Humanity is currently facing a biological mismatch between our evolutionary drive to seek pleasure and a world that offers it at the touch of a button. This constant stimulation has pushed many into a state of "pre-addiction," where compulsive consumption has become the default mode of survival.

In this conversation, world-leading expert Dr. Anna Lembke describes the "Gremlins" of neuro-adaptation that camp out on the pain side of our internal scales. She explains why the "come down" or craving we feel is a structural response to a high-dopamine stimulus and provides a framework for resetting our joy set point through radical honesty and intentional abstinence.

• The colocation of pleasure and pain in the brain and the fundamental rules governing balance.
• Why high-potency "drugified" behaviors like work or narrative can be  ...