Dopamine Fasting in the age of Stimulation

You may have noticed I missed a post last week. Chalk it up to technical difficulties and the speed of life. These things happen.

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Last week was a deep dive into neurochemistry, into the ways dopamine motivates, fuels, and locks in any habit, attachment, or addiction. What’s more, we examined how the tech purveyors in Silicon Valley know this, how they design their social media platforms to maximize the flow of dopamine in an attempt to drive addiction. Silicon Valley—aren’t they the socially acceptable dr...