A review by kanejim57
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke

challenging hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.0

This is truly a 21st century book. It is about 21st century living. It is about addiction, not just substance addiction, but behavioral addictions, as the author's own story reveals. It is about relationships, important ones, really all relationships, as humankind seeks the next high through social media, edgy experiences such as winged suit flying, and the like which pump us full of dopamine, that wonderful brain chemical that brings us pleasure. But, also, can prevent us from feeling important pain to help us become more responsible and centered human beings.