The craving mind: from cigarettes to smartphones to love -- why we get hooked and how we can break bad habits

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Why are bad habits so hard to overcome? Is there a key to conquering the cravings we know are unhealthy for us? This book provides groundbreaking answers to the most important questions about addiction. Dr. Judson Brewer, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has studied the science of addictions for twenty years, reveals how we can tap into the very processes that encourage addictive behaviors in order to step out of them.;Pt. One The Dopamine Hit -- 1. Addiction, Straight Up -- 2. Addicted to Technology -- 3. Addicted to Ourselves -- 4. Addicted to Distraction -- 5. Addicted to Thinking -- 6. Addicted to Love -- pt. Two Hitting Up Dopamine -- 7. Why Is It So Hard to Concentrate -- or Is It? -- 8. Learning to Be Mean -- and Nice -- 9. On Flow -- 10. Training Resilience. Pt. One The Dopamine Hit -- 1. Addiction, Straight Up -- 2. Addicted to Technology -- 3. Addicted to Ourselves -- 4. Addicted to Distraction -- 5. Addicted to Thinking -- 6. Addicted to Love -- pt. Two Hitting Up Dopamine -- 7. Why Is It So Hard to Concentrate -- or Is It? -- 8. Learning to Be Mean -- and Nice -- 9. On Flow -- 10. Training Resilience.