Money. Cars. Sex. Accomplishment. Things. They all make us happy. But drugs and alcohol and addiction all feed the dopamine meter too. So what truly makes us happy? Panoply made this animation detailing a guide to happiness and it’s a fun watch, just to see the cool animation.
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DISCUSSION
TL;DR version: Dopamine in the short term. Oxytocin in the long term.
When they started on addiction I figured it was a pharma commercial but that didn’t pan out.