Sex, Drugs, & Side Projects
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How to optimize your work for long-term happinessLast year I wrote about how I launched six side projects in one year. I won’t lie, it was a rush to ship that many projects in a short space of time. I don’t regret doing it… but did it pay off in the long run? Stay tuned.Me and my side projects in 2017After last year, I learned more viscerally that there’s a big difference between pleasure and #happiness in regards to my work.⚠️Warning: neurological oversimplification aheadPleasure is dopamine: it’s biological and temporary. You can obtain pleasure from many things: food, sex, drugs, and yes, launching side projects.Dopamine is a helpful tool when it rewards the right kind of behaviors. It gives you a way to “hack” your #motivation or change habits. The flip side of this is that if your dopamine (...)