The Molecule of More

Chapter 7

HARMONY

Putting it all together.

In which dopamine and H&Ns find balance.

THE DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN

DOPAMINE AND THE H&NS

A middle-aged man went to see a specialist to have his depression treated. In

addition to feeling sad and hopeless, he had an unhealthy obsession with the

future. He ruminated over everything that might go wrong, constantly fear-

ful of some unknown catastrophe. His psychic energy was drained by the

worry, and he became emotionally brittle. He blew up at the slightest prov-

ocation. He was unable to take the train to work because it was intolerable

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and
lofty fabric?... The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.
—Saint Augustine

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and

a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

—E. B. White