Tag: dopamine fast
I recently discovered the expression, “novelty drain”, coined by Chase Hughes. Chase is founder and CEO of Applied Behavior Research, leading behavior expert, and author. In Hughes’ usage, a novelty drain refers to the idea that frequent, unmanaged novelty (new experiences, changes, stimuli, etc.) can deplete your attention and cognitive/psychological resources. This in turn reduces…
What do you do when your discipline collapses and momentum dies? In this video, Improvement Pill answers a simple but uncomfortable question: how do you recover from a period of self-inflicted stagnation. His answer is a deliberately brutal ritual he calls a dopamine fast. By removing nearly every source of pleasure for a full day,…
