When Dopamine is earned, your goal-setting faculties thrive. When you're acquiring Dopamine through easy fixes, you may end up feeling listless and de-motivated
Why it's important to attach better meanings to things we do.
Don't begrudge the time you spend doing hard things. If you do, these will create more damage than good. Tell yourself that what you're doing may be hard, but it's moving you towards something good!
That warm fuzzy feeling you get when you think of your person may just be your elevated dopamine levels. Taking nothing away from the bliss, be forewarned that Dopamine will subside someday...