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EXPECTATIONS (DOPAMINE (Expectations activate the dopamine circuitry,…
EXPECTATIONS
DOPAMINE
Expectations activate the dopamine circuitry, central for thinking and learning
Met expectations generate a slight increase in dopamine, and a slight reward response
Exceeded expectations generate a strong increase in dopamine, and a strong reward response
Unmet expectations generate a large drop in dopamine level, and a strong threat response
The dynamic between expectations altering experience and impacting dopamine levels, helps generate an upward or downward spiral in the brain
The general feeling of expecting good things generates a healthy level of dopamine, and may be the neurochemical marker a feeling happy
Expectations can change brain functioning; the right dose of expectations could be similar to a clinical dose of morphine
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Things To Try
- Practice setting expectations a little lower
- To stay in a positive state of mind, find ways to keep coming out ahead of your expectations over and again, even in small ways
- Practice noticing what your expectations are in any given situation
- When a positive expectation is not being met, practice re-appraising the situation by remembering it's your brain doing something on with dopamine
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The Toward State
As you think about this goal, or work toward it, you increase the expectations of a REWARD
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Happiness, DA, & Benefits
Happy people perceive a wider range of data, software problems, and come up with more new ideas for actions to take in this situation.
Choosing to focus on things always getting a little bit better, even with evidence to the contrary, helps you maintain a good level of DA
UPWARD SPIRAL
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Happiness, better performance, improved behavior, better well-being
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UNMET EXPECTATIONS
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Unmet expectations generate a large drop in dopamine level, and a strong threat response
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