergic effect within the pleasure pathway of the brain.
- Giving, or being in service to others, stimulates the same pleasure pathway as food, sex and exercise.
- Focusing on yourself and your best interests is not selfish, but better defined as being self-oriented.
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"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
Mahatma Gandhi