Talk about endorphin dopamine.

Dopamine and endorphins are both hormones that can make us feel happy, but their effects are slightly different.

? Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, which is responsible for transmitting information of excitement and happiness to the brain. When people are excited by external stimuli, dopamine will erupt in large quantities, thus giving us a kind of "pleasure".

Dopamine is instant gratification, and people's addiction behavior is related to dopamine secretion.

For example, when playing games, there will be rewards at each level, and there will be a reward mechanism, so that we can enjoy it over and over again.

For example, when we eat crabs, if we take the whole crab and enjoy it slowly, we will feel the beauty of fresh crab meat, but if we wrap all the crab meat in a bowl, we will lose interest.

Therefore, what makes us happy is not the happiness we finally get, but the process of getting happiness constantly. But the most crucial point is that the threshold of people's pleasure will be constantly upgraded because of the degree of stimulation, which requires continuous and stimulating stimulation to get pleasure.

Endorphins are a biochemical compound hormone. Happiness, a feeling of delay, is a hormonal secretion of a sense of accomplishment.

For example, after practicing a yoga class, we get a sense of accomplishment because of our hard work in one class. It's like relaxing after we finish a task or reach a goal. At this time, we are full and calm, self-recognized and full of confidence in the future.

It is estimated that all the running partners will have an experience. After running for a period of time, there will be a pole that is difficult to adhere to. If this pole appears, you will feel relaxed in the process of running in the future. In fact, this time is the result of the secretion of endorphins in the body.

Dopamine is a kind of instant satisfaction, which is relatively easy to obtain. Playing mobile phones, watching dramas and brushing Tik Tok will immediately secrete dopamine. Endorphins are a kind of delayed gratification, and their secretion is stingy, which usually takes a painful process to get.

From a simple point of view, dopamine is easier to obtain, while endorphins are mostly related to challenges. Learning, sports, running, challenging yourself and other activities are often easy to promote the secretion of endorphins.

The existence of dopamine makes us understand a truth: anything that makes you feel good will definitely make you suffer.

The production of endorphins also makes us understand a truth: anything that makes you miserable will definitely make you successful in the end.

Dopamine is a consumptive pleasure, and endorphins are a supplementary pleasure.

Consumable happiness is within reach, which can make us feel satisfied and surrounded by comfort zones. At this time, you don't want to try something a little more difficult. Just try a little harder once in a while, and you feel desperate.

Supplementary happiness is the result of long-term persistence. It will be uncomfortable at first, because it is very counterintuitive, but once it passes the critical point, it will form a habit that allows us to constantly surpass ourselves, so Excellence is a habit, not a result.

Both endorphins and dopamine can make you happy, but endorphins bring "advanced happiness".

We often hear the saying that "self-discipline is freedom". After the above explanation, we understand the difficulty and nobleness of developing the quality of "self-discipline".