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it<00:10:50.200><c> also</c><00:10:50.500><c> gives</c><00:10:50.720><c> us</c><00:10:51.019><c> another</c><00:10:51.639><c> boost</c><00:10:52.240><c> in</c><00:10:52.600><c> dopamine</c><00:10:53.080><c> and</c><00:10:53.740><c> makes</c>

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and<00:11:04.860><c> remember,</c><00:11:05.200><c> oh</c><00:11:05.340><c> yeah,</c><00:11:05.600><c> that</c><00:11:06.120><c> was</c><00:11:06.740><c> good,</c><00:11:06.980><c> I'm</c><00:11:07.120><c> going</c><00:11:07.179><c> to</c><00:11:07.179><c> do</c>

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We<00:11:26.179><c> go</c><00:11:26.340><c> through</c><00:11:26.519><c> a</c><00:11:26.580><c> bit</c><00:11:26.720><c> of</c><00:11:27.179><c> a</c><00:11:27.340><c> come</c><00:11:27.580><c> down.</c>

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We<00:11:40.080><c> may</c><00:11:40.279><c> crave</c><00:11:40.639><c> it</c><00:11:40.860><c> later</c><00:11:41.019><c> on</c><00:11:41.259><c> again</c><00:11:41.440><c> and</c><00:11:41.519><c> go</c><00:11:41.759><c> back</c><00:11:42.019><c> to</c><00:11:42.179><c> it.</c>

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up,<00:11:46.200><c> but</c><00:11:46.360><c> we</c><00:11:46.559><c> also</c><00:11:46.860><c> come</c><00:11:47.159><c> down.</c>

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or<00:12:06.460><c> completing</c><00:12:06.759><c> the</c><00:12:07.039><c> project</c><00:12:07.600><c> gives</c><00:12:08.179><c> us</c><00:12:08.519><c> a</c><00:12:08.740><c> dopamine</c><00:12:09.120><c> rush.</c>

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rush<00:12:17.639><c> again</c>

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But<00:12:20.080><c> again,</c><00:12:20.659><c> we</c><00:12:21.279><c> may</c><00:12:21.500><c> repeat</c><00:12:21.960><c> that,</c><00:12:22.200><c> but</c><00:12:22.360><c> we</c><00:12:22.519><c> may</c><00:12:22.860><c> also</c><00:12:23.200><c> go</c><00:12:23.419><c> through</c><00:12:23.620><c> a</c><00:12:23.700><c> bit</c><00:12:23.779><c> of</c><00:12:24.000><c> a</c>

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So<00:12:35.419><c> just</c><00:12:36.379><c> note</c><00:12:37.419><c> how</c><00:12:38.000><c> God</c><00:12:38.440><c> has</c><00:12:38.960><c> designed</c><00:12:39.279><c> our</c><00:12:39.620><c> brains</c><00:12:39.919><c> in</c><00:12:40.139><c> an</c>

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incredible<00:12:41.100><c> way</c>

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to<00:12:42.779><c> enjoy</c><00:12:43.179><c> parts</c><00:12:43.500><c> of</c><00:12:43.679><c> our</c><00:12:43.899><c> life.</c>

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and<00:12:51.580><c> God</c><00:12:51.779><c> has</c><00:12:51.980><c> built</c><00:12:52.080><c> that</c><00:12:52.320><c> into</c><00:12:52.539><c> our</c><00:12:52.779><c> lives.</c>

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He's<00:12:53.860><c> given</c><00:12:54.120><c> us</c><00:12:54.480><c> pleasure</c><00:12:54.919><c> and</c><00:12:55.220><c> enjoyment</c><00:12:55.600><c> and</c><00:12:56.000><c> excitement</c>

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which<00:12:58.279><c> motivates</c><00:12:58.759><c> us</c><00:12:59.080><c> to</c><00:12:59.240><c> do</c><00:12:59.559><c> and</c><00:12:59.940><c> to</c><00:13:00.340><c> enjoy</c><00:13:00.639><c> things</c><00:13:01.080><c> again.</c>

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our<00:13:05.159><c> brains,</c>

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or<00:13:09.179><c> reinforcement,</c>

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we'd<00:13:10.980><c> just</c><00:13:11.159><c> be</c><00:13:11.340><c> sitting</c><00:13:11.539><c> around</c><00:13:12.620><c> dumb</c><00:13:13.139><c>-faced</c><00:13:13.519><c> doing</c><00:13:14.659><c> nothing.</c>

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So<00:13:16.580><c> God</c><00:13:16.779><c> has</c><00:13:17.039><c> built</c><00:13:17.159><c> this</c><00:13:17.419><c> into</c><00:13:17.639><c> our</c><00:13:17.919><c> brains</c><00:13:18.200><c> and</c><00:13:18.379><c> it's</c><00:13:18.679><c> a</c><00:13:18.860><c> critical</c><00:13:19.559><c> pathway</c><00:13:20.340><c> and</c><00:13:20.700><c> process.</c>

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But<00:13:22.580><c> this</c><00:13:22.879><c> is</c><00:13:23.120><c> how</c><00:13:23.299><c> it</c><00:13:23.460><c> looks</c><00:13:23.919><c> if</c><00:13:24.480><c> we</c><00:13:24.720><c> charted</c><00:13:25.940><c> dopamine</c><00:13:26.259><c> in</c><00:13:26.539><c> a</c><00:13:26.779><c> graph</c>

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and<00:13:28.039><c> how</c><00:13:28.320><c> the</c><00:13:28.500><c> reward</c><00:13:28.759><c> works</c><00:13:29.000><c> in</c><00:13:29.159><c> our</c><00:13:29.340><c> body.</c>

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gives<00:13:37.139><c> us</c><00:13:37.519><c> motivation</c><00:13:38.259><c> and</c><00:13:38.759><c> gives</c><00:13:38.919><c> us</c><00:13:39.120><c> a</c><00:13:39.200><c> bit</c><00:13:39.240><c> of</c><00:13:39.480><c> a</c><00:13:39.519><c> dopamine</c><00:13:39.840><c> rush</c>

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get<00:13:45.080><c> the</c><00:13:45.320><c> reward.</c>

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and<00:13:49.440><c> then</c><00:13:49.440><c> the</c><00:13:49.659><c> dopamine</c><00:13:50.080><c> levels</c><00:13:50.419><c> in</c><00:13:50.539><c> our</c><00:13:50.740><c> body</c><00:13:51.519><c> begin</c><00:13:52.659><c> to</c><00:13:53.320><c> go</c><00:13:53.899><c> down</c>

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and<00:13:55.220><c> they</c><00:13:55.500><c> crash</c><00:13:55.919><c> over</c><00:13:56.240><c> time</c><00:13:56.480><c> and</c><00:13:56.580><c> we</c><00:13:56.720><c> have</c><00:13:56.899><c> a</c><00:13:57.019><c> lack</c><00:13:57.179><c> of</c><00:13:57.419><c> motivation</c>

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and<00:13:59.360><c> we</c><00:13:59.879><c> may</c><00:14:00.139><c> feel</c><00:14:00.440><c> pain</c><00:14:00.860><c> and</c><00:14:01.120><c> discomfort</c><00:14:01.639><c> or</c><00:14:02.480><c> just</c><00:14:02.700><c> a</c><00:14:02.860><c> malaise</c>

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in<00:14:03.580><c> our</c><00:14:03.720><c> life.</c>

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But<00:14:04.100><c> then</c><00:14:04.279><c> they</c><00:14:04.460><c> bounce</c><00:14:04.759><c> back</c><00:14:05.120><c> to</c><00:14:05.340><c> this</c><00:14:06.100><c> middle</c><00:14:06.419><c> of</c><00:14:06.679><c> the</c><00:14:06.820><c> road,</c>

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this<00:14:07.360><c> baseline,</c>

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kind<00:14:08.860><c> of</c><00:14:09.039><c> a</c><00:14:09.179><c> neutral</c><00:14:10.580><c> level</c><00:14:11.120><c> after</c><00:14:12.059><c> a</c><00:14:12.299><c> while.</c>

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And<00:14:13.179><c> then</c><00:14:13.580><c> if</c><00:14:13.879><c> we</c><00:14:14.039><c> do</c><00:14:14.259><c> the</c><00:14:14.519><c> same</c><00:14:14.799><c> thing</c><00:14:15.019><c> again,</c><00:14:15.460><c> it</c><00:14:15.639><c> bounces</c>

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back<00:14:16.299><c> up,</c>

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goes<00:14:16.980><c> back</c><00:14:17.299><c> down</c><00:14:17.519><c> and</c><00:14:17.659><c> then</c><00:14:17.840><c> goes</c><00:14:18.019><c> back</c><00:14:18.279><c> to</c><00:14:18.620><c> this</c><00:14:18.919><c> baseline.</c>

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So<00:14:21.560><c> it</c><00:14:22.080><c> actually</c><00:14:22.419><c> crashes</c><00:14:22.779><c> to</c><00:14:23.100><c> almost</c><00:14:23.360><c> an</c><00:14:23.840><c> equal</c><00:14:24.100><c> level</c><00:14:24.559><c> as</c><00:14:24.799><c> it</c>

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goes<00:14:25.240><c> up</c>

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and<00:14:26.039><c> then</c><00:14:26.259><c> comes</c><00:14:26.419><c> back</c><00:14:26.740><c> to</c><00:14:27.100><c> neutral.</c>

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And<00:14:28.279><c> when</c><00:14:28.419><c> we</c><00:14:28.600><c> come</c><00:14:28.759><c> off</c><00:14:28.960><c> this</c><00:14:29.200><c> high,</c><00:14:29.539><c> the</c><00:14:29.659><c> body</c><00:14:29.879><c> produces</c><00:14:30.720><c> various</c><00:14:31.279><c> pain</c><00:14:31.580><c> types</c><00:14:31.980><c> of</c><00:14:32.399><c> pain,</c>

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cravings<00:14:34.159><c> and</c><00:14:34.379><c> depression.</c>

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We<00:14:35.179><c> may</c><00:14:35.460><c> even</c><00:14:35.679><c> feel</c><00:14:35.899><c> blue.</c>

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You<00:14:37.259><c> think</c><00:14:37.460><c> about</c><00:14:37.659><c> going</c><00:14:37.860><c> to</c><00:14:38.200><c> a</c><00:14:38.779><c> study</c><00:14:39.019><c> weekend.</c>

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We<00:14:40.000><c> feel</c><00:14:40.220><c> really</c><00:14:40.639><c> great</c><00:14:41.000><c> about</c><00:14:41.580><c> going</c><00:14:41.799><c> to</c><00:14:41.980><c> the</c><00:14:42.120><c> weekend.</c>

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We<00:14:42.600><c> go</c><00:14:42.740><c> to</c><00:14:42.879><c> the</c><00:14:43.019><c> weekend.</c>

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We<00:14:43.299><c> have</c><00:14:43.440><c> a</c><00:14:43.639><c> great</c><00:14:43.820><c> time.</c>

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We're<00:14:44.480><c> satiated</c><00:14:45.080><c> by</c><00:14:45.559><c> all</c><00:14:45.940><c> of</c><00:14:46.059><c> the</c><00:14:46.200><c> social</c><00:14:46.440><c> connections</c><00:14:47.080><c> and</c>

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eating<00:14:48.299><c> and</c><00:14:48.679><c> the</c><00:14:48.960><c> studies</c>

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and<00:14:49.500><c> afterwards</c><00:14:50.100><c> we</c><00:14:50.360><c> may</c><00:14:50.559><c> feel</c><00:14:50.840><c> blue</c><00:14:51.259><c> when</c><00:14:51.440><c> we</c><00:14:51.539><c> get</c><00:14:51.700><c> home</c><00:14:52.039><c> later</c><00:14:52.320><c> on</c>

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because<00:14:53.179><c> our</c><00:14:53.460><c> dopamine</c><00:14:53.740><c> levels</c><00:14:54.100><c> have</c><00:14:54.379><c> crashed</c>

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and<00:14:55.500><c> they're</c><00:14:55.720><c> beginning</c><00:14:55.940><c> to</c><00:14:56.080><c> come</c><00:14:56.259><c> back</c><00:14:56.460><c> to</c><00:14:56.799><c> our</c><00:14:57.220><c> baseline.</c>

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And<00:14:59.200><c> eventually</c><00:14:59.860><c> we</c><00:15:00.539><c> are</c><00:15:00.779><c> motivated</c><00:15:01.220><c> to</c><00:15:01.399><c> go</c><00:15:01.600><c> back</c><00:15:01.779><c> and</c><00:15:01.919><c> to</c>

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repeat<00:15:02.360><c> this</c><00:15:02.620><c> behavior.</c>

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So<00:15:03.559><c> if</c><00:15:03.679><c> we</c><00:15:03.840><c> can</c><00:15:03.980><c> wait</c><00:15:04.220><c> long</c><00:15:04.539><c> enough,</c><00:15:05.039><c> the</c><00:15:05.179><c> feelings</c><00:15:05.639><c> and</c><00:15:05.899><c> the</c>

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neutrality<00:15:06.759><c> is</c><00:15:07.059><c> restored</c>

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in<00:15:08.080><c> our</c><00:15:08.320><c> body</c><00:15:08.659><c> and</c><00:15:09.080><c> our</c><00:15:09.320><c> bodies</c><00:15:09.740><c> always</c><00:15:10.159><c> want</c><00:15:10.340><c> to</c><00:15:10.379><c> go</c><00:15:10.600><c> back</c><00:15:10.759><c> to</c>

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this<00:15:11.200><c> baseline,</c>

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a<00:15:11.879><c> normal</c><00:15:12.220><c> neutral</c><00:15:12.639><c> state.</c>

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The<00:15:13.580><c> pleasure</c><00:15:13.960><c> is</c><00:15:14.379><c> always</c><00:15:14.860><c> fighting</c><00:15:15.279><c> against</c><00:15:15.779><c> the</c><00:15:15.980><c> pain</c><00:15:16.179><c> and</c>

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vice<00:15:16.639><c> versa</c>

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to<00:15:17.419><c> create</c><00:15:17.679><c> a</c><00:15:18.000><c> stable</c><00:15:18.279><c> neutral</c><00:15:18.720><c> in</c><00:15:18.960><c> our</c><00:15:19.159><c> bodies.</c>

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And<00:15:20.580><c> so</c><00:15:20.779><c> our</c><00:15:21.039><c> dopamine</c><00:15:21.340><c> naturally</c><00:15:22.019><c> resets</c><00:15:22.559><c> to</c><00:15:22.759><c> a</c><00:15:22.940><c> normal</c><00:15:23.240><c> baseline</c><00:15:23.759><c> level</c><00:15:24.580><c> if</c>

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we<00:15:25.039><c> let</c><00:15:25.200><c> it</c><00:15:25.320><c> do</c><00:15:25.519><c> that.</c>

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Now,<00:15:27.600><c> it's</c><00:15:27.899><c> important</c><00:15:28.240><c> to</c><00:15:28.440><c> understand</c><00:15:28.779><c> this</c><00:15:29.019><c> cycle.</c>

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And<00:15:30.080><c> again,</c><00:15:30.259><c> it's</c><00:15:30.559><c> amazing</c><00:15:30.919><c> how</c><00:15:31.120><c> God</c><00:15:31.320><c> has</c><00:15:31.559><c> created</c><00:15:31.799><c> this.</c>

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Pleasure<00:15:33.120><c> is</c><00:15:33.399><c> limited</c><00:15:33.779><c> to</c><00:15:34.379><c> a</c><00:15:34.620><c> period</c><00:15:34.940><c> of</c><00:15:35.299><c> time.</c>

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To<00:15:36.820><c> prevent</c><00:15:37.200><c> abuse</c><00:15:37.759><c> of</c><00:15:38.039><c> things</c><00:15:38.200><c> that</c><00:15:38.460><c> pleasure</c><00:15:38.659><c> us,</c>

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God<00:15:39.679><c> has</c><00:15:39.940><c> built</c><00:15:40.080><c> a</c><00:15:40.440><c> stop</c><00:15:40.620><c> into</c><00:15:40.860><c> it</c><00:15:41.039><c> to</c><00:15:41.240><c> slow</c><00:15:41.440><c> us</c><00:15:41.720><c> down.</c>

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But<00:15:42.960><c> even</c><00:15:43.360><c> pain</c><00:15:43.779><c> is</c><00:15:44.080><c> limited</c><00:15:44.460><c> for</c><00:15:44.720><c> a</c><00:15:44.919><c> time.</c>

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To<00:15:45.919><c> prevent</c><00:15:46.259><c> overwhelming</c><00:15:46.899><c> pain,</c><00:15:47.620><c> God</c><00:15:47.820><c> has</c><00:15:48.080><c> built</c><00:15:48.220><c> a</c><00:15:48.559><c> return</c>

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to<00:15:49.480><c> bring</c><00:15:49.659><c> us</c><00:15:49.860><c> back</c><00:15:50.080><c> to</c><00:15:50.220><c> a</c><00:15:50.360><c> neutral</c><00:15:50.679><c> state</c>

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so<00:15:51.460><c> that</c><00:15:51.580><c> we</c><00:15:51.620><c> can</c><00:15:51.840><c> repeat</c><00:15:52.139><c> these</c><00:15:52.480><c> same</c><00:15:52.820><c> cycles</c><00:15:53.179><c> and</c><00:15:53.460><c> enjoy</c><00:15:53.759><c> life.</c>

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And<00:15:54.980><c> together</c><00:15:55.179><c> they</c><00:15:55.419><c> help</c><00:15:55.500><c> us</c><00:15:55.759><c> to</c><00:15:55.940><c> moderate</c><00:15:56.500><c> our</c><00:15:56.799><c> life</c>

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and<00:15:57.679><c> to</c><00:15:57.960><c> moderate</c><00:15:58.620><c> pain</c><00:15:59.159><c> and</c><00:15:59.659><c> pleasure</c><00:15:59.960><c> which</c><00:16:00.139><c> are</c><00:16:00.379><c> both</c><00:16:00.639><c> important.</c>

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So<00:16:02.700><c> this</c><00:16:02.919><c> is</c><00:16:03.039><c> how</c><00:16:03.200><c> God</c><00:16:03.480><c> has</c><00:16:03.879><c> designed</c><00:16:04.139><c> our</c><00:16:04.419><c> body</c><00:16:04.960><c> naturally</c><00:16:05.620><c> to</c><00:16:05.899><c> work.</c>

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But<00:16:06.820><c> this</c><00:16:07.139><c> cycle</c><00:16:07.460><c> is</c><00:16:07.740><c> also</c><00:16:07.960><c> a</c><00:16:08.059><c> bit</c><00:16:08.200><c> fragile.</c>

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It<00:16:08.740><c> needs</c><00:16:08.980><c> to</c><00:16:09.120><c> be</c><00:16:09.279><c> treated</c><00:16:09.519><c> with</c><00:16:09.840><c> respect.</c>

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And<00:16:10.919><c> we</c><00:16:11.120><c> can</c><00:16:11.399><c> abuse</c><00:16:11.779><c> this</c><00:16:12.179><c> natural</c><00:16:12.580><c> cycle.</c>

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We<00:16:14.679><c> can</c><00:16:15.320><c> attempt</c><00:16:15.639><c> to</c><00:16:16.000><c> achieve</c><00:16:16.360><c> pleasure</c><00:16:17.159><c> directly</c><00:16:18.100><c> in</c><00:16:18.360><c> our</c><00:16:18.559><c> lives</c>

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by<00:16:19.480><c> addictive</c><00:16:20.379><c> substances</c><00:16:21.120><c> or</c><00:16:21.799><c> addictive</c><00:16:22.340><c> behaviors.</c>

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And<00:16:23.919><c> these</c><00:16:24.179><c> are</c><00:16:24.360><c> ones</c><00:16:24.500><c> that</c><00:16:24.799><c> increase</c><00:16:25.200><c> the</c><00:16:25.379><c> level</c><00:16:25.639><c> of</c><00:16:25.899><c> dopamine</c><00:16:26.259><c> in</c><00:16:26.480><c> our</c>

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body<00:16:27.460><c> unnaturally.</c>

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For<00:16:29.299><c> example,</c><00:16:30.039><c> here's</c><00:16:30.519><c> a</c><00:16:30.700><c> bunch</c><00:16:30.820><c> of</c><00:16:30.980><c> things</c><00:16:31.120><c> we</c><00:16:31.279><c> may</c><00:16:31.620><c> anticipate</c><00:16:32.580><c> doing</c>

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that<00:16:33.759><c> are</c><00:16:34.700><c> addictive.</c>

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Addictive<00:16:37.460><c> drugs</c><00:16:37.940><c> or</c><00:16:38.279><c> substances,</c><00:16:39.639><c> cannabis,</c><00:16:40.159><c> cocaine,</c>

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alcohol,<00:16:43.620><c> gambling,</c><00:16:45.220><c> online</c><00:16:45.480><c> gambling.</c>

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That<00:16:47.159><c> was</c><00:16:47.299><c> a</c><00:16:47.399><c> big</c><00:16:47.480><c> one</c><00:16:47.600><c> for</c><00:16:47.779><c> the</c><00:16:47.960><c> Super</c><00:16:48.179><c> Bowl</c><00:16:48.379><c> the</c><00:16:48.539><c> last</c><00:16:48.820><c> few</c><00:16:49.000><c> days.</c>

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Billions<00:16:50.220><c> that</c><00:16:50.659><c> were</c><00:16:50.860><c> bet</c><00:16:51.139><c> on</c><00:16:51.559><c> the</c><00:16:51.759><c> Super</c><00:16:51.980><c> Bowl.</c>

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We<00:16:53.360><c> may</c><00:16:54.220><c> think</c><00:16:55.559><c> about</c><00:16:56.080><c> looking</c><00:16:56.460><c> at</c><00:16:56.700><c> pornography</c><00:16:57.220><c> or</c><00:16:57.600><c> online</c><00:16:58.039><c> vices</c>

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or<00:16:59.259><c> maybe</c><00:16:59.580><c> we</c><00:17:00.220><c> do</c><00:17:00.320><c> something</c><00:17:00.580><c> that</c><00:17:00.860><c> gets</c><00:17:01.100><c> us</c><00:17:01.279><c> into</c><00:17:01.500><c> jail,</c>

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like<00:17:02.100><c> shoplifting</c><00:17:02.500><c> or</c><00:17:02.720><c> other</c><00:17:02.919><c> illegal</c><00:17:03.600><c> behaviors.</c>

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These<00:17:04.740><c> can</c><00:17:04.940><c> give</c><00:17:05.099><c> us</c><00:17:05.319><c> a</c><00:17:05.400><c> bit</c><00:17:05.500><c> of</c><00:17:06.079><c> a</c><00:17:06.140><c> dopamine</c><00:17:06.559><c> rush</c><00:17:06.900><c> unnaturally.</c>

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We're<00:17:07.880><c> motivated,</c><00:17:08.440><c> feel</c><00:17:08.680><c> good</c><00:17:08.880><c> by</c><00:17:09.099><c> it.</c>

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We<00:17:09.779><c> are</c><00:17:10.079><c> rewarded</c><00:17:10.579><c> perhaps</c><00:17:11.200><c> when</c><00:17:11.400><c> we</c><00:17:11.599><c> do</c><00:17:11.740><c> it.</c>

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We<00:17:11.960><c> get</c><00:17:12.119><c> another</c><00:17:12.380><c> rush</c><00:17:12.640><c> and</c><00:17:12.819><c> we're</c><00:17:13.119><c> reinforced.</c>

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But<00:17:14.500><c> our</c><00:17:15.200><c> body</c><00:17:15.480><c> crashes</c><00:17:16.220><c> afterwards</c><00:17:16.980><c> as</c><00:17:17.700><c> well.</c>

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And<00:17:21.619><c> not</c><00:17:22.279><c> only</c><00:17:22.539><c> that,</c><00:17:23.880><c> we</c><00:17:24.359><c> become</c><00:17:24.720><c> quite</c><00:17:25.000><c> a</c><00:17:25.400><c> basket</c><00:17:25.720><c> case</c>

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in<00:17:26.240><c> the</c><00:17:26.359><c> case</c><00:17:26.539><c> of</c><00:17:26.700><c> these</c><00:17:26.940><c> addictive</c><00:17:27.460><c> substances</c><00:17:28.119><c> specifically.</c>

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Because<00:17:29.779><c> these</c><00:17:30.119><c> addictive</c><00:17:30.519><c> substances</c><00:17:31.140><c> really</c><00:17:32.160><c> jack</c><00:17:32.500><c> our</c>

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dopamine<00:17:33.200><c> levels</c><00:17:33.519><c> up,</c>

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they<00:17:34.519><c> also</c><00:17:34.900><c> really,</c><00:17:35.680><c> really</c><00:17:36.299><c> come</c><00:17:36.599><c> down.</c>

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And<00:17:37.019><c> you</c><00:17:37.180><c> see</c><00:17:37.359><c> people</c><00:17:37.660><c> who</c><00:17:37.839><c> are</c><00:17:38.039><c> addicted</c><00:17:38.380><c> on</c><00:17:38.680><c> drugs</c>

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and<00:17:39.460><c> they're</c><00:17:39.680><c> bent</c><00:17:40.200><c> over</c><00:17:40.559><c> in</c><00:17:40.740><c> this</c><00:17:41.160><c> stupor</c><00:17:41.480><c> in</c><00:17:41.579><c> their</c><00:17:41.799><c> life.</c>

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They've<00:17:42.359><c> crashed,</c><00:17:43.000><c> right?</c>

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But<00:17:43.460><c> then</c><00:17:43.740><c> they</c><00:17:44.279><c> experience</c><00:17:44.920><c> the</c><00:17:45.220><c> pain</c><00:17:45.380><c> of</c><00:17:45.559><c> coming</c><00:17:45.819><c> down</c>

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and<00:17:46.200><c> they</c><00:17:46.339><c> go</c><00:17:46.519><c> back</c><00:17:46.759><c> and</c><00:17:47.079><c> they</c><00:17:47.779><c> crave</c><00:17:48.180><c> these</c><00:17:48.539><c> drugs</c>

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or<00:17:49.000><c> these</c><00:17:49.200><c> substances</c><00:17:49.680><c> or</c><00:17:49.980><c> behaviors</c><00:17:50.339><c> again</c>

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and<00:17:50.640><c> they</c><00:17:50.779><c> go</c><00:17:50.940><c> back</c><00:17:51.119><c> through</c><00:17:51.279><c> the</c><00:17:51.420><c> cycle.</c>

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And<00:17:52.160><c> we</c><00:17:52.339><c> can</c><00:17:52.480><c> get</c><00:17:52.579><c> into</c><00:17:52.779><c> that</c><00:17:53.099><c> cycle</c><00:17:53.420><c> as</c><00:17:53.799><c> well.</c>

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This<00:17:55.500><c> is</c><00:17:55.700><c> how</c><00:17:55.859><c> the</c><00:17:56.059><c> addiction</c><00:17:56.700><c> spike</c><00:17:57.259><c> looks.</c>

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Way<00:17:57.819><c> off</c><00:17:58.039><c> the</c><00:17:58.240><c> chart</c><00:17:58.539><c> and</c><00:17:58.960><c> then</c><00:17:59.259><c> it</c><00:17:59.440><c> crashes</c><00:17:59.740><c> way</c><00:18:00.039><c> back.</c>

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But<00:18:01.039><c> the</c><00:18:01.359><c> interesting</c><00:18:01.720><c> thing</c><00:18:02.000><c> to</c><00:18:02.220><c> note</c><00:18:02.420><c> is</c><00:18:02.799><c> that</c>

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our<00:18:03.960><c> baseline</c><00:18:04.500><c> is</c><00:18:04.920><c> reset</c><00:18:05.400><c> lower</c>

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and<00:18:06.960><c> for</c><00:18:07.140><c> a</c><00:18:07.539><c> prolonged</c><00:18:08.039><c> period</c><00:18:08.400><c> of</c><00:18:08.680><c> time</c>

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that<00:18:09.039><c> can</c><00:18:09.240><c> really</c><00:18:09.579><c> leave</c><00:18:09.880><c> us</c><00:18:10.480><c> a</c><00:18:10.680><c> mess.</c>

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It<00:18:10.900><c> doesn't</c><00:18:11.140><c> come</c><00:18:11.400><c> back</c><00:18:11.559><c> to</c><00:18:11.700><c> a</c><00:18:11.859><c> natural</c><00:18:12.160><c> baseline.</c>

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It<00:18:12.619><c> comes</c><00:18:12.839><c> back</c><00:18:13.099><c> to</c><00:18:13.259><c> a</c><00:18:13.440><c> new</c><00:18:14.119><c> baseline</c>

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that<00:18:15.140><c> is</c><00:18:15.500><c> in</c><00:18:15.880><c> the</c><00:18:16.220><c> pain</c><00:18:17.079><c> side</c><00:18:17.819><c> of</c><00:18:18.440><c> this</c><00:18:18.660><c> cycle.</c>

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So<00:18:21.500><c> this</c><00:18:21.759><c> dopamine</c><00:18:22.180><c> crash</c><00:18:22.539><c> can</c><00:18:22.799><c> last</c><00:18:23.039><c> for</c><00:18:23.319><c> ages</c>

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and<00:18:23.900><c> it</c><00:18:24.240><c> stays</c><00:18:24.559><c> low</c><00:18:25.200><c> rather</c><00:18:25.640><c> than</c><00:18:25.940><c> rebounding.</c>

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And<00:18:27.079><c> it</c><00:18:27.200><c> makes</c><00:18:27.339><c> us</c><00:18:27.559><c> even</c><00:18:27.819><c> more</c><00:18:28.279><c> desperate</c>

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for<00:18:28.940><c> more</c><00:18:29.240><c> substances</c><00:18:29.819><c> to</c><00:18:30.279><c> elevate</c><00:18:30.980><c> our</c><00:18:32.259><c> pleasure.</c>

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And<00:18:34.160><c> it</c><00:18:34.420><c> only</c><00:18:34.700><c> crashes</c><00:18:35.240><c> again</c>

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and<00:18:36.059><c> it</c><00:18:36.240><c> can</c><00:18:36.519><c> cause</c><00:18:36.700><c> havoc</c><00:18:37.039><c> obviously</c><00:18:37.539><c> in</c><00:18:37.720><c> our</c><00:18:37.940><c> life</c>

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with<00:18:38.539><c> money</c><00:18:38.839><c> and</c><00:18:39.079><c> with</c><00:18:39.579><c> their</c><00:18:39.779><c> own</c><00:18:40.000><c> lives</c>

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and<00:18:40.420><c> with</c><00:18:40.619><c> their</c><00:18:40.859><c> loved</c><00:18:41.059><c> ones.</c>

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Scientists<00:18:42.480><c> use</c><00:18:42.880><c> dopamine</c><00:18:43.359><c> to</c><00:18:43.680><c> gauge</c>

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how<00:18:44.220><c> addictive</c><00:18:44.640><c> a</c><00:18:44.960><c> substance</c><00:18:45.259><c> or</c><00:18:45.460><c> a</c><00:18:45.599><c> behavior</c><00:18:45.900><c> is.</c>

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They're<00:18:46.759><c> not</c><00:18:46.940><c> all</c><00:18:47.099><c> the</c><00:18:47.299><c> same.</c>

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The<00:18:47.640><c> level</c><00:18:47.980><c> of</c><00:18:48.319><c> dopamine</c><00:18:48.660><c> produced</c><00:18:49.000><c> by</c><00:18:49.200><c> the</c><00:18:49.420><c> brain</c><00:18:49.599><c> is</c><00:18:49.880><c> different.</c>

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Some<00:18:51.380><c> trigger</c><00:18:52.140><c> much</c><00:18:52.420><c> larger</c><00:18:52.880><c> amounts.</c>

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For<00:18:53.519><c> example,</c><00:18:54.559><c> on</c><00:18:54.859><c> the</c><00:18:55.019><c> far</c><00:18:55.140><c> left</c><00:18:55.359><c> here</c><00:18:55.640><c> is</c><00:18:56.059><c> the</c><00:18:56.279><c> baseline.</c>

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At<00:18:58.759><c> 100%.</c>

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But<00:19:00.019><c> food</c><00:19:00.480><c> can</c><00:19:01.660><c> boost</c><00:19:01.940><c> our</c><00:19:02.220><c> dopamine</c><00:19:02.539><c> by</c><00:19:03.180><c> 150%.</c>

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Video<00:19:05.460><c> games</c><00:19:05.819><c> can</c><00:19:06.119><c> boost</c><00:19:06.400><c> our</c><00:19:06.680><c> dopamine</c><00:19:07.279><c> 175%.</c>

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Alcohol,<00:19:10.119><c> 250%.</c>

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Pornography,<00:19:12.200><c> 300%.</c>

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Gambling,<00:19:13.660><c> 400%.</c>

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Cocaine,<00:19:15.539><c> 800%.</c>

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Amphetamine,<00:19:17.359><c> 1</c><00:19:17.539><c>,000%.</c>

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Methamphetamine,<00:19:20.559><c> 1</c><00:19:20.660><c>,300%.</c>

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So<00:19:22.579><c> you</c><00:19:22.640><c> can</c><00:19:22.859><c> see</c><00:19:23.019><c> the</c><00:19:23.680><c> unnatural</c><00:19:24.480><c> and</c><00:19:24.940><c> massive</c><00:19:25.460><c> boost</c><00:19:26.019><c> of</c><00:19:26.420><c> dopamine</c>

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that<00:19:27.579><c> this</c><00:19:28.019><c> introduces</c><00:19:28.660><c> into</c><00:19:29.519><c> our</c><00:19:30.059><c> body.</c>

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And<00:19:31.759><c> just</c><00:19:32.079><c> consider</c><00:19:32.740><c> how</c><00:19:33.660><c> readily</c><00:19:34.079><c> available</c><00:19:34.980><c> these</c><00:19:36.240><c> are</c><00:19:36.920><c> in</c>

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our<00:19:37.539><c> life.</c>

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In<00:19:37.880><c> fact,</c><00:19:38.660><c> some</c><00:19:38.920><c> of</c><00:19:39.039><c> them</c><00:19:39.119><c> are</c><00:19:39.339><c> actually</c><00:19:39.720><c> pushed</c><00:19:40.039><c> on</c><00:19:40.240><c> us</c>

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by<00:19:40.779><c> companies</c><00:19:41.359><c> and</c><00:19:42.059><c> by</c><00:19:42.359><c> industry</c><00:19:42.839><c> around</c><00:19:43.279><c> us.</c>

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Porn,<00:19:44.720><c> gambling,</c><00:19:46.259><c> video</c><00:19:46.480><c> games,</c><00:19:47.559><c> food.</c>

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And<00:19:51.200><c> addictions</c><00:19:51.619><c> destroy</c><00:19:52.420><c> the</c><00:19:52.759><c> natural</c><00:19:53.059><c> ability</c>

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to<00:19:53.799><c> create</c><00:19:54.059><c> and</c><00:19:54.279><c> to</c><00:19:54.480><c> restore</c><00:19:54.880><c> dopamine</c><00:19:55.420><c> in</c><00:19:55.700><c> the</c><00:19:55.880><c> brain.</c>

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The<00:19:56.759><c> image</c><00:19:57.079><c> on</c><00:19:57.279><c> the</c><00:19:57.400><c> left</c><00:19:57.559><c> is</c><00:19:57.779><c> a</c><00:19:57.880><c> normal</c><00:19:58.240><c> brain,</c>

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and<00:19:58.619><c> you</c><00:19:58.700><c> can</c><00:19:58.920><c> see</c><00:19:59.019><c> that</c><00:19:59.180><c> little</c><00:19:59.440><c> red</c><00:19:59.660><c> area</c><00:19:59.980><c> in</c><00:20:00.140><c> the</c><00:20:00.299><c> brain.</c>

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It's<00:20:00.700><c> producing</c><00:20:01.240><c> dopamine</c><00:20:01.859><c> normally</c><00:20:02.539><c> when</c><00:20:02.779><c> it</c><00:20:03.059><c> should.</c>

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And<00:20:03.900><c> on</c><00:20:04.019><c> the</c><00:20:04.140><c> right</c><00:20:04.420><c> is</c><00:20:04.779><c> a</c><00:20:04.980><c> meth</c><00:20:05.220><c> abuser,</c>

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and<00:20:06.099><c> it's</c><00:20:06.259><c> not</c><00:20:06.420><c> producing</c><00:20:06.839><c> dopamine</c><00:20:07.299><c> correctly.</c>

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That's<00:20:08.759><c> why</c><00:20:08.880><c> they</c><00:20:09.160><c> stay</c><00:20:09.440><c> in</c><00:20:09.640><c> this</c><00:20:09.940><c> state</c><00:20:10.180><c> of</c><00:20:11.200><c> constant</c><00:20:11.700><c> down</c>

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and<00:20:12.900><c> pain</c><00:20:13.539><c> in</c><00:20:14.380><c> their</c><00:20:14.640><c> lives.</c>

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So<00:20:15.140><c> these</c><00:20:15.460><c> substances</c><00:20:15.980><c> and</c><00:20:16.220><c> behaviors</c><00:20:16.440><c> can</c><00:20:16.700><c> destroy</c><00:20:17.160><c> us</c>

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by<00:20:17.660><c> abusing</c><00:20:18.039><c> the</c><00:20:18.240><c> natural</c><00:20:18.660><c> dopamine</c><00:20:19.119><c> cycle,</c>

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and<00:20:20.000><c> they</c><00:20:20.160><c> have</c><00:20:20.500><c> devastating</c><00:20:21.119><c> impacts</c><00:20:21.579><c> on</c><00:20:21.799><c> us.</c>

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God<00:20:22.319><c> didn't</c><00:20:22.980><c> design</c><00:20:23.460><c> the</c><00:20:23.720><c> body</c><00:20:23.900><c> to</c><00:20:24.099><c> be</c><00:20:24.339><c> addicted</c><00:20:24.640><c> or</c><00:20:24.859><c> to</c><00:20:25.039><c> use</c><00:20:25.240><c> dopamine.</c>

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Now,<00:20:27.200><c> we</c><00:20:27.420><c> may</c><00:20:27.579><c> look</c><00:20:27.779><c> at</c><00:20:27.859><c> this</c><00:20:27.980><c> and</c><00:20:28.039><c> say,</c>

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well,<00:20:28.559><c> this</c><00:20:28.920><c> has</c><00:20:29.119><c> nothing</c><00:20:29.359><c> to</c><00:20:29.559><c> do</c><00:20:29.700><c> with</c><00:20:29.980><c> me.</c>

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I<00:20:31.359><c> don't</c><00:20:31.539><c> struggle</c><00:20:31.880><c> with</c><00:20:32.299><c> addictions</c><00:20:32.740><c> per</c><00:20:33.019><c> se,</c>

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but<00:20:34.619><c> we</c><00:20:34.980><c> all</c><00:20:35.299><c> have</c><00:20:35.579><c> a</c><00:20:35.740><c> tendency</c><00:20:36.059><c> to</c><00:20:36.339><c> want</c><00:20:36.559><c> to</c><00:20:36.920><c> repeat</c><00:20:37.299><c> pleasure</c>

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in<00:20:38.579><c> our</c><00:20:38.819><c> life</c><00:20:39.059><c> and</c><00:20:39.259><c> to</c><00:20:39.640><c> spike</c><00:20:39.960><c> dopamine</c><00:20:40.599><c> in</c><00:20:41.279><c> our</c><00:20:41.440><c> life</c>

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through<00:20:41.859><c> substances</c><00:20:42.380><c> or</c><00:20:42.720><c> behaviors,</c>

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often<00:20:44.240><c> before</c><00:20:44.619><c> it</c><00:20:44.839><c> has</c><00:20:45.279><c> reset</c><00:20:45.680><c> itself</c><00:20:46.119><c> normally.</c>

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There's<00:20:47.519><c> a</c><00:20:47.660><c> natural</c><00:20:48.180><c> tendency</c><00:20:48.579><c> to</c><00:20:48.900><c> counteract</c><00:20:49.920><c> pain</c>

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that<00:20:51.619><c> we</c><00:20:51.779><c> may</c><00:20:51.960><c> feel</c><00:20:52.180><c> in</c><00:20:52.319><c> our</c><00:20:52.500><c> life</c><00:20:52.660><c> by</c><00:20:52.940><c> another</c><00:20:53.279><c> dose</c><00:20:53.779><c> of</c><00:20:54.160><c> pleasure.</c>

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So,<00:20:56.519><c> for</c><00:20:56.740><c> example,</c><00:20:59.240><c> when</c><00:20:59.480><c> we</c><00:20:59.980><c> overstimulate</c><00:21:00.920><c> ourselves</c>

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in<00:21:01.740><c> our</c><00:21:01.980><c> life</c><00:21:02.299><c> in</c><00:21:02.579><c> various</c><00:21:02.960><c> ways,</c>

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we<00:21:06.039><c> are</c><00:21:06.680><c> constantly</c><00:21:07.200><c> spiking</c><00:21:08.019><c> the</c><00:21:08.460><c> dopamine</c><00:21:08.920><c> in</c><00:21:09.500><c> our</c><00:21:09.720><c> life,</c>

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and<00:21:10.779><c> we</c><00:21:11.339><c> repeat</c><00:21:11.720><c> the</c><00:21:11.980><c> pleasure</c><00:21:12.400><c> over</c><00:21:13.160><c> and</c><00:21:13.319><c> over</c><00:21:13.519><c> again</c>

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and<00:21:13.920><c> perhaps</c><00:21:14.480><c> before</c><00:21:15.200><c> our</c><00:21:15.380><c> body</c><00:21:15.640><c> has</c><00:21:15.839><c> a</c><00:21:16.039><c> chance</c>

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to<00:21:16.500><c> reset</c><00:21:17.099><c> dopamine</c><00:21:17.740><c> to</c><00:21:18.039><c> a</c><00:21:18.220><c> baseline.</c>

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And<00:21:19.599><c> it</c><00:21:19.819><c> has</c><00:21:20.519><c> a</c><00:21:21.319><c> similar</c><00:21:21.599><c> impact</c><00:21:22.160><c> as</c><00:21:22.599><c> an</c><00:21:22.819><c> addiction,</c>

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just<00:21:24.240><c> repeating</c><00:21:24.720><c> pleasure</c><00:21:25.279><c> in</c><00:21:25.519><c> our</c><00:21:25.660><c> life,</c>

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just<00:21:26.200><c> simple</c><00:21:26.500><c> pleasures.</c>

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If<00:21:27.720><c> we</c><00:21:28.019><c> keep</c><00:21:28.299><c> repeating</c><00:21:28.700><c> the</c><00:21:28.960><c> pleasure</c>

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or<00:21:29.359><c> have</c><00:21:29.579><c> excessive</c><00:21:29.980><c> pleasure</c><00:21:30.700><c> over</c><00:21:31.240><c> time,</c>

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we<00:21:31.640><c> build</c><00:21:31.799><c> up</c><00:21:31.980><c> a</c><00:21:32.200><c> tolerance</c><00:21:32.559><c> to</c><00:21:32.779><c> it,</c>

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and<00:21:33.220><c> we</c><00:21:33.339><c> have</c><00:21:33.480><c> to</c><00:21:33.599><c> do</c><00:21:33.680><c> the</c><00:21:33.920><c> pleasure</c><00:21:34.140><c> more</c><00:21:34.460><c> often</c>

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and<00:21:35.680><c> in</c><00:21:35.960><c> greater</c><00:21:36.200><c> doses</c><00:21:36.599><c> to</c><00:21:36.900><c> create</c><00:21:37.099><c> the</c><00:21:37.359><c> same</c><00:21:37.579><c> rush.</c>

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But<00:21:38.140><c> if</c><00:21:38.359><c> we</c><00:21:38.559><c> overstimulate</c><00:21:39.299><c> ourselves</c><00:21:39.799><c> over</c><00:21:40.460><c> a</c><00:21:40.759><c> short</c><00:21:40.980><c> term</c>

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to<00:21:41.420><c> break</c><00:21:41.619><c> the</c><00:21:41.920><c> tolerance</c><00:21:42.279><c> that</c><00:21:42.539><c> builds</c><00:21:42.759><c> up,</c>

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the<00:21:43.579><c> reverse</c><00:21:43.880><c> actually</c><00:21:44.319><c> happens.</c>

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Instead<00:21:44.960><c> of</c><00:21:45.220><c> becoming</c><00:21:45.500><c> more</c><00:21:45.900><c> pleasured,</c>

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our<00:21:47.000><c> dopamine</c><00:21:47.279><c> gets</c><00:21:47.519><c> lower</c><00:21:47.839><c> and</c><00:21:48.039><c> lower</c><00:21:48.299><c> and</c><00:21:48.440><c> lower</c><00:21:48.619><c> and</c><00:21:48.799><c> lower,</c>

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and<00:21:49.599><c> normal</c><00:21:50.000><c> dopamine</c><00:21:50.619><c> baseline</c><00:21:51.119><c> is</c><00:21:51.440><c> reset</c><00:21:51.779><c> lower</c><00:21:52.119><c> in</c><00:21:52.279><c> the</c><00:21:52.480><c> brain</c>

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on<00:21:53.099><c> the</c><00:21:53.299><c> side</c><00:21:53.400><c> of</c><00:21:53.660><c> pain,</c><00:21:53.960><c> just</c><00:21:54.180><c> like</c><00:21:54.359><c> with</c><00:21:54.500><c> an</c><00:21:54.660><c> addiction.</c>

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So<00:21:55.819><c> we</c><00:21:55.920><c> don't</c><00:21:56.099><c> have</c><00:21:56.420><c> to</c><00:21:56.460><c> be</c><00:21:56.660><c> involved</c><00:21:56.900><c> in</c><00:21:57.140><c> addictive</c><00:21:57.579><c> substances</c>

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to<00:21:58.400><c> do</c><00:21:58.539><c> the</c><00:21:58.680><c> same</c><00:21:58.900><c> thing</c><00:21:59.400><c> to</c><00:21:59.720><c> our</c><00:21:59.900><c> body.</c>

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We<00:22:00.720><c> don't</c><00:22:00.920><c> experience</c><00:22:01.400><c> the</c><00:22:01.619><c> same</c><00:22:01.880><c> pleasure</c><00:22:02.180><c> or</c><00:22:02.480><c> dopamine</c><00:22:02.859><c> spike.</c>

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Instead,<00:22:03.460><c> we</c><00:22:03.559><c> feel</c><00:22:03.759><c> less</c><00:22:04.099><c> pleasure,</c><00:22:04.920><c> more</c><00:22:05.200><c> pain,</c>

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and<00:22:06.140><c> instead</c><00:22:06.380><c> of</c><00:22:06.559><c> pleasure,</c><00:22:06.819><c> we</c><00:22:06.900><c> end</c><00:22:07.079><c> up</c><00:22:07.200><c> feeling</c><00:22:07.440><c> depressed</c>

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or<00:22:09.700><c> anxious</c><00:22:10.220><c> or</c><00:22:11.579><c> unhappy</c><00:22:12.180><c> or</c><00:22:13.339><c> irritable</c>

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or<00:22:14.539><c> unfulfilled</c><00:22:15.180><c> or</c><00:22:15.480><c> unmotivated,</c>

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just<00:22:16.240><c> like</c><00:22:16.460><c> that</c><00:22:16.720><c> quote</c><00:22:16.859><c> at</c><00:22:17.099><c> the</c><00:22:17.200><c> beginning</c><00:22:17.460><c> of</c><00:22:17.660><c> our</c><00:22:17.920><c> presentation.</c>

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It's<00:22:19.200><c> just</c><00:22:19.599><c> like</c><00:22:20.359><c> an</c><00:22:20.759><c> addiction.</c>

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And<00:22:22.299><c> we</c><00:22:22.400><c> may</c><00:22:22.559><c> do</c><00:22:22.720><c> this</c><00:22:22.900><c> for</c><00:22:23.099><c> different</c><00:22:23.319><c> reasons.</c>

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We<00:22:23.759><c> may</c><00:22:24.000><c> be</c><00:22:24.440><c> obsessed</c><00:22:24.960><c> with</c><00:22:25.400><c> something.</c>

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We<00:22:26.680><c> may</c><00:22:27.279><c> develop</c><00:22:28.359><c> an</c><00:22:28.579><c> obsession</c><00:22:29.000><c> for</c><00:22:29.380><c> something</c>

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such<00:22:30.059><c> as</c><00:22:30.559><c> running</c><00:22:30.960><c> or</c><00:22:31.759><c> eating</c><00:22:32.240><c> or</c><00:22:32.940><c> cell</c><00:22:33.259><c> phone</c><00:22:33.500><c> scrolling</c>

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or<00:22:34.440><c> gaming</c><00:22:35.019><c> over</c><00:22:35.779><c> days</c><00:22:36.200><c> or</c><00:22:36.799><c> over</c><00:22:37.220><c> weeks,</c>

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and<00:22:37.559><c> it</c><00:22:37.759><c> leaves</c><00:22:37.980><c> us</c><00:22:38.319><c> feeling</c><00:22:39.059><c> burnt</c><00:22:39.579><c> out,</c><00:22:40.059><c> unmotivated,</c>

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unhealthy,<00:22:41.440><c> irritable,</c><00:22:42.000><c> depressed,</c><00:22:42.500><c> and</c><00:22:42.680><c> unfulfilled.</c>

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We<00:22:43.680><c> may</c><00:22:44.019><c> binge.</c>

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That<00:22:45.380><c> word</c><00:22:46.000><c> was</c><00:22:46.220><c> used</c><00:22:46.440><c> a</c><00:22:46.619><c> lot</c><00:22:46.799><c> during</c><00:22:47.119><c> COVID.</c>

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We<00:22:48.240><c> may</c><00:22:48.500><c> binge</c><00:22:48.900><c> or</c><00:22:49.200><c> overstimulate</c><00:22:49.839><c> ourselves.</c>

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For<00:22:51.099><c> example,</c><00:22:51.539><c> we</c><00:22:51.900><c> may</c><00:22:52.099><c> watch</c><00:22:52.460><c> episode</c><00:22:52.980><c> after</c><00:22:53.240><c> episode</c>

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after<00:22:53.920><c> episode</c><00:22:54.400><c> after</c><00:22:54.740><c> episode</c><00:22:55.279><c> of</c><00:22:56.099><c> You</c><00:22:56.720><c> Fill</c><00:22:56.920><c> in</c><00:22:57.019><c> the</c><00:22:57.140><c> Blank.</c>

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We<00:22:58.940><c> may</c><00:22:59.220><c> binge</c><00:22:59.799><c> on</c><00:23:00.220><c> junk</c><00:23:00.400><c> food</c><00:23:00.859><c> over</c><00:23:01.460><c> a</c><00:23:01.599><c> weekend</c><00:23:01.920><c> or</c><00:23:02.200><c> over</c><00:23:02.440><c> weeks,</c>

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and<00:23:02.920><c> we</c><00:23:03.059><c> end</c><00:23:03.259><c> up</c><00:23:03.420><c> feeling</c><00:23:03.680><c> awful,</c><00:23:04.200><c> depressed,</c><00:23:04.839><c> or</c><00:23:05.039><c> unmotivated.</c>

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And<00:23:05.960><c> this</c><00:23:06.119><c> is</c><00:23:06.299><c> why.</c>

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It's<00:23:07.660><c> because</c><00:23:07.920><c> of</c><00:23:08.039><c> a</c><00:23:08.160><c> natural</c><00:23:08.579><c> cycle</c><00:23:08.960><c> in</c><00:23:09.140><c> our</c><00:23:09.279><c> body.</c>

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We<00:23:09.980><c> may</c><00:23:10.180><c> do</c><00:23:10.400><c> something</c><00:23:10.660><c> that's</c><00:23:10.940><c> called</c><00:23:11.279><c> layering.</c>

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In<00:23:12.140><c> other</c><00:23:12.259><c> words,</c><00:23:12.380><c> we</c><00:23:12.539><c> may</c><00:23:12.720><c> perform</c><00:23:13.539><c> multiple</c><00:23:14.359><c> pleasures</c><00:23:14.839><c> at</c><00:23:15.299><c> once.</c>

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They<00:23:16.119><c> call</c><00:23:16.299><c> it</c><00:23:16.480><c> layering.</c>

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And<00:23:18.839><c> this</c><00:23:19.000><c> is</c><00:23:19.180><c> what</c><00:23:19.420><c> it</c><00:23:19.680><c> looks</c><00:23:19.900><c> like.</c>

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If<00:23:21.059><c> you</c><00:23:21.240><c> were</c><00:23:21.339><c> to</c><00:23:21.440><c> sort</c><00:23:21.539><c> of</c><00:23:21.759><c> graph</c><00:23:21.920><c> it</c><00:23:22.140><c> out.</c>

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So<00:23:23.160><c> for</c><00:23:23.480><c> example,</c><00:23:23.920><c> we</c><00:23:24.160><c> may</c><00:23:24.460><c> do</c><00:23:25.259><c> a</c><00:23:25.400><c> number</c><00:23:25.539><c> of</c><00:23:25.720><c> things</c>

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that<00:23:26.220><c> stimulate</c><00:23:26.660><c> dopamine</c><00:23:27.099><c> in</c><00:23:27.299><c> our</c><00:23:27.460><c> body.</c>

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We<00:23:27.779><c> may</c><00:23:28.019><c> listen</c><00:23:28.380><c> to</c><00:23:28.579><c> music,</c><00:23:28.940><c> play</c><00:23:29.180><c> video</c><00:23:29.619><c> games,</c><00:23:29.960><c> watch</c><00:23:30.240><c> movies,</c>

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do<00:23:31.660><c> online</c><00:23:32.140><c> gambling,</c><00:23:33.000><c> gorge</c><00:23:33.140><c> on</c><00:23:33.339><c> pizza,</c><00:23:33.819><c> eat</c><00:23:34.019><c> chocolate,</c>

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talk<00:23:34.759><c> to</c><00:23:34.960><c> friends,</c><00:23:35.240><c> and</c><00:23:35.380><c> do</c><00:23:35.519><c> drugs</c><00:23:35.859><c> all</c><00:23:36.200><c> at</c><00:23:36.339><c> the</c><00:23:36.440><c> same</c><00:23:36.660><c> time.</c>

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And<00:23:38.180><c> it's</c><00:23:38.380><c> just</c><00:23:39.240><c> total</c><00:23:39.720><c> overwhelming</c><00:23:40.359><c> to</c><00:23:41.160><c> our</c><00:23:41.359><c> body.</c>

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And<00:23:41.700><c> we</c><00:23:41.880><c> do</c><00:23:42.059><c> that</c><00:23:42.240><c> stuff</c><00:23:42.460><c> in</c><00:23:42.680><c> our</c><00:23:42.900><c> life.</c>

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I'll<00:23:43.319><c> give</c><00:23:43.420><c> you</c><00:23:43.539><c> an</c><00:23:43.579><c> example.</c>

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Back<00:23:44.839><c> in</c><00:23:45.000><c> the</c><00:23:45.119><c> summer,</c><00:23:45.319><c> I</c><00:23:45.400><c> took</c><00:23:45.480><c> my</c><00:23:45.700><c> nephew</c><00:23:45.980><c> down</c>

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to<00:23:47.440><c> see</c><00:23:47.720><c> a</c><00:23:48.019><c> Toronto</c><00:23:48.220><c> Blue</c><00:23:48.460><c> Jays</c><00:23:48.660><c> baseball</c><00:23:49.099><c> game.</c>

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And<00:23:52.339><c> it's</c><00:23:52.799><c> like</c><00:23:52.920><c> going</c><00:23:53.099><c> to</c><00:23:53.299><c> Disney</c><00:23:53.579><c> World</c><00:23:53.819><c> now,</c>

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going<00:23:54.460><c> to</c><00:23:54.619><c> a</c><00:23:54.740><c> baseball</c><00:23:55.059><c> game,</c><00:23:55.380><c> at</c><00:23:55.460><c> least</c><00:23:55.579><c> in</c><00:23:55.819><c> Toronto.</c>

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Anyways,<00:23:56.920><c> it's</c><00:23:57.099><c> not</c><00:23:57.200><c> as</c><00:23:57.380><c> relaxing</c><00:23:57.819><c> as</c><00:23:58.059><c> it</c><00:23:58.059><c> used</c><00:23:58.259><c> to</c><00:23:58.420><c> be.</c>

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Everybody's<00:23:59.059><c> on</c><00:23:59.140><c> their</c><00:23:59.519><c> phones,</c>

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and<00:24:00.859><c> they're</c><00:24:01.000><c> not</c><00:24:01.259><c> necessarily</c><00:24:01.539><c> watching</c><00:24:01.900><c> the</c><00:24:02.200><c> game,</c>

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and<00:24:02.779><c> there's</c><00:24:03.160><c> food,</c><00:24:03.559><c> and</c><00:24:03.619><c> there's</c><00:24:03.900><c> sound,</c>

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and<00:24:04.220><c> there's</c><00:24:04.500><c> lights,</c><00:24:04.779><c> and</c><00:24:04.819><c> there's</c><00:24:05.200><c> cheering,</c>

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and<00:24:05.579><c> there's</c><00:24:05.920><c> stores</c><00:24:06.339><c> that</c><00:24:06.700><c> you</c><00:24:06.799><c> can</c><00:24:07.059><c> shop</c><00:24:07.339><c> at,</c>

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and<00:24:07.660><c> there's</c><00:24:07.980><c> crowds,</c><00:24:08.440><c> and</c><00:24:08.539><c> there's</c><00:24:09.200><c> alcohol,</c>

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and<00:24:10.160><c> there's</c><00:24:10.779><c> just</c><00:24:11.420><c> so</c><00:24:11.619><c> much</c><00:24:11.779><c> overstimulation.</c>

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And<00:24:13.599><c> on</c><00:24:13.759><c> the</c><00:24:13.859><c> way</c><00:24:14.019><c> home,</c><00:24:16.079><c> ever,</c><00:24:16.299><c> my</c><00:24:16.440><c> nephew</c><00:24:16.740><c> absolutely</c><00:24:17.339><c> crashed.</c>

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And<00:24:18.480><c> I</c><00:24:18.640><c> did</c><00:24:18.900><c> too,</c><00:24:19.940><c> because</c><00:24:20.160><c> we</c><00:24:21.180><c> had</c><00:24:21.440><c> absolutely</c><00:24:21.980><c> layered</c><00:24:22.440><c> on</c>

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the<00:24:23.220><c> stimulation</c><00:24:23.720><c> to</c><00:24:23.940><c> the</c><00:24:24.099><c> day.</c>

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But<00:24:26.460><c> this</c><00:24:27.519><c> doesn't</c><00:24:27.900><c> promote</c><00:24:28.640><c> pleasure</c><00:24:29.380><c> in</c><00:24:29.900><c> our</c><00:24:30.180><c> bodies.</c>

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And<00:24:31.660><c> it's</c><00:24:31.839><c> not</c><00:24:32.000><c> using</c><00:24:32.319><c> dopamine</c><00:24:32.660><c> that</c><00:24:32.859><c> we</c><00:24:33.039><c> got</c><00:24:33.180><c> designed</c><00:24:33.579><c> it</c>

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to<00:24:33.900><c> naturally.</c>

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We<00:24:35.799><c> can</c><00:24:36.119><c> abuse</c><00:24:36.480><c> it,</c><00:24:36.779><c> and</c><00:24:36.940><c> it</c><00:24:37.119><c> crashes</c><00:24:37.460><c> our</c><00:24:37.799><c> dopamine</c><00:24:38.140><c> system.</c>

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And<00:24:38.759><c> if</c><00:24:38.900><c> we</c><00:24:39.180><c> repeat</c><00:24:39.480><c> this</c><00:24:40.099><c> over</c><00:24:40.500><c> prolonged</c><00:24:40.940><c> periods,</c>

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our<00:24:41.720><c> baseline</c><00:24:42.099><c> resets,</c><00:24:43.380><c> and</c><00:24:43.640><c> it</c><00:24:43.940><c> rewires</c><00:24:44.559><c> our</c><00:24:44.980><c> mind</c><00:24:45.319><c> and</c><00:24:45.579><c> our</c><00:24:45.839><c> body.</c>

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It<00:24:47.660><c> rewires</c><00:24:48.299><c> it,</c><00:24:49.220><c> and</c><00:24:49.259><c> it</c><00:24:49.400><c> can</c><00:24:49.559><c> do</c><00:24:49.779><c> permanent</c><00:24:50.099><c> damage</c><00:24:50.480><c> to</c><00:24:50.680><c> our</c><00:24:50.859><c> bodies,</c>

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our<00:24:51.500><c> mood,</c><00:24:51.920><c> and</c><00:24:52.019><c> our</c><00:24:52.180><c> motivation,</c><00:24:53.799><c> depression,</c><00:24:54.359><c> anxiety,</c>

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unhappiness,<00:24:55.779><c> weight</c><00:24:55.920><c> gain,</c><00:24:56.859><c> problematic</c><00:24:57.259><c> behaviors.</c>

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There's<00:24:59.000><c> a</c><00:24:59.180><c> condition</c><00:24:59.519><c> called</c><00:24:59.880><c> anhedonia,</c>

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the<00:25:00.819><c> lack</c><00:25:01.119><c> of</c><00:25:01.559><c> wanting</c><00:25:02.119><c> or</c><00:25:02.440><c> having</c><00:25:02.759><c> interest</c><00:25:03.299><c> or</c><00:25:04.019><c> pleasure</c>

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in<00:25:04.819><c> normally</c><00:25:05.160><c> rewarding</c><00:25:05.740><c> experiences.</c>

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It<00:25:07.099><c> can</c><00:25:07.359><c> impact</c><00:25:07.779><c> and</c><00:25:08.140><c> damage</c><00:25:08.440><c> others</c><00:25:08.859><c> who</c><00:25:09.299><c> are</c><00:25:09.619><c> around</c><00:25:09.960><c> us,</c>

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violence<00:25:11.500><c> or</c><00:25:11.819><c> anger</c><00:25:12.220><c> or</c><00:25:12.500><c> people</c><00:25:12.759><c> walking</c><00:25:13.119><c> on</c><00:25:13.380><c> eggshells.</c>

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And<00:25:14.740><c> it</c><00:25:15.000><c> feeds</c><00:25:15.380><c> into</c><00:25:15.779><c> an</c><00:25:16.019><c> addiction</c><00:25:16.380><c> pathway.</c>

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So<00:25:17.140><c> even</c><00:25:17.359><c> if</c><00:25:17.500><c> we're</c><00:25:17.660><c> not</c><00:25:17.940><c> taking</c><00:25:18.200><c> something</c><00:25:18.559><c> addictive,</c>

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it<00:25:19.960><c> can</c><00:25:20.220><c> become</c><00:25:20.640><c> addictive</c><00:25:21.200><c> because</c><00:25:21.619><c> of</c><00:25:21.759><c> this.</c>

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So<00:25:22.480><c> God</c><00:25:22.720><c> wants</c><00:25:23.000><c> us</c><00:25:23.220><c> to</c><00:25:23.519><c> consume</c><00:25:23.839><c> pleasure</c><00:25:24.519><c> and</c><00:25:25.400><c> pain</c>

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in<00:25:26.779><c> just</c><00:25:27.259><c> the</c><00:25:27.440><c> right</c><00:25:27.599><c> amounts.</c>

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And<00:25:29.880><c> we</c><00:25:29.960><c> need</c><00:25:30.119><c> to</c><00:25:30.220><c> ask</c><00:25:30.500><c> ourselves,</c><00:25:32.039><c> are</c><00:25:32.400><c> we?</c>

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Or<00:25:34.759><c> are</c><00:25:34.940><c> we</c><00:25:36.000><c> over</c><00:25:36.660><c>-dopamine</c><00:25:37.180><c>-izing</c><00:25:38.420><c> our</c><00:25:38.779><c> bodies,</c>

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like<00:25:40.400><c> the</c><00:25:40.460><c> culture</c><00:25:40.799><c> around</c><00:25:41.160><c> us</c><00:25:41.420><c> wants</c><00:25:41.700><c> us</c><00:25:41.960><c> to?</c>

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Now,<00:25:43.119><c> we</c><00:25:43.339><c> may</c><00:25:43.579><c> feel</c><00:25:44.460><c> that</c><00:25:44.619><c> we</c><00:25:44.640><c> don't</c><00:25:44.799><c> fall</c><00:25:45.019><c> into</c><00:25:45.180><c> these</c><00:25:45.500><c> categories,</c>

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but<00:25:46.299><c> what</c><00:25:46.480><c> has</c><00:25:46.740><c> shocked</c><00:25:46.940><c> me</c><00:25:47.599><c> in</c><00:25:47.839><c> my</c><00:25:48.319><c> reading</c><00:25:48.559><c> and</c><00:25:48.779><c> research</c>

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is<00:25:49.119><c> that</c><00:25:49.259><c> we</c><00:25:49.440><c> likely</c><00:25:49.720><c> are</c><00:25:50.039><c> or</c><00:25:50.440><c> have</c><00:25:50.759><c> at</c><00:25:50.920><c> some</c><00:25:51.220><c> point</c><00:25:51.400><c> or</c><00:25:51.599><c> have</c>

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come<00:25:51.920><c> close.</c>

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Here's<00:25:52.759><c> a</c><00:25:52.900><c> few</c><00:25:53.059><c> quotes</c><00:25:53.359><c> just</c><00:25:53.619><c> to</c><00:25:53.740><c> sort</c><00:25:53.900><c> of</c><00:25:54.400><c> help</c><00:25:54.759><c> put</c><00:25:55.019><c> this</c><00:25:55.240><c> all</c>

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into<00:25:55.680><c> context</c><00:25:56.160><c> for</c><00:25:56.599><c> ourselves.</c>

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And<00:25:57.059><c> just</c><00:25:57.180><c> think</c><00:25:57.359><c> about</c><00:25:57.539><c> yourself</c><00:25:57.940><c> as</c><00:25:58.140><c> well,</c><00:25:58.259><c> reflect</c><00:25:58.599><c> on</c><00:25:59.279><c> yourself.</c>

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Dopamine<00:26:01.519><c> firehose.</c>

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We're<00:26:02.400><c> living</c><00:26:02.579><c> with</c><00:26:02.819><c> this</c><00:26:03.099><c> firehose</c><00:26:03.640><c> of</c><00:26:03.880><c> dopamine.</c>

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We're<00:26:04.480><c> constantly</c><00:26:04.940><c> and</c><00:26:05.140><c> now</c><00:26:05.460><c> bombarding</c><00:26:06.160><c> our</c><00:26:06.420><c> reward</c><00:26:06.799><c> pathway</c>

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with<00:26:07.480><c> very</c><00:26:07.839><c> high</c><00:26:08.099><c> levels</c><00:26:08.500><c> of</c><00:26:08.799><c> dopamine</c><00:26:09.200><c> throughout</c><00:26:09.599><c> the</c><00:26:09.799><c> day,</c>

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starting<00:26:10.920><c> with</c><00:26:11.160><c> checking</c><00:26:11.420><c> our</c><00:26:11.700><c> smartphones</c><00:26:12.220><c> the</c><00:26:12.480><c> moment</c><00:26:12.779><c> we</c>

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wake<00:26:13.220><c> up,</c>

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to<00:26:14.460><c> our</c><00:26:14.660><c> highly</c><00:26:15.000><c> caffeinated</c><00:26:15.539><c> beverage,</c>

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to<00:26:16.359><c> our</c><00:26:16.579><c> highly</c><00:26:16.900><c> sugared,</c><00:26:17.359><c> salted,</c><00:26:17.920><c> and</c><00:26:18.059><c> fattened</c><00:26:18.920><c> Danish</c>

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that<00:26:19.420><c> we</c><00:26:19.640><c> eat</c><00:26:19.819><c> for</c><00:26:20.019><c> breakfast,</c>

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all<00:26:21.279><c> the</c><00:26:21.359><c> way</c><00:26:21.440><c> to</c><00:26:21.619><c> the</c><00:26:21.799><c> end</c><00:26:21.900><c> of</c><00:26:22.039><c> the</c><00:26:22.079><c> day</c><00:26:22.259><c> when</c><00:26:22.420><c> we're</c><00:26:22.680><c> binging</c>

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on<00:26:23.460><c> Netflix.</c>

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With<00:26:24.960><c> repeated</c><00:26:25.380><c> exposure</c><00:26:25.819><c> to</c><00:26:26.039><c> these</c><00:26:26.259><c> highly</c><00:26:26.519><c> rewarding</c><00:26:26.960><c> drugs</c>

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and<00:26:27.599><c> behaviors,</c><00:26:28.200><c> our</c><00:26:28.420><c> dopamine</c><00:26:28.779><c> cycle</c><00:26:29.180><c> starts</c><00:26:29.480><c> to</c><00:26:29.839><c> accumulate</c>

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on<00:26:30.500><c> the</c><00:26:30.740><c> pain</c><00:26:31.000><c> side</c><00:26:31.599><c> of</c><00:26:32.099><c> the</c><00:26:32.319><c> balance.</c>

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This<00:26:33.740><c> results</c><00:26:34.259><c> in</c><00:26:34.660><c> a</c><00:26:34.799><c> general</c><00:26:35.220><c> despair,</c>

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an<00:26:36.779><c> inability</c><00:26:37.180><c> to</c><00:26:37.460><c> take</c><00:26:37.740><c> action</c><00:26:38.259><c> or</c><00:26:38.539><c> be</c><00:26:38.700><c> motivated,</c>

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and<00:26:39.940><c> the</c><00:26:40.200><c> loss</c><00:26:40.440><c> of</c><00:26:40.720><c> even</c><00:26:40.880><c> wanting</c><00:26:41.680><c> to</c><00:26:41.940><c> bother.</c>

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We're<00:26:43.480><c> not</c><00:26:43.700><c> using,</c><00:26:44.880><c> we're</c><00:26:45.259><c> experiencing,</c>

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when<00:26:46.180><c> we're</c><00:26:46.380><c> not</c><00:26:46.599><c> using,</c><00:26:47.019><c> we're</c><00:26:47.299><c> experiencing</c><00:26:47.720><c> universal</c><00:26:48.380><c> symptoms</c>

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of<00:26:49.039><c> withdrawal</c><00:26:49.559><c> from</c><00:26:50.299><c> any</c><00:26:50.660><c> addictive</c><00:26:51.019><c> substance,</c>

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which<00:26:52.140><c> are</c><00:26:52.880><c> anxiety,</c><00:26:54.299><c> irritability,</c><00:26:55.440><c> insomnia,</c><00:26:56.519><c> dysphoria,</c>

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which<00:26:57.299><c> is</c><00:26:57.579><c> unease,</c><00:26:58.339><c> and</c><00:26:58.640><c> craving.</c>

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We<00:26:59.880><c> feel</c><00:27:00.200><c> incredibly</c><00:27:00.779><c> depressed</c><00:27:01.380><c> and</c><00:27:01.640><c> nihilistic.</c>

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In<00:27:02.420><c> other</c><00:27:02.500><c> words,</c><00:27:02.599><c> we</c><00:27:02.720><c> want</c><00:27:02.880><c> to</c><00:27:02.980><c> go</c><00:27:03.160><c> against</c><00:27:04.119><c> values</c>

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that<00:27:04.960><c> we</c><00:27:05.160><c> may</c><00:27:05.339><c> have</c><00:27:05.660><c> and</c><00:27:06.299><c> unhappy,</c><00:27:06.799><c> and</c><00:27:07.019><c> we</c><00:27:07.160><c> don't</c><00:27:07.720><c> even</c><00:27:07.980><c> know</c><00:27:08.259><c> why.</c>

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So<00:27:09.619><c> what</c><00:27:09.819><c> do</c><00:27:10.140><c> we</c><00:27:10.140><c> do?</c>

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We<00:27:10.579><c> reach</c><00:27:10.839><c> for</c><00:27:11.059><c> more</c><00:27:11.359><c> of</c><00:27:11.420><c> those</c><00:27:11.700><c> things</c>

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that<00:27:12.099><c> give</c><00:27:12.180><c> us</c><00:27:12.480><c> pleasure</c><00:27:12.900><c> in</c><00:27:13.420><c> the</c><00:27:13.619><c> short</c><00:27:13.859><c> term,</c>

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and<00:27:14.279><c> yet</c><00:27:14.420><c> those</c><00:27:14.700><c> are</c><00:27:14.940><c> the</c><00:27:15.000><c> very</c><00:27:15.339><c> things</c>

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that<00:27:16.319><c> are</c><00:27:16.519><c> creating</c><00:27:16.880><c> the</c><00:27:17.160><c> despair</c><00:27:17.640><c> in</c><00:27:18.259><c> the</c><00:27:18.460><c> first</c><00:27:18.720><c> place.</c>

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I<00:27:19.720><c> think</c><00:27:19.900><c> that's</c><00:27:20.339><c> a</c><00:27:20.480><c> very,</c><00:27:20.920><c> very</c><00:27:21.339><c> insightful</c><00:27:22.480><c> quote</c>

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and<00:27:24.039><c> look</c><00:27:24.640><c> at</c><00:27:24.900><c> our</c><00:27:25.220><c> lives.</c>

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Here's<00:27:26.240><c> another</c><00:27:26.440><c> quote.</c>

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We've<00:27:28.220><c> transformed</c><00:27:28.700><c> the</c><00:27:28.980><c> world</c><00:27:29.160><c> from</c><00:27:29.420><c> a</c><00:27:29.559><c> place</c><00:27:29.740><c> of</c><00:27:30.079><c> scarcity</c>

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to<00:27:31.279><c> a</c><00:27:31.500><c> place</c><00:27:31.700><c> of</c><00:27:32.140><c> overwhelming</c><00:27:32.720><c> abundance.</c>

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Drugs,<00:27:34.920><c> food,</c><00:27:35.500><c> news,</c><00:27:36.240><c> online,</c><00:27:36.700><c> gambling,</c><00:27:37.480><c> online,</c>

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shopping,<00:27:38.720><c> gaming,</c><00:27:39.200><c> texting,</c><00:27:39.720><c> sexting,</c>

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Facebooking,<00:27:41.599><c> Instagraming,</c><00:27:42.279><c> YouTubing,</c><00:27:42.759><c> tweeting.</c>

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The<00:27:43.940><c> increased</c><00:27:44.220><c> numbers,</c><00:27:44.720><c> variety,</c><00:27:45.240><c> and</c><00:27:45.380><c> potency</c>

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of<00:27:45.980><c> high</c><00:27:46.220><c>-rewarding</c><00:27:47.119><c> stimuli</c><00:27:47.500><c> today</c><00:27:47.819><c> is</c><00:27:48.240><c> absolutely</c><00:27:48.799><c> staggering.</c>

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A<00:27:50.539><c> smartphone</c><00:27:50.960><c> is</c><00:27:51.220><c> the</c><00:27:51.440><c> modern</c><00:27:51.740><c>-day</c><00:27:51.940><c> hypodermic</c><00:27:52.539><c> needle</c>

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delivering<00:27:53.299><c> digital</c><00:27:53.900><c> dopamine</c><00:27:54.519><c> 24</c><00:27:55.380><c>-7</c><00:27:55.759><c> for</c><00:27:56.000><c> a</c><00:27:56.200><c> wired</c><00:27:56.400><c> generation.</c>

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If<00:27:57.000><c> you</c><00:27:57.119><c> haven't</c><00:27:57.279><c> met</c><00:27:57.480><c> your</c><00:27:57.720><c> drug</c><00:27:57.859><c> of</c><00:27:58.059><c> choice</c><00:27:58.279><c> yet,</c>

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it's<00:27:59.259><c> coming</c><00:27:59.500><c> soon</c><00:27:59.900><c> to</c><00:28:00.259><c> a</c><00:28:00.420><c> website</c><00:28:00.779><c> near</c><00:28:01.099><c> you.</c>

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That's<00:28:03.059><c> so</c><00:28:03.420><c> true.</c>

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You<00:28:03.740><c> look</c><00:28:03.900><c> at</c><00:28:04.059><c> all</c><00:28:04.240><c> these</c><00:28:04.539><c> things</c><00:28:05.420><c> electronically</c>

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from<00:28:06.680><c> Mr.</c><00:28:07.160><c> Beast,</c><00:28:08.079><c> which</c><00:28:08.119><c> is</c><00:28:08.400><c> like</c><00:28:08.579><c> Mr.</c><00:28:08.940><c> Beast</c>

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is<00:28:09.259><c> kind</c><00:28:09.359><c> of</c><00:28:09.440><c> the</c><00:28:09.619><c> epitome</c><00:28:09.920><c> of</c><00:28:10.119><c> this,</c><00:28:10.559><c> right?</c>

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Fast,<00:28:11.819><c> action,</c><00:28:12.519><c> loud,</c><00:28:14.200><c> sound,</c><00:28:15.160><c> activity</c><00:28:15.660><c> in</c><00:28:16.940><c> your</c><00:28:17.259><c> face</c>

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all<00:28:18.859><c> the</c><00:28:18.940><c> way</c><00:28:19.119><c> to</c><00:28:20.059><c> skip,</c>

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anticipating<00:28:22.119><c> something</c><00:28:22.500><c> at</c><00:28:22.680><c> the</c><00:28:22.819><c> door</c><00:28:23.000><c> nice</c><00:28:23.200><c> and</c><00:28:23.500><c> quick.</c>

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There's<00:28:24.799><c> another</c><00:28:24.980><c> interesting</c><00:28:25.440><c> quote.</c>

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Our<00:28:26.180><c> brains</c><00:28:26.500><c> are</c><00:28:26.680><c> not</c><00:28:26.819><c> evolved</c><00:28:27.299><c> for</c><00:28:27.519><c> this</c><00:28:27.740><c> world</c><00:28:27.960><c> of</c><00:28:28.119><c> plenty.</c>

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We<00:28:28.680><c> are</c><00:28:28.940><c> cacti</c><00:28:29.380><c> in</c><00:28:29.500><c> the</c><00:28:29.640><c> rainforest,</c>

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and<00:28:30.279><c> like</c><00:28:30.460><c> cacti</c><00:28:30.900><c> adapted</c><00:28:31.339><c> to</c><00:28:31.960><c> an</c><00:28:32.160><c> arid</c><00:28:32.359><c> climate,</c>

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we<00:28:32.880><c> are</c><00:28:33.039><c> drowning</c><00:28:33.339><c> in</c><00:28:33.619><c> dopamine.</c>

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The<00:28:34.660><c> net</c><00:28:34.880><c> effect</c><00:28:35.200><c> is</c><00:28:35.380><c> that</c><00:28:35.500><c> we</c><00:28:35.599><c> now</c><00:28:35.859><c> need</c><00:28:36.039><c> more</c><00:28:36.339><c> reward</c>

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to<00:28:36.940><c> feel</c><00:28:37.119><c> pleasure</c><00:28:37.599><c> and</c><00:28:38.160><c> less</c><00:28:38.440><c> injury</c><00:28:39.039><c> to</c><00:28:39.539><c> feel</c><00:28:39.819><c> pain.</c>

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How<00:28:41.259><c> do</c><00:28:41.420><c> we</c><00:28:41.599><c> survive</c><00:28:42.140><c> and</c><00:28:42.440><c> thrive</c><00:28:42.799><c> in</c><00:28:43.019><c> this</c><00:28:43.200><c> new</c><00:28:43.440><c> ecosystem?</c>

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How<00:28:44.519><c> do</c><00:28:44.720><c> we</c><00:28:44.920><c> raise</c><00:28:45.599><c> our</c><00:28:46.200><c> children</c><00:28:46.779><c> or</c><00:28:48.160><c> our</c><00:28:48.740><c> grandchildren?</c>

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Great<00:28:50.220><c> question.</c>

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We<00:28:52.440><c> are</c><00:28:52.619><c> now</c><00:28:52.859><c> all</c><00:28:53.140><c> addicts</c><00:28:53.559><c> to</c><00:28:53.660><c> a</c><00:28:53.900><c> degree.</c>

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The<00:28:54.339><c> smartphone</c><00:28:54.819><c> is</c><00:28:55.440><c> the</c><00:28:55.700><c> modern</c><00:28:55.920><c>-day</c><00:28:56.099><c> hypodermic</c><00:28:56.579><c> needle.</c>

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We<00:28:57.480><c> turn</c><00:28:57.680><c> to</c><00:28:57.819><c> it</c><00:28:57.940><c> for</c><00:28:58.259><c> quick</c><00:28:58.480><c> hits,</c><00:28:58.900><c> seeking</c><00:28:59.259><c> attention,</c>

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validation,<00:29:00.559><c> and</c><00:29:00.839><c> distraction</c><00:29:01.119><c> with</c><00:29:01.319><c> each</c><00:29:01.640><c> swipe,</c><00:29:02.140><c> like,</c>

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and<00:29:02.599><c> tweet.</c>

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Since<00:29:03.880><c> the</c><00:29:04.099><c> turn</c><00:29:04.240><c> of</c><00:29:04.440><c> the</c><00:29:04.480><c> millennium,</c><00:29:05.400><c> behavioral,</c>

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as<00:29:06.279><c> opposed</c><00:29:06.759><c> to</c><00:29:07.039><c> substance,</c><00:29:08.000><c> addictions</c><00:29:08.740><c> have</c><00:29:09.299><c> soared.</c>

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Behavioral<00:29:10.660><c> addictions,</c><00:29:11.119><c> not</c><00:29:11.220><c> just</c><00:29:11.819><c> substance</c><00:29:12.240><c> addictions.</c>

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Every<00:29:13.660><c> spare</c><00:29:13.940><c> second</c><00:29:14.220><c> is</c><00:29:14.420><c> an</c><00:29:14.519><c> opportunity</c><00:29:14.920><c> to</c><00:29:15.079><c> be</c><00:29:15.319><c> stimulated,</c>

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whether<00:29:16.099><c> by</c><00:29:16.359><c> entering</c><00:29:16.579><c> the</c><00:29:16.799><c> TikTok</c><00:29:17.200><c> vortex,</c>

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scrolling<00:29:18.759><c> Instagram,</c><00:29:19.559><c> swiping</c><00:29:19.839><c> through</c><00:29:20.099><c> Tinder,</c>

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or<00:29:21.160><c> binging</c><00:29:21.480><c> on</c><00:29:21.799><c> pornography,</c><00:29:23.180><c> online</c><00:29:23.460><c> gambling,</c><00:29:24.440><c> and</c><00:29:24.640><c> e</c><00:29:24.900><c>-shopping.</c>

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For<00:29:25.720><c> example,</c><00:29:26.160><c> just</c><00:29:26.500><c> getting</c><00:29:26.720><c> hits</c><00:29:27.119><c> by</c><00:29:27.400><c> buying</c><00:29:27.720><c> stuff</c><00:29:27.940><c> on</c><00:29:28.220><c> Amazon</c>

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and<00:29:29.019><c> having</c><00:29:29.339><c> it</c><00:29:29.519><c> show</c><00:29:29.680><c> up</c><00:29:29.779><c> at</c><00:29:29.900><c> your</c><00:29:30.079><c> door</c><00:29:30.500><c> the</c><00:29:30.859><c> next</c><00:29:31.119><c> morning.</c>

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We're<00:29:32.319><c> seeing</c><00:29:32.519><c> a</c><00:29:32.839><c> huge</c><00:29:33.119><c> explosion</c><00:29:33.660><c> in</c><00:29:33.839><c> the</c><00:29:33.920><c> numbers</c><00:29:34.119><c> of</c><00:29:34.339><c> people</c>

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struggling<00:29:34.940><c> with</c><00:29:35.259><c> minor</c><00:29:35.640><c> addictions.</c>

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And<00:29:37.019><c> just</c><00:29:37.240><c> a</c><00:29:37.400><c> side</c><00:29:37.579><c> note</c><00:29:37.759><c> from</c><00:29:37.980><c> some</c><00:29:38.220><c> other</c><00:29:38.380><c> reading</c><00:29:38.539><c> I</c><00:29:38.680><c> was</c><00:29:38.759><c> doing,</c>

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artificial<00:29:40.779><c> intelligence,</c><00:29:41.380><c> which</c><00:29:41.579><c> is</c><00:29:41.920><c> big</c><00:29:42.140><c> now,</c>

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is<00:29:42.920><c> now</c><00:29:43.220><c> learning</c><00:29:43.799><c> who</c><00:29:44.619><c> we</c><00:29:44.920><c> are,</c><00:29:45.940><c> what</c><00:29:46.339><c> we</c><00:29:46.720><c> like,</c>

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how<00:29:48.339><c> to</c><00:29:48.619><c> provide</c><00:29:48.960><c> us</c><00:29:49.200><c> with</c><00:29:49.440><c> something</c><00:29:49.759><c> new</c><00:29:50.059><c> at</c><00:29:50.299><c> the</c><00:29:50.539><c> right</c><00:29:50.779><c> time</c>

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to<00:29:51.559><c> keep</c><00:29:51.759><c> us</c><00:29:52.079><c> coming</c><00:29:52.359><c> back,</c><00:29:53.160><c> in</c><00:29:53.339><c> other</c><00:29:53.420><c> words,</c><00:29:54.079><c> addicted,</c>

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and<00:29:55.359><c> what</c><00:29:55.599><c> will</c><00:29:55.940><c> give</c><00:29:56.079><c> us</c><00:29:57.019><c> a</c><00:29:57.259><c> dopamine</c><00:29:57.680><c> hit.</c>

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All<00:29:58.720><c> these</c><00:29:58.900><c> electronic</c><00:29:59.420><c> algorithms</c><00:29:59.980><c> can</c><00:30:00.359><c> figure</c><00:30:00.579><c> that</c><00:30:00.839><c> all</c><00:30:01.000><c> out</c>

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and<00:30:01.720><c> start</c><00:30:02.299><c> channeling</c><00:30:03.079><c> at</c><00:30:03.240><c> us</c><00:30:03.519><c> on</c><00:30:03.839><c> our</c><00:30:04.059><c> phones</c><00:30:04.259><c> or</c><00:30:04.480><c> our</c><00:30:04.759><c> computers,</c>

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exactly<00:30:05.819><c> what</c><00:30:06.119><c> we</c><00:30:06.440><c> want,</c><00:30:07.519><c> and</c><00:30:07.759><c> increases</c><00:30:08.359><c> the</c><00:30:08.599><c> chance</c><00:30:09.160><c> of</c><00:30:09.680><c> addiction.</c>

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So<00:30:11.380><c> they</c><00:30:11.519><c> know</c><00:30:11.740><c> this.</c>

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Industry<00:30:12.940><c> knows</c><00:30:13.700><c> that</c><00:30:14.299><c> they</c><00:30:14.519><c> can</c><00:30:15.160><c> tap</c><00:30:15.420><c> into</c><00:30:15.680><c> this.</c>

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Now,<00:30:19.720><c> obviously</c><00:30:20.319><c> we</c><00:30:20.599><c> live</c><00:30:20.859><c> in</c><00:30:21.000><c> an</c><00:30:21.180><c> age</c><00:30:21.359><c> of</c><00:30:21.599><c> overstimulation</c>

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and<00:30:23.000><c> overindulgence,</c><00:30:24.420><c> too</c><00:30:24.819><c> much</c><00:30:25.140><c> pleasure</c><00:30:25.500><c> that</c><00:30:25.680><c> is</c><00:30:25.859><c> causing</c>

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us<00:30:26.480><c> pain.</c>

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We<00:30:27.720><c> live</c><00:30:27.940><c> in</c><00:30:28.039><c> an</c><00:30:28.259><c> age</c><00:30:28.440><c> that</c><00:30:28.680><c> also</c><00:30:28.960><c> attempts</c><00:30:29.180><c> to</c><00:30:29.519><c> shelter</c><00:30:29.799><c> us</c>

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from<00:30:30.279><c> any</c><00:30:30.619><c> pain.</c>

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And<00:30:31.700><c> this</c><00:30:32.140><c> helps</c><00:30:32.420><c> us</c><00:30:33.059><c> to</c><00:30:33.339><c> reset</c><00:30:33.779><c> dopamine</c><00:30:34.299><c> to</c><00:30:34.519><c> our</c><00:30:34.740><c> baseline.</c>

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So<00:30:35.579><c> on</c><00:30:35.900><c> both</c><00:30:36.099><c> ends</c><00:30:36.319><c> of</c><00:30:36.500><c> the</c><00:30:36.619><c> spectrum,</c><00:30:37.519><c> we're</c><00:30:38.119><c> being</c><00:30:38.460><c> attacked,</c><00:30:40.279><c> so</c><00:30:40.559><c> to</c><00:30:40.740><c> speak.</c>

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We're<00:30:42.200><c> always</c><00:30:42.740><c> trying</c><00:30:43.160><c> to</c><00:30:43.359><c> be</c><00:30:43.599><c> jacked</c><00:30:43.960><c> up</c><00:30:44.160><c> in</c><00:30:44.519><c> pleasure.</c>

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And<00:30:46.460><c> dopamine</c><00:30:46.900><c> overindulgence</c><00:30:47.839><c> can</c><00:30:48.099><c> easily</c><00:30:48.579><c> impact</c><00:30:49.059><c> all</c><00:30:49.279><c> of</c><00:30:49.380><c> us.</c>

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It's<00:30:50.640><c> nice</c><00:30:50.740><c> to</c><00:30:50.980><c> talk</c><00:30:51.119><c> about</c><00:30:51.319><c> this,</c>

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but<00:30:51.680><c> I</c><00:30:52.079><c> think</c><00:30:52.220><c> it's</c><00:30:52.480><c> also</c><00:30:52.680><c> helpful</c><00:30:52.980><c> to</c><00:30:53.420><c> self</c><00:30:53.740><c>-reflect.</c>

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Hopefully<00:30:55.559><c> you</c><00:30:55.680><c> had</c><00:30:55.839><c> a</c><00:30:56.019><c> chance</c><00:30:56.160><c> to</c><00:30:56.380><c> look</c><00:30:56.519><c> at</c><00:30:56.859><c> the</c><00:30:57.279><c> handout</c>

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there<00:30:59.220><c> that</c><00:30:59.559><c> I</c><00:31:00.019><c> sent</c><00:31:00.380><c> to</c><00:31:00.900><c> Jason</c><00:31:01.220><c> yesterday.</c>

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But<00:31:03.240><c> these</c><00:31:03.400><c> are</c><00:31:03.579><c> just</c><00:31:03.720><c> some</c><00:31:04.099><c> examples</c><00:31:04.839><c> of</c><00:31:06.000><c> things</c>

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that<00:31:06.519><c> we</c><00:31:06.680><c> can</c><00:31:06.859><c> get</c><00:31:07.140><c> dopamine</c><00:31:07.579><c> hits</c><00:31:07.880><c> from.</c>

00:31:08.339 --> 00:31:10.980
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And<00:31:08.500><c> some</c><00:31:08.599><c> of</c><00:31:08.680><c> them</c><00:31:08.779><c> are</c><00:31:08.880><c> just</c><00:31:09.400><c> basic</c><00:31:09.839><c> things</c><00:31:10.279><c> in</c><00:31:10.460><c> our</c><00:31:10.660><c> life,</c>

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but<00:31:11.599><c> we</c><00:31:11.740><c> can</c><00:31:11.940><c> fall</c><00:31:12.079><c> into</c><00:31:12.259><c> the</c><00:31:12.460><c> trap</c><00:31:12.640><c> of</c><00:31:12.960><c> overstimulating</c><00:31:13.740><c> ourselves</c><00:31:14.279><c> with</c><00:31:14.559><c> them.</c>

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So<00:31:16.079><c> I</c><00:31:16.359><c> think</c><00:31:16.420><c> the</c><00:31:16.660><c> question</c><00:31:17.000><c> is,</c>

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and<00:31:17.539><c> if</c><00:31:17.700><c> you</c><00:31:17.839><c> haven't</c><00:31:17.920><c> had</c><00:31:18.079><c> a</c><00:31:18.140><c> chance</c><00:31:18.259><c> to</c><00:31:18.359><c> look</c><00:31:18.480><c> at</c><00:31:18.579><c> this,</c>

00:31:18.740 --> 00:31:21.599
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you<00:31:18.759><c> may</c><00:31:18.920><c> want</c><00:31:19.039><c> to</c><00:31:19.039><c> look</c><00:31:19.220><c> at</c><00:31:19.319><c> this</c><00:31:20.019><c> in</c><00:31:20.140><c> your</c><00:31:20.259><c> own</c><00:31:20.460><c> time</c><00:31:20.660><c> afterwards,</c>

00:31:21.640 --> 00:31:25.839
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but<00:31:21.900><c> can</c><00:31:22.079><c> you</c><00:31:22.299><c> see</c><00:31:22.519><c> yourself</c><00:31:23.400><c> in</c><00:31:24.519><c> any</c><00:31:24.799><c> of</c><00:31:25.000><c> these?</c>

00:31:26.720 --> 00:31:31.240
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Can<00:31:27.319><c> you</c><00:31:27.519><c> see</c><00:31:27.680><c> yourself</c><00:31:28.200><c> in</c><00:31:28.480><c> any</c><00:31:29.019><c> of</c><00:31:29.240><c> these</c><00:31:29.779><c> up</c><00:31:30.440><c> here</c><00:31:30.680><c> at</c><00:31:30.980><c> some</c>

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point<00:31:31.660><c> in</c><00:31:31.940><c> your</c><00:31:32.200><c> life?</c>

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And<00:31:34.380><c> not</c><00:31:34.539><c> only</c><00:31:34.720><c> that,</c><00:31:35.079><c> can</c><00:31:35.339><c> you</c><00:31:35.619><c> identify</c><00:31:36.359><c> any</c><00:31:36.759><c> of</c><00:31:36.920><c> them</c><00:31:37.799><c> as</c><00:31:38.319><c> sources</c><00:31:38.720><c> of</c><00:31:39.059><c> pain</c>

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or<00:31:41.300><c> depression</c><00:31:41.900><c> or</c><00:31:43.160><c> anxiety</c><00:31:44.019><c> or</c><00:31:45.259><c> unmotivation</c><00:31:46.619><c> in</c><00:31:47.079><c> your</c><00:31:47.339><c> life?</c>

00:31:49.400 --> 00:31:51.400
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So<00:31:49.640><c> can</c><00:31:49.759><c> you</c><00:31:49.980><c> see</c><00:31:50.140><c> yourself</c><00:31:50.500><c> in</c><00:31:50.660><c> any</c><00:31:50.799><c> of</c><00:31:50.920><c> them?</c>

00:31:51.640 --> 00:31:55.319
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And<00:31:51.779><c> can</c><00:31:51.900><c> you</c><00:31:52.079><c> identify</c><00:31:52.539><c> any</c><00:31:52.779><c> of</c><00:31:52.859><c> them</c><00:31:52.960><c> as</c><00:31:53.200><c> sources</c><00:31:53.660><c> of</c><00:31:54.759><c> discomfort?</c>

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In<00:31:55.680><c> your</c><00:31:55.740><c> life,</c><00:31:57.440><c> we</c><00:31:57.599><c> live</c><00:31:58.299><c> in</c><00:31:59.220><c> a</c><00:31:59.480><c> world</c><00:31:59.940><c> of</c><00:32:00.519><c> instant</c><00:32:01.279><c> gratification</c>

00:32:03.160 --> 00:32:06.220
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rather<00:32:03.880><c> than</c><00:32:04.440><c> delayed</c><00:32:05.200><c> gratification,</c>

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which<00:32:06.559><c> is</c><00:32:07.019><c> what</c><00:32:07.180><c> God</c><00:32:07.859><c> implores</c><00:32:08.700><c> us</c><00:32:09.059><c> to</c><00:32:09.579><c> focus</c><00:32:10.019><c> on.</c>

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Just<00:32:13.400><c> give</c><00:32:13.599><c> you</c><00:32:13.700><c> an</c><00:32:13.900><c> example</c><00:32:14.259><c> of</c><00:32:14.440><c> how</c><00:32:14.740><c> things</c><00:32:15.000><c> have</c><00:32:15.319><c> changed</c>

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as<00:32:16.079><c> well.</c>

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This<00:32:16.700><c> may</c><00:32:16.920><c> be</c><00:32:17.140><c> helpful</c><00:32:17.480><c> to</c><00:32:18.279><c> an</c><00:32:19.160><c> older</c><00:32:19.380><c> generation</c>

00:32:19.960 --> 00:32:23.519
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who<00:32:20.240><c> is</c><00:32:20.420><c> not</c><00:32:21.099><c> as</c><00:32:21.559><c> familiar</c><00:32:21.940><c> with</c><00:32:22.119><c> some</c><00:32:22.299><c> of</c><00:32:22.400><c> these</c><00:32:22.559><c> new</c><00:32:22.819><c> technologies</c>

00:32:23.519 --> 00:32:26.599
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and<00:32:24.140><c> evolutions</c><00:32:25.160><c> of</c><00:32:25.380><c> technology</c><00:32:25.819><c> that</c><00:32:26.000><c> have</c><00:32:26.079><c> come</c><00:32:26.279><c> out.</c>

00:32:27.099 --> 00:32:29.359
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The<00:32:27.279><c> rise</c><00:32:27.579><c> of</c><00:32:27.779><c> a</c><00:32:27.920><c> dopamine</c><00:32:28.259><c> culture.</c>

00:32:29.459 --> 00:32:35.259
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So<00:32:29.899><c> it</c><00:32:30.339><c> shows</c><00:32:30.539><c> on</c><00:32:30.759><c> the</c><00:32:30.940><c> left</c><00:32:31.259><c> what</c><00:32:32.500><c> we</c><00:32:32.759><c> used</c><00:32:32.940><c> to</c><00:32:33.140><c> do</c><00:32:33.500><c> in</c><00:32:34.619><c> a</c><00:32:35.059><c> slow</c>

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traditional<00:32:35.779><c> culture,</c>

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what<00:32:36.920><c> we</c><00:32:37.259><c> did</c><00:32:37.480><c> in</c><00:32:37.680><c> a</c><00:32:37.779><c> modern</c><00:32:38.440><c> fast</c><00:32:38.900><c> culture,</c>

00:32:39.380 --> 00:32:41.880
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and<00:32:39.539><c> what</c><00:32:39.660><c> we</c><00:32:39.839><c> are</c><00:32:40.000><c> now</c><00:32:40.279><c> doing</c><00:32:40.500><c> in</c><00:32:40.839><c> a</c><00:32:40.980><c> dopamine</c><00:32:41.359><c> culture.</c>

00:32:42.299 --> 00:32:44.200
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So<00:32:42.400><c> for</c><00:32:42.579><c> example,</c><00:32:43.200><c> athletics.</c>

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We<00:32:44.740><c> used</c><00:32:44.920><c> to</c><00:32:45.140><c> play</c><00:32:45.279><c> a</c><00:32:45.480><c> sport,</c><00:32:45.819><c> then</c><00:32:45.960><c> we</c><00:32:46.079><c> used</c><00:32:46.220><c> to</c><00:32:46.380><c> watch</c><00:32:46.619><c> a</c><00:32:46.839><c> sport,</c>

00:32:47.079 --> 00:32:49.000
x
and<00:32:47.240><c> now</c><00:32:47.380><c> we</c><00:32:47.559><c> gamble</c><00:32:47.839><c> on</c><00:32:48.039><c> a</c><00:32:48.220><c> sport.</c>

00:32:49.279 --> 00:32:51.859
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In<00:32:49.500><c> journalism,</c><00:32:50.740><c> we</c><00:32:50.880><c> used</c><00:32:51.039><c> to</c><00:32:51.180><c> read</c><00:32:51.319><c> newspapers,</c>

00:32:51.859 --> 00:32:53.759
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then<00:32:52.140><c> it</c><00:32:52.160><c> was</c><00:32:52.440><c> multimedia</c><00:32:53.079><c> on</c><00:32:53.420><c> the</c><00:32:53.579><c> web,</c>

00:32:53.859 --> 00:32:54.819
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and<00:32:53.859><c> now</c><00:32:54.059><c> it's</c><00:32:54.299><c> clickbait,</c>

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which<00:32:55.079><c> is</c><00:32:55.740><c> these</c><00:32:56.099><c> small</c><00:32:56.359><c> little</c><00:32:56.599><c> ads</c><00:32:56.980><c> and</c><00:32:57.220><c> enticing</c><00:32:57.660><c> articles</c>

00:32:58.160 --> 00:33:00.460
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that<00:32:58.400><c> get</c><00:32:58.539><c> your</c><00:32:58.779><c> attention</c><00:32:59.200><c> and</c><00:32:59.440><c> have</c><00:32:59.680><c> very</c><00:32:59.980><c> little</c><00:33:00.160><c> in</c><00:33:00.339><c> them,</c>

00:33:00.480 --> 00:33:02.220
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and<00:33:00.599><c> they're</c><00:33:00.880><c> short</c><00:33:01.180><c> reads.</c>

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Video.

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x
We<00:33:03.240><c> used</c><00:33:03.660><c> to</c><00:33:03.839><c> watch</c><00:33:04.059><c> film</c><00:33:04.319><c> and</c><00:33:04.500><c> TV,</c>

00:33:04.880 --> 00:33:07.460
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then<00:33:05.119><c> it</c><00:33:05.299><c> became</c><00:33:06.079><c> videos</c><00:33:06.759><c> on</c><00:33:07.180><c> the</c><00:33:07.299><c> net,</c>

00:33:07.480 --> 00:33:10.420
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and<00:33:07.579><c> now</c><00:33:07.799><c> it's</c><00:33:08.039><c> actually</c><00:33:08.339><c> just</c><00:33:08.720><c> reels</c><00:33:09.079><c> of</c><00:33:09.599><c> short</c><00:33:09.980><c> videos,</c>

00:33:10.519 --> 00:33:12.740
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little<00:33:10.819><c> shorts</c><00:33:11.160><c> that</c><00:33:11.319><c> you</c><00:33:11.420><c> can</c><00:33:11.619><c> watch,</c><00:33:12.019><c> say,</c><00:33:12.039><c> on</c><00:33:12.319><c> YouTube</c>

00:33:12.740 --> 00:33:15.920
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that<00:33:13.339><c> just</c><00:33:14.099><c> tantalize</c><00:33:14.619><c> us</c><00:33:14.900><c> for</c><00:33:15.180><c> a</c><00:33:15.400><c> few</c><00:33:15.559><c> moments.</c>

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Music<00:33:16.720><c> used</c><00:33:16.960><c> to</c><00:33:17.059><c> be</c><00:33:17.319><c> albums,</c><00:33:17.680><c> then</c><00:33:17.819><c> it</c><00:33:17.980><c> became</c><00:33:18.240><c> tracks,</c>

00:33:18.819 --> 00:33:20.220
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now<00:33:19.039><c> it's</c><00:33:19.259><c> TikTok.</c>

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Images,<00:33:21.240><c> we</c><00:33:21.420><c> used</c><00:33:21.599><c> to</c><00:33:21.700><c> go</c><00:33:21.960><c> watch</c><00:33:22.519><c> or</c><00:33:22.960><c> look</c><00:33:23.279><c> at</c><00:33:23.619><c> art</c><00:33:23.880><c> on</c><00:33:24.299><c> a</c><00:33:24.480><c> gallery</c><00:33:24.819><c> wall,</c>

00:33:25.220 --> 00:33:27.119
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then<00:33:25.380><c> it</c><00:33:25.559><c> became</c><00:33:25.880><c> looking</c><00:33:26.180><c> at</c><00:33:26.380><c> it</c><00:33:26.460><c> on</c><00:33:26.640><c> the</c><00:33:26.859><c> phone,</c>

00:33:27.359 --> 00:33:30.440
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now<00:33:27.579><c> we</c><00:33:27.740><c> just</c><00:33:27.980><c> scroll</c><00:33:28.380><c> through</c><00:33:28.579><c> them</c><00:33:28.920><c> endlessly</c><00:33:29.440><c> on</c><00:33:30.059><c> the</c><00:33:30.259><c> phone.</c>

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Communication<00:33:31.220><c> used</c><00:33:31.440><c> to</c><00:33:31.559><c> be</c><00:33:31.720><c> handwritten</c><00:33:32.079><c> letters,</c>

00:33:32.460 --> 00:33:35.039
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then<00:33:32.599><c> it</c><00:33:32.759><c> became</c><00:33:33.059><c> voice,</c><00:33:34.039><c> email,</c><00:33:34.559><c> and</c><00:33:34.759><c> memos,</c>

00:33:35.079 --> 00:33:37.039
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and<00:33:35.180><c> now</c><00:33:35.279><c> it's</c><00:33:35.460><c> just</c><00:33:35.700><c> short</c><00:33:35.859><c> little</c><00:33:36.059><c> texts.</c>

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Relationships<00:33:37.779><c> used</c><00:33:38.000><c> to</c><00:33:38.099><c> be</c><00:33:38.299><c> courtship</c><00:33:38.700><c> and</c><00:33:38.920><c> marriage,</c>

00:33:39.720 --> 00:33:41.200
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then<00:33:39.859><c> it</c><00:33:40.019><c> became</c><00:33:40.339><c> sexual</c><00:33:40.839><c> freedom,</c>

00:33:41.200 --> 00:33:43.220
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and<00:33:41.400><c> then</c><00:33:41.579><c> it's</c><00:33:41.900><c> just</c><00:33:42.359><c> swiping</c><00:33:42.680><c> on</c><00:33:42.920><c> an</c><00:33:43.079><c> app,</c>

00:33:43.279 --> 00:33:46.079
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in<00:33:43.400><c> other</c><00:33:43.519><c> words,</c><00:33:44.160><c> Tinder</c><00:33:44.500><c> and</c><00:33:44.740><c> these</c><00:33:44.940><c> other</c><00:33:45.319><c> dating</c><00:33:45.660><c> apps</c>

00:33:46.079 --> 00:33:52.140
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or<00:33:46.900><c> other</c><00:33:48.640><c> vices</c><00:33:49.339><c> related</c><00:33:49.779><c> to</c><00:33:50.480><c> this</c><00:33:50.920><c> pornography.</c>

00:33:52.920 --> 00:33:54.140
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So<00:33:53.180><c> things</c><00:33:53.299><c> have</c><00:33:53.599><c> changed,</c>

00:33:54.160 --> 00:33:57.559
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and<00:33:54.599><c> this</c><00:33:54.839><c> is</c><00:33:55.140><c> what</c><00:33:55.759><c> these</c><00:33:56.180><c> researchers</c><00:33:56.799><c> are</c><00:33:57.259><c> noticing,</c>

00:33:57.619 --> 00:33:59.619
x
and<00:33:57.839><c> how</c><00:33:58.160><c> this</c><00:33:58.579><c> impacts</c><00:33:59.099><c> us.</c>

00:33:59.960 --> 00:34:02.339
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For<00:34:00.180><c> example,</c><00:34:00.460><c> just</c><00:34:00.660><c> think</c><00:34:00.819><c> about</c><00:34:01.059><c> your</c><00:34:01.299><c> cell</c><00:34:01.599><c> phone.</c>

00:34:03.079 --> 00:34:06.059
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I<00:34:03.519><c> forgot</c><00:34:03.740><c> to</c><00:34:03.940><c> turn</c><00:34:04.039><c> off</c><00:34:04.299><c> my</c><00:34:04.700><c> cell</c><00:34:04.960><c> phone</c><00:34:05.440><c> tonight,</c>

00:34:06.180 --> 00:34:08.059
x
and<00:34:06.900><c> it's</c><00:34:07.180><c> dinging</c><00:34:07.400><c> in</c><00:34:07.579><c> the</c><00:34:07.759><c> background,</c>

00:34:08.139 --> 00:34:10.539
x
and<00:34:08.340><c> we</c><00:34:08.539><c> get</c><00:34:08.679><c> these</c><00:34:09.059><c> digging</c><00:34:09.519><c> all</c><00:34:10.059><c> day</c><00:34:10.300><c> long,</c>

00:34:10.539 --> 00:34:12.619
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and<00:34:10.699><c> it</c><00:34:10.900><c> gives</c><00:34:11.119><c> us</c><00:34:11.760><c> a</c><00:34:11.880><c> jolt</c><00:34:12.079><c> of</c><00:34:12.340><c> dopamine</c>

00:34:12.619 --> 00:34:14.280
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every<00:34:12.900><c> time</c><00:34:13.059><c> the</c><00:34:13.280><c> ding</c><00:34:13.420><c> goes</c><00:34:13.699><c> off.</c>

00:34:14.280 --> 00:34:19.099
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And<00:34:15.059><c> even</c><00:34:15.400><c> a</c><00:34:15.679><c> like,</c><00:34:16.920><c> or</c><00:34:17.000><c> when</c><00:34:17.159><c> we're</c><00:34:17.559><c> scrolling,</c><00:34:18.139><c> scrolling,</c><00:34:18.739><c> scrolling,</c>

00:34:19.380 --> 00:34:20.900
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it<00:34:19.659><c> gives</c><00:34:20.000><c> us</c><00:34:20.500><c> dopamine,</c>

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and<00:34:21.400><c> we</c><00:34:21.639><c> can</c><00:34:21.780><c> get</c><00:34:21.980><c> caught</c><00:34:22.159><c> into</c><00:34:22.380><c> a</c><00:34:22.639><c> culture</c><00:34:23.079><c> of</c><00:34:23.519><c> that</c><00:34:23.719><c> in</c><00:34:24.239><c> our</c><00:34:24.519><c> lives.</c>

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So<00:34:27.559><c> we</c><00:34:27.679><c> need</c><00:34:27.800><c> to</c><00:34:27.940><c> be</c><00:34:28.179><c> honest</c><00:34:28.380><c> with</c><00:34:28.699><c> ourselves.</c>

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How<00:34:31.340><c> are</c><00:34:31.900><c> we</c><00:34:32.159><c> getting</c><00:34:32.340><c> our</c><00:34:32.639><c> dopamine</c><00:34:32.960><c> hit?</c>

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How<00:34:33.280><c> are</c><00:34:33.460><c> you</c><00:34:33.659><c> getting</c><00:34:33.860><c> your</c><00:34:34.460><c> dopamine</c><00:34:34.800><c> hit?</c>

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How<00:34:35.239><c> am</c><00:34:35.420><c> I</c><00:34:35.539><c> getting</c><00:34:36.079><c> my</c><00:34:37.000><c> dopamine</c><00:34:37.420><c> hit?</c>

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What<00:34:38.960><c> are</c><00:34:39.139><c> we</c><00:34:39.300><c> making</c><00:34:39.639><c> available</c><00:34:40.460><c> in</c><00:34:40.940><c> our</c><00:34:41.239><c> house</c>

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to<00:34:42.719><c> ourselves,</c><00:34:44.139><c> to</c><00:34:44.139><c> our</c><00:34:44.300><c> loved</c><00:34:44.539><c> ones,</c><00:34:44.820><c> to</c><00:34:44.880><c> our</c><00:34:45.119><c> kids</c>

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that<00:34:46.179><c> are</c><00:34:46.420><c> giving</c><00:34:46.659><c> dopamine</c><00:34:47.159><c> hits?</c>

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Video<00:34:48.219><c> games?</c>

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How<00:34:49.719><c> is</c><00:34:49.920><c> it</c><00:34:50.059><c> impacting</c><00:34:50.400><c> us,</c><00:34:50.860><c> our</c><00:34:51.059><c> family,</c><00:34:51.480><c> our</c><00:34:51.619><c> kids?</c>

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Do<00:34:52.059><c> we</c><00:34:52.179><c> know</c><00:34:52.480><c> someone</c><00:34:52.760><c> who</c><00:34:52.940><c> is</c><00:34:53.139><c> battling</c>

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with<00:34:54.860><c> some</c><00:34:55.239><c> of</c><00:34:55.460><c> these</c><00:34:57.300><c> behaviors?</c>

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And<00:34:58.539><c> what</c><00:34:58.699><c> are</c><00:34:58.780><c> we</c><00:34:58.920><c> doing</c><00:34:59.099><c> to</c><00:34:59.320><c> battle</c><00:34:59.559><c> it</c><00:35:00.280><c> or</c><00:35:00.699><c> to</c><00:35:00.920><c> help</c><00:35:01.139><c> others?</c>

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I<00:35:03.860><c> think</c><00:35:04.079><c> by</c><00:35:04.400><c> understanding</c><00:35:04.960><c> that</c><00:35:05.119><c> this</c><00:35:05.340><c> is</c><00:35:05.679><c> going</c><00:35:05.980><c> on,</c>

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it<00:35:06.340><c> helps</c><00:35:06.480><c> us</c><00:35:06.679><c> to</c><00:35:06.880><c> understand</c><00:35:07.380><c> that</c><00:35:07.800><c> if</c><00:35:07.880><c> we</c><00:35:08.059><c> don't</c><00:35:08.360><c> set</c><00:35:08.619><c> limits,</c>

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we<00:35:09.159><c> can</c><00:35:09.380><c> hurt</c><00:35:09.639><c> our</c><00:35:09.940><c> relationship</c><00:35:10.599><c> with</c><00:35:11.260><c> God.</c>

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It<00:35:11.860><c> robs</c><00:35:12.219><c> us</c><00:35:13.019><c> of</c><00:35:13.579><c> spiritual</c><00:35:14.179><c> growth</c><00:35:14.659><c> and</c><00:35:15.199><c> spiritual</c><00:35:15.760><c> pleasure</c>

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that<00:35:16.719><c> is</c><00:35:17.000><c> far</c><00:35:17.260><c> more</c><00:35:17.579><c> important</c><00:35:17.980><c> than</c><00:35:18.440><c> this</c><00:35:18.739><c> world's</c><00:35:19.260><c> pleasures.</c>

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Really<00:35:20.559><c> interesting</c><00:35:21.460><c> article</c><00:35:21.980><c> I</c><00:35:22.119><c> read</c>

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called<00:35:22.820><c> Your</c><00:35:23.059><c> Dopamine</c><00:35:23.480><c> Hits</c><00:35:23.699><c> Are</c><00:35:23.920><c> Killing</c><00:35:24.199><c> Your</c><00:35:24.400><c> Relationship</c><00:35:24.940><c> with</c><00:35:25.099><c> God.</c>

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Just<00:35:25.559><c> notice</c><00:35:25.760><c> this</c><00:35:26.000><c> and</c><00:35:26.619><c> see</c><00:35:26.980><c> if</c><00:35:27.139><c> this</c><00:35:27.400><c> relates</c><00:35:27.820><c> to</c><00:35:28.059><c> you.</c>

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It<00:35:30.019><c> does</c><00:35:30.239><c> to</c><00:35:30.440><c> me,</c><00:35:30.599><c> I</c><00:35:30.739><c> know</c><00:35:30.880><c> that.</c>

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When<00:35:31.739><c> God's</c><00:35:32.159><c> way</c><00:35:32.280><c> seems</c><00:35:32.599><c> dull</c><00:35:32.900><c> and</c><00:35:33.119><c> gray,</c><00:35:33.260><c> there's</c><00:35:33.539><c> a</c><00:35:33.659><c> hidden</c><00:35:33.860><c> cause.</c>

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Have<00:35:34.619><c> you</c><00:35:34.739><c> ever</c><00:35:34.900><c> gone</c><00:35:35.039><c> to</c><00:35:35.260><c> read</c><00:35:35.440><c> the</c><00:35:35.619><c> Bible</c><00:35:35.880><c> or</c><00:35:36.539><c> pray</c>

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only<00:35:37.699><c> to</c><00:35:37.940><c> find</c><00:35:38.059><c> that</c><00:35:38.239><c> it</c><00:35:38.480><c> feels,</c><00:35:39.599><c> well,</c><00:35:40.420><c> just</c><00:35:40.699><c> dull?</c>

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Or<00:35:41.760><c> maybe</c><00:35:42.059><c> too</c><00:35:42.460><c> heavy,</c><00:35:43.440><c> bland?</c>

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Not<00:35:44.559><c> what</c><00:35:44.699><c> you</c><00:35:44.880><c> need</c><00:35:45.019><c> right</c><00:35:45.320><c> now,</c>

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and<00:35:45.699><c> your</c><00:35:45.820><c> mind</c><00:35:46.019><c> just</c><00:35:46.360><c> drifts</c><00:35:46.559><c> and</c><00:35:46.860><c> wanders.</c>

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God<00:35:47.480><c> feels</c><00:35:47.940><c> distant.</c>

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Your<00:35:49.179><c> prayers</c><00:35:49.480><c> are</c><00:35:49.760><c> half</c><00:35:50.000><c>-hearted</c>

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and<00:35:50.420><c> not</c><00:35:50.659><c> seeming</c><00:35:50.900><c> to</c><00:35:51.039><c> make</c><00:35:51.199><c> a</c><00:35:51.380><c> difference.</c>

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Your<00:35:51.860><c> passion</c><00:35:52.179><c> is</c><00:35:52.440><c> gone.</c>

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Before<00:35:53.380><c> you</c><00:35:53.579><c> know</c><00:35:53.739><c> it,</c><00:35:53.960><c> you</c><00:35:54.139><c> set</c><00:35:54.340><c> aside</c><00:35:54.599><c> the</c><00:35:54.760><c> Bible</c>

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and<00:35:55.380><c> scrolling</c><00:35:55.639><c> Instagram</c><00:35:56.300><c> and</c><00:35:56.920><c> then</c><00:35:57.099><c> onto</c><00:35:57.340><c> other</c><00:35:57.559><c> things.</c>

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As<00:35:58.039><c> your</c><00:35:58.260><c> day</c><00:35:58.519><c> crowds</c><00:35:58.960><c> God</c><00:35:59.260><c> out</c><00:35:59.880><c> even</c><00:36:00.480><c> more.</c>

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Why<00:36:02.039><c> is</c><00:36:02.360><c> this?</c>

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Because<00:36:04.340><c> you're</c><00:36:04.539><c> lazy?</c>

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Because<00:36:06.360><c> you're</c><00:36:06.619><c> a</c><00:36:06.780><c> sinner?</c>

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Because<00:36:08.280><c> God</c><00:36:08.539><c> is</c><00:36:08.780><c> far</c><00:36:08.940><c> from</c><00:36:09.099><c> you</c>

00:36:09.300 --> 00:36:12.079
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and<00:36:09.800><c> too</c><00:36:10.239><c> much</c><00:36:10.519><c> effort</c><00:36:10.820><c> to</c><00:36:10.960><c> get</c><00:36:11.179><c> back</c><00:36:11.440><c> close</c><00:36:11.780><c> to?</c>

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Because<00:36:12.800><c> you've</c><00:36:13.179><c> quenched</c><00:36:13.440><c> God's</c><00:36:13.900><c> spirits?</c>

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Maybe<00:36:15.019><c> you've</c><00:36:15.340><c> developed</c><00:36:15.659><c> ADHD</c>

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or<00:36:16.940><c> insert</c><00:36:17.300><c> your</c><00:36:17.500><c> own</c><00:36:17.739><c> negatively</c><00:36:18.139><c> spiraling</c><00:36:18.679><c> thoughts</c><00:36:19.019><c> here.</c>

00:36:19.719 --> 00:36:21.360
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Mostly<00:36:20.119><c> these</c><00:36:20.500><c> kinds</c><00:36:20.760><c> of</c><00:36:21.079><c> thoughts</c>

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don't<00:36:21.739><c> lead</c><00:36:22.000><c> to</c><00:36:22.159><c> fixing</c><00:36:22.380><c> the</c><00:36:22.659><c> actual</c><00:36:22.880><c> problem,</c>

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but<00:36:23.360><c> just</c><00:36:23.539><c> make</c><00:36:23.659><c> you</c><00:36:23.840><c> feel</c><00:36:24.000><c> worse</c><00:36:24.280><c> and</c><00:36:24.480><c> try</c><00:36:24.699><c> even</c><00:36:24.980><c> less.</c>

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There<00:36:25.739><c> is</c><00:36:25.960><c> a</c><00:36:26.079><c> lesser</c><00:36:26.440><c> known</c><00:36:26.780><c> physical</c><00:36:27.280><c> reason</c>

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why<00:36:27.840><c> you</c><00:36:28.019><c> may</c><00:36:28.139><c> be</c><00:36:28.480><c> experiencing</c><00:36:28.960><c> this.</c>

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Dopamine<00:36:31.059><c> hits</c><00:36:31.500><c> or</c><00:36:32.960><c> dopamine</c><00:36:33.480><c> highs</c>

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are<00:36:35.179><c> killing</c><00:36:35.619><c> your</c><00:36:36.079><c> relationship</c><00:36:36.760><c> with</c><00:36:37.619><c> God.</c>

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Brother<00:36:39.260><c> and</c><00:36:39.420><c> sisters,</c><00:36:39.599><c> just</c><00:36:39.780><c> think</c><00:36:40.000><c> about</c><00:36:40.239><c> that.</c>

00:36:42.739 --> 00:36:44.900
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Do<00:36:42.920><c> you</c><00:36:42.960><c> think</c><00:36:43.039><c> this</c><00:36:43.280><c> is</c><00:36:43.559><c> impacting</c><00:36:44.059><c> our</c><00:36:44.500><c> ability</c>

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to<00:36:45.159><c> do</c><00:36:45.380><c> readings</c><00:36:45.880><c> in</c><00:36:47.239><c> the</c><00:36:47.380><c> morning</c><00:36:47.760><c> or</c><00:36:48.059><c> in</c><00:36:48.239><c> the</c><00:36:48.360><c> evening</c>

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or<00:36:49.460><c> meditation</c><00:36:50.219><c> during</c><00:36:50.739><c> the</c><00:36:50.980><c> day</c>

00:36:51.340 --> 00:36:53.980
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or<00:36:51.940><c> study</c><00:36:52.599><c> for</c><00:36:53.219><c> Bible</c><00:36:53.519><c> classes</c>

00:36:53.980 --> 00:36:56.079
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or<00:36:54.179><c> for</c><00:36:54.460><c> sisters</c><00:36:54.659><c> classes</c><00:36:55.079><c> or</c><00:36:55.400><c> CYCs</c>

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or<00:36:56.619><c> just</c><00:36:56.900><c> prayer</c><00:36:57.480><c> or</c><00:36:58.539><c> praise</c><00:36:59.079><c> in</c><00:36:59.659><c> our</c><00:36:59.880><c> life?</c>

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I<00:37:01.739><c> think</c><00:37:01.920><c> it</c><00:37:02.119><c> is.</c>

00:37:03.280 --> 00:37:05.000
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I<00:37:03.699><c> know</c><00:37:03.880><c> that</c><00:37:04.059><c> I</c><00:37:04.239><c> battle</c><00:37:04.400><c> it</c><00:37:04.559><c> myself.</c>

00:37:05.000 --> 00:37:08.400
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So<00:37:05.420><c> now</c><00:37:06.000><c> that</c><00:37:06.619><c> we</c><00:37:06.780><c> know</c><00:37:07.079><c> the</c><00:37:07.400><c> enemy,</c>

00:37:09.380 --> 00:37:12.460
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how<00:37:09.960><c> do</c><00:37:10.099><c> we</c><00:37:10.179><c> fight</c><00:37:10.440><c> this</c><00:37:10.719><c> battle</c><00:37:11.019><c> with</c><00:37:11.480><c> dopamine?</c>

00:37:12.980 --> 00:37:14.620
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Let's<00:37:13.159><c> talk</c><00:37:13.360><c> a</c><00:37:13.420><c> little</c><00:37:13.539><c> bit</c><00:37:13.639><c> about</c><00:37:13.820><c> that.</c>

00:37:15.699 --> 00:37:18.099
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God's<00:37:16.119><c> word</c><00:37:16.380><c> combined</c><00:37:16.880><c> with</c><00:37:17.179><c> help</c><00:37:17.480><c> and</c><00:37:17.800><c> knowledge</c>

00:37:18.099 --> 00:37:19.639
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from<00:37:18.380><c> modern</c><00:37:18.679><c> science</c><00:37:19.059><c> and</c><00:37:19.300><c> research,</c>

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I<00:37:19.880><c> believe</c><00:37:20.119><c> is</c><00:37:20.440><c> an</c><00:37:20.659><c> effective</c><00:37:21.599><c> armor</c><00:37:22.539><c> and</c><00:37:23.519><c> way</c><00:37:23.760><c> to</c><00:37:23.980><c> do</c><00:37:24.179><c> battle.</c>

00:37:25.519 --> 00:37:27.739
x
Let's<00:37:25.760><c> just</c><00:37:25.980><c> talk</c><00:37:26.119><c> a</c><00:37:26.260><c> little</c><00:37:26.340><c> bit</c><00:37:26.480><c> about</c><00:37:26.739><c> some</c><00:37:27.179><c> basic</c>

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or<00:37:28.300><c> general</c><00:37:28.820><c> principles</c>

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that<00:37:30.320><c> help</c><00:37:30.500><c> us</c><00:37:30.780><c> to</c><00:37:30.920><c> do</c><00:37:31.179><c> battle</c><00:37:31.460><c> with</c><00:37:31.679><c> this</c><00:37:31.960><c> dopamine</c><00:37:32.719><c> culture.</c>

00:37:34.269 --> 00:37:37.920
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Let's<00:37:34.619><c> start</c><00:37:34.880><c> with</c><00:37:35.139><c> some</c><00:37:35.440><c> of</c><00:37:35.619><c> God's</c><00:37:36.599><c> basic</c><00:37:37.300><c> principles</c>

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because<00:37:38.780><c> they</c><00:37:39.059><c> provide</c><00:37:39.400><c> a</c><00:37:39.820><c> great</c><00:37:40.280><c> foundation</c>

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for<00:37:41.460><c> our</c><00:37:41.800><c> battle</c><00:37:42.159><c> plan.</c>

00:37:44.199 --> 00:37:45.820
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First<00:37:44.360><c> one</c><00:37:44.500><c> I</c><00:37:44.539><c> want</c><00:37:44.659><c> to</c><00:37:44.780><c> take</c><00:37:44.940><c> a</c><00:37:45.059><c> look</c><00:37:45.239><c> at</c>

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and<00:37:46.239><c> this</c><00:37:46.460><c> is</c><00:37:46.659><c> all</c><00:37:47.039><c> in</c><00:37:47.500><c> the</c><00:37:47.760><c> context</c><00:37:48.179><c> of</c><00:37:48.480><c> faith.</c>

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How<00:37:49.420><c> do</c><00:37:49.920><c> we</c><00:37:49.940><c> fight</c><00:37:50.239><c> this</c><00:37:50.639><c> dopamine</c><00:37:51.139><c> battle?</c>

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The<00:37:52.179><c> first</c><00:37:52.300><c> one</c><00:37:52.460><c> I</c><00:37:52.559><c> have</c><00:37:52.679><c> down</c><00:37:52.880><c> there</c>

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is<00:37:53.360><c> pursuing</c><00:37:53.780><c> pleasure</c><00:37:54.559><c> in</c><00:37:55.719><c> God.</c>

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I<00:37:56.380><c> think</c><00:37:56.559><c> that's</c><00:37:56.860><c> really</c><00:37:57.300><c> important.</c>

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Pursuing<00:37:59.539><c> pleasure</c><00:38:00.440><c> in</c><00:38:01.380><c> God.</c>

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Not<00:38:03.360><c> things</c><00:38:04.179><c> around</c><00:38:04.559><c> us</c><00:38:04.860><c> in</c><00:38:05.019><c> our</c><00:38:05.260><c> culture,</c><00:38:05.940><c> in</c><00:38:06.199><c> our</c><00:38:06.539><c> world</c>

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or<00:38:07.679><c> at</c><00:38:07.800><c> least</c><00:38:08.199><c> prioritizing</c><00:38:09.119><c> things</c>

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that<00:38:10.079><c> give</c><00:38:10.380><c> us</c><00:38:10.719><c> pleasure</c><00:38:11.199><c> in</c><00:38:11.780><c> God.</c>

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Take<00:38:12.239><c> a</c><00:38:12.320><c> look</c><00:38:12.460><c> at</c><00:38:12.659><c> Psalm</c><00:38:12.840><c> 37</c><00:38:13.480><c> verse</c><00:38:13.800><c> four.</c>

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Psalm<00:38:21.039><c> 37</c><00:38:22.079><c> verse</c><00:38:23.900><c> four.</c>

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The<00:38:27.820><c> psalmist</c><00:38:28.420><c> implores</c><00:38:29.059><c> us</c><00:38:29.699><c> to</c><00:38:30.800><c> delight</c><00:38:31.360><c> yourself</c><00:38:31.980><c> also</c><00:38:32.619><c> in</c>

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the<00:38:33.280><c> Lord</c>

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and<00:38:34.440><c> he</c><00:38:34.920><c> shall</c><00:38:35.119><c> give</c><00:38:35.360><c> you</c><00:38:35.920><c> the</c><00:38:36.219><c> desires</c><00:38:36.739><c> of</c><00:38:37.320><c> your</c><00:38:37.599><c> heart.</c>

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So<00:38:37.960><c> the</c><00:38:38.059><c> Bible</c><00:38:38.340><c> teaches</c><00:38:38.840><c> us</c><00:38:39.119><c> to</c><00:38:39.320><c> seek</c><00:38:39.659><c> joy</c><00:38:40.340><c> and</c><00:38:40.780><c> fulfillment</c>

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primarily<00:38:42.239><c> in</c><00:38:42.880><c> our</c><00:38:43.119><c> relationship</c><00:38:43.780><c> with</c><00:38:44.099><c> God</c>

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rather<00:38:45.239><c> than</c><00:38:45.559><c> material</c><00:38:46.000><c> possessions</c><00:38:46.579><c> or</c><00:38:46.980><c> fleeting</c><00:38:47.400><c> pleasures.</c>

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It<00:38:48.559><c> shows</c><00:38:49.019><c> that</c><00:38:49.420><c> true</c><00:38:49.679><c> satisfaction</c><00:38:50.500><c> and</c><00:38:50.920><c> pleasure</c><00:38:51.280><c> in</c><00:38:51.480><c> this</c><00:38:51.719><c> life</c>

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comes<00:38:52.579><c> from</c><00:38:52.920><c> a</c><00:38:53.360><c> deep</c><00:38:53.639><c> connection</c><00:38:54.239><c> with</c><00:38:54.239><c> God.</c>

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That<00:38:54.679><c> we</c><00:38:55.000><c> build</c><00:38:55.519><c> over</c><00:38:55.960><c> time</c><00:38:56.480><c> with</c><00:38:57.059><c> God</c>

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and<00:38:57.800><c> by</c><00:38:58.159><c> taking</c><00:38:58.579><c> that</c><00:38:58.980><c> time</c><00:38:59.239><c> to</c><00:38:59.460><c> do</c><00:38:59.619><c> that</c>

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and<00:39:00.300><c> investing</c><00:39:00.940><c> our</c><00:39:01.340><c> lives</c><00:39:01.659><c> and</c><00:39:01.840><c> our</c><00:39:02.079><c> minds</c>

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and<00:39:02.679><c> our</c><00:39:03.860><c> efforts,</c><00:39:04.500><c> our</c><00:39:04.699><c> energies,</c><00:39:05.159><c> our</c><00:39:05.400><c> motivations</c>

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into<00:39:06.420><c> doing</c><00:39:06.719><c> that.</c>

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It's<00:39:07.760><c> not</c><00:39:07.900><c> from</c><00:39:08.139><c> temporary</c><00:39:08.639><c> highs</c>

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provided<00:39:10.079><c> by</c><00:39:10.559><c> dopamine</c><00:39:10.960><c> driven</c><00:39:11.260><c> rewards</c>

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and<00:39:12.780><c> it</c><00:39:12.960><c> doesn't</c><00:39:13.079><c> mean</c><00:39:13.239><c> that</c><00:39:13.420><c> God</c><00:39:13.559><c> doesn't</c><00:39:13.820><c> want</c><00:39:13.980><c> us</c>

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to<00:39:14.320><c> enjoy</c><00:39:14.579><c> things</c><00:39:14.840><c> in</c><00:39:15.019><c> this</c><00:39:15.219><c> life.</c>

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It's<00:39:16.260><c> a</c><00:39:16.519><c> balance</c><00:39:16.980><c> that</c><00:39:17.219><c> is</c><00:39:17.539><c> much</c><00:39:17.780><c> more</c><00:39:18.039><c> in</c><00:39:18.380><c> favor</c><00:39:18.760><c> of</c><00:39:19.659><c> God.</c>

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So<00:39:20.860><c> here's</c><00:39:21.280><c> some</c><00:39:21.519><c> examples</c><00:39:21.980><c> of</c><00:39:22.239><c> good</c><00:39:22.460><c> dopamine</c>

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and<00:39:24.280><c> these</c><00:39:25.360><c> release</c><00:39:26.300><c> dopamine</c><00:39:26.960><c> into</c><00:39:27.199><c> our</c><00:39:27.380><c> body.</c>

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Research<00:39:28.099><c> shows</c><00:39:28.699><c> that</c><00:39:29.139><c> they</c><00:39:29.619><c> do.</c>

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Building<00:39:30.800><c> your</c><00:39:31.099><c> relationship</c><00:39:31.679><c> or</c><00:39:32.320><c> pleasure</c>

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or<00:39:33.659><c> connection</c><00:39:34.139><c> with</c><00:39:34.440><c> God</c>

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and<00:39:34.940><c> whatever</c><00:39:35.159><c> way</c><00:39:35.380><c> we</c><00:39:35.599><c> decide</c><00:39:35.920><c> to</c><00:39:36.139><c> do</c><00:39:36.260><c> that</c>

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spending<00:39:36.719><c> time</c><00:39:37.079><c> with</c><00:39:37.280><c> him</c><00:39:37.860><c> and</c><00:39:38.059><c> his</c><00:39:38.280><c> word.</c>

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By<00:39:40.360><c> prayer,</c><00:39:41.139><c> by</c><00:39:41.400><c> praise</c><00:39:41.760><c> and</c><00:39:42.079><c> music</c>

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those<00:39:42.579><c> all</c><00:39:42.920><c> release</c><00:39:43.440><c> dopamine,</c><00:39:44.340><c> good</c><00:39:44.599><c> dopamine.</c>

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God<00:39:46.480><c> connecting</c><00:39:47.059><c> relationship</c><00:39:47.940><c> building</c><00:39:48.679><c> dopamine</c>

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into<00:39:49.659><c> our</c><00:39:49.900><c> body.</c>

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Meditation,<00:39:51.440><c> reading</c><00:39:51.800><c> and</c><00:39:52.159><c> quiet</c><00:39:52.440><c> study</c>

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without<00:39:53.380><c> a</c><00:39:53.719><c> screen.</c>

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Helping<00:39:55.780><c> or</c><00:39:56.019><c> doing</c><00:39:56.380><c> things</c><00:39:56.940><c> for</c><00:39:57.179><c> others</c>

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releases<00:39:58.179><c> good</c><00:39:58.659><c> dopamine</c><00:39:59.079><c> as</c><00:39:59.380><c> well.</c>

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This<00:40:00.360><c> is</c><00:40:00.500><c> an</c><00:40:00.639><c> interesting</c><00:40:00.940><c> one.</c>

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1<00:40:01.320><c> Corinthians</c><00:40:01.659><c> 16</c><00:40:02.239><c> is</c><00:40:02.440><c> the</c><00:40:02.559><c> verse</c><00:40:02.739><c> I've</c><00:40:03.019><c> got</c><00:40:03.119><c> there</c>

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and<00:40:05.239><c> it</c><00:40:05.420><c> talks</c><00:40:05.639><c> about</c><00:40:05.900><c> the</c><00:40:06.159><c> household</c><00:40:06.579><c> of</c><00:40:07.119><c> Stefanus</c>

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who<00:40:08.539><c> addicted</c><00:40:09.199><c> themselves</c><00:40:10.019><c> to</c><00:40:10.880><c> the</c><00:40:11.179><c> ministry</c><00:40:11.639><c> of</c><00:40:12.000><c> the</c><00:40:12.239><c> saints.</c>

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That's<00:40:12.639><c> the</c><00:40:12.760><c> only</c><00:40:12.980><c> time</c><00:40:13.159><c> that</c><00:40:13.400><c> that</c><00:40:13.579><c> word,</c>

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a<00:40:14.079><c> Greek</c><00:40:14.219><c> word</c><00:40:14.420><c> is</c><00:40:14.679><c> used</c><00:40:15.139><c> for</c><00:40:15.599><c> addiction</c>

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in<00:40:16.099><c> the</c><00:40:16.179><c> New</c><00:40:16.300><c> Testament.</c>

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So,<00:40:18.219><c> addicting</c><00:40:18.719><c> ourselves</c><00:40:19.619><c> to</c><00:40:20.260><c> ministering</c><00:40:20.820><c> to</c><00:40:21.059><c> others</c>

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is<00:40:21.800><c> a</c><00:40:22.039><c> good</c><00:40:22.360><c> dopamine</c><00:40:22.659><c> hit.</c>

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That's<00:40:23.019><c> what</c><00:40:23.179><c> God</c><00:40:23.420><c> wants</c><00:40:23.679><c> us</c><00:40:23.880><c> to</c><00:40:24.000><c> do.</c>

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Healthy<00:40:25.440><c> social</c><00:40:26.380><c> situations</c>

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not<00:40:28.139><c> just</c><00:40:28.360><c> sitting</c><00:40:28.559><c> at</c><00:40:28.800><c> home</c><00:40:29.000><c> behind</c><00:40:29.260><c> a</c><00:40:29.500><c> screen</c>

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but<00:40:29.920><c> being</c><00:40:30.400><c> in</c><00:40:30.699><c> touch</c><00:40:30.900><c> with</c><00:40:31.099><c> people.</c>

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Connecting<00:40:32.480><c> with</c><00:40:32.659><c> people</c><00:40:32.940><c> not</c><00:40:33.219><c> screens.</c>

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I<00:40:34.380><c> was</c><00:40:34.400><c> reading</c><00:40:34.559><c> another</c><00:40:34.880><c> article</c><00:40:35.219><c> that</c><00:40:35.320><c> was</c><00:40:35.960><c> talking</c><00:40:36.280><c> about</c>

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how<00:40:37.139><c> a</c><00:40:37.320><c> lot</c><00:40:37.460><c> of</c><00:40:37.559><c> people</c><00:40:37.780><c> have</c><00:40:38.280><c> purchased</c><00:40:38.739><c> pets</c>

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especially<00:40:40.199><c> with</c><00:40:40.519><c> over</c><00:40:40.760><c> COVID</c>

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and<00:40:42.099><c> there's</c><00:40:42.599><c> this</c><00:40:42.980><c> trend</c><00:40:43.519><c> towards</c>

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people<00:40:45.019><c> spending</c><00:40:45.360><c> more</c><00:40:45.679><c> time</c><00:40:45.920><c> with</c><00:40:46.059><c> their</c><00:40:46.380><c> pets</c>

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and<00:40:46.900><c> building</c><00:40:47.079><c> their</c><00:40:47.380><c> relationship</c><00:40:47.840><c> with</c><00:40:48.119><c> pets</c>

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than<00:40:49.280><c> with</c><00:40:49.539><c> people.</c>

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They<00:40:51.480><c> won't</c><00:40:51.679><c> leave</c><00:40:51.880><c> their</c><00:40:52.119><c> homes</c>

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they<00:40:52.659><c> become</c><00:40:52.880><c> more</c><00:40:53.159><c> connected</c><00:40:53.480><c> with</c><00:40:53.639><c> their</c><00:40:53.920><c> pets</c>

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and<00:40:54.340><c> they</c><00:40:54.440><c> won't</c><00:40:54.579><c> even</c><00:40:54.780><c> go</c><00:40:54.960><c> to</c><00:40:55.099><c> people's</c><00:40:55.500><c> houses</c>

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that<00:40:55.860><c> they</c><00:40:56.000><c> can't</c><00:40:56.239><c> bring</c><00:40:56.380><c> their</c><00:40:56.539><c> pets</c><00:40:56.719><c> with</c><00:40:56.980><c> them</c>

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or<00:40:57.719><c> to</c><00:40:57.860><c> the</c><00:40:58.079><c> store</c><00:40:58.260><c> and</c><00:40:58.420><c> that</c>

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and<00:40:58.699><c> obviously</c><00:40:58.980><c> there's</c><00:40:59.420><c> some</c><00:40:59.980><c> healthy</c><00:41:00.320><c> situations</c><00:41:00.920><c> there</c>

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but<00:41:01.380><c> it</c><00:41:01.619><c> can</c><00:41:01.800><c> become</c><00:41:02.059><c> unhealthy.</c>

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Reveling<00:41:04.420><c> in</c><00:41:04.599><c> God's</c><00:41:05.039><c> creation.</c>

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Go<00:41:06.219><c> kayaking,</c><00:41:06.840><c> hiking,</c><00:41:07.440><c> bird</c><00:41:07.639><c> watching</c>

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whatever<00:41:08.780><c> it</c><00:41:08.980><c> is</c><00:41:09.199><c> that</c><00:41:09.460><c> gets</c><00:41:09.699><c> you</c><00:41:10.280><c> outside</c>

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and<00:41:11.280><c> looking</c><00:41:11.539><c> at</c><00:41:11.780><c> God.</c>

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Soaking<00:41:12.420><c> up</c><00:41:12.639><c> the</c><00:41:12.860><c> sun,</c><00:41:13.519><c> exercise</c><00:41:13.960><c> is</c><00:41:14.239><c> critical.</c>

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Moderating<00:41:16.179><c> or</c><00:41:16.400><c> changing</c><00:41:16.840><c> work</c><00:41:17.099><c> habits</c>

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including<00:41:18.519><c> ecclesial</c><00:41:19.079><c> work</c>

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we<00:41:19.400><c> can</c><00:41:19.579><c> become</c><00:41:19.880><c> workaholics.</c>

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Inside<00:41:21.400><c> the</c><00:41:21.679><c> ecclesia</c><00:41:22.260><c> and</c><00:41:22.579><c> outside</c><00:41:22.940><c> the</c><00:41:23.219><c> ecclesia</c>

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to<00:41:24.320><c> get</c><00:41:24.519><c> dopamine</c><00:41:24.960><c> hits.</c>

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So<00:41:26.179><c> we</c><00:41:26.320><c> need</c><00:41:26.420><c> to</c><00:41:26.659><c> moderate</c><00:41:26.980><c> that.</c>

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Having<00:41:28.039><c> a</c><00:41:28.239><c> healthy</c><00:41:28.519><c> diet</c>

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taking<00:41:29.260><c> care</c><00:41:29.500><c> of</c><00:41:29.619><c> the</c><00:41:29.760><c> bodies</c><00:41:29.960><c> that</c><00:41:30.139><c> God</c><00:41:30.260><c> has</c><00:41:30.460><c> given</c><00:41:30.599><c> us</c>

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and<00:41:31.099><c> nutrition</c><00:41:31.619><c> and</c><00:41:32.679><c> proper</c><00:41:33.099><c> sleep.</c>

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There's<00:41:34.539><c> dopamine</c><00:41:34.880><c> to</c><00:41:35.199><c> avoid</c>

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and<00:41:36.679><c> this</c><00:41:36.860><c> is</c><00:41:37.059><c> through</c><00:41:37.219><c> research</c><00:41:37.599><c> as</c><00:41:37.860><c> well.</c>

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Avoiding<00:41:38.599><c> multitask</c><00:41:39.360><c> mayhem.</c>

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We<00:41:40.380><c> live</c><00:41:40.500><c> in</c><00:41:40.639><c> a</c><00:41:40.840><c> culture</c><00:41:41.119><c> where</c><00:41:41.420><c> multitasking</c>

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is<00:41:43.980><c> heralded.</c>

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The<00:41:44.840><c> more</c><00:41:45.099><c> things</c><00:41:45.300><c> you</c><00:41:45.460><c> can</c><00:41:45.599><c> multitask</c>

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the<00:41:46.380><c> better</c><00:41:46.619><c> person</c><00:41:46.940><c> you</c><00:41:47.159><c> are.</c>

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It's<00:41:48.039><c> just</c><00:41:48.219><c> not</c><00:41:48.480><c> true.</c>

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It<00:41:49.579><c> releases</c><00:41:50.659><c> dopamine</c><00:41:51.139><c> but</c><00:41:51.380><c> it</c><00:41:51.519><c> just</c><00:41:51.780><c> burns</c><00:41:51.960><c> us</c><00:41:52.219><c> out.</c>

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Avoid<00:41:53.679><c> distracting</c><00:41:54.480><c> ourselves.</c>

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We're<00:41:57.000><c> constantly</c><00:41:57.420><c> distracted</c>

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every<00:41:58.260><c> time</c><00:41:58.360><c> we</c><00:41:58.539><c> sit</c><00:41:58.739><c> down</c><00:41:58.980><c> to</c><00:41:59.119><c> do</c><00:41:59.320><c> something</c>

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but<00:42:00.679><c> we</c><00:42:00.860><c> can</c><00:42:01.460><c> over</c><00:42:01.719><c> distract</c><00:42:02.079><c> ourselves.</c>

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Stop<00:42:03.599><c> scrolling</c><00:42:04.079><c> on</c><00:42:04.559><c> our</c><00:42:04.780><c> phones</c><00:42:05.059><c> or</c><00:42:05.300><c> our</c><00:42:05.559><c> computers.</c>

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Limit<00:42:06.460><c> our</c><00:42:06.739><c> screens</c><00:42:07.039><c> especially</c><00:42:07.500><c> phones.</c>

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Turning<00:42:08.719><c> off</c><00:42:09.059><c> notifications</c><00:42:09.820><c> on</c><00:42:10.039><c> our</c><00:42:10.239><c> phone.</c>

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It<00:42:11.139><c> always</c><00:42:11.639><c> annoys</c><00:42:12.360><c> me</c><00:42:12.519><c> when</c><00:42:12.659><c> people</c><00:42:12.920><c> add</c><00:42:13.199><c> me</c><00:42:13.380><c> to</c><00:42:13.639><c> groups</c>

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and<00:42:15.099><c> they</c><00:42:15.260><c> don't</c><00:42:15.460><c> ask</c><00:42:15.719><c> you</c><00:42:15.840><c> if</c><00:42:15.940><c> they</c><00:42:16.019><c> can</c><00:42:16.219><c> add</c><00:42:16.440><c> you</c>

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and<00:42:17.199><c> your</c><00:42:17.440><c> phone</c><00:42:17.699><c> just</c><00:42:17.900><c> starts</c><00:42:18.239><c> dinging</c><00:42:18.699><c> all</c><00:42:19.039><c> day</c><00:42:19.239><c> long</c>

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because<00:42:19.860><c> you're</c><00:42:20.000><c> part</c><00:42:20.219><c> of</c><00:42:20.320><c> this</c><00:42:20.500><c> group</c>

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that<00:42:22.559><c> is</c><00:42:23.139><c> constantly</c><00:42:23.579><c> responding</c><00:42:24.119><c> to</c><00:42:24.360><c> things.</c>

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We<00:42:25.280><c> can</c><00:42:26.320><c> add</c><00:42:26.760><c> people</c>

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and<00:42:28.579><c> put</c><00:42:29.159><c> this</c><00:42:29.400><c> burden</c><00:42:29.699><c> on</c><00:42:29.960><c> other</c><00:42:30.260><c> people</c><00:42:30.639><c> unnecessarily</c><00:42:31.400><c> as</c><00:42:31.579><c> well.</c>

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So<00:42:32.539><c> think</c><00:42:32.820><c> about</c><00:42:33.360><c> how</c><00:42:33.860><c> we</c><00:42:34.039><c> do</c><00:42:34.159><c> that</c><00:42:34.400><c> judiciously</c><00:42:35.039><c> with</c><00:42:35.219><c> each</c><00:42:35.440><c> other</c>

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or<00:42:36.239><c> turn</c><00:42:36.500><c> them</c><00:42:36.699><c> off.</c>

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Limiting<00:42:37.559><c> groups</c><00:42:37.980><c> and</c><00:42:38.199><c> social</c><00:42:38.559><c> media</c><00:42:39.000><c> apps.</c>

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Limiting<00:42:40.800><c> shopping</c><00:42:41.219><c> apps.</c>

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Limiting<00:42:41.880><c> other</c><00:42:42.139><c> apps</c><00:42:42.420><c> on</c><00:42:42.539><c> our</c><00:42:42.739><c> phone</c><00:42:43.059><c> for</c><00:42:43.500><c> banking</c><00:42:44.000><c> or</c><00:42:44.260><c> other.</c>

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Looking<00:42:45.239><c> at</c><00:42:45.440><c> our</c><00:42:45.659><c> bank</c><00:42:45.840><c> account</c><00:42:46.079><c> every</c><00:42:46.300><c> single</c><00:42:46.539><c> day</c>

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can<00:42:46.820><c> give</c><00:42:47.019><c> us</c><00:42:47.260><c> a</c><00:42:47.400><c> dopamine</c><00:42:47.760><c> hit</c><00:42:48.019><c> and</c><00:42:48.239><c> become</c><00:42:48.880><c> somewhat</c><00:42:49.320><c> addictive.</c>

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Steering<00:42:50.780><c> clear</c><00:42:51.039><c> of</c><00:42:51.280><c> gambling</c><00:42:51.699><c> apps</c><00:42:52.280><c> or</c><00:42:52.719><c> other</c><00:42:53.079><c> online</c><00:42:54.139><c> vices.</c>

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So<00:42:56.019><c> those</c><00:42:56.219><c> are</c><00:42:56.960><c> ways,</c><00:42:58.019><c> good</c><00:42:58.219><c> ways</c><00:42:58.400><c> and</c><00:42:58.599><c> bad</c><00:42:58.780><c> ways</c>

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that<00:43:00.199><c> we</c><00:43:00.380><c> can</c><00:43:00.559><c> get</c><00:43:00.760><c> dopamine</c>

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but<00:43:01.239><c> we</c><00:43:01.380><c> want</c><00:43:01.519><c> to</c><00:43:01.639><c> pursue</c><00:43:02.039><c> pleasure</c><00:43:02.480><c> in</c><00:43:02.679><c> God.</c>

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That's<00:43:03.300><c> the</c><00:43:03.559><c> focus.</c>

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The<00:43:05.679><c> next</c><00:43:05.820><c> one</c><00:43:05.940><c> I</c><00:43:05.980><c> have</c><00:43:06.119><c> down</c><00:43:06.300><c> there</c><00:43:06.460><c> is</c><00:43:06.639><c> meditation,</c><00:43:07.360><c> mindfulness,</c>

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prayer,<00:43:08.440><c> praise</c><00:43:08.639><c> and</c><00:43:08.980><c> study</c><00:43:09.159><c> which</c><00:43:09.340><c> we</c><00:43:09.599><c> mentioned</c>

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but<00:43:10.380><c> if</c><00:43:11.019><c> we</c><00:43:11.300><c> incorporate</c><00:43:11.780><c> these</c><00:43:12.159><c> five</c><00:43:12.539><c> into</c><00:43:12.760><c> our</c><00:43:13.019><c> daily</c><00:43:13.280><c> routine</c>

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it<00:43:14.280><c> can</c><00:43:14.480><c> help</c><00:43:14.639><c> us</c><00:43:14.840><c> to</c><00:43:15.199><c> manage</c><00:43:15.500><c> our</c><00:43:15.860><c> dopamine</c><00:43:16.179><c> driven</c><00:43:16.579><c> impulses</c>

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and<00:43:18.059><c> this</c><00:43:18.239><c> is</c><00:43:18.460><c> backed</c><00:43:18.599><c> up</c><00:43:18.760><c> by</c><00:43:18.920><c> research</c><00:43:19.239><c> as</c><00:43:19.460><c> well.</c>

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It<00:43:19.719><c> helps</c><00:43:19.960><c> us</c><00:43:20.260><c> to</c><00:43:20.800><c> restore</c><00:43:21.400><c> pain</c><00:43:21.960><c> to</c><00:43:22.360><c> baseline</c>

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and<00:43:23.539><c> it</c><00:43:23.800><c> also</c><00:43:24.239><c> raises</c><00:43:25.460><c> our</c><00:43:26.139><c> pleasure</c><00:43:26.619><c> above</c><00:43:27.019><c> it</c>

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if<00:43:27.360><c> we</c><00:43:28.059><c> take</c><00:43:28.340><c> part</c><00:43:28.840><c> in</c><00:43:29.579><c> those</c><00:43:30.340><c> five</c><00:43:31.219><c> items</c><00:43:31.780><c> I've</c><00:43:32.039><c> got</c><00:43:32.139><c> listed</c><00:43:32.320><c> there.</c>

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Take<00:43:33.920><c> a</c><00:43:33.960><c> look</c><00:43:34.099><c> at</c><00:43:34.260><c> Philippians</c><00:43:34.659><c> chapter</c><00:43:35.059><c> four.</c>

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Philippians<00:43:40.820><c> chapter</c><00:43:41.500><c> four</c><00:43:42.719><c> verse</c><00:43:43.760><c> six,</c><00:43:44.719><c> we'll</c><00:43:44.800><c> start</c><00:43:45.059><c> out.</c>

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Philippians<00:43:45.800><c> four</c><00:43:46.019><c> verse</c><00:43:46.179><c> six.</c>

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Paul<00:43:50.320><c> reminds</c><00:43:50.760><c> us,</c>

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being<00:43:52.179><c> anxious</c><00:43:52.840><c> for</c><00:43:53.460><c> nothing</c><00:43:53.900><c> but</c><00:43:54.719><c> in</c><00:43:55.099><c> everything</c>

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by<00:43:56.219><c> prayer</c><00:43:56.719><c> and</c><00:43:57.079><c> supplication</c><00:43:57.800><c> with</c><00:43:58.139><c> thanksgiving</c>

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let<00:43:59.039><c> your</c><00:43:59.340><c> requests</c><00:43:59.679><c> be</c><00:44:00.039><c> made</c><00:44:00.340><c> known</c><00:44:00.679><c> to</c><00:44:01.300><c> God</c>

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and<00:44:01.980><c> the</c><00:44:02.340><c> peace</c><00:44:02.820><c> of</c><00:44:03.260><c> God</c><00:44:04.079><c> which</c><00:44:04.639><c> surpasses</c><00:44:05.400><c> all</c><00:44:05.400><c> that</c><00:44:05.400><c> is</c><00:44:05.400><c> in</c><00:44:05.400><c> you</c>

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all<00:44:05.679><c> understanding</c><00:44:06.360><c> will</c><00:44:07.179><c> guard</c><00:44:07.420><c> your</c><00:44:07.699><c> hearts</c>

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and<00:44:08.420><c> your</c><00:44:08.639><c> minds</c><00:44:09.239><c> through</c><00:44:10.000><c> Christ</c><00:44:10.579><c> Jesus.</c>

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So<00:44:12.559><c> just</c><00:44:13.380><c> notice</c><00:44:13.900><c> how</c><00:44:14.880><c> being</c><00:44:15.500><c> quiet</c>

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and<00:44:16.840><c> developing</c><00:44:18.079><c> prayer</c><00:44:19.360><c> and</c><00:44:19.760><c> supplication</c>

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and<00:44:20.900><c> thanksgiving</c><00:44:21.539><c> and</c><00:44:21.739><c> a</c><00:44:22.039><c> connection</c><00:44:22.340><c> with</c><00:44:22.579><c> God</c>

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gives<00:44:23.980><c> us</c><00:44:24.500><c> the</c><00:44:24.880><c> peace</c><00:44:25.079><c> of</c><00:44:25.340><c> God</c>

00:44:25.619 --> 00:44:28.460
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and<00:44:26.119><c> this</c><00:44:26.380><c> helps</c><00:44:26.559><c> to</c><00:44:26.960><c> guard</c><00:44:27.199><c> our</c><00:44:27.599><c> hearts</c><00:44:27.860><c> and</c><00:44:28.079><c> our</c><00:44:28.260><c> minds.</c>

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That's<00:44:28.739><c> kind</c><00:44:28.880><c> of</c><00:44:28.940><c> the</c><00:44:29.159><c> battle</c><00:44:29.599><c> terminology</c><00:44:30.099><c> we're</c><00:44:30.380><c> talking</c><00:44:30.639><c> about.</c>

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This<00:44:31.400><c> helps</c><00:44:31.639><c> us</c><00:44:31.880><c> to</c><00:44:32.000><c> do</c><00:44:32.239><c> battle</c><00:44:32.519><c> or</c><00:44:32.980><c> to</c><00:44:33.260><c> fight</c>

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and<00:44:34.360><c> to</c><00:44:34.599><c> repel</c><00:44:35.139><c> the</c><00:44:35.440><c> enemy,</c><00:44:35.820><c> this</c><00:44:36.059><c> culture</c><00:44:36.440><c> around</c><00:44:36.820><c> us</c>

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that<00:44:37.619><c> is</c><00:44:38.019><c> driving</c><00:44:38.480><c> at</c><00:44:38.820><c> us.</c>

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When<00:44:40.019><c> we</c><00:44:40.179><c> are</c><00:44:40.460><c> quiet</c><00:44:40.780><c> we</c><00:44:41.019><c> achieve</c><00:44:41.820><c> direction,</c>

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correction<00:44:43.780><c> and</c><00:44:44.480><c> affection</c><00:44:45.079><c> with</c><00:44:46.079><c> God.</c>

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Direction,<00:44:47.800><c> correction</c><00:44:48.320><c> and</c><00:44:49.219><c> affection</c><00:44:50.000><c> with</c><00:44:50.780><c> God.</c>

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Community<00:44:54.960><c> and</c><00:44:55.260><c> fellowship</c><00:44:55.619><c> is</c><00:44:56.500><c> the</c><00:44:56.579><c> next</c><00:44:56.699><c> one</c><00:44:56.820><c> I</c><00:44:56.880><c> have</c><00:44:57.059><c> down</c><00:44:57.280><c> there.</c>

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So<00:44:57.760><c> this</c><00:44:57.980><c> can</c><00:44:58.219><c> provide</c><00:44:58.460><c> us</c><00:44:58.679><c> with</c><00:44:59.000><c> support</c><00:44:59.639><c> and</c><00:45:00.340><c> accountability</c>

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and<00:45:01.500><c> as</c><00:45:01.679><c> long</c><00:45:01.880><c> as</c><00:45:02.119><c> we</c><00:45:02.380><c> aren't</c><00:45:02.760><c> overdoing</c><00:45:04.079><c> fellowship</c>

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and<00:45:05.159><c> social</c><00:45:05.619><c> and</c><00:45:05.940><c> community</c><00:45:06.380><c> in</c><00:45:06.579><c> our</c><00:45:06.739><c> lives</c>

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this<00:45:08.639><c> can</c><00:45:08.840><c> help</c><00:45:09.099><c> us</c><00:45:09.780><c> in</c><00:45:10.059><c> our</c><00:45:10.300><c> lives.</c>

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We<00:45:11.019><c> can</c><00:45:11.239><c> also</c><00:45:11.599><c> overdo</c><00:45:11.920><c> it</c><00:45:12.039><c> as</c><00:45:12.179><c> well.</c>

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We<00:45:12.360><c> can</c><00:45:12.559><c> become</c><00:45:13.460><c> totally</c><00:45:14.460><c> dopamine</c><00:45:15.260><c> burned</c><00:45:15.639><c> out</c>

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Aligning<00:46:51.699><c> our</c><00:46:52.019><c> actions</c><00:46:52.420><c> and</c><00:46:52.579><c> our</c><00:46:52.880><c> time</c>

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can<00:46:56.699><c> provide</c><00:46:57.099><c> a</c><00:46:57.320><c> greater</c><00:46:57.539><c> sense</c><00:46:58.039><c> of</c><00:46:58.559><c> pleasure</c><00:46:59.000><c> fulfillment</c>

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and<00:46:59.980><c> purpose.</c>

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Ephesians<00:47:08.820><c> 2</c><00:47:09.519><c> and</c><00:47:10.360><c> verse</c><00:47:10.599><c> 10.</c>

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we<00:47:17.400><c> are</c><00:47:17.659><c> his</c><00:47:17.940><c> workmanship</c><00:47:18.460><c> created</c><00:47:18.900><c> in</c><00:47:19.199><c> Christ</c><00:47:19.460><c> Jesus</c>

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for<00:47:20.599><c> good</c><00:47:21.199><c> works</c><00:47:21.820><c> which</c><00:47:22.500><c> God</c><00:47:22.860><c> prepared</c><00:47:23.400><c> beforehand</c>

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that<00:47:24.780><c> we</c><00:47:25.260><c> should</c><00:47:25.519><c> walk</c><00:47:25.920><c> in</c><00:47:26.559><c> them.</c>

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So<00:47:28.000><c> we've</c><00:47:28.260><c> been</c><00:47:28.480><c> created</c><00:47:28.820><c> in</c><00:47:29.039><c> Christ</c><00:47:29.300><c> Jesus</c><00:47:29.619><c> to</c><00:47:29.840><c> do</c><00:47:30.119><c> good</c><00:47:30.380><c> works</c>

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West<00:47:35.780><c> in</c><00:47:36.239><c> his</c><00:47:36.480><c> word</c><00:47:36.739><c> study</c><00:47:37.019><c> says</c><00:47:37.380><c> that</c><00:47:37.800><c> that</c><00:47:37.980><c> phrase</c>

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or<00:47:45.320><c> to</c><00:47:45.659><c> conduct</c><00:47:45.960><c> oneself</c>

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So<00:47:49.820><c> if</c><00:47:50.860><c> we</c><00:47:51.179><c> walk</c><00:47:51.440><c> in</c><00:47:51.619><c> them</c><00:47:51.739><c> it</c><00:47:51.900><c> helps</c><00:47:52.119><c> to</c><00:47:52.619><c> regulate</c><00:47:53.000><c> our</c><00:47:53.420><c> life</c>

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like<00:48:03.039><c> we</c><00:48:03.219><c> saw</c><00:48:03.460><c> in</c><00:48:03.920><c> Corinthians</c><00:48:04.300><c> 16</c>

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1<00:48:05.280><c> Corinthians</c><00:48:05.659><c> 16</c>

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our<00:48:10.639><c> teaching</c>

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our<00:48:12.039><c> support</c>

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our<00:48:13.699><c> service</c><00:48:14.059><c> and</c><00:48:14.340><c> purpose</c><00:48:14.699><c> in</c><00:48:15.039><c> our</c><00:48:15.320><c> ecclesia</c><00:48:15.639><c> and</c><00:48:15.820><c> our</c><00:48:15.980><c> lives</c>

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like<00:48:20.699><c> the</c><00:48:20.960><c> culture</c><00:48:21.320><c> around</c><00:48:21.820><c> us.</c>

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We<00:48:23.920><c> need</c><00:48:24.219><c> to</c><00:48:24.539><c> make</c><00:48:24.780><c> sure</c><00:48:25.059><c> that</c><00:48:25.219><c> our</c><00:48:25.460><c> preaching</c>

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and<00:48:25.960><c> our</c><00:48:26.219><c> teaching</c><00:48:26.539><c> is</c><00:48:28.719><c> focused</c><00:48:29.179><c> on</c><00:48:29.539><c> good</c><00:48:29.880><c> dopamine</c><00:48:30.940><c> intake</c>

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Contentment<00:48:41.800><c> is</c><00:48:42.019><c> another</c><00:48:42.280><c> general</c><00:48:42.780><c> principle</c>

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that<00:48:43.940><c> the</c><00:48:44.460><c> Bible</c><00:48:44.820><c> teaches</c><00:48:45.739><c> us.</c>

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Take<00:48:46.340><c> a</c><00:48:46.420><c> look</c><00:48:46.519><c> at</c><00:48:46.719><c> Hebrews</c><00:48:46.940><c> 13</c>

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Hebrews<00:48:57.079><c> 13</c><00:48:57.820><c> verse</c><00:48:58.400><c> 5</c>

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Let<00:49:05.260><c> your</c><00:49:05.579><c> conduct</c><00:49:06.360><c> be</c><00:49:07.039><c> without</c><00:49:07.519><c> covetousness</c>

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Be<00:49:09.400><c> content</c><00:49:10.159><c> with</c><00:49:10.579><c> such</c><00:49:10.780><c> things</c><00:49:11.119><c> as</c><00:49:11.260><c> you</c><00:49:11.559><c> have</c>

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for<00:49:12.500><c> he</c><00:49:12.840><c> himself</c><00:49:13.300><c> has</c><00:49:13.619><c> said</c>

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