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Dopamine Motivates Belief Updates
- The brain is motivated by dopamine levels to continue or abandon tasks based on prediction accuracy.
- Surprise leads to updated beliefs by reinforcing or avoiding unexpected outcomes.
Surprise Demands Interpretation
- Surprise causes a dopamine spike that stops your current activity and heightens attention.
- It uniquely requires interpretation to decide if the surprise is good or bad.
Horseback Ride Shaped Confidence
- A young girl’s horse bolted, but a kind comment transformed her fear into confidence.
- That surprise moment shaped her lifelong love and success with horses.


