If you can’t focus on a document for 10 minutes without checking Instagram, your dopamine receptors are likely fried. We live in a hyper-stimulated world where cheap dopamine is everywhere. A “Dopamine Detox” involves removing high-stimulation triggers (social media, junk food, video games, porn) for 24 hours. By boring your brain, you reset your baseline dopamine sensitivity. Suddenly, “boring” tasks like writing or coding feel rewarding again because your brain is starving for any stimulation. Try a “Lite” version: No phone for the first 60 minutes of your day.
