Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by muzani 2283 days ago
Netflix gives me little gratification. And so, it's a great source of relaxation for me. Whereas social media is addictive for me.

Keep in mind, dopamine isn't a "pleasure hormone". It's a reward anticipation hormone, one that drives you to do painful things for a reward that might not happen. It mixes both excitement and anxiety... excitement to get you started, anxiety to force you to finish.

It doesn't trigger in things that are actually relaxing. That's why people who are actually having fun 'procrastinate' less on some sites.