The Dopamine Trap: Why You’re Never Happy

You finally got the promotion, the car, or the partner you wanted. So why did the satisfaction vanish in 48 hours? This isn’t a personality flaw—it is a biological glitch known as Reward Prediction Error.

Your brain is wired for the pursuit, not the prize. In this video, we deconstruct the neuroscience of dissatisfaction. We explore why your brain treats "wanting" and "liking" as two competing systems, the invisible "puppet strings" of Mimetic Theory that control your values, and why the "Forbidden Fruit" effect makes you crave what you can't have.

Stop being a passenger in your own reward system. Understand the code, then rewrite it.

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 The "Grass is Greener" Glitch (Reward Prediction Error)
0:54 The Dopamine Betrayal: Why "Wanting" ≠ "Liking"
2:24 Mimetic Theory: You Don’t Want It (You Want to BE Him)
4:17 Psychological Reactance: Why Restriction Creates Addiction
5:20 The Solution: Eudaimonia & JOMO (Joy of Missing Out)

🧠 ABOUT YEH ALMOST NORMAL We don’t do "grind culture" or motivational fluff. As a Research Scientist, I focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavioral Strategy to expose the systems of manipulation that keep people average. If conventional wisdom worked, you wouldn't be searching for the truth.

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