The Disadvantage Creative People Have to Overcome

I've been reading Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke – a book about addiction, not creativity... but I couldn't stop reading it like it was about creativity. Dopamine Nation: https://amzn.to/4tPSkCg Turns out there's a reason for that. Neuroscientist David Linden found that creative people often have low-functioning dopamine systems, meaning we feel less baseline pleasure than average. Which means the dopamine economy we're living in right now – the phones, the scroll, the endless cheap hits – is particularly hard for people like us. In this episode I get into the pain-pleasure seesaw, the marshmallow test, and the temptation nobody talks about. The only marshmallow worth waiting for is the work itself. But you have to earn it. Go deeper on ideas like this with my free bi-weekly newsletter at https://ktfpod.com 🎧Check out my music: https://scottmclemore.bandcamp.com/ 🤟Join the Patreon community:   / scottmclemore   Chapters: 00:00 - Am I addicted to creativity? 00:34 - What Dopamine Nation got me thinking 01:25 - Why creatives are wired differently 02:35 - The rectangular drug dealer in your pocket 03:25 - The marshmallow test for creatives 04:08 - The sneakier internal temptation 04:56 - Why boredom is actually what you need 05:59 - The only marshmallow worth waiting for 06:30 - This week's challenge