Tag: addiction


  • Are Dopamine Detoxes a Scam?

    The article, Dopamine Detoxes Don’t Work: Here’s What To Do Instead, seems to me to be another link in a chain of catchy but misleading titles on the subject of general impulse control. But after stripping away the noise, I think we can learn something from the article. Oversimplification? The premise of this article is…

  • The Surprising Power of “Productive” Addictions

    OK. Just hear me out. I recently watched a video where Hikaru Nakamura, American chess grandmaster, streamer, YouTuber, five-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the 2022 World Fischer Random Chess Champion made the claim that all serious chess players are addicted to the game. And this got me thinking … We normally think of addiction as…

  • An Alternative to a Dopamine Detox?

    If you’ve viewed my post, What Is a Dopamine Detox?, then you may be familiar with this concept. In this video, Rian Doris introduces us to a completely alternative way to accomplish a similar result without having to implement a long protocol but simply changing little habits daily. Based on the comments section, this approach…

  • What Is a Dopamine Detox?

    Mike and Matty introduce us to the concept of the classic 30-day dopamine detox. Want More? There is an interesting alternative approach. Read about it in my post, An Alternative to a Dopamine Detox? Categories Tags

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