How To Do A Regular Dopamine ‘Fast’

Source:
https://medium.com/personal-growth-lab/5-habits-to-cultivate-strong-self-discipline-in-your-life-6d5238d71b3d


"For 24 hours, I had to follow these strict rules:

No electronics (no phone, Netflix, laptop or video games etc.)
No reading of books or magazinesNo sex or masturbation
No foodNo talking
No music or podcasts
No coffee or other stimulants

The only things I practically could do were:

Write (with pen and paper)
Meditate
Go for walks
Do deep thinking
Visualize
Drink water

It’s not as terrible as it sounds. In fact, it was quite peaceful. I finally created the mind-space to think, reflect and come up with new breakthroughs.

Regularly doing a dopamine fast is like pressing the mental reset button. It helps you get out of the fast-paced dopamine-fueled world so that you can focus on the important stuff again.

I clearly noticed that after my first dopamine fast, I became much more aware of how my craving for dopamine led me to make undisciplined decisions (such as procrastinating, eating bad foods etc.) and I was able to override my inner resistance much easier because of that."