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Daily English Pod
Daily English Pod is a space for learning English beyond grammar and textbooks.
During the week, you’ll learn practical vocabulary, expressions, idioms, and real-life English, the language people actually use in everyday conversations, emotions, and work.
On weekends, we slow down. Through ideas from psychology, philosophy, and real human experience, we explore language as a way to better understand life, emotions, identity, and growth.
This podcast is created by Jale, an English teacher with 13 years of teaching experience and a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from Canada, who teaches with patience, clarity, and care, and believes learning works best when students feel seen, respected, and safe to think aloud.
The goal is simple but meaningful: to help you understand English deeply, use it confidently, and connect it to your real life. English here is not just a skill. It’s a gentle companion for clearer thinking, honest expression, and deeper human connection.
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Dopamine
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Dopamine
Dopamine gives excitement. Meaning gives depth. Dopamine is fast. Meaning lasts.
Hello and welcome to a weekend episode of Daily English — where we try to grow, in English and in life.
Today I want to talk about something happening inside your brain every day, and for sure, you have heard about a lot: Dopamine.
Neuroscience shows that dopamine is not the “happiness chemical.” It’s the motivation and reward-seeking chemical.
It rises when your brain expects a reward: scrolling, sugar, shopping, notifications, and short videos.
Dopamine doesn’t say “I’m satisfied.” It says: “Go get more.”
Modern life constantly stimulates this system.
Over time, the brain becomes less sensitive to normal pleasure. Psychologists call this dopamine desensitization.
That’s why slow, meaningful things start to feel boring: reading, deep conversations, learning, creating.
Not because they lost value — but because your reward system changed. Now here’s the other side.
Meaning uses different brain systems — linked to long-term well-being, connection, and purpose.
Meaning grows from relationships, learning, helping others, building something slowly
It doesn’t spike excitement. But it builds fulfillment.
Here’s the difference:
Dopamine gives excitement. Meaning gives depth. Dopamine is fast. Meaning lasts.
So this weekend, pause and ask:
“Is this feeding my dopamine… or feeding my life?”
Because your brain becomes trained by what you repeat. Train it for depth — not just speed.
Thank you for being here today, and before I go, remember that tomorrow at 12 pm New York time, we have a free speaking club. It’s a space for us to have discussions and improve our speaking skills. Everyone is welcome, and I’d be very happy to see you there. You can simply click on the link I’ve put in the description and join us.