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Discipline Over Dopamine
How to Choose Long-Term Purpose Over Short-Term Pleasure (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 23)
- Written by
- Peter Hollins
- Read by
- Russell Newton
- Length
- 4 hrs 27 min
- Publisher
- Peter Hollins
- Released
- 2026-08-27
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What it is
Your brain is running ancient software in a world engineered to exploit it.
Every ping, feed, and notification is a slot machine built to hijack the same chemical that once kept your ancestors alive. It's called dopamine—and it isn't the "pleasure molecule" you've been told it is. It's the molecule of wanting, and right now it's steering you toward everything easy and away from everything that matters.
Discipline isn't about willpower. It's about understanding the machine.
Discipline Over Dopamine is a clear, science-backed guide to reclaiming your focus, your motivation, and your time from a brain that's been outmatched by modern temptation. Peter Hollins translates the latest neuroscience into a practical system for doing what actually matters—without leaning on the willpower that always runs out.
Inside, you'll learn:
• What dopamine really is—and why "chasing happiness" keeps you stuck
• How cheap, instant rewards quietly rewire your brain against your own goals
• The truth about the "dopamine detox"—what works, and what's a myth
• How to make hard, meaningful tasks feel rewarding again
• Why discipline is a skill you build, not a trait you're born with
• Simple daily habits that rebuild focus in a distracted world
• How to design an environment that makes discipline the path of least resistance
Stop chasing the next hit. Start building a life you don't need to escape from.
Scroll up, click BUY NOW, and master the neuroscience of self-control.
About the series
Live a Disciplined Life in order →Live a Disciplined Life — 22 books, 22 of them charting here
- 1 The Science of Self-Discipline: The Willpower, Mental Toughness, and Self-Control to Resist Temptation and Achieve Your Goals4.6
- 2 Finish What You Start: The Art of Following Through, Taking Action, Executing, & Self-Discipline4.5
- 3 Neuro-Discipline: Everyday Neuroscience for Self-Discipline, Focus, and Defeating Your Brain’s Impulsive and Distracted Nature4.7
- 4 Mind over Matter: The Self-Discipline to Execute Without Excuses, Control Your Impulses, and Keep Going When You Want to Give Up4.6
- 5 Practical Self-Discipline: Become a Relentless Goal-Achieving and Temptation-Busting Machine (A Guide for Procrastinators, Slackers, and Couch Potatoes) (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 5)4.7
- 6 Legendary Self-Discipline: Lessons from Mythology and Modern Heroes on Choosing the Right Path over the Easy Path4.5
- 7 Philosophies on Self-Discipline: Lessons from History’s Greatest Thinkers on How to Start, Endure, Finish, & Achieve (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 7)4.2
- 8 The Science of Powerful Focus: 23 Methods for More Productivity, More Discipline, Less Procrastination, and Less Stress4.6
- 9 30 Days to Self-Discipline (Practical Self-Discipline 2. Ed): A Blueprint to Bust Laziness, Escape the Couch, Become a Machine, and Accomplish Your Every Goal (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 9)4.9
- 10 The Power of Self-Discipline: 5-Minute Exercises to Build Self-Control, Good Habits, and Keep Going When You Want to Give Up (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 10)4.4
- 11 41 Self-Discipline Habits: For Slackers, Avoiders, & Couch Potatoes4.6
- 12 How to Suffer Well: Timeless Knowledge on Dealing with Hardship and Becoming Anguish-Proof (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 12)4.5
- 13 Old-School Grit: Lessons from History on Willpower, Tenacity, and Resilience: Live a Disciplined Life, Book 134.2
- 14 The Self-Discipline Manual: How to Achieve Every Goal You Set Using Willpower, Self-Control, and Mental Toughness (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 14)5.0
- 15 Think Less; Do More: Create an Action Bias, Stop Overthinking, and Learn How to Actually Change Your Life (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 15)4.8
- 16 How to Do Things You Hate: Self-Discipline to Suffer Less, Embrace the Suck, and Achieve Anything (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 16)4.4
- 17 Self-Discipline for Tedious, Boring, and Difficult Things: Live a Disciplined Life, Book 174.5
- 18 How to Trick Yourself into Doing Things You Hate: Use Psychology, Self-Discipline, and Neuroscience to Suffer Less (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 18)4.3
- 19 How to Do Boring, Tedious, Difficult, but Necessary Things: The Art of Sucking It up and Doing Things You Hate: Live a Disciplined Life, Book 194.5
- 20 How to Finish This Book (and Just About Anything Else): Proven Methods for Productivity, Taking Action, and Execution (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 20)5.0
- 21 Self-Discipline on Autopilot: Do the Right Thing, Easily and Habitually (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 21)5.0
- 23 Discipline Over Dopamine: How to Choose Long-Term Purpose Over Short-Term Pleasure (Live a Disciplined Life, Book 23)5.0
On the charts
Last charted September 4, 2026. Its best position was 9 on New releases in Health & Wellness, reached September 4, 2026. Seen on 1 chart over 2 days of readings, the first on September 3, 2026.
| Chart | Best | Days | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Wellness | |||
| New releases | 9 | 2 days | September 4, 2026 |
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