The Release of Dopamine can make the process of putting in effort feel pleasure.

 

The role of dopamine in our perception of time and how it affects our motivation and ability to enjoy the process of hard work.
When we focus solely on the reward that comes afterward, we tend to associate less pleasure with the activity itself and extend the time bin over which we perceive that experience. This undermines our ability to access dopamine during the effort and makes the activity more painful and less efficient.
In contrast, cultivating a growth mindset and attaching the feeling of friction and effort to an internally generated reward system can lead to accessing dopamine release inside of effort, making it reflexive for all types of effort and amplifying all endeavors.
Focusing only on the trophy or end goal undermines the entire process.

 

The speaker suggests that we can access the pleasure from effort aspect of our Dopaminergic Circuitry by telling ourselves that the pain we feel during intense friction will lead to an increase in dopamine release later. We should also tell ourselves that we are doing it by choice and because we love it.
This is different from thinking about the reward that comes at the end. The ability to access this pleasure from effort aspect of our Dopaminergic Circuitry is the most powerful aspect of dopamine and is accessible to all of us. To prevent interference and ensure we get dopamine release from effort itself, we should not spike dopamine before or after engaging in effort.
Instead, Learn to spike your dopamine form EFFORT ITSELF.

Source : Andrew Huberman, a professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Standford School of Medicine  2021. 9. 27.  Huberman Lab