Dopamine Detox

Tips

Do the hardest things (least dopamine releasing activities) early in the day
- Don't game/watch videos on your phone/do anything else
Deal with negative emotions
- Journal/go on walks
Play out the tape
- Visualize the end result of your action. This should allow your prefrontal cortex to better update its subconscious value judgement. Be aware of the results of
Incorporate novelty into things you want to do
- Controlled by the hippocampus
- For exercising, try new workouts or other things
- For studying, try it at different places or using new techniques
Balance pain
- Make it challenging