Edio Yenye Shavu

We like to believe that being broke is about bad luck, low income, or lack of opportunity. But neuroscience tells a different story. Deep inside your brain is something called the reward system—a powerful network that controls your motivation, habits, and decisions. And according to research summarized on Wikipedia, this system is driven largely by a chemical called dopamine. But here’s the twist: Dopamine doesn’t reward success.