Work more on your projects thanks to a dopamine detox

It's hard to spend as much time as we would like on our projects. It's the cruel reality.

That's why I would like to share you the concept of "dopamine detox".

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that makes you feel good.
Your brain subconsciously attracts you to certain tasks more easily than others.
So an activity that gives you a lot of dopamine will be an activity that you will do more easily.

The problem today is that we are constantly attacked by our smartphones, social networks, alcohol, Netflix, pornography...
Because of this we receive too much dopamine, and we have become dependent on it as well as resistant to it. A bit like an alcoholic who therefore resists alcohol better than a "normal" person.

The consequences for your personal projects are as follows:

• It is even harder for you to work on your projects than normally.
• You need to spend more time on activities that do not create value in your business

How do you hack dopamine ?

It is possible to reduce your need for dopamine by imposing rhythms/changes gradually. Determine how much time a day you spend on useless activities that seem extremely simple to you. For example scrolling to infinity your Instagram feed.

In addition, impose yourself as much as possible one day a week without any dopamine. A day without YouTube, pornography, Netflix.
And so use this day to focus on your projects, sports, walking, meditation and your sleep. You will see that you will have a lot of time all at once in a day.

My experience :

It is very difficult to meet its commitments especially when your work is based on your computer. With one click I can switch to dopamine.
The same goes for your phone. It is impossible not to use your phone for a day unless you live alone where you have great freedom in your life.

That’s why I advise to have two phones, a professional and a personal. On days without dopamine, you are not allowed to touch your personal phone.

If you try detox dopamine do not hesitate to contact me for your feedback/ tips. Indeed, it could help me because personally I still have a lot of trouble to control my addiction.

Bye, an anonymous "dopaminic".