How does addiction affect our motivation? Why do we feel a resistance to achieving our goals? 

References:

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield: https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/

Jennifer McCurdy: https://www.jennifermccurdy.com/

The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Denial_of_Death 

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius

This is Water by David Foster Wallace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhhC_N6Bm_s

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Jest

BLOrk: https://www.colorado.edu/music/ensembles/blork-boulder-laptop-orchestra#:~:text=Contact%20BLOrk&text=The%20emergence%20of%20the%20laptop,live%20interaction%20between%20the%20two.

Wintergatan MMX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q

Dopamine detox: https://www.livescience.com/is-there-science-behind-dopamine-fasting-trend.html

Gifted kid burnout bingo: https://images.app.goo.gl/NHeQiuN8nkrDL5hr5

Outro Music: Dopamine by Glossolalia Online (Trevor Villwock): https://soundcloud.com/glossolalia-online/dopamine