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#936 - Alex Hutchinson - How To Rewire Your Brain To Take More Risks

2025/5/3
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Alex Hutchinson: 我对探索的兴趣源于孩童时期对探索的向往,以及对自身持续追求新事物的原因的探究。这促使我写了一本关于探索的书,探讨了人类探索背后的科学原理和心理机制。我发现,探索的驱动力既来自探索带来的实际好处,也来自探索本身带来的愉悦感。这种愉悦感源于进化层面,探索在过去为人类带来了生存优势。然而,我们不应过度追求新奇,而应将探索与学习和自我提升结合起来。 人类对探索的渴望程度存在差异,这是自然选择的结果。不同程度的探索欲对社会都有益处,既需要勇于开拓的人,也需要稳守家园的人。现代社会对天生具有探索欲的人来说,可能是一种挑战,但仍然存在许多探索的空间。大约5万年前,人类基因中发生了一种突变,增强了对新奇事物的敏感度,促进了人类的探索行为。多巴胺并非简单的快乐化学物质,它与预期和惊喜有关。我们可以通过区分探索带来的知识和愉悦感,来更有效地利用多巴胺,避免空虚的刺激。人们可能会对多巴胺上瘾,但关键在于这种上瘾是否对生活造成负面影响。探索的核心在于不确定性,我们被未知的事物吸引,这是一种内在的驱动力。我们被不确定性吸引,是因为它能让我们学习新的知识。不确定性存在一个最佳点,过高或过低都不利于探索。儿童能够更好地感知和应对中等程度的不确定性,而成年人则可能因为社会规范而丧失这种能力。努力的悖论:努力的过程虽然艰难,但却能带来满足感和意义感。努力是获得意义感的一种方式。过度追求未来的回报,可能会导致无法享受到当下的快乐。探索-利用困境没有简单的公式,但我们可以通过“不确定性奖金”和“面对不确定性的乐观”来更好地进行决策。最小化后悔的关键在于,在长期来看,要尽可能地减少与最佳结果之间的差距。大脑中存在认知地图,用于映射想法和社会关系,探索和利用也适用于认知领域。好奇心是促使我们探索的驱动力,两者密切相关。弗林效应表明智商在不断提高,但创造力却可能在下降。运动对心理健康有益,但其具体机制尚不明确。运动对大脑健康有积极影响,可以延缓或减轻认知能力下降。有氧运动对大脑健康益处最大,但选择自己喜欢的运动形式更重要。二区训练和VO2max训练都是有效的训练方式,关键在于找到平衡。在生活中,我尽量避免使用导航,以促进海马体的使用和探索。即使害怕不确定性,也可以从小事做起,逐渐尝试探索。 Chris: (略)

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Alex Hutchinson is a science journalist, former physicist, and an author. Why are humans wired to explore? We’re naturally drawn to the unknown, but that curiosity can sometimes lead us off course. So how do you design a life that channels exploration and dopamine in the right direction without going too far? Expect to learn why humans are drawn to explore and what the neuroscience behind exploration does to us in, the truth as BS behind dopamine and how to design your life to maximize dopamine, how uncertainty plays into our drive to explore, if curiosity and exploration are the same, the importance of play, what separates the elite athletes compared to the average person in terms of mental capabilities, and much more…

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