Dopamine detox book

A summary of the Digital Declutter & Dopamine Detox in 5 minutes Digital Declutter & Dopamine Detox is a short book by Matt Gwyther and Neal Taylor. We welcome you to explore this topic with us, and we hope to prompt you to re-evaluate your technology usage. We would like to be clear about Before you begin, we need to give you word of caution that, technically, there is So what is Dopamine? Dopamine is released in anticipation of reward, and our engagement with certain technologies can become addictive. Along this journey we will be confronting deep psychological issues such as addiction, meaning and anxiety, but we need to confront these issues before we can take any positive action. So you need to be ready for the You’re not alone. We’ve both been on this journey which started here: So, let’s go DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE, if you’re ready. Before we can do anything about our situation, it is worth understanding how we got here, familiarising ourselves with some key concepts and allowing ourselves to reflect deeply within ourselves. Perhaps what we notice first on this journey is the fact that our focus is constantly interrupted and there is almost non-stop per se, nor will we ever be distraction-free. But the distraction nowadays is powerful! And since it is the emotional part of our brain that is being hijacked, we cannot use rational thinking and willpower alone to navigate ourselves out of our technological addiction; the emotional will always override the rational, and if ...