Reading TRP is itself a dopamine hit?

refusewool · 2018-03-11T17:47:39+00:00

Spot on. It seems like some people have made internalising TRP their mission. They study it like a degree. I rarely visit the main sub anymore. Always maintained that you should digest the basics from the sidebar and the top few hundred posts then go out and apply. Spend some of that time reading published books, too.

DwightWolftail · 2018-03-11T17:49:38+00:00

Personally, I have periods when I don't read. Of course it produces dopamine hits!

GayLubeOil · 2018-03-11T21:34:44+00:00

We're dealing with a bunch of Larpy nerds who want to put on a cool new hat and cosplay a new identity.

Swelfie · 2018-03-11T19:58:19+00:00

There's nothing wrong with dopamine hits and almost anything you do produces one. The important thing is to conciously select where you get your dopamine from and not just chase dopamine. If nothing gave you a dopamine hit you would literally sit in a corner and starve to death wondering at the futility of life. It's the center of the brain's executive function system.

redpilledprince · 2018-03-11T18:57:50+00:00

Reading is far less of a dopamine hit than binge watching Netflix, playing videos games, or porn. The reason you get that "god-like" feeling is because you're participating in an activity that is sharpening your brain or body (if you're lifting). You're making real self-improvements, not just pseudo-achievements like in the above listed activities.

Peter_B_Long · 2018-03-11T20:23:20+00:00

If you frequent TRP daily and don't practice what you learn, then you're just jacking yourself off. Practice as much as you can and review TRP once in a while to refresh your mindset and learn new lessons. I was off TRP for 2 months and I slipped back a bit. Now I just read an article every few days and it keeps me productive and content with my actions and habits.

bigbodybuilderr · 2018-03-11T20:36:54+00:00

Another term for this is mental masterbation

inhiarashi · 2018-03-11T23:58:29+00:00

Oh look a reminder to go lift!

Thank you.

Thinkingard · 2018-03-12T00:04:31+00:00

One of the hardest things to overcome this day and age is receiving dopamine hits in exchange for doing nothing.

VoidPill · 2018-03-12T11:56:01+00:00

Been on trp for 4 years and reading this shit just makes me cringe these days. I only come here when I'm at a bad low.

si1ma31 · 2018-03-11T23:34:15+00:00

I went a decade on this without much action.

It can make action hard because the results are harsh at first while you think you're a know-it-all god. Then it's easy to just drop it and do something else.

It's like scattered info from an intro course in school to advanced stuff. Guided practice over a long period of time is needed.

Title	Reading TRP is itself a dopamine hit?
Author	lifeisweirdasfuck
Upvotes	52
Comments	18
Date	March 11, 2018 5:39 PM UTC (8 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/askTRP
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/asktrp/comments/83o72f/reading_trp_is_itself_a_dopamine_hit/
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